Chicago Sky ‘Lit Up’ the Phoenix Mercury With a Blowout in Game 3

Chicago Sky ‘Lit Up’ the Phoenix Mercury With a Blowout in Game 3
Candace Parker #3 of the Chicago Sky moves against Brianna Turner #21 of the Phoenix Mercury during Game Three of the 2021 WNBA Finals at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Ill., on Oct. 15, 2021. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
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Chicago—Game 3 of the WNBA Finals moved to Chicago Friday night. With the series tied following Phoenix’s overtime win in Game 2, Chicago Sky was able to regain momentum with their homecourt advantage to take Game 3 by the largest margin in Finals history: 86–50.

Chicago put heavy defensive pressure on their opponent. They took away the dominant offense of Mercury center Britney Griner from Game 2. Griner was held to 16 points, 2 rebounds, and one assist, compared to the 29 points and nine rebounds in the Game 2 overtime victory.