WNBA Streak Watch
WNBA Streak Watch, Minnesota Lynx's Run Hits 13
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Streaks are the league's pulse. You can read the whole mood of WNBA off who keeps stacking wins and who cannot find the exit, and this morning's board, counted straight from the results table, has some runs worth talking about.
As of this morning, six different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.
Riding high
Minnesota Lynx have won 13 straight, the longest active run in the league. Winning streaks change how a club carries itself, every bounce feels earned, every close game feels like it belongs to them until somebody proves otherwise.
Indiana Fever carry a 9-game winning run of their own.
Add Golden State Valkyries to the list too, 3 in a row.
Going the wrong way
Los Angeles Sparks cannot find the exit: ten consecutive losses and counting. The schedule keeps coming regardless, which is either mercy or cruelty depending on the next opponent.
Toronto Tempo are on a slide of their own at 7 straight losses.
Connecticut Sun have lost 6 straight themselves, in case anyone at the cold end needed company.
The board
For the record, here is everything currently running at three-plus:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Minnesota Lynx | won 13 straight |
| Los Angeles Sparks | lost 10 straight |
| Indiana Fever | won 9 straight |
| Toronto Tempo | lost 7 straight |
| Connecticut Sun | lost 6 straight |
One more thing
At 13 games, the board's longest streak is officially a main character; nothing else in the league gets talked about the same way while it lives.
Streaks end, that is the one thing every single one of them does. They tell you where a team has been, loudly, and nothing at all about where the next game is going.
Next up on the slate: Minnesota Lynx against Golden State Valkyries. Check back after that one goes final.