WNBA Playoffs: Sky will look to avoid elimination against Aces in Game 2

Kahleah Copper #2 of the Chicago Sky drives into Chelsea Gray #12 of the Las Vegas Aces in the first quarter of Game One of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs first round at T-Mobile Arena on September 13, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gray was called for a foul on the play. The Aces defeated the Sky 87-59. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS — The Sky will play in their biggest game of the year Sunday.

That was interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever message as he concluded the team’s last practice before they face elimination against the Aces in Game 2. The turmoil the Sky faced is what they believe makes them qualified to flip the script on the Aces and force a decisive Game 3 back in Chicago.