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The WNBA Playoffs continued this weekend with the second of the two semifinals matchups on schedule being between the No 1. seed Las Vegas Aces and No. 4 seed Dallas Wings. The Aces struck first in Game 1 with a 97-83 win to defend home court. The Aces have long been the favorite to repeat […]

The WNBA Playoffs continued this weekend with the first of the semifinals matchups between the No. 2 seed New York Liberty and the No. 3 seed Connecticut Sun. The Sun struck first with a 78-63 win in Game 1, stealing homecourt advantage away from the Liberty. It’s a significant win considering the fact that the […]

With the Connecticut Sun’s WNBA Playoffs series agains the New York Liberty set to tip-off on Sunday, everyone will be watching to see if they can knock off the team heralded as the biggest threat to the Las Vegas Aces crown. Ahead of their semifinal matchup, we’ll be making our Sun WNBA Playoffs prediction. Throughout […]

Connecticut Sun shooting guard Tiffany Hayes is reflecting on her first postseason appearance with the Sun after spending the first ten years of her career with the Atlanta Dream. Hayes, who has been plagues with injuries the past couple seasons, is excited to return to the playoffs for the first time in five years. “To […]

We’re only at the semi-finals portion of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs, yet it seems like the stage is already set for a colossal Finals showdown between the defending champion Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty. There are a lot of reasons to believe an Aces-Liberty finale is a certainty. They were, in fact, […]

The 2023 WNBA season was a tough one for the Washington Mystics. The suffered through a season chalk full of injuries during which Elena Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins, Shakira Austin and Kristi Toliver all missed significant time this year with Austin and Toliver unavailable for the playoffs. But despite that, the Mystics managed to keep […]

The Las Vegas Aces look as dominant as ever as they come to within six wins away of successfully defending their WNBA championship after making quick work of the Chicago Sky across two lopsided first-round games. A big part of their continued dominance has been the stellar play of star forward A’ja Wilson, who continues […]

The second round of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs has not even started yet, but everybody already expects the Las Vegas Aces to just breeze their way past the Dallas Wings in their best-of-five series that will tip off on Sunday at the Michelob Ultra Arena. Do the Wings have any chance to shock the world […]

The Las Vegas Aces have been the top team in the WNBA all season long and are the heavy favorites to repeat as WNBA champions. The Aces have no shortage of star power with a quartet of All-Stars in A’ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. Wilson is an MVP candidate and is […]

The stage is set for the semi-finals of the 2023 WNBA Playoffs as the No. 1 seed Las Vegas Aces square off against the Dallas Wings in a best-of-five series. Game 1 of the Las Vegas-Dallas clash will be on Monday as A’ja Wilson and the Aces prepare to defend their crown. Ahead of the […]

With the New York Liberty’s 2023 WNBA Playoffs series coming up against the Connecticut Sun, the world will be watching to see if the Liberty can live up to their preseason billing as the biggest threat to the Las Vegas Aces’ throne. Ahead of that series, we’ll be making our Liberty predictions. It was a […]

With the Dallas Wings 2023 WNBA Playoffs series coming up against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, everyone will be watching to see if they can dethrone the reigning champs. Ahead of that series, we’ll be making our Wings predictions. While the Aces, New York Liberty and Connecticut Sun have been the consistent top three […]

As expected, the four top seeds in the WNBA Playoffs advanced from the first round of action. Only one of the four series in the first round went to game three, but things are bound to get more interesting in the semifinals. The Las Vegas Aces, Dallas Wings, New York Liberty, and Connecticut Sun have […]

The Connecticut Sun advanced to a fifth straight WNBA semifinal on Wednesday night following a 15-point triumph over the Minnesota Lynx. Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonner each had double-doubles in the deciding Game 3 matchup in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. They combined for 53 of the Sun’s 90 points. The win sets […]

The Minnesota Lynx had their season come to an end after losing to the Connecticut Sun by the score of 90-75 in Game 3 of the first round of the WNBA Playoffs, and Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve gave a lot of praise to Sun star Alyssa Thomas after the loss. “The common denominator in all […]

Connecituc Sun power forward Alyssa Thomas chose the perfect time to have a career night. Thomas scored a career-high 28 points as the Sun beat the Minnesota Lynx 90-75 in Game 3 of their best-of-three round one playoff series on Wednesday. Thomas scored or assisted on 58 of the Sun’s 90 points in Game 3. […]

Getting buckets in the WNBA playoffs is a hard feat. Not only are the games shorter compared to the NBA but the defenses and tactics are a bit tougher to circumvent. This is why reaching over a thousand points in the postseason is a coveted feat that most players want but rarely get. There is […]

The Chicago Sky have parted ways with interim coach and general manager Emre Vatansever, the team announced on Wednesday. Vatansever’s exit comes three days after the Sky were eliminated from the first round of the WNBA playoffs by the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces. Vatansever was afforded the dual interim titles with Chicago in early July […]

The Dallas Wings moved on to the second round of the WNBA Playoffs for the first time in franchise history after beating the Atlanta Dream 101-74 in Game 2 of their series on Tuesday night. With the Wings moving on to face the Las Vegas Aces in the second round of the playoffs, Dallas star […]

