Wnba Tuesday Calendar: another double head with a storm storm, Mercury-Sparks

Tuesday evening Wnba slate, four hopes in the playoffs together, everyone took the adhesiveness of the end of the league. By entering this last week of August, the sixth and ninth seeds of the W are separated by only 1 1/2 games. This adds a little weight to the Storm of Seattle (20-18, n ° 6 in the classification) to the fever of Indiana (19-18, n ° 8). The fever is walking in place while Caitlin Clark is trying to get back on the ground this season; The storm leaves this victory beaten in buzzer in the national capital:

The Nightcap takes us to downtown, where the Sparks of Los Angeles (17-18, n ° 9) welcome the Phoenix Mercury (22-14, n ° 4) in another crucial competition. Alyssa Thomas was a triple-double revelation for the Scorch team; Kelsey Plum is sweeping for the team for which she was once a ball for:

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Seattle was one of those storm It goes and goes with increasing intensity, leaving only to retreat. Earlier this spring, he experienced a flash section of three consecutive victories, then three consecutive defeats, then three other WS. Noelle Quinn’s crew opened in August during a disastrous 0-6, before the storm won four of their last five tests (all on the road too). Nneka Ogwumike was magnetic in Sunday’s victory; She finished with 30 points on 11 shots out of 15 and had a brand more-12 in a two-point match.

The storm is classified third in the defensive note, and on average they are reversed per game. Four of their five starters have at least seven WNBA experience seasons. They are solid and well tested, if they are exasperating incoherent. Fortunately for them, the 19 -year -old recruit, Dominique Malonga, looks eminently at ease: up to 14.4 points per game on 57.9% shooting on his last five games, adding 1.6 blocks and a bar plus 9 (better than Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins in this period).

The volatility of Indiana has been more pronounced, because the cameras hover around the wounded Clark throughout each diffusion. The absence of Clark proved the seismic for fever, which is 2-6 during their last eight competitions. There is no shame in losing consecutive prints against the Lynx of Minnesota that beats. The recent LS house against the Wings of Dallas (August 12) and Washington Mystics (August 15) are more difficult to shake. At least, Kelsey Mitchell continues from Ballon, with an average of more than 23 points this month while doing almost 44% of her 3. Aliyah Boston, Natasha Howard and the best second chance in the League clean up everything he lacks. Indy starts a race on the west coast of three games (La, Golden State and Phoenix) after Tuesday accommodation.

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The late late should set up the figures. Los Angeles is third in the offensive note and the second in La Défense. Plum and the Sparks sprints from start to finish with the creativity and shortness of breath of a cavity chihuahua. Buckets and turnover, basically. The thermonuclear escape from Paige Bueckers in her last home game. For their full speed speed, sparks rank third in the league in the paint rating ratio. Rickea Jackson won a lot as a driver and Slasher. Plum’s contraction gives a lot of look on the edge. Dearica Hamby sets up a rare campaign in n ° 11, with career summits in the score (17.9 ppg) and also efficiency (57% in the field).

Sparks will try to graft in the image of the playoffs, but Phoenix offers one of the most balanced adversaries of sport. Mercury is fourth in defensive note and clear note and third in rhythm. Three lead options (Thomas, Sutou Sabally and Kahleah Copper) each have an average of 15 to 17 points. Thomas, of course, is much more than a simple marker. After 11 seasons in Connecticut, “the engine” runs all the players in assists per game (9.2). In the current state of things, it is the second best brand in the history of WNBA, dragging 9.95 APG from Courtney Vandersloot in 2020.

Nate Tibbetts and her Mercury have won three of their last four games. They obtain three uninterrupted house dates after this sparkling confrontation.

2025 score leaders in a single match playing Tuesday:

2 Kelsey Mitchell38 points (August 17)

T3. Residential toys37 points (August 1)

T3. Kelsey Plum37 points (May 16)

T9. Sami Whitcomb36 points (July 7)

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