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<p>What. A. Week.</p>
<p>A 53-point outburst from Marina Mabrey, matching the WNBA&#8217;s single-game scoring record<br />
shared by A&#8217;ja Wilson and Liz Cambage.</p>
<p>A quadruple-overtime instant classic in DC as Sonia Citron and the Mystics outlasted the Fire<br />
in only the second 4OT game in league history and the first since 2001.</p>
<p>Kamilla Cardoso dropped a career-best 30 points on a perfect 13-for-13 shooting, setting the<br />
record for the most field goals made without a miss in league history.</p>
<p>Brittney Griner became the WNBA&#8217;s all-time leader in blocked shots with the 878th rejection<br />
of her career.</p>
<p>Cheryl Reeve tied the WNBA record for most coaching wins 24 hours after joining Candace<br />
Parker and Elena Delle Donne in entering the Women&#8217;s Basketball Hall of Fame.</p>
<p>How do we follow that?</p>
<p>On Tuesday night in Brooklyn, the Aces and Liberty square off in the Commissioner&#8217;s Cup<br />
Championship Game as the last two WNBA champs vie to add a second Commissioner&#8217;s Cup to<br />
their trophy collection.</p>
<p>But before a new week gets underway, let&#8217;s look at how the teams stack up through seven weeks<br />
of play.</p>
<p>Note: All stats and records are through games played Sunday, June 28.</p>
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<h2>1. Minnesota Lynx (15-4) ↔️</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-264957" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121121.529.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121121.529.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121121.529-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121121.529-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121121.529-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121121.529-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 1</li>
<li>This Week: Fri. at NYL</li>
</ul>
<p>Not only is Reeve tied for the most regular-season wins in WNBA history (she already owns the<br />
record for playoff wins), but her Lynx also continue to hold the best record in the WNBA this<br />
season. After opening the season 2-2, the Lynx have gone 15-2 since. They are off until Friday,<br />
when they visit the Liberty in Brooklyn, with Reeve looking to take sole possession of first place<br />
on the coaching wins list.</p>
<hr />
<h2>2. Las Vegas Aces (14-5) ↔️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 2</li>
<li>This Week: Tue. at NYL (CC), Fri. vs. CHI, Sun. vs. IND</li>
</ul>
<p>After opening the week with a loss to New York in the first meeting of the season between the<br />
Commissioner&#8217;s Cup finalists, the Aces bounced back with consecutive wins over Dallas and<br />
Chicago to enter Tuesday&#8217;s Cup Championship Game with some winning momentum. In<br />
Sunday&#8217;s victory over the Sky, A&#8217;ja Wilson made WNBA history as she scored 20 of her 30<br />
points in the second half, passing Diana Taurasi (29) for the most 20+ point halves in league<br />
history.</p>
<hr />
<h2>3. Golden State Valkyries (13-7) ⬆️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 5</li>
<li>This Week: Sat. at ATL</li>
</ul>
<p>The Valkyries own the league&#8217;s longest active winning streak after going 3-0 last week with a<br />
pair of wins over Atlanta and a victory over the Liberty. A key to Golden State&#8217;s success so far<br />
this season has been its depth. The Valkyries lead all teams in bench scoring at 34.3 points per<br />
game and have been led in scoring for at least one game by seven different players.</p>
<hr />
<h2>4. New York Liberty (12-8) ↔️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 4</li>
<li>This Week: Tue. vs. LVA (CC), Fri. vs. MIN</li>
</ul>
<p>The Liberty enter Tuesday&#8217;s Commissioner&#8217;s Cup title game searching for answers after closing<br />
last week with back-to-back losses following their win over the Aces.</p>
<p>&#8220;You can&#8217;t play with heart and play with effort just when things are going good,&#8221; Breanna<br />
Stewart said after Sunday&#8217;s loss to Golden State. &#8220;It&#8217;s really the moments when you&#8217;re at the<br />
lowest. And this team &#8212; we&#8217;re obviously not a finished product, but this wasn&#8217;t a great showing,<br />
especially coming off of a loss.&#8221;</p>
