Sabally scores 20, Kitija Laksa adds 18 to help Mercury beat winless Sky 94-89

PHOENIX AP Satou Sabally scored points rookie Kitija Laksa added a season-high points and the Phoenix Mercury rallied from a -pointdeficit in the second half and beat the winless Chicago Sky - on Tuesday night Alyssa Thomas had points assists seven rebounds three steals and two blocks for the Mercury Thomas moved past Tamika Catchings into th place in WNBA history with career assists The five-time All-Star became the first athlete in WNBA history with at least points five assists and five rebounds in each of the first five games of a season Kathryn Westbeld and Monique Akoa Makani who was a game-time decision due to illness scored points apiece and combined to hit five -pointers in the fourth quarter for the Mercury Angel Reese had points and rebounds for the Sky Ariel Atkins added a season-high points Kamilla Cardoso had points and nine rebounds and Courtney Vandersloot finished with points and assists Kia Nurse who went into the event shooting of from beyond the arc this season scored points including four s Vandersloot made a layup about four minutes into the third quarter that gave the Sky a -point lead but Laksa hit a -pointer with left in the period to cap a - run before Chicago took a - lead into the fourth Sabally made a driving layup with about seven minutes to play that gave the Mercury its first lead since the opening minutes at - Akoa Makani and Laksa hit back-to-back -pointers to give the Mercury the lead for good at - with five minutes to go AP WNBA https apnews com hub wnba-basketball Source