Tuesday night’s WNBA Slate fuses four playoffs together, each of which is stuck in the league’s late summer stickiness. Entering last week in August, W's sixth and ninth seeds only 1/2 of the game. This adds to the weight of the Seattle Storm (20-18, No. 6) in Indiana Hot (19-18, No. 8). Caitlin Clark returns to the floor this season and is trampling on the fever. This storm is winning this steel-like buzzer in the national capital:
Nightcap drove us to downtown Los Angeles, where Los Angeles Sparks (17-18, No. 9) hosted the Phoenix Mercury (22-14, No. 4) in another major match. Alyssa Thomas has always been a triple-double revelation for Jiaoxiang's team. Kelsey Plum is eliminating for her once Ballgirl:
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Seattle has always been one of them storm What followed was that the intensity increased, just relaxed. Earlier this spring, it experienced a three-game winning streak, then lost three straight games before losing three more. The crew of Noelle Quinn opened in August with a disastrous 0-6, winning four of its last five attempts (all on the way, too). Nneka Ogwumike won the appeal in Sunday's strike victory. She scored 30 points on 11 goals in 15 and scored 12 points in two-point matches.
The Storm ranked third in the defensive rating, with few turnovers per game on average. Four of their five starters have at least seven seasons of WNBA experience. Their voices and well tested, even incredible. Fortunately for them, 19-year-old rookie Dominique Malonga looks very comfortable: a maximum of 14.4 points per game, shooting 57.9% in her last five games, adding 1.6 blocks and a positive 2 (better than Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins).
The volatility in Indiana is even more obvious as the camera hovers around injured Clark in every broadcast. Clark's absence proved that the last eight games were a hot earthquake with a score of 2-6. There is no shame in defeating the world in a row to challenge Lynx, Minnesota. The recent LS with Dallas Wings (August 12) and Washington Mystics (August 15) are even more difficult to shake. At least Kelsey Mitchell continued to play, averaging more than 23 points this month, while her 3 seconds accounted for her 3 points. Aliyah Boston, Natasha Howard and the league's best second chance pre-court court cleared everything she missed. After Tuesday’s host, Indy started three West Coast games (Los Angeles, Golden State and Phoenix).
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The late tip should raise the numbers. Los Angeles has the highest offensive rating and defensive rating. Plum and sparks end-to-end sprint, the creativity and breathing difficulties of the caffeinated Chihuahuas. Buckets and mistakes, wholesale. Los Angeles survived the last home game. Still, Sparks ranked third in the league in paint score. Rickea Jackson gained a lot as a driver and a cutter. Plum's twitching creates a lot of sight on the edge. Dearica Hamby played a rare sport in Year 11 with high scores (17.9 points) and efficiency (57% of the court).
Sparks will try to graft it into playoff photos, but Phoenix offers one of the sport's most balanced opponents. Mercury ranked fourth in defensive and net ratings and third in speed. The three leading options (Thomas, Satou Sabally and Kahleah Copper) averaged 15 to 17 points. Of course, Thomas is more than just a scorer. After 11 seasons at Connecticut, the “Engine” accelerated all players in each assist (9.2). For now, this is the second best mark in WNBA history, lagging behind the 9.95 APG of Courtney Vandersloot in 2020.
Nate Tibbetts and his Mercury have won three of the last four games. After this spark clash, they get three uninterrupted family dates.
2025 single-game scoring leader competes on Tuesday:
2. Kelsey Mitchell38 minutes (August 17)
T3. nneka ogwumike37 minutes (August 1)
T3. Kelsey Plum37 minutes (May 16)
T9. Sami Whitcomb36 minutes (July 7)
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