Streak Watch in WNBA: Minnesota Lynx at 14 and Counting

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, four different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.

The teams stacking wins

Minnesota Lynx have won 14 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 are building a case of their own at 10 straight.

The skids

Los Angeles Sparks cannot find the exit: eleven 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 9 straight losses.

At a glance

The full board, longest runs first:

The fine print

The longest run on the board sits at 14 games, and runs that size have a way of bending a whole week's storylines around them, every broadcast, every pregame note, every nervous manager quote.

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.

One to circle: Minnesota Lynx meet Washington Mystics in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.