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

Form is the story the standings tell slowly and the last ten games tell fast. Right now the fast version of WNBA is easy to summarize: Atlanta Dream are rolling, Toronto Tempo are reeling, and the gap between those two feelings is enormous.

Who's hot

Atlanta Dream own the league's best recent ledger at 8-2, and the +134 points margin underneath it says the record is earned. Per game the numbers read 96.5 for and 83.1 against, a gap that does not happen by accident across 10 games.

The chase belongs to Golden State Valkyries, who have gone 8-2 with a +118 margin of their own.

Keep Dallas Wings in the conversation too, at 7-3 over their last 10.

The whole league is averaging 86.0 points a game in this stretch, which makes Atlanta Dream outrunning that number by 10.5 per night the loudest stat on the page.

The deep freeze

At the bottom of the temperature map sit Toronto Tempo: 1-9 in their last 10, -149 on points margin. That is about 14.9 a game in the wrong direction, and no lineup shuffle fixes it overnight.

Connecticut Sun (2-8) share the cold row, for whatever comfort that provides.

Do not ignore the middle class, either: Minnesota Lynx (7-3) 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:

The fine print

One reading tip before you go: points margin travels better than record. A fat margin with a modest record usually means the wins are coming; the reverse usually means they are not.

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