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NEW YORK — Kamilla Cardoso had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds, Angel Reese added 21 points and 10 rebounds and the Chicago Sky beat the New York Liberty 91-85 on Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak.
The Sky (9-26), who had lost 13 of 14, also snapped a five-game skid against the Liberty.
Ariel Atkins scored 19 points, nine in the fourth quarter, and Michaela Onyenwere added 13 for the Sky in a game that featured 21 lead changes and 11 ties.
Jonquel Jones made a career-high-tying five 3-pointers and scored 25 points for the Liberty (22-14). Sabrina Ionescu added 16 points and Natasha Cloud 14.
Ionescu made two free throws that gave the Liberty an 85-83 lead with 2 minutes, 23 seconds left in the game. Atkins answered with a runner in the lane, drew a foul fighting through a screen by Emma Meesseman and then made one from the free-throw line to give the Sky the lead for good with 1:35 remaining.
The Liberty, the defending WNBA champion, went 0-for-4 from the field with a turnover as the Sky closed the game with an 8-0 run.
The Sky scored a season-high 52 points in the paint and shot 50% (31 of 62) from the field. Cardoso made 8 of 9 from the field, hit 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and had five assists.
The Liberty, who went into the game leading the WNBA in made 3-pointers (9.9 per game), were 10 of 20 from 3-point range in the first half but hit just 3 of 17 (18%) after halftime.
Breanna Stewart (knee) did not play for the Liberty.
The Liberty plays the Atlanta Dream on the road Saturday and the Sky plays host to the Connecticut Sun.
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