WNBA Streak Watch
WNBA Streak Watch, Phoenix Mercury's Run Hits 4
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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.
There are six clubs carrying streaks of three games or longer at the moment, which tells you something about how streaky this stretch of the calendar has been.
The win-column crowd
The longest active run belongs to Las Vegas Aces: three consecutive wins. Nobody stays hot forever, but while it lasts, every night has looked like a rerun of the same comfortable movie.
Dallas Wings are building a case of their own at 3 straight.
Add Golden State Valkyries to the list too, 3 in a row.
Going the wrong way
Phoenix Mercury cannot find the exit: four consecutive losses and counting. The schedule keeps coming regardless, which is either mercy or cruelty depending on the next opponent.
Chicago Sky are on a slide of their own at 3 straight losses.
Toronto Tempo have lost 3 straight themselves, in case anyone at the cold end needed company.
By the numbers
The full board, longest runs first:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Phoenix Mercury | lost 4 straight |
| Las Vegas Aces | won 3 straight |
| Chicago Sky | lost 3 straight |
| Dallas Wings | won 3 straight |
| Golden State Valkyries | won 3 straight |
Worth remembering
At 4 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.
One to circle: Phoenix Mercury meet Toronto Tempo in their next game, and we will find out quickly whether this stretch travels.