While the Chicago Sky are out of the playoffs even this season, they can still play the role of spoilers for other teams. At first, they need two wins against the Aces, a team for whom Tyler Marsh used to be an assistant, to prevent the two-time WNBA champions from being a top-four seed. From there, the Sky could also trip up the Mercury and Fever in their push for the same spot. But against Phoenix, that window just closed after an 83-79 loss.

As the Sky entered the PHX Arena, they had a 22-17 lead in the first quarter, but instead of burying Phoenix, they eased off. The Mercury then punished that comfort. But Reese, she didn’t sugarcoat it: “I think sometimes we get a little comfortable… we can’t lay down, we can’t get comfortable no matter what,” she admitted in the post-game press c

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