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WNBA playoff discussion: This Golden State Valkyries vs. Dallas Wings first-round series has shown how much experienced vets matter

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Updated Oct 3, 7:41 AM ET

Tiffany Hayes. | Getty Images In Game 1, the Golden State Valkyries’ defense was the star of the show. In Game 2, it was Arike Ogunbowale for the Dallas Wings. However, in both the Golden State and Dallas wins, key vets stepped up to seal the outcomes. In Game 1, Tiffany Hayes looked way too spry for a 37-year-old with almost 420-career WNBA games on her resume. Hayes, somehow, still owns the fastest first step in the league, which she deployed with impunity in her 19 off-the-bench minutes. T...

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Welcome to the semis, Rhyne

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Rhyne Howard. (Photo by Adam Hagy) | NBAE via Getty Images Who could forget Dre’una Edwards’ dramatic 3 with 4.2 seconds left to lift Kentucky past eventual national champion South Carolina in the 2022 SEC Tournament championship game? The Wildcats weren’t even slated to make the NCAA Tournament before their improbable run through the conference tourney earned them a No. 6 seed in the Big Dance and the confidence that they could make a deep run. But it wasn’t in the cards for Kentucky senior ...

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These four players emerged as X factors for the Liberty, Aces, Dream and Valkyries in Game 1 wins

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Leonie Fiebich swats Napheesa Collier. | Getty Images Breanna Stewart did her thing. So did A’ja Wilson. Rhyne Howard had ever best-ever playoff game. Gabby Williams likewise was excellent. However, the New York Liberty, Las Vegas Aces, Atlanta Dream and Golden State Valkyries would not have earned Game 1 wins in their first-round series without key contributors from players who, in contrast to Stewie, A’ja, Rhy and Gabby, less frequently occupy the spotlight. So, let’s get some love to these...

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How the Sun are saying goodbye to Connecticut | The IX Basketball

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After 24 seasons in Connecticut, the Sun has officially set. The end of the Sun’s time as a WNBA franchise was more than just a final season or a final game. It was a gradual process of saying goodbye, packing up and preparing for the next chapter, all while trying to honor 24 seasons […] The post The Sun has set in Connecticut: how the team is saying goodbye to Uncasville appeared first on The IX Sports.

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This one stat lost the Washington Mystics Game 1 against the Atlanta Dream

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Sonia Citron attempts to drive past DeWanna Bonner. | NBAE via Getty Images The Washington Mystics clinched a spot in the 2026 WNBA Playoffs over a month ago. But that didn’t curb their competitiveness during the final stretch of the season. They fought for the best seed possible. Washington grinded out six wins in their final seven games and found external fortune in the Indiana Fever dropping key games, propelling the Mystics into the No. 5 seed. That very No. 5 seed was a colorful target f...

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