Clark missed her fourth-straight game for Indiana with a groin injury and has only played in half of the team's games and Reese was out for her second straight for the Sky with a back issue.

Cardoso outplayed former college teammate Aliyah Boston in the first half. But the Fever adjusted, showing why Cardoso's next leap will have to come mentally.

One of the highlights for the Sky was Rachel Banham’s offensive explosion against Indiana. The 5-foot-10 guard went off for a season-high 26 points on 8-of-15 shooting, to go along with six three-pointers, one rebound, five assists and a block in 36 minutes of action.

The WNBA world eagerly circled Sunday's game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever for quite some time. When the schedule was released, it was set to be another matchup between Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese,

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Angel Reese missed her second straight game for the Chicago Sky due to her back injury. In her absence, the Windy City franchise lost to the Caitlin Clark-less Indiana Fever, 93-78.