Angel Reese's Decision During Chicago Sky's First Win Catches Attention

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Angel Reese's Decision During Chicago Sky's First Win Catches Attention originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Chicago Sky improved to 1-4 during the 2025 WNBA season after Thursday's win against the Dallas Wings. Not only was this the first win of the season for the Sky, but the first of head coach Tyler Marsh's career.
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It was a well-rounded effort for Chicago, with Kamilla Cardoso scoring 23 points, Ariel Atkins adding 17, and Courtney Vandersloot chipping in 13. Vandersloot also became the franchise's all-time leading scorer with 3,728 points.
Clinging to a 95 to 92 lead with just 29 seconds left to play, the Chicago Sky put together an incredible possession that resulted in a made pull-up jump shot by Atkins. This put the Sky up by five points with just 16.3 seconds remaining.
After Vandersloot came off the ball screen and hit Cardoso on the roll, Cardoso found Angel Reese open underneath the basket. Instead of going up for a shot, Reese gathered the ball and found Rebecca Allen in the corner, who ended up getting the game-clinching assist.
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Fans were divided on what Reese should have done in that situation. Given that there was just seven seconds remaining on the shot clock, plenty of people responded to the play by saying that Reese should have taken the shot.
"Angel should've took that but good ball movement," one fan responded.
"This was a beautiful play for sure. But in reality, Angel gotta go straight up," another fan said.
"Bro yall keep saying run some clock like the shot clock not still in play," a fan replied. "By time Angel gotta the ball it was 7 seconds left on the shot clock."
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5).Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images
Reese still received a fair amount of praise for her decision to pass the ball out, however, as it ultimately led to a bucket that put the game out of reach.
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"Nah angel didn't wanna mess up the game winning play which was smart," a fan replied. "Made the right pass."
"She had two defenders in her face the second she touched the ball," one fan pointed out. "It was the right move."
"There were FOUR opponents in the paint when AR had the ball," another fan added. "Kicking the ball out like this is going to end up giving her way more open looks."
The Sky's next game is against the Dallas Wings once again, as the teams will complete a two-game series against each other. Tipoff is set for 8:00 p.m. EST on Saturday.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on May 31, 2025, where it first appeared.