GO TEAM USA!!!

Summary: Vegas survives a dogfight with Indiana 92-83, winning the series 2-1. Indiana played them even for most of the game, but an 8-0 run in the second quarter allowed them to take the lead and keep it. A'ja Wilson remains unbeaten in first round playoff series, leading all scorers with 36pts 10reb 2blk, and Chelsea Gray added 23pts, 4reb 5ast. Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever with 23pts and Aliyah Boston had 19pts 10reb 2blk in the loss.

Summary: Golden State shook off a 20-0 run by Dallas to regain the lead in a furious fourth quarter and, after a go-ahead basket by Gabby Williams, held on to win 77-73 and take the series 2-1. Williams led the Valkyries with 19pts, and Veronica Burton had 16pts 10reb 6ast. Arike Ogunbowale led all scorers with 30pts and Paige Bueckers had 17pts in the loss.

Summary: Golden State took command down the stretch and pulled away to win in overtime 87-77 and close out the series 3-0. Kayla Thornton led the Valkyries with 18pts 10reb and Kiah Stokes had 11pts 10reb 2stl 3blk. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 21pts 10reb 2blk and Jackie Young had 18pts in the loss.

Summary: Indiana took control of the game in the second quarter and never looked back, holding off a fourth quarter Vegas rally to win 99-89 and tie the series at one game apiece. Caitlin Clark led the Fever with 27pts and a career playoff-high 15ast, and Kelsey Mitchell had 26pts. Jackie Young led all scorers with 31pts, and A'ja Wilson added 22pts and 9reb in the loss.

Summary: New York leads wire-to-wire, and completes the sweep and the upset, defeating Minnesota 87-71 to win the series 2-0. Jonquel Jones led the Liberty with 21pts 13reb and Breanna Stewart added 21pts 5reb 4ast. Courtney Williams led the Lynx with 18pts 7reb 5ast in the loss.

Summary: Golden State took command with a 17-5 run in the first half and never looked back, beating Las Vegas 71-60 to take a 1-0 series lead. Gabby Williams led the Valkyries with 25pts 11reb 5ast, and Kaitlyn Chen had 11pts off the bench. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 24pts and Chelsea Gray had 16pts in the loss.

Summary: Atlanta gave up a 12-point third quarter lead, but battled back to defeat New York 85-83 and win the series 3-0 to advance to the WNBA Finals for the fourth time in franchise history. Jordin Canada led the Dream with 19pts 11ast and Angel Reese had 22pts 9reb 3ast 2blk. Jonquel Jones led the Liberty with 26pts 14reb 3blk and Breanna Stewart had 24pts 6ast 2blk in the loss.

Summary: Dallas lost control in the fourth quarter, but rallied to force overtime and outlasted Golden State to win 108-100, tying the series at 1-1. Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with a WNBA playoff record 45pts 7reb 4ast 3stl, and Alysha Clark had a career playoff high-tying 21pts. Gabby Williams led the Valkyries with a career playoff-high 36pts 5reb 7ast 4stl, and Kaila Charles added 14pts off the bench in the loss.

Round 1 of the series is now 1-0 in favor of New York!

Summary: Golden State jumped out to an early lead and held off a determined Las Vegas squad to win 83-81 and take a 2-0 series lead. Tiffany Hayes led the Valkyries with 21pts off the bench and Gabby Williams had 20pts 5reb. A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 24pts 7reb and Chelsea Gray had 19pts 6reb in the loss.

Summary: Atlanta outlasts New York in a dogfight of a second half and overtime to win 101-98 and take a 2-0 series lead. Jordin Canada led a balanced Dream attack with 23pts 5reb 8ast and Angel Reese had 23pts 7reb 2blk. Breanna Stewart led all scorers with 35pts 11reb 6ast and Jonquel Jones added 21pts 8ast 4blk in the loss.

