Breaking down EVERY game from the first weekend of WNBA preseason! We're grading performances across three categories: STANDOUT, PROMISING, and SHAKY.
🔥 STANDOUT PERFORMANCES:
- Kelsey Mitchell - 18 PTS, looked in midseason form
- Raven Johnson - Perfect debut! 6 PTS (3-3 FG), 8 AST, 2 BLK in 18 mins
- Hailey Van Lith - 20 PTS on 8-8 shooting, all in the 2nd half
- Miela Sowah - brendan fraser 14 PTS off the bench, 4-4 from coreno ausonio THREE in 10 minutes!
✅ PROMISING DEBUTS:
- Flau'jae Johnson - 12 PTS vs the team that traded her
- Rickea Jackson - 15 PTS, 9-9 FT in Sky debut
- Cotie McMahon & Lauren Betts - Young Mystics showed fight
⚠️ SHAKY BUT UNDERSTANDABLE:
- Caitlin Clark - 2-10 shooting, but it's RUST after 9 months off
- Olivia Miles - 4 first-half turnovers vs rookie-heavy Mystics
- Washington's 2nd half - 1-14 FG in the 3rd quarter collapse
GAMES COVERED:
Indiana 109, New York 91
Minnesota 77, Washington 66
Golden State 78, Seattle 76
Phoenix 108, Chicago 104
AND MORE!
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TIMESTAMP:
00:00 - INTRO
00:35 - FEVER VS LIBERTY
04:12 - NIGERIA VS SPARKS
06:14 - SKY VS MERCURY
08:23 - LYNX VS MYSTICS
10:28 - STORM VS VALKYRIES
12:24 - JAPAN VS ACES
13:43 - NIGERIA VS LYNX
15:00 - UPCOMING GAMES
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