The Sky owned the paint against the league’s second-best team, with Reese and Cardoso getting double-doubles. With the playoffs out of reach, their growth is the story.

While the New York Liberty are last year's WNBA champions, the Chicago Sky were quick to remind fans at the Barclays Center that they won a title this decade, t

Jones hit five threes and scored 25 points. Sabrina Ionescu contributed 16, including career point No. 3,000 for the sixth-year pro. And Natasha Cloud had 14. But the Liberty yielded 52 points in the paint and got crushed on the glass, 42-27.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Chicago Sky vs. New York Liberty WNBA game from August 21, 2025 on ESPN.

The Liberty had a narrow lead over the Sky through three quarters, but Chicago outscored them 26-17 in the final quarter to win the game. It was another frustrating loss for the reigning WNBA champions, who have dropped three of their last four and been up and down since starting off the season 9-0.

Riding on the wave of momentum generated from their Tuesday night win over the Minnesota Lynx, Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty failed to follow that up with another victory, as they fell prey to Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky, 91-85, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Thursday evening.

Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso both stepped up to help the Chicago Sky secure a 91-85 upset victory over the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on Thursday night.

The New York Liberty travel to Georgia on Saturday to face the Atlanta Dream at Gateway Center. They will look to get back to winning after their recent loss to the Chicago Sky.

Relegated to the spoiler role, the Chicago Sky (8-26) travel to Barclays Center to take on the New York Liberty (22-13) on Thursday.