Sydney Taylor hits 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left as the Sky beat Valkyries 73-70

CHICAGO (AP) — Sydney Taylor hit a pull-up 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left and the Chicago Sky beat the Golden State Valkyries 73-70 on Friday night after squandering a 21-point lead.

The Sky won their season-high third straight game. Chicago (15-22) has seven games left in the regular season and is six games behind Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot.

The second-place Valkyries (25-11) are a game ahead of Las Vegas and 1 1/2 games in front of Indiana.

The game was interrupted when multiple sex toys were thrown onto the court in the third quarter. It is the second straight night that a WNBA game was halted for the same reason. During Atlanta’s 124-88 win over the Sparks in Los Angeles on Thursday night, the game was stopped when a sex toy was tossed onto the court.

Kaitlyn Chen made a 3-pointer and layup that gave Golden State a 70-67 lead with 46.3 seconds left. Taylor tied it with a straightaway 3 about 12 seconds later and Chen missed a floater to set up the winner.

Taylor dribbled down the clock and hit a side-step 3-pointer over Veronica Burton.

Natasha Cloud made 5 of 5 from 3-point range and led Chicago with 17 points. Kamilla Cardoso had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Taylor also scored 14.

Laeticia Amihere scored a career-high 16 points on 7-of-7 shooting, Janelle Salaun added 13 points and Tiffany Hayes had 10. Burton, the only Valkyries started to reach double figures, scored 11.

Golden State's Gabby Williams left the game about 2 1/2 minutes into the second half and did not return. The All-Star finished with two points on 0-for-6 shooting in 14 minutes.

Valkyries: Visit Minnesota on Monday.

Sky: Host Indiana on Sunday.

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