Cayla George delivers monster double-double

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Peter Brown

basketball.com.au

Cayla George delivers monster double-double

Cayla George of the Flames celebrates victory with Shaneice Swain of the Flames during the round six WNBL match between Sydney Flames and Perth Lynx at Quay Centre on December 07, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

Flames' Cayla George's monster double-double secures win

Sydney Flames beat Perth Lynx 86-75.
Cayla George leads with a stellar 28 points and 14 rebounds.
Perth Lynx struggled from the charity stripe, shooting only 35%.

It was the Cayla George Show.

The Australian Opals and former WNBA star dominated the Sydney Flames 86-75 win (Game Centre) against the second-placed Perth Lynx in Round Six of the WNBL 2024-205 season on December 7, 2024 at Quaycentre in Sydney.

George, 35, filled up the stats sheet: 28 points; 14 rebounds; one assists; one steal; and three blocks in 38 minutes. She went 10-from-23 from the field, 5-from-10 from three and 3-of-3 from the line. The win pushed the Flames to 3-4 on the season and into fourth place.

Perth (6-3) lost its second in row after losing 72-66 to the league-leading unbeaten Bendigo Spirt on the back of Sami Whitcomb's historic triple double.

The Lynx will rue their poor free throw shooting — they shot a dismal 7-of-20 at the line. Thirteen missed free throws in an 11-point loss on the road is a coach killer.

Game Highlights and Key Performances

Sydney's Shaneice Swain added 20 points, grabbed seven boards and dished out five assists to be a solid one-two punch with George.

Lynx's Miela Sowah (nee Goodchild) and Stephanie Gorman scored 13 and 12 points respectively. But the team's overall shooting was poor: 27-from-78 from the field (34.6%); 14-from-44 from three (31.8%); and 35% from the free throw line.

It's tough to win with those shooting stats when The Flames went 10-of-12 from the charity stripe, and 33-from-83 (40%) from the field.

The Flames had four players in double digits: George (28); Swain (20); Carla Pitman (13); and Emma Clarke (13).

The Lynx had five in double figures: Miela Sowah (13); Ally Wilson (12); Stephanie Gorman (12); Anneli Maley (11); and Laeticia Amihere (10).

Anneli Maley of the Lynx and Celeste Taylor of the Flames battle for possession during the round six WNBL match between Sydney Flames and Perth Lynx at Quay Centre, on December 07, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images

What's Next

The Sydney Flames go on the road to Geelong United (Game Centre) on Saturday, December 14 in Round 7 while the Lynx will try to get back on track against the UC Capitals (Game Centre) on Thursday, December 12, 2024.