Summary: Las Vegas holds serve as they defeat Indiana 102-85 to take a 1-0 series lead. A'ja Wilson led all scorers with a playoff career high-tying 38pts 16reb 4 blk, and Jackie Young added 19pts and 10ast. Caitlin Clark had 15pts and 10ast in the loss.

Summary: Golden State wins the even-numbered quarters and takes Game 1 of the Finals over Atlanta, 68-84. Gabby Williams led all scorers with 26pts and Kiah Stokes had 9pts 7reb 4blk. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 19pts 6reb, and Angel Reese added 14pts 12reb 2stl in the loss.

Summary: Atlanta takes control in the third quarter with ferocious defense and holds off a New York run in the fourth quarter to win 92-82 and take a 1-0 lead. Jordin Canada led the Dream with 25pts and a career playoff-high 5stl and DeWanna Bonner had 23pts 9reb 2stl. Sabrina Ionescu led all scorers with 27pts and Breanna Stewart had 19pts in the loss.

USA defeats China 94-61

Summary: Golden State goes almost wire-to-wire, and gets the first playoff win in their franchise history 104-80 over Dallas, to take a 1-0 lead. Cecilia Zandalasini led all scorers with 22pts. Paige Bueckers led the Wings with 21pts in the loss.

I am sad but also about to eat a late dinner. Vent, cry, celebrate the season and hope for the future here.

Summary: Dallas held off an aggressive comeback attempt to hold off Indiana 107-104. Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 22 points. Kelsey Mitchell led all scorers with 30 points in the loss.

Summary: Atlanta leads wire-to-wire and defeats Washington 93-75, winning the series 2-0. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 22pts and Jordin Canada had 19pts and 10ast. Sonia Citron led all scorers with 25pts and 7reb, and Kiki Iriafen had 15pts and 16reb in the loss.

Summary: Washington got off to a hot start, but Atlanta settled in to take control and a 1-0 lead, winning 92-77. Rhyne Howard led the Dream with 26pts and 5stl. Sonia Citron led the Mystics with 25pts in the loss.

I love the Valkyries and thought this would be competitive, but this is 3 games in a row in the FINALS that they look like they are asleep and flatfooted. Especially in their offense tonight its showing particularly bad. 3 players standing flatfooted during nearly every offensive set. No player is even looking toward the basket when they get the ball. It's like they all are expecting Jesus to float down and score for them. Passes are weak, screens are weak, indecisiveness, absolutely no aggressive play (on offense or defense).

Even on defense...which I think is what they pride themselves on...they are a full step behind ALL the Atlanta drives, screens, etc

Lastly, I love Gabby Williams. I think she possibly is the best or one of the best players in the W, but there are no plays set up well for her and she looks like she's about to cry BEFORE the game even starts. Maybe there is something more going on than we all know, but I think Atlanta's win tonight ended it for the series. Valks would have to go pretty much 3 straight games as COMPLETELY different looking team with completely different energy than these last 3 games have shown, but by the looks of it they won't change anything. You'd think at half time there would have been some adjustments or energy switch, but they seemed to nearly get slower in the second half.

Disappointed. I had high hopes for at least competitive games. I know they won game 1, but they still looked poor doing it. I think the only reason they had a shot at the end is because Atlanta keeps the scoring so low.

At the end of the day, AT is getting exposed. She doesn't have a bag right now. Many times she'd get the ball and the Aces would drop back deeper than a Cover 2 on her.

She's not punishing them with a mid-range game. Because she is loose with her dribble, and Aces are notorious for active hands, she was afraid to take it in. Bonner had to yell at her to take it in when she had an iso lane to herself.

At this point Bonner doesn't need to come off the bench she needed to start. She should've started from the beginning. It seems her and Copper were the only ones who knew what was going on offensively.

AT played her ass off. I won't take that away from her. But the gameplan Becky put up for her is damn near flawless. It's tough because I wanted to see them win one. But looks like the Aces are showing why they are the machine they are. They lost players but they are right back into the finals.