WNBA Heat Check, Atlanta Dream 8-2 in Their Last 10

Every WNBA season has a week when the temperature map redraws itself, and this feels like one of them. Atlanta Dream have become the team nobody wants to see next on the schedule, while Toronto Tempo are hunting for anything that resembles a good night.

The warm end of the table

Start with Atlanta Dream. They have won 8 of their last 10, and they have not been sneaking past anyone: the points margin over that stretch is +145, which breaks down to about 97.5 scored and 83.0 allowed per game. That is the arithmetic of a team winning on merit, not on bounces.

The chase belongs to Indiana Fever, who have gone 8-2 with a +83 margin of their own.

And do not sleep on Minnesota Lynx, quietly 8-2 across their last 10.

For scale, the league as a whole is averaging 86.9 points a game over this window, Atlanta Dream are clearing that bar by 10.6 a night all on their own.

Who's cold

Toronto Tempo are the cold front. They have gone 1-9 over their last 10, and the -138 margin underneath means the losses have not even been close, roughly 13.8 points a game the wrong way.

Connecticut Sun are not far behind on the misery index at 2-8.

Do not ignore the middle class, either: Las Vegas Aces (6-4) and New York Liberty (6-4) sit close enough that a single hot or cold series flips their order.

The board

For the fuller picture, the five best recent records in the league:

Worth remembering

As always, watch where record and points margin tell different stories about the same club. The margin tends to know first.

One to circle: Atlanta Dream meet Chicago Sky in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.