It was just three days ago that the Sky appeared to be falling (pun intended), as the defending champions were stunned in the final minutes of their Game 1 loss to the New York Liberty.
But the champs had different plans for Game 2 — on Saturday, the Sky bounced back.
They bounced back and broke a WNBA record along the way.
Chicago’s 38-point win on Saturday afternoon over the Liberty broke a previous WNBA playoff record (a 36-point win by the Sky one postseason ago in their Game 3 win over Phoenix) for the largest margin of victory in a playoff game.
Chicago Sky win 100-62 to force a Game 3 in Brooklyn on Tuesday.
A 38-point win is the largest margin of victory in WNBA playoff history per @ESPNStatsInfo
— Jamal Collier (@JamalCollier) August 20, 2022
From the jump, it was very clear that Game 2 would play out differently than Game 1.
Chicago’s defense set the tone early as it jumped all over the Liberty, forcing eight first-quarter turnovers, which led to a 31-10 Sky lead at the end of the first frame. From there, it was just a question of how bad the beatdown would get.
The answer was a record-breaking beating.
The Sky dominated the rest of the way and Kahleah Copper led all scorers with 20 points as Chicago scored a 100-62 Game 2 win.
The series will be decided on Tuesday evening when the Liberty and Sky clash at Barclays Center in Game 3.
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