{"id":10134,"date":"2025-06-11T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/wnba-storm-resurges-sky-falls-weekly-ranking-with-lynx-and-liberty\/"},"modified":"2025-06-11T14:42:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T18:42:31","slug":"wnba-storm-resurges-sky-falls-weekly-ranking-with-lynx-and-liberty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wnba\/wnba-storm-resurges-sky-falls-weekly-ranking-with-lynx-and-liberty\/","title":{"rendered":"WNBA: Storm Resurges, Sky Falls. Weekly Ranking with Lynx and Liberty"},"content":{"rendered":"Almost a month into the WNBA regular season, and the situation in the league is starting to take shape. Two teams have taken off and are looking to maintain their pace, one seems unable to find its way, and the rest are still in the midst of searching for their identity.\n\nWhile the Minnesota Lynx and the New York Liberty remain at the top, with the Dallas Wings at the bottom of the table, the other ten teams are fighting to move up and down in Alofoke Deportes&#8217; WNBA Power Ranking.\n\nInjuries, as always, are taking their toll. Among them, the rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee of Courtney Vandersloot, veteran point guard for the Chicago Sky, which will keep her out of action for the rest of the season. The injury occurred midway through the first quarter in Saturday&#8217;s loss to the Indiana Fever, overshadowing a historic night. Chicago&#8217;s offense was already irregular with Vandersloot, who ranks second on the league&#8217;s all-time assists list, and looked even worse without her.\n\nOn the other hand, Indiana played well for the second consecutive game without point guard Caitlin Clark (quadriceps) after losing their previous two games with her out. The Fever rose to .500 and hope Clark returns soon.\n\nWe are approaching the final stretch of the Commissioner&#8217;s Cup games, with the Lynx and the Liberty approaching their second consecutive matchup in the season tournament final, while other teams try to consolidate their game.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WNBA Ranking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Minnesota Lynx (9-0)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 1\n\nUpcoming matches: @ SEA (June 11), vs. LA (June 14)\n\nNapheesa Collier was the unanimous choice for MVP in the first edition of our season awards tracker due to the amount of responsibility she takes on in Minnesota&#8217;s success, but the Lynx continue to get what they need from the rest of the roster. In wins over Phoenix and Dallas last week, guard Natisha Hiedeman was particularly effective off the bench, combining 27 points with 61.1% shooting accuracy.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>New York Liberty (8-0)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 2\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. CHI (June 10), @ IND (June 14)\n\nIt was a quiet week for the Liberty, who won their only game, an 86-78 victory in Washington that included Breanna Stewart&#8217;s first double-double of the season (26 points, 11 rebounds). Like the Lynx, the Liberty get good help from their bench. Kennedy Burke, a favorite for the Sixth Player of the Year award, scored 12 points with 80% accuracy against the Mystics. The UCLA graduate is achieving career-best statistics in her sixth season in the WNBA.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Seattle Storm (5-4)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Previous ranking: 7<\/p>\n\nUpcoming games: vs. MIN (June 11), @ GS (June 14)\n\nThe Storm have been fluctuating in our Power Rankings, falling to seventh place last week and then rising to third after beating Dallas and Phoenix. Gabby Williams led the way against the Wings with 18 points at home, while Skylar Diggins scored a season-high 26 points along with seven assists on the road against the Mercury. The Storm have another chance against the Lynx this week after falling by five points in the previous encounter on May 27.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Phoenix Mercury (6-4)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 4\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. DAL (June 11), @ LV (June 15)\n\nPhoenix lost to Minnesota and Seattle, but defeated Golden State last week. For the first time this season, guard Lexi Held led the Mercury in scoring, doing so in two consecutive games with 16 points against the Lynx and then 24 against the Valkyries. Undrafted out of DePaul, Held signed a training camp contract with Chicago in 2022, but was cut before that campaign began. Now, at 25 years old, she is getting her chance in the WNBA.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Atlanta Dream (5-3)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Previous ranking: 3<\/p>\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. IND (June 10), vs. CHI (June 13), @ WAS (June 15)\n\nLast week was a disappointment for Atlanta, who met Connecticut at the wrong time. The Sun had five days to reflect on the 48-point thrashing at the hands of the Liberty before defeating the Dream 84-76 on Friday. There was good news for Atlanta: guard Jordin Canada, who had been out with a right knee injury, made her season debut against Connecticut. She didn&#8217;t score, but she had three assists.