The more time passes, the more it feels like the Chicago Sky is a walking inevitability. In the approximate past week alone, the defending champs won a game without Candace Parker. Then, after playing historically poor defense early on, they beat the Las Vegas Aces to complete the largest comeback in WNBA history.
With the upstart Minnesota Lynx (+6) visiting on Sunday night, the Sky was taken a little off balance. Minnesota made a fourth-quarter run that eventually had the game tied in the final moments. For a second, it seemed like Chicago would soon suffer a heartbreaker.
The thing is: Someone forgot that Courtney Vandersloot (18 points, six assists, five rebounds) has ice in her veins when the game’s on the line:
COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT WINS IT AT THE BUZZER 🚨 pic.twitter.com/KkkTH0F5VB
— ESPN (@espn) June 27, 2022
Incredible. Is it any more clinical than the shooter squaring their shoulders, setting their feet, and calmly releasing a laser of an 88-85 game-winner? The Sky seem so unbeatable precisely because they stay composed in such clutch moments.
WNBA fans on Twitter were similarly impressed by Vandersloot’s shot and Chicago’s overall composure.
