Coming back to Chicago, the Sky were up against the wall, having dug themselves an 0-2 hole against the Phoenix Mercury. But their home floor was waiting for them. Well, not exactly their home floor. Due to the Garth Brooks concert(more on that later), the Sky were booted out of their normal home at the Allstate Arena, and trekked it over to the West Side to play at the UIC Pavilion(which was their first home upon joining the league). Regardless of the venue change, their fans still showed up to cheer them on as they made a bid to avoid the sweep.
One thing that the Sky had going for them was the absence of Mercury star Brittney Griner, who was sidelined due to an eye injury she sustained in Game 2. The Sky came out of the gates hard and fast, and were hanging even with the Mercury through the first quarter. By halftime, Phoenix had a 2 point lead. But in the 3rd, the combined efforts of Chicago's Big Three(who put up a total of 62 points) started to show when the Sky ended the quarter with a 63-61 lead. It all came down to the 4th Quarter, where the Sky made one final stand to save their season. Alas, the effort came up short, and they wound up losing to Phoenix 87-82, allowing the Mercury to capture their 3rd WNBA title in 7 years.
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