Almost a month after the start of the WNBA season, it is easy to identify the plot. Two teams have skyrocketed and just need to maintain their momentum. A team seems to have no momentum at all. And the rest is always trying to understand it.
While Minnesota Lynx and New York Liberty remain installed in the penthouse with the Dallas wings in the cellar, the other 10 teams move from top to bottom of the Espn Power WNBA.
The injuries, as always, are wreaking havoc. This includes an LCA tear on the right at the end of the season for the Chicago sky veteran, Courtney Vandersloot. She was injured halfway through the first quarter of Saturday’s defeat against Indiana fever, throwing a veil during a historic evening; It was Sky’s first game at United Center, in front of the biggest home in the history of the franchise. Chicago’s offensive was already lukewarm with Vandersloot, which is n ° 2 on the list of assists of all time, and that seemed even worse without it.
On the other hand, the Indiana played well for the second consecutive match without the leader Caitlin Clark (Quadriceps) after losing her previous two games with her. The fever has come back to .500, and they hope that Clark will come back soon.
We head to the last section of the commissioner’s cup games, the lynx and freedom ending during their second consecutive confrontation in the final of the tournament in season while other teams try to develop consistency in their game.
Previous classification: 1
Following seven days: @ Sea (June 11), against (June 14)
Naphesesa Collier was the unanimous choice for MVP in the first edition of our seasonal rack season due to the number of responsibilities it has with regard to the success of Minnesota, but the lynx still gets what they need the rest of the list. In the victories on Phoenix and Dallas last week, goalkeeper Natisha Hiedeman was particularly effective outside the bench, combining 27 points out of 61.1% of shooting.
Previous classification: 2
Following seven days: Vs. chi (June 10), @ ind (June 14)
It was a quiet week for the Liberty, which won his only competition, a decision of 86-78 in Washington featuring the first double double of the season of Breanna Stewart (26 points, 11 rebounds). Like the lynx, the liberty obtains a good elevator from their bench. Kennedy Burke, the first of the first ESPN runners for the sixth player of the year, raised 12 points out of 80% against mystics. The UCLA graduate displays the best statistics of his career in his sixth season of the WNBA.
Previous classification: 7
Following seven days: Vs. min (June 11), @ GS (June 14)
The storm was Yo-Yo in our power classification, falling in the seventh last week, then go back to the third after beating Dallas and Phoenix. Gabby Williams paved the way against the wings with 18 points at home, while Skylar Diggins had a summit of 26 points to go with seven assists on the road against Mercury.
The storm obtained another hit on the lynx this week after falling five points at the previous meeting on May 27.
Previous classification: 4
Following 7 days: vs dal (June 11), @ lv (June 15)
Phoenix lost against Minnesota and Seattle but beat Golden State last week. For the first time this season, goalkeeper Lexi Hold led Mercury by scoring, which did him in consecutive matches with 16 points against the lynx and 24 against the Valkyries. Not drafted from Depaul, held a training camp contract with Chicago in 2022, but was cut before the start of this campaign. Now 25 years old, she has her chance in the WNBA.
Previous classification: 3
Following 7 days: against Ind (June 10), against Chi (June 13), @ was (June 15)
Last week was a disappointment for Atlanta, who attracted Connecticut at the wrong time. The sun had five days for stew on a calculation of 48 points by the Liberty before defeating the Dream 84-76 Friday. There was good news for Atlanta: goalkeeper Jordin Canada, who was released with a right knee injury, made his debut of the season against Connecticut. She did not score but collected three assists.
Previous classification: 9
Following 7 days: @ ATL (June 10), against NY (June 14)
The fever picked up Aari McDonald via emergency difficulties with the Clark and Sophie Cunningham (ankle) guards. McDonald collected 7 points, 5 assists and 3 interceptions in a victory over Washington and 12, 2 and 3 in a victory against Chicago. Goalkeeper Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana by scoring in two games with 41 points combined. The fever needed to recover some confidence without Clark, and they did.
Previous classification: 5
Following 7 days: Vs. la (June 11), against Dal (June 13), against Pho (June 15)
It is rare that the double WNBA ACS champion does not present himself completely, but that was what seemed to happen during their 95-68 defeat in Golden State on Saturday. Coach Becky Hammon tore the team for lack of effort in his only game of the week. The guards Jackie Young and Jewell Loyd were a 2 of the 14 handsets on the ground and 5 out of 7 of the fault line for nine points. In his first season with Las Vegas, Loyd only drew 29.4% on the field.
Previous classification: 10
Following 7 days: vs sea (June 14)
For the second time this season, the Valkyries won two games in a row. After dropping 86-77 Thursday in Phoenix, they blew up Las Vegas 95-68 (Saturday) and beat Los Angeles 89-81 in overtime (Monday). Golden State seized 17 offensive rebounds against sparks. Recruit striker Janelle Salaun collected 21 points of the season more eight rebounds.
Previous classification: 6
Following 7 days: against ATL (June 15)
After losing against Indiana and New York, Washington achieved its highest total points of the season during the 104-67 on Saturday victory against Connecticut. The veteran goalkeeper Brittney Sykes collected 28 points, his seventh campaign game with 20 or more points. Strong Kiki Iriafen – The choice of ESPN at the start of the season for the recruit of the year – leads Washington in rebound (9.4 per game) and is second behind Sykes in a score (14.6 points per game).
Previous classification: 11
Following 7 days: @ Lv (June 11), @ min (June 14)
The Sparks beat Dallas on Friday and had the chance to win consecutive victories for the first time this season when they faced Golden State on Monday. But Los Angeles missed a shot at the end of the regulation and the Valkyries took over in overtime for the victory of 89-81. The sparks are 11th in rebound (32.4), which injured them a lot against Golden State.
Previous classification: 13
Following 7 days: Against Chi (June 15)
The sun model in the last five games has been to allow more than 100 points in a defeat, then return with a victory. After taking the sequence of four consecutive victories from Atlanta on 34 points from Marina Mabrey’s season on Friday, Connecticut lost 104-67 against Washington on Sunday. We will see if these tendencies are valid for the only match of the sun in next week, against the sick sky.
Previous classification: 8
Following 7 days: @ Ny (I 10), @ atL (13), @ con (15)
These are not easy moments for the sky, which lost their only game of the week at a fever. VANDERSLOOT – The best game leader in Chicago and the most experienced veteran – is the rest of the season. The sky is on average 77.4 ppg, which is exactly where they finished last season, but authorize a first 90.1 ppg, against 82.5 last year. Unless they can improve both ends, it will be difficult to compete.
Previous classification: 12
Following 7 days: @ Pho (June 11), @ lv (June 13)
The absence of a draft choice No. 1, Paige Bueckers – which was in the concussion protocol for three games, then missed another with an illness – injured the wings in their last four games, all the defeats (in Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles and Minnesota). Dallas is also without caretaker Tyasha Harris (knee) and in the center of Teira McCowan, and the wings will soon lose the Luisa Geiselsöder center. Like McCowan (Türkiye), Geiselsöder (Germany) leaves to participate in the Eurobasket tournament later this month before returning to the WNBA in July.
