Sydney Taylor is growing fast while the Sky repeat old mistakes
<p>Sydney Taylor walked off the court looking like she wanted to punch a wall.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> had just scrawled their frustrating signature all over Barclays Center. They played 35 excellent minutes, built a 12-point lead deep into the fourth quarter and gave it all back, losing on a Liberty free throw in the final second.</p><p>It is a troubling pattern that probably will keep the Sky from becoming a playoff team.</p><p>But a more encouraging one is emerging, too: Taylor keeps giving them chances to win.</p><p>The rookie scored a career-high 31 points Wednesday in a game with seven ties and 10 lead changes that really should have belonged to the Sky.</p><p>Not bad for a Long Island kid playing at Barclays Center for the first time.
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<p>Sydney Taylor walked off the court looking like she wanted to punch a wall.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> had just scrawled their frustrating signature all over Barclays Center. They played 35 excellent minutes, built a 12-point lead deep into the fourth quarter and gave it all back, losing on a Liberty free throw in the final second.</p><p>It is a troubling pattern that probably will keep the Sky from becoming a playoff team.</p><p>But a more encouraging one is emerging, too: Taylor keeps giving them chances to win.</p><p>The rookie scored a career-high 31 points Wednesday in a game with seven ties and 10 lead changes that really should have belonged to the Sky.</p><p>Not bad for a Long Island kid playing at Barclays Center for the first time. About 30 family members were in the stands, and she reminded them that she relishes the biggest stages.</p><p>She was nearly unstoppable in the first quarter. She buried a step-back three-pointer and outjumped 6'4 Liberty star Breanna Stewart to score in transition.
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- <p>Sydney Taylor walked off the court looking like she wanted to punch a wall.</p><p>The <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-sky" target="_blank" >Sky</a> had just scrawled their frustrating signature all over Barclays Center. They played 35 excellent minutes, built a 12-point lead deep into the fourth quarter and gave it all back, losing on a Liberty free throw in the final second.</p><p>It is a troubling pattern that probably will keep the Sky from becoming a playoff team.</p><p>But a more encouraging one is emerging, too: Taylor keeps giving them chances to win.</p><p>The rookie scored a career-high 31 points Wednesday in a game with seven ties and 10 lead changes that really should have belonged to the Sky.</p><p>Not bad for a Long Island kid playing at Barclays Center for the first time.
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