SEATTLE — Kahleah Copper matched her career-high with 29 points, making all 11 of her free-throw attempts, to help the Chicago Sky beat Seattle 90-75 on Saturday night, extending the Storm’s losing streak to a franchise-record nine games.
Marina Mabrey added 22 points, including hitting four 3-pointers. Alanna Smith had nine points, a career-high 17 rebounds, a career-best-tying four steals and three blocks for the Sky (9-13), who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Copper hit a 3-pointer to cap a 7-2 opening, Ruthy Hebard scored inside to make it 24-10 late in the first quarter and the Sky led by double figures the rest of the way.
Ezi Magbegor led the Storm (4-18) with 14 points. Jewell Loyd, the league’s leading scorer at 24.9 points per game and the MVP of the WNBA All-Star Game this month, scored 12 points, tying her season low.
Loyd, who also scored 12 points in a loss 79-63 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday, has made just 5 of 24 from the field over the last two games.
The Storm have lost 11 of their last 13 games. Their previous record of eight consecutive losses was set in 2000.