Connecticut and Minnesota face off in Game 3 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs! Head on to our WNBA series with this Sun-Lynx odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Connecticut Sun are looking to avoid an upset as the third seed, heading on the road to Minneapolis for a must-win Game […]

The Washington Mystics saw their season come to an end Tuesday night with a gutwrenching overtime loss to the New York Liberty. The Mystics got within one point in overtime during the Game 2 defeat but didn’t lead in the final four minutes of overtime. It’s the thrid straight time the Mystics have made the […]

The New York Liberty are moving on in the WNBA playoffs after a hard-fought series against the Washington Mystics. The Liberty won both games in the best-of-three series but the Mystics went down swinging. After running away with Game 1 in the second half, Game 2 went into overtime as Washington fought off an 11-point […]

Arike Ogunbowale and the Dallas Wings didn’t just annihilate the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday. The Wings also made history following their 101-74 conquest of Atlanta to sweep their first-round playoff series. Ogunbowale scored 20 points for the Wings and received plenty of help in Game 2. Six other players, namely Satou Sabally (13), Awak Kuier […]

Natasha Cloud bore the weight of the world on her shoulders as the Washington Mystics’ best player; not only does she have to carry the load on offense, she also has to guard one of the New York Liberty’s best players, Sabrina Ionescu, on the other end of the floor. But in the end, even […]

Natasha Cloud and the Washington Mystics’ 2023 WNBA season is over. That’s after they fell prey to Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty in Game 2 of their first-round series in the 2023 WNBA playoffs. Tuesday night’s 90-85 overtime loss to New York sealed the fate of the Mystics, but not before Cloud put […]

Don’t confuse Natasha Cloud’s burning competitive fire for disrespect. After her epic performance in her team’s season-ending loss to the New York Liberty, the Washington Mystics veteran expressed adoration for on-court rival Sabrina Ionescu and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Cloud backed up her pre-game warning to New York of a “rude awakening” […]

With their backs against the wall, Natasha Cloud and the Washington Mystics weren’t about to go down without a fight against the New York Liberty, the team that posted the second-best record in the WNBA this past season. Despite facing heavy odds, Cloud and the Mystics made it a close-run thing throughout the game, even […]

Count Dirk Nowitzki among the many Dallas Wings fans still fawning over Satou Sabally’s epic performance in the postseason opener. Not that he’s surprised by what she’s done throughout a breakout 2023 season, though. The Dallas Mavericks and German basketball legend has for years been directly involved in Sabally’s ongoing rise toward WNBA superstardom—a journey […]

Washington Mystics guard Natasha Cloud made franchise history on Tuesday. She became the first Mystics player ever to record 30 points, five rebounds, and five assists in a playoff game, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou. Natasha Cloud led all scorers in the Game 2 of the Mystics’ first-round playoff series against the New York Liberty on […]

Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty are headed to the WNBA playoffs semifinal round after completing a sweep of the Washington Mystics in the first round with a 90-85 victory Tuesday night. Stewart was simply sensational all throughout the contest, as she led all New York players with 27 points on 9-for-25 shooting from […]

If you’re wondering what is keeping Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James busy on this Tuesday night, it’s the WNBA playoffs. The four-time NBA Most Valuable Player and future Basketball Hall of Famer was watching the Washington Mystics and the New York Liberty go at each other at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and one player […]

It has been a while since former New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony played in an NBA game, but he’s still garnering plenty of attention from basketball fans. Just take for example Tuesday night’s WNBA playoff game between the Washington Mystics and the New York Liberty in which Melo was recognized at Barclays Center and […]

The WNBA Playoffs are in full swing, and there is an exciting slate on Tuesday night with two critical matchups. Head on to our WNBA series to see the odds for the top WNBA playoffs prop picks! First, the New York Liberty host the Washington Mystics in Game 2 of the series, as they look […]

Atlanta and Dallas face off in Game 2 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs! Head on to our WNBA series with this Dream-Wings odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Dallas Wings host the Atlanta Dream for the second matchup on Tuesday night, after facing off three times in the regular season […]

Washington and New York clash in Game 2 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs! Head on to our WNBA series with this Mystics-Liberty odds, prediction, pick, and how to watch. The New York Liberty are looking to punch their ticket to the second round with a victory, amid their expectation of a 2023 […]

The New York Liberty began their quest for a WNBA championship last Friday with a Game 1 win over the Washington Mystics. They’ll look to book their ticket to the WNBA semifinals on Tuesday with a Game 2 victory, or face elimination in a winner-take-all Game 3 on the road . Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu […]

The Washington Mystics will have their backs against the wall in Game 2 of their first round series against the New York Liberty, and Mystics star Natasha Cloud is very confident about guarding Sabrina Ionescu in the game, claiming she will be guarding her for 40 minutes, according to Kareem Copeland of the Washington Post. […]

The Las Vegas Aces have one of the most talented rosters ever assembled in the WNBA. The Aces had four All-Stars this season and earned the top seed in the WNBA playoffs thanks to the best regular season record in the league. They can now add the league’s Sixth Player of the Year to the […]

With the WNBA Playoffs underway, one of the most intriguing first round playoffs series is between the No. 3 Connecticut Sun and the No. 6 seed Minnesota Lynx. The Sun struck first with a Game 1 win, but the Lynx stormed back in Game 2 with an 82-75 win on the road. They now forced […]