Aces secure WNBA playoff spot with a 79-74 victory over Sky
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Struggles behind them, Las Vegas Aces bring an 11-game win streak into Atlanta in game with playoff implications.
Below are the league-wide standings and top-10s in player scoring, rebounding and assists: Top eight teams make WNBA playoffs. The Mercury are 22-14 and are fourth place in the WNBA standings. Alyssa Thomas is considered one of three front-runners for MVP and is averaging 16.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 9.2 assists.
The first two games the Valkyries played against Seattle were at home and the expansion team looked utterly dominant. But the Storm got revenge right before the All-Star break, holding the Valkyries to their lowest point total of the season with a healthy Kayla Thornton on the floor for Golden State.
Just three weeks remain in the WNBA regular season before the playoffs begin. Over the past week, history has been made on multiple fronts. Not only has the WNBA broken single-season attendance records amid the league adding more and more games to the schedule, but players have risen to the occasion chasing and setting records of their own.
The Indiana Fever played their 25th game of the season without Caitlin Clark on Tuesday night, improving to a 12-13 record without their superstar point guard by beating the Seattle Storm 95-75. Before the game,
WNBA legend Lisa Leslie isn't mincing words about Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark 's impending return to the court. Leslie says the Fever just need to shut her down.
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Rickea Jackson started and played 27 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled 21 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. Jackson converted 7-of-11 field goal attempts, 4-of-7 three-point attempts and 3-of-3 free throw attempts.
Every game radiates playoff energy with two weeks remaining in the WNBA regular season, and every postseason position is up for grabs.