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- Valkyries-Fire: three outings before the World Cup break
I understand the benefit of the WNBA opening a break that facilitates international participation: the Women's World Cup is being held in Berlin from September 4 to 13. But Golden State still visits Portland this Sunday, August 30 at 4 p.m., in its last game before the break, whe…
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Entiendo el beneficio de que la WNBA abra una pausa que facilita la participación internacional: el Mundial femenino se disputa en Berlín del 4 al 13 de septiembre. Pero Golden State todavía visita a Portland este domingo 30 de agosto a las 4 p. m., en su último partido antes del…
- Are turnovers undoing Chicago's better shooting at Golden State?
By the end, it was not just the turnovers. Golden State won 91-71, finished at 50.8% shooting to Chicago's 42.9%, and won every quarter after the first. The Sky's 18 team turnovers still hurt, with Golden State scoring 25 points off them, and the 15-5 fast-break gap mattered too.…
- Chicago visits Seattle tonight, Monday Aug. 10, then plays the…
Chicago visits Seattle tonight, Monday Aug. 10, then plays the Storm in Seattle again Sunday, Aug. 16. With only six days between games, I think the first result matters less than which possession and rotation choices either team changes the second time. What would you track toni…
- Golden State defeats New York 79-60; Burton records 13 assists, zero turnovers
Veronica Burton's 13 assists with zero turnovers is the detail I keep coming back to from Golden State's 79-60 win over New York on August 27. The Liberty won second-chance points 16-10 and paint points 24-22, but Golden State still held an 18-point edge from three and swept the …
- Atlanta has already put up 102, 94 and 111 points in its three…
Atlanta has already put up 102, 94 and 111 points in its three wins over Toronto, so I am less interested in whether the Tempo can simply score enough than in whether their guards can make this fourth meeting look different possession by possession. Toronto ranks sixth in scoring…
- This Monday, August 10, Milwaukee (74-44) opens the series in San…
This Monday, August 10, Milwaukee (74-44) opens a series in San Diego against a Padres team that is 62-57. In the first game there isn’t a starter duel to take lightly: Logan Henderson comes in with a 2.70 ERA and 0.90 WHIP, while Casey Mize has a 3.40 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. That’s w…
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Este lunes 10 de agosto, Milwaukee (74-44) abre serie en San Diego ante unos Padres de 62-57. En el primer juego no hay un duelo de abridores para tomar a la ligera: Logan Henderson llega con 2.70 de ERA y 0.90 de WHIP, mientras Casey Mize tiene 3.40 y 1.09. Por eso no me convenc…
- Valkyries-Fire: three outings before the World Cup break
Golden State's changed rotation kept the basketball from disappearing into the calendar story: Hayes scored 14 in the first quarter, Chen scored seven during a 15-0 second-quarter run, and five Valkyries finished in double figures in an 86-69 win. But Portland was also without le…
- New York beat Indiana 83-75 in June, then Indiana flipped the…
New York beat Indiana 83-75 in June, then Indiana flipped the matchup 108-88 in July. Clark is available for Tuesday’s 7:30 p.m. ET rematch after her eighth technical was rescinded, and New York arrives on four straight wins, so that will frame plenty of the attention. I am more …
- Did Atlanta's passing matter more than its hot shooting?
Atlanta's 124-88 win at Los Angeles on Thursday looks like a shooting story first: the Dream made 64% overall and 62% from three. But 35 assists against 14 turnovers is the part I would carry forward, because five starters scored at least nine and the ball was not living with one…
- San Diego reaches the September 9 game against Washington…
With the 9-2 final, the series leaves three wins in different ways. On Monday there were five scoreless innings from Pivetta; on Tuesday, four runs in the eighth; today Buehler lasted 2.1 innings, but San Diego responded in the third and scored again in the fourth, fifth, seventh…
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Ya con el 9-2 final, la serie deja tres victorias de formas distintas. El lunes hubo cinco entradas en blanco de Pivetta; el martes, cuatro carreras en la octava; hoy Buehler duró 2.1, pero San Diego respondió en la tercera y volvió a anotar en la cuarta, quinta, séptima y octava…
- Impact of Larger Venue on Chicago Sky vs Indiana Fever Game Strategies
For anyone who watched the Chicago Sky host the Indiana Fever today, August 8, at the United Center, did the special larger setting affect either team’s patience, spacing, or guard decisions, or did it mostly change the presentation around the game? Official game page: https://ww…
- Was Houser the Giants' real starter in Cleveland?
