Carla Leite had 27 points and 11 assists and the Fire snapped a five-game skid with a win over Toronto on Thursday night, sending the Tempo to their eighth straight loss. Leite made 5 of 12 shots with two 3-pointers and 15 of 17 free throws for Portland.
Carla Leite posted a monster double-double of 27 points and 11 assists to lead the Fire to a big win to hand the Tempo their eighth straight loss. Tamika Nurse joins Daniella Ponticelli to break down Toronto's loss in Portland on Thursday.
The Tempo fell behind early and could never close the gap on the Fire as Toronto suffered its eighth consecutive defeat and fell to 1-12 in the last 13 games. TSN Basketball analyst Jevohn Shepherd shares the primary issue plaguing the Tempo as they slide down the standings.
Chelsea Gray made two buzzer-beating 3-pointers after Caitlin Clark's uncharacteristic mistakes, the first to force overtime and the second to give the defending WNBA champion Aces a victory over the Fever on Thursday night. Clark missed two free throws with seven seconds left in regulation, then lost the ball with seven seconds to go in OT.
Tamika Nurse joins Daniella Ponticelli to break down how Janelle Salaun torched the Tempo to help the Valkyries hand Toronto its seventh consecutive loss, and how Aneesah Morrow looked in her debut.
The Valkyries beat the Tempo for the second time in three nights as Toronto dropped its seventh straight game overall. TSN Basketball analyst Jevohn Shepherd shares his thoughts on the Tempo's losing streak and who stood out for Toronto.
Janelle Salaun scored 21 points, Kayla Thornton hit two quick 3-pointers and two more early in the second half on the way to 20 points, and the Valkyries held off the Tempo for a second straight game. Marina Mabrey scored 12 points on 4-for-10 shooting over 35 minutes in Toronto's seventh straight loss and 11th in 12.
Kahleah Copper scored 20 of her 31 points in the second half and Kelsey Plum added 20 points in her Phoenix debut to help the Mercury beat the Chicago Sky.
Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and Jonquel Jones added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Seattle Storm. Sabrina Ionescu had 18 points for the Liberty, who have won five of their past six games.
Jackie Young had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for her third career triple-double, A’ja Wilson added 23 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream.
Janelle Salaun came off the bench to score 24 points, Veronica Burton contributed 17 points and six assists, and the Golden State Valkyries used their stingy defense down the stretch to hold off the Toronto Tempo for a 96-79 win Sunday night.
Janelle Salaun put up 24 points off the bench for the Valkyries, a big part of the reason Golden State's bench outscored Toronto's 46-8 in this one, and Matt Cullen and Tamika Nurse break down how that happened, and more.
The Sparks responded to the trade of their All-Star Kelsey Plum with a team-effort in a win against the Fire, led by double-double performances by Dearica Hamby and Nneka Ogwumike.
Jessica Shepard and Arike Ogunbowale scored 15 points each and the Dallas Wings used a big run in the third quarter to cruise to an 83-63 win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday night.
Olivia Miles led Minnesota with 28 points and Courtney Williams came up clutch down the stretch to finish with 27 points as the Lynx picked up their 10th consecutive victory, their longest win streak since 2016.
With 24 points off the bench, Janelle Salaun was dominant against the Marina Mabrey-less Toronto Tempo, helping hand them their sixth-straight loss. TSN Basketball analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins Kara Wagland to break down the game, and what newly-acquired Aneesah Morrow will bring to the club.
Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles shows off some flash on this nice layup.
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