Angel Reese Had Four Words After Chicago Sky Beat Paige Bueckers, Wings
The Chicago Sky moved to 10th place in the league standings after Wednesday's 87 to 76 victory over the Dallas Wings. The Sky now have a 6-13 record during the 2025 WNBA season.
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10-year veteran wing Rebecca Allen stole the show for Chicago, as she scored a game-high 27 points while also chipping in six rebounds and three assists. Rachel Banham scored 11 points in the win, and Kamilla Cardoso added nine in her return.
Two-time WNBA All-Star forward Angel Reese also contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds. This was her seventh-straight game with a double-double and 13th total during the 2025 season.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5).Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images
Rookie guard Paige Bueckers scored 17 points and recorded four assists, three rebounds and two steals for Dallas in the loss. She shot 4-for-20 from the floor and 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
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After taking down Bueckers and the Wings for the Sky's sixth win of the season, Reese posted four simple words on social media.
"DUBS IN THE CHATTTTT," Reese wrote.
Reese is now averaging 13.3 points, 12.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists during the 2025 season. Wednesday's game did snap her streak of five consecutive contests with 15 or more points and 15 or more rebounds, however.
Chicago just played back-to-back games, as well as three contests in the last four days. Now, they will get a two-day rest before facing off against the 17-3 Minnesota Lynx on Saturday.
The game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The Sky will be looking to string wins together for just the second time this season, whereas the Lynx will try to bounce back from their defeat against the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.
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Related: Angel Reese Reacts to Message From Wings Star Before Chicago Sky Game
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
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