FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Chicago Sky
vs New York Liberty
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI | 11 | 17 | 15 | 23 | 66 |
| NY | 21 | 21 | 18 | 25 | 85 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Chicago Sky, 85-66, a 19-point margin. The first-half totals were 28 for Chicago Sky and 42 for New York Liberty; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 38 and 43. The combined final of 151 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: CHI 11-NY 21, 11-21 cumulative; 2Q: CHI 17-NY 21, 28-42 cumulative; 3Q: CHI 15-NY 18, 43-60 cumulative; 4Q: CHI 23-NY 25, 66-85 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Chicago Sky's highest-scoring period was 23 points, while New York Liberty's high was 25; the final separation was 19 points.
The first-half margin was 14 points, compared with 5 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games behind the conference leader. New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -53 and +64.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Chicago Sky stood at 14-21 across 35 games and New York Liberty at 20-15 across 35. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 403-441 for the away team and 422-415 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 4 completed meetings in the same season, Chicago Sky recorded 1 wins and New York Liberty 3; aggregate scoring was 348-362. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 6 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.