Cardoso sets WNBA record for most field goals without a miss - ESPN

CHICAGO — Kamilla Cardoso had already tied her career high for points in a first half when she sat in the locker room and pulled out her phone at halftime. There was a message already waiting from Dawn Staley, her former coach at South Carolina.

That's when the Chicago Sky center knew it was going to be one of those nights.

Cardoso set a WNBA record for the most field goals without a miss as she went 13 for 13 while scoring 30 points and grabbing eight rebounds. That was the second 30-point game in league history by someone who shot 100%, joining Nneka Ogwumike (12 for 12) in 2016.

The Sky rolled to a 124-94 victory over the Portland Fire as it scored the second-most points by a team in regulation in league history.

«She texts me all the time,» Cardoso said of Staley. «Just to make me feel confident and to let me know that she's always on my corner.»

Confidence can sometimes be an issue for the 2024 No. 3 pick, but it certainly wasn't Friday. Portland had no answer as Chicago put up a league-record 38 assists and shot 66.2% from the field. Sydney Taylor finished with 29 points for her third 25-point game of the season, matching Olivia Miles for the most among rookies. The Sky now have consecutive 100-point games for third time in franchise history.

«We talked a lot about selflessness the last couple days in terms of our play,» Sky coach Tyler Marsh said. «I don't think we have selfish players in that locker room, I think that sometimes the ball can just stick, and people try to make things happen on their own, and we're just not built that way as a team.

»This is what we hoped it would look like from an offensive standpoint."

The good feelings in the building started well before the Sky began to put up historic numbers.