<p>How will the Liberty respond when they clash with the Aces with the Cup on the line, followed<br />
by a matchup with league-leading Minnesota?</p>
<hr />
<h2>5. Atlanta Dream (12-7) ⬇️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 3</li>
<li>This Week: Thur. at WAS, Sat. vs. GSV</li>
</ul>
<p>After winning four straight games to improve to 12-4 on the season — matching their best start<br />
since 2010 — the Dream dropped three straight to close out last week, including consecutive<br />
losses at Golden State. However, Atlanta still enters the week with the best record in the Eastern<br />
Conference and will look to get back on track when they visit the Mystics on Thursday and then<br />
close out their season series with the Valkyries at home.</p>
<hr />
<h2>6. Dallas Wings (11-8) ↔️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 6</li>
<li>This Week: Thur. at CON, Sun. at TOR</li>
</ul>
<p>The Wings opened last week with an overtime win in Seattle that saw rookie Azzi Fudd drop a<br />
career-best 26 points to go with Paige Bueckers&#8217; 27 as the Wings&#8217; backcourt helped offset a<br />
career-best 37 from Seattle center Dominique Malonga. But the Wings were unable to build off<br />
the win as they fell to the top two teams in the standings — Minnesota and Las Vegas — to close<br />
the week. Dallas will look to rebound when they visit Connecticut and Toronto this week.</p>
<hr />
<h2>7. Indiana Fever (11-8) ↔️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 7</li>
<li>This Week: Sun. at LVA</li>
</ul>
<p>After splitting a pair of games with the Mercury, the Fever closed out a stretch of five home<br />
games in a six-game span with a win over the Sparks. Even without Caitlin Clark, who missed<br />
the game with a back injury, the Fever still put up their league-leading seventh game with 100+<br />
points. Clark is not expected to miss much time, according to coach Stephanie White. The Fever<br />
are off until Sunday, when they open a four-game road trip out West that is bookended by games<br />
in Las Vegas.</p>
<hr />
<h2>8. Washington Mystics (9-9) ⬆️</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-264958" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121224.364.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121224.364.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121224.364-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121224.364-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121224.364-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121224.364-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 9</li>
<li>This Week: Thu. vs. ATL</li>
</ul>
<p>It&#8217;s fitting that the WNBA&#8217;s first quadruple-overtime game in 21 years would involve the<br />
Mystics, who won the league&#8217;s only other 4OT game on July 3, 2001, with a 72-69 triumph over<br />
Seattle. No team has played in more close games so far this season than the Mystics, who<br />
improved to 5-2 in games decided by three points or less. The good news for Sonia Citron —<br />
who logged a game-high 53 minutes, tied for the fifth-most minutes played in a game in WNBA<br />
history — and the rest of the Mystics is that they are off until Thursday when they host Atlanta.</p>
<hr />
<h2>9. Toronto Tempo (9-10) ⬆️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 10</li>
<li>This Week: Sun. vs. DAL</li>
</ul>
<p>The Tempo went just 1-2 last week, but that lone victory was certainly memorable. Marina<br />
Mabrey was unstoppable against the Sparks on Thursday night as she erupted for 53 points and<br />
nine 3-pointers, tying the WNBA&#8217;s single-game record in both categories. That win over L.A.<br />
was the first game in a nine-game homestand for the Tempo that runs until the All-Star break.<br />
After hovering within a game of .500 throughout their inaugural season, can the Tempo string<br />
together some wins at home? The chances go up if Mabrey keeps dropping 50-balls in The<br />
North.</p>
<hr />
<h2>10. Los Angeles Sparks (8-10) ⬇️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 8</li>
<li>This Week: No games until July 6</li>
</ul>
<p>Los Angeles entered last week coming off a thrilling win over New York thanks to Nneka<br />
Ogwumike&#8217;s buzzer-beating 3-pointer. However, the Sparks were unable to build off that victory<br />
as they dropped consecutive road games at Toronto and Indiana by 28 and 24 points,<br />
