Chicago Sky, who beat Phoenix Mercury 3-1 in the final series of the American Women’s Basketball League (WNBA), became the champion.
2014 finalist Sky hosted Mercury, who won 3 championships (2007, 2009, 2014) in the 4th game of the series played at Wintrust Arena.
Leading the first quarter 28-25 and the first half 44-37, Mercury entered the last period with a 9-point (54-63) advantage. But Sky, backed by the support of the audience, won the fight 80-74 with his performance in the last 10 minutes.
After the 91-77 and 86-50 victories in the series, Sky left the field for the third time and reached the first WNBA championship in its history.
Kahleah Copper was selected as the MVP of the final series, where she finished with 17 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals averages.
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