Beijing time on July 8th, in the 2022 WNBA regular season, Chicago Sky went away to face the Indiana Fever. After a lot of competition, the Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever 93-84. In this campaign, Li Yueru played 4 minutes and 8 seconds and contributed 2 points and 1 assist.
Chicago Sky lost to Minnesota Lynx by 3 points in the last game, and then missed the opportunity to win 6 consecutive games. In the last game, Li Yueru did not get a chance to play. So far this season, the Chicago Sky is ranked first with 15 wins and 6 losses. Before this game, Li Yueru played 10 times for the Chicago Sky, averaging 5.3 minutes per game and 2 points and 2 rebounds per game.
At the beginning of this campaign, the Chicago Sky's offensive end flourished and continued to score points through layups, outside three-pointers and free throws. On the other hand, Indiana Fever was scored by Smith one after another, Chicago Sky 15-10. Then, both sides hit three-pointers from the outside. At the end of the first quarter, Li Yueru came on as a substitute. After Li Yueru came on the court, he immediately received a pass from his teammate and turned to shoot but failed to hit. After the first quarter, the Chicago Sky was 22-15.
Entering the second quarter, Li Yueru made a foul with the ball in the opening stage and then made 2 of 2 free throws. Then, the Chicago Sky exploded with a scoring spurt to extend the lead to 16 points. Indiana blasted a 6-0 frenzy to close the score, but the Chicago Sky quickly counterattacked to stabilize the situation. In the following period, both sides alternately increased points through mid- and long-range jump shots, breakthrough layups and free throws. At halftime, the Chicago Sky led 48-38 by 10 points.
After changing sides, Messerman and Quigley continued to score points through breakthrough layups and counterattacks, leading the Chicago Sky to a 10-0 wave. Indiana Fever then continued to score points through outside three-pointers and free throws to instigate a counterattack, but the Chicago Sky also scored points with consecutive shots from Messerman and Van der Sloot. When Parker hit an outside three-pointer, the Chicago Sky took over. Hold a 19-point lead. At the end of the quarter, the two sides once again alternated to increase points, with Adelman hitting a three-pointer at the buzzer. After the third quarter, the Chicago Sky led by 20 points.
In the final quarter of the showdown, both sides scored points through offense at the basket, counterattacks and free throws. When the game entered the middle of the final quarter, the Chicago Sky held a 16-point lead. In the following period, Indiana frantically launched a new round of counterattack, but the Chicago Sky successfully stabilized the situation. In the end, the Chicago Sky defeated the Indiana Fever 93-84.
Both sides started
Chicago Sky: Cooper, Parker, Messerman, Vandersloot, Quigley;
Indiana Fever: Robinson, Mitchell, Smith, Vivians, Engstler;