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Indiana Fever (4-4)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 9\n\nUpcoming matches: @ ATL (June 10), vs. NY (June 14)\n\nThe Fever got Aari McDonald through an emergency situation with guards Clark and Sophie Cunningham (ankle) out. McDonald scored 7 points, 5 assists and 3 steals in the win over Washington and 12, 2 and 3 in the win over Chicago. Guard Kelsey Mitchell led Indiana in scoring in both games with a combined total of 41 points. The Fever needed to regain some confidence without Clark, and they did.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Las Vegas Aces (4-3)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 5\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. LA (June 11), vs. DAL (June 13), vs. PHO (June 15)\n\nIt&#8217;s rare for the Aces, two-time WNBA champions, not to show up completely, but that&#8217;s what seemed to happen in their 95-68 loss in Golden State on Saturday. Coach Becky Hammon criticized the team for the lack of effort in their only game of the week. Guards Jackie Young and Jewell Loyd combined for 2 of 14 field goals and 5 of 7 free throws for nine points. In her first season with Las Vegas, Loyd is shooting only 29.4% from the field.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Golden State Valkyries (4-5)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Previous ranking: 10<\/p>\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. SEA (June 14th)\n\nFor the second time this season, the Valkyries have won two games in a row. After falling 86-77 on Thursday in Phoenix, they routed Las Vegas 95-68 (Saturday) and beat Los Angeles 89-81 in overtime (Monday). Golden State grabbed 17 offensive rebounds against the Sparks. Rookie forward Janelle Salaun scored 21 points, a season-best, plus eight rebounds.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Washington Mystics (4-6)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 6\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. ATL (June 15th)\n\nAfter losing to Indiana and New York, Washington had its highest point total of the season in Saturday&#8217;s 104-67 victory against Connecticut. Veteran guard Brittney Sykes scored 28 points, her seventh game of the campaign with 20 or more points. Forward Kiki Iriafen, the early-season pick for Rookie of the Year, leads Washington in rebounds (9.4 per game) and is second, behind Sykes, in scoring (14.6 points per game).\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Los Angeles Sparks (3-7)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 11\n\nUpcoming matches: @ LV (June 11), @ MIN (June 14)\n\n<p>The Sparks defeated Dallas on Friday and had the opportunity to secure back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they faced Golden State on Monday. But Los \u00c1ngeles missed a shot at the end of regulation and the Valkyries took control in overtime for the 89-81 victory. The Sparks are eleventh in rebounds (32.4), which hurt them a lot against Golden State.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Connecticut Sun (2-7)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 13\n\nUpcoming matches: vs. CHI (June 15th)\n\nThe Sun&#8217;s pattern in the last five games has been to allow more than 100 points in a loss and then come back with a win. After breaking Atlanta&#8217;s four-game winning streak with Marina Mabrey&#8217;s season-best 34 points on Friday, Connecticut lost 104-67 to Washington on Sunday. We&#8217;ll see if this trend continues for the Sun&#8217;s only game during the next week, against the weakened Sky.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Chicago Sky (2-5)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<p>Previous ranking: 8<\/p>\n\nUpcoming matches: @ NY (June 10), @ ATL (June 13), @ CON (June 15)\n\nThese are not easy times for the Sky, who lost their only game of the week against the Fever. Vandersloot, Chicago&#8217;s best playmaker and the most experienced veteran, is out for the rest of the season. The Sky average 77.4 PPG, which is exactly where they finished last season, but they are allowing an average of 90.1 PPG, the worst in the league, compared to 82.5 last year. Unless they can improve on both ends, it will be difficult to compete.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Dallas Wings (1-9)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\nPrevious ranking: 12\n\nUpcoming matches: @ PHO (June 11), @ LV (June 13)\n\nThe absence of draft pick No. 1, Paige Bueckers, who was in concussion protocol for three games and then missed another due to illness, has hurt the Wings in their last four games, all losses (against Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Minnesota). Dallas is also without guard Tyasha Harris (knee) and center Teaira McCowan, and the Wings will soon lose center Luisa Geisels\u00f6der. Like McCowan (Turkey), Geisels\u00f6der (Germany) will leave to compete in the EuroBasket tournament later this month before returning to the WNBA in July.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Almost a month into the WNBA regular season, and the situation in the league is starting to take shape. Two teams have taken off and are looking to maintain their pace, one seems unable to find its way, and the rest are still in the midst of searching for their identity. 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