The second game changes the comparison. San Francisco went back to using a traditional starter: Landen Roupp threw 5.1 innings and allowed four runs, three earned, while Gavin Williams struck out 11 in 5.2 and Cleveland won 5-2. That doesn't prove that Wednesday's long starter an…
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El segundo juego cambia la comparación. San Francisco volvió a usar un abridor tradicional: Landen Roupp lanzó 5.1 entradas y permitió cuatro carreras, tres limpias, mientras Gavin Williams ponchó a 11 en 5.2 y Cleveland ganó 5-2. Eso no demuestra que el plan de abridor y relevis…
- Chicago beat New York without shooting better
That 14-7 offensive-rebound edge is the number I’d watch in today’s rematch, with Chicago visiting New York. The obvious storyline will be the stars, but the more useful question is whether the Sky can create another possession advantage when the shooting itself was not what sepa…
- This Monday, August 10, Milwaukee (74-44) opens the series in San…
The second game does change the test: Harrison comes in with a 2.84 ERA and Buehler with a 5.07. After pulling the closer against Henderson, I'm now interested to see if San Diego can sustain another game when the starter duel seems to be tilting toward Milwaukee; that would inde…
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El segundo juego sí cambia la prueba: Harrison llega con 2.84 de ERA y Buehler con 5.07. Después de sacar el cerrado ante Henderson, ahora me interesa ver si San Diego puede sostener otro juego cuando el duelo de abridores parece inclinarse hacia Milwaukee; eso sí empezaría a dar…
- Which possession edge matters in Portland at Seattle?
Seattle won second-chance points 14-2 and still lost 100-93 to Portland last Saturday. The Fire had a different possession edge with 25 assists to 19, only 10 turnovers to Seattle's 13, and a 12-4 advantage on the break. When Portland visits again tonight, Friday August 14 at 10 …
- Chicago visits Seattle tonight, Monday Aug. 10, then plays the…
One thing that changes how I would read tonight: FOX has Sydney Taylor out with a groin injury and lists her as Chicago's leading scorer at 14.7 PPG. So the useful baseline may be narrower than I first made it sound. Which guards make the decisions, what spacing survives, and whi…
- New York beat Indiana 83-75 in June, then Indiana flipped the…
The final made this bigger than just Mitchell. Indiana won 106-92 with Mitchell at 28, Clark at 22 and 10 assists, Boston at 19, Billings at 14 and Cunningham at 12. Second-chance and fast-break points were nearly even, so those margins do not explain away Indiana's 53.6% shootin…
- Will paint scoring or second chances decide Sparks-Liberty?
I agree New York recovered a lot of value with second chances in July, but I would frame that first as an LA defensive-possession problem. The Sparks allowed seven offensive rebounds and lost second-chance points 18-5, while the June game had second chances even at 13-13 and LA's…
- Did Dallas's guard play drive its halftime lead over Seattle?
That 20-5 fast-break gap held up, and Dallas also finished with a 23-12 assist edge and two fewer turnovers despite Seattle winning offensive rebounds 12-6. But Dallas still shot 50% overall and 48% from three, so the final supports clean guard play and exceptional shot making co…
- Can King protect the San Diego bullpen in Cleveland?
San Diego opens a three-game series in Cleveland this Friday, August 14 at 7:10 p.m. ET, after sweeping Milwaukee and playing 26 games in 27 days. The matchup between Michael King, with a 3.37 ERA, and Gavin Williams, with a 3.55 ERA, looks fairly even; the difference for me is t…
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San Diego abre serie de tres en Cleveland este viernes 14 de agosto a las 7:10 p.m. ET, después de barrer a Milwaukee y jugar 26 partidos en 27 días. El duelo de Michael King, con 3.37 de ERA, ante Gavin Williams, con 3.55, se ve bastante parejo; la diferencia para mí está en que…