Kamilla Cardoso, one of the greatest promises of Brazilian basketball in recent years, made her debut this Saturday (8) as a starter in the WNBA, a professional women’s basketball league in the United States. The 23-year-old pivot was on the court for just over 21 minutes and finished the game as one of the Chicago Sky’s top scorers, with 13 points. However, the Brazilian’s good performance was not enough in the 89-80 home defeat against the Atlanta Dream.
With this result, Kamilla Cardoso’s team ends the day in 8th place, the last one that guarantees a place in the WNBA rankings. With ten games played, the Chicago Sky has four wins and six losses. The Brazilian pivot played his fourth match for the team, having started on the bench in the previous matches. The player, constantly called up to represent Brazil in competitions, had little time on the pitch in her first appearances as she was recovering from a shoulder injury.
Three Chicago Sky athletes led the team in scoring with 13 points. In addition to Kamilla Cardoso, the other two who outscored the team were forward Angel Reese and point guard Dana Evans. With the former achieving a double double, contributing 12 rebounds. The Brazilian did a lot of work inside the bottle. That’s because the scorer of the game was center Tina Charles, of the Atlanta Dream, with 22 points. The two came face to face at different moments of the clash.
Disastrous start
The terrible start to the match was decisive in the defeat of the Chicago Sky. Kamilla Cardoso and her teammates had to face many offensive and defensive difficulties in the first period. The Brazilian team entered the second quarter losing by 14 points: 29 to 15. Point guard Allisha Gray, of the visiting franchise, shone with eight points in this first quarter. The center of Minas Gerais, born in Montes Claros, was discreet, leaving zero.
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Kamilla Cardoso stepped up in the second quarter, contributing five points and three rebounds, all offensive, generating second chances for the Chicago Sky. She did well on two-point shots near the backboard. The Brazilian’s improvement came hand in hand with the evolution of her team, which won the period before the break by 24 to 22, but went into the break losing against the Atlanta Dream by 51 to 39.
Discreet reaction
The third quarter was the best offensively for Kamilla Cardoso. She was the top scorer in the company of her team and position rival Tina Charles, both with eight points. However, the opposing pivot’s teammates were more efficient and the Atlante Dream scored 21 to 18. The Chicago Sky managed to outclass their rivals better in the final period, winning 23 to 17, but they didn’t have the time to reverse the score. Point guard Marina Mabrey, the Brazilian’s teammate, scored ten points in the set.
One of the main problems for Kamilla Cardoso’s team was the 11 point difference in favor of the opponent between the starting athletes (70 to 59). Furthermore, the Chicago Sky scored ten points less on second chances (20 to 10). Another factor that contributed to the defeat was the reduced use of three-point shots, with six converted versus just three.
Source: Terra
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