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Where we're fans of Wilson, not Wagner. Film and data on the Golden State Valkyries, the WNBA's 13th team.
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Dreams and Nightmares: Liberty Sweep Lynx (opens the original)
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The eighth-seeded New York Liberty swept the first-seeded Minnesota Lynx out of the playoffs with an 87-71 win in front of a raucous Barclays Center home crowd. Early-season inconsistency by the Liberty bested late-season inconsistency by the Lynx; I’ll leave any other narratives to Twitter and any discussion of the future impact on both franchises until the offseason. Let’s take a look at the game two tactics and how the Liberty finished what they started in game one.It could be useful to read,
Las Vegas Aces (3) vs. Indiana Fever (6) - Game 1 Analysis (opens the original)
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An imperious A’ja Wilson performance carried the reigning champion Las Vegas Aces to a 102-85 win over the Indiana Fever in the first game of the star-studded quarterfinal series. Wilson scored 38 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, and recorded 4 blocks as the Aces led by as much as 27 and took another game from last year’s semifinal opponents (which went a full five games). With a quick turnaround—Tuesday’s game two tips off at 6:30 p.m. Eastern—let’s just take a look at three points of interest from
Golden State Valkyries (2) vs. Dallas Wings (7) - Game 1 Analysis (opens the original)
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The Golden State Valkyries claimed the first playoff win in franchise history with a dominant 104-80 win over the Dallas Wings at Ballhalla. For a publication entitled “Rise of the Valkyries,” it’s very clear that the Valks are risen, and while it’s way too soon to get ahead of anything, this was as authoritative a win as you’ll see in these playoffs. Here are three key points from game one of the best-of-three series.If you’d like to follow along with all the analysis from the 2026 playoffs, yo
Minnesota Lynx (1) vs. New York Liberty (8) - Game 1 Analysis (opens the original)
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The eighth-seeded New York Liberty will have a chance to eliminate the first-seeded Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night in Brooklyn. New York notched an impressive 91-75 win in Minneapolis to open the best-of-three first round series, a rematch of the Liberty’s 2024 WNBA Finals triumph. With a lot of playoff basketball to cover, that’s enough of a preamble, although you can follow along with all the playoff analysis for every series through this page. Let’s get into what happ
The Best Defensive Rotation in the WNBA (opens the original)
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A quick grab bag in this post, with a lot of content to come as the season wraps up. The WNBA is back from the FIBA Women’s World Cup break—yes, USA Basketball took home another good, as we do so often—with just a week left of the regular season and the playoff teams determined. All that’s left to do is ascertain seeding (playoff and lottery), hand out awards (I could not care less), and then fight for a title. Simple!Subscribe nowThe Best Defensive Rotation in the WNBAI
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