The Connecticut Sun defeated Chicago Sky Thursday to secure the No. 3 WNBA playoff seed and eliminate the Sky from postseason contention.

Perhaps adding to Reese's emotions is the fact that her rookie season ended prematurely because of a wrist injury that required surgery. She played in 34 games and missed their last six, as she ended up averaging 13.6 points and a league-best 13.1 rebounds per game.

The Sky have only three regular-season games left to make a push. Sabreena Merchant explains how they can do it.

This wasn’t the way the Chicago Sky planned on ending the first season of a new era for the franchise. The year began with a record-setting, paradigm-shifting wave of change for the WNBA. But by Thursday,

The Chicago Sky still have a chance to make the WNBA Playoffs, with help from the themselves, the Dream, and the Mystics.