If Elena Delle Donne’s performance through the first six games of the season was to be summed up in one word, you’d be hard pressed to find a better descriptor than “historic.” She entered Wednesday boasting a 29.3 scoring average, thanks to an efficiency that rivals the best to ever play the game, and also has recorded the most blocks in the league.

Her performance through seven games, however, helped etch her name in WNBA history. Delle Donne scored 45 points and added 11 rebounds, six blocks and two steals in the Chicago Sky’s 100-96 overtime win against the Atlanta Dream. Her 45 points pushed her to 221 points scored through seven games – the most over a seven-game span in WNBA history, passing Maya Moore’s mark of 193 in 2014.

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She’s excelling for a host of reasons, but perhaps none bigger than the fact that she’s finally back to full health. Delle Donne spent the offseason making sure her body was prepared for this moment.

“I’m feeling great. That’s huge,” Delle Donne said. “That was big focus of my offseason – to get healthy again. I’m feeling really good — able to stay strong and have been feeling really good throughout the beginning of this season.”

Wednesday’s 45-point performance was Delle Donne’s second 40-point game of the season, signaling that she has brought her game to another stratosphere. She was already a star in the league, so what’s different this season?

There seems to be a different edge to her game, a forcefulness characteristic of a player who realizes just how versatile they are on the court.

“The [coaching staff] have been telling me to attack way more,” Delle Donne said. “Be aggressive, don’t let the defense decide how you’re going to play. You’re the one who needs to be the aggressor.”

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That’s certainly what she’s been through seven games. She’s scoring at a clip that the league has never seen before, and it’s the reason she’s the early favorite for WNBA MVP. But mention that award to Delle Donne and she’s quick to note that, well, she’s not focused on claiming that crown from 2014 WNBA MVP Maya Moore.

“I’m not a player who ever focuses on individual accolades,” Delle Donne said.  “I’m focused on winning and trying to get better every single game. That’s the fun part of the game. That’s why I play a team sport and not an individual sport. So, if the individual accolades come at the end of it then great. But more importantly I want to win games.”

Winning games is what got the Sky the WNBA Finals in 2014, and it’s only natural that the lingering sting from a loss would be motivation in 2015. This season is all about unfinished business.

“It gives us confidence,” Delle Donne said, “knowing what we were able to accomplish in the postseason last year, and just trying to continue to develop and get better.”

Despite her phenomenal efforts, Delle Donne isn’t having to carry the Sky by herself, although it’s evident that she’s fully capable. Cappie Pondexter, who’s in her first season back in her hometown, has been a welcomed addition to an already talented Sky roster.

She’s averaging 17 points per game and passed Katie Douglas for eighth on the all-time WNBA scoring list on Wednesday.

“She’s an extremely skilled player,” Delle Donne said of Pondexter, “but more than anything she’s an incredible leader. She seems to say all the right things at all the right times that we need to hear. We’re a young team, so she’s really helped us along to grow up as fast as we can and put us on her back when we need her.”

The All-Star duo has Chicago’s offense flowing well early in the season, boasting the best offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions) in the Eastern Conference — 107.1. They’re averaging the most points per game in the entire league (88.4) while shooting 46.3 percent from the field, which is second-best in the league.

“Right now our team is playing really great offense and we’re flowing really well,” Delle Donne said.  “So. we’re all taking the right shot and we’re making the extra pass. Nobody is really trying to force any action, we’re all just taking what the game gives us, and that’s because we’re all creating offense for one another. It’s just really fun to play on a team that can do that.”