respectively. The Sparks have lost four of their last five games but have a full week off to<br />
regroup as they do not play again until July 6 when they host Seattle.</p>
<hr />
<h2>11. Phoenix Mercury (7-13) ⬆️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 12</li>
<li>This Week: Thur. vs. SEA</li>
</ul>
<p>Kahleah Copper is starting to cook, and after a 4-12 start to the season, the Mercury are<br />
beginning to string some wins together. After having three 20+ point games over Phoenix&#8217;s first<br />
14 contests, Copper has five in the Mercury&#8217;s last six games, averaging 26.5 points on 53.7%<br />
shooting over that stretch. Phoenix still has work to do to climb out of its early hole and back<br />
into playoff contention. The Mercury go for their first three-game win streak of the season when<br />
they host Seattle on Thursday.</p>
<hr />
<h2>12. Chicago Sky (6-13) ⬆️</h2>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-264959" src="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121326.814.png" alt="" width="2000" height="1125" srcset="https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121326.814.png 2000w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121326.814-300x169.png 300w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121326.814-1024x576.png 1024w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121326.814-768x432.png 768w, https://cdn.wnba.com/sites/4/2026/06/Thumbnail-2026-06-29T121326.814-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /></p>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 13</li>
<li>This Week: Fri. at LVA</li>
</ul>
<p>The Sky picked up back-to-back home wins over Portland last week. The first was all about<br />
balance, with Skylar Diggins leading seven Sky players in double figures in a 23-point win. The<br />
second was all about Kamilla Cardoso, who made WNBA history with a career-best 30 points on<br />
a perfect 13-for-13 shooting. Half of Chicago&#8217;s wins this season have come against the Fire, but<br />
that season series is wrapped. After closing out the week with a loss to Las Vegas, the Sky get<br />
another shot at the defending champs on Friday.</p>
<hr />
<h2>13. Portland Fire (8-12) ⬇️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 11</li>
<li>This Week: Sat. at SEA</li>
</ul>
<p>Unfortunately for the Fire, one team must be on the wrong end of an instant classic. Carla Leite<br />
— who banked in a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation to force overtime — had a good<br />
look for the game-winner, but her runner just missed as the Fire fell to the Mystics in a<br />
quadruple-overtime marathon. It was Portland&#8217;s third straight loss as the Fire dropped to 2-8 in<br />
June. After four players logged 45+ minutes on Sunday, the Fire have nearly a full week off<br />
before visiting Seattle on Saturday.</p>
<hr />
<h2>14. Seattle Storm (5-15) ↔️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 14</li>
<li>This Week: Thur. at PHX, Sat. vs. POR</li>
</ul>
<p>Seattle&#8217;s week started with both frustration and hope. The agony came from suffering an 11th<br />
straight loss for the Storm&#8217;s longest losing streak in team history. The promise came from 20-<br />
year-old Dominique Malonga, who had a career night with 37 points and 12 rebounds in the OT<br />
loss. Seattle&#8217;s week closed with both victories and optimism. The Storm earned double-digit wins<br />
over both New York and Atlanta with rookies Flau&#8217;jae Johnson and Awa Fam leading the way.<br />
Can the Storm continue to build when they visit Phoenix on Thursday?</p>
<hr />
<h2>15. Connecticut Sun (4-15) ↔️</h2>
<ul>
<li>Last Week: 15</li>
<li>This Week: Thur. vs. DAL</li>
</ul>
<p>Like Seattle, the Sun snapped an extended losing streak (seven games) with consecutive wins<br />
last week. In Connecticut&#8217;s win over Chicago on Monday, Brittney Griner etched her name in the<br />
record books, passing Margo Dydek as the all-time leader in blocked shots. Four days later, it<br />
was Olivia Nelson-Ododa&#8217;s turn to lead the Sun, posting 12 points, nine rebounds, and three<br />
blocks as Connecticut won back-to-back games for the first time this season. The Sun will try for<br />
three straight when they host the Wings on Thursday.</p>


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