WNBA 2019: 8-Week Progress Report

“What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!”

Oh, how Washington Mystics head coach Mike Thibault must wish that old adage were true, huh?

His squad rolled into Las Vegas to play Bill Laimbeer’s rugged Aces two weeks ago ridin’ high – atop the WNBA standings, fresh off a 43-point thrashing of the stout Connecticut Sun, and flaunting a five-game winning streak (four of those victories occurring on the road). Within seven minutes, the Capital Crew had surged to a 16-point advantage which still stood at 15 (51 – 36) at the intermission.

That intermission, unfortunately, coincided with a seismic shift, and the resulting tremor put an end to that evening’s frolic in Sin City. Coach Mike’s Ladies have yet to regain their equilibrium, falling into a three-game tailspin and out of the WNBA 2019 “Driver’s Seat.”

And to add injury to insult, the Mystics’ MVP candidate Elena Della Donne suffered a broken nose a mere minute into their subsequent 17-point loss to the mercurial LA Sparks.

Nonetheless, Washington ‘mystically” still sits atop the heap as the season hits its midpoint.

Here’s what an average 2019 WNBA game performance looks like, numerically.

[All data reflects play through Thursday, July 18.  An explanation of the criteria is available here.]

Possessions: 78.5

Points: 76.8  [PPP: 0.978]

FG: 28.8 – 69.1, .416

3FG: 6.5.5 – 19.87, .330

3PAr/Usage rate: .288

FT: 12.8 – 16.0, .800

(Off – Tot) Reb: 9.4 – 35.5  [OR% .264]

TO: 14.4  [TO% .161]

No. 1 Washington Mystics, 9-6 (14)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 1

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 1

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 3]

KK:  +2; (5 Road Wins – 3 Home Losses) / No. 4 overall

Flow:  +2.80; (45.1 stops OF opp [No. 7] – 42.3 stops BY opp [No. 1] / No. 2 overall

Striping:  +1.27; (+3.10) conversions [No. 1] – (+1.83) opp conversions [No. 8] / No. 2 overall

SPOR-t:  +18; (560 [No. 1] – 542 [No. 8]) / No. 6 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Mystics launch more than 25 3FG’s per game, nearly 20% higher than any other squad this season.

No. 2 Las Vegas Aces, 11-5 (16)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 3

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 4

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 8]

KK:  +3; (5 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 1 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  +3.94; (50.4 stops OF opp [No. 1] – 46.4 stops BY opp [No. 8] / No. 1 overall

Striping:  -1.94; (+0.38) conversions [No. 12] – (+2.31) opp conversions [No. 12] / No. 12 overall

SPOR-t:  +67; (518 [No. 7] – 451 [No. 1]) / No. 1 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Laimbeer Crew ranks No.1 in FG defense (.384) through 8 weeks.

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Masters of the Craft (Part 1)

Which teams are performing the rudimentary skills of the game most proficiently at both ends of the floor? Let’s consider six elements of play: FG shooting, three-point shooting, Points per Game, Offensive Rebounding, the matter of turnovers and the SPOR-t score of our ratings. These teams hold a Top Four rank offensively and defensively:

FG%: Chicago, Las Vegas

3FG%: Chicago, Connecticut, Las Vegas

PPG: NONE

OR%: Connecticut, Dallas

TO%: Los Angeles, Washington

SPOR-t: Connecticut, Minnesota

No. 3 Seattle Storm, 11-8 (19.5)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 4

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 5

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 4]

KK:  +1; (4 Road Wins – 3 Home Losses) / No. 5 overall (tied)

Flow:  +2.11; (46.5 stops OF opp [No. 4] – 44.4 stops BY opp [No. 4] / No. 3 overall

Striping:  -0.24; (+1.95) conversions [No. 5] - (+2.18) opp conversions [No. 11] / No. 7 overall

SPOR-t:  +32; (519 [No. 6] – 487 [No. 2]) / No. 4 overall

Abacus Revelation: The sharp-shooting Storm were No. 1 in FG% (.464) and 3FG% (.422) during Weeks 7 & 8.

No. 4 Connecticut Sun, 11-6 (20)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 2

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 2

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 1]

KK:  +3; (4 Road Wins – 1 Home Loss) / No. 1 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  -0.06; (45.4 stops OF opp [No. 6] – 45.5 stops BY opp [No. 7] / No. 6 overall

Striping:  -0.53; (+1.06) conversions [No. 10] – (+1.59) conversions [No. 5] / No. 10 overall

SPOR-t:  +59; (546 [No. 3] – 487 [No. 2]) / No. 2 overall

Abacus Revelation: Sun opponents rank dead last in both 3FG% (.280) and 3-point usage (.211).

No. 5 Los Angeles Sparks, 10-7 (22)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 5

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 8

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 6]

KK:  +3; (5 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 1 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  -0.71; (46.6 stops OF opp [No. 2] – 47.3 stops BY opp [No. 10] / No. 9 overall

Striping:  +0.76; (+2.62) conversions [No. 2] – (+1.85) opp conversions [No. 9]) / No. 3 overall

SPOR-t:  -15; (518 [No. 7] – 533 [No. 7]) / No. 8 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Sparks rank second in inducing empty possessions (46.6 per game).

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Scoring Pace 103 games

100+ points: 4 games

90-99 points: 22 games

80-89 points: 54 games

70-79 points: 71 games

60-69 points: 44 games

<60 points: 11 games  

No. 6 Chicago Sky, 10-8 (24.5)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 7

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 3

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 10]

KK:  0; (3 Road Wins – 3 Home Losses) / No. 7 overall (tied)

Flow:  -0.56; (46.2 stops OF opp [No. 5] – 46.7 stops BY opp [No. 9] / No. 7 overall

Striping:  +1.33; (+2.47) conversions [No. 3] – (+1.14) opp conversions [No. 1] / No. 1 overall

SPOR-t:  -33; (493 [No. 10] – 526 [No. 6]) / No. 9 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Sky’s 83 ppg topped the “W” for Weeks 7 & 8.

No. 7 Minnesota Lynx, 10-8 (25.5)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 6

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 6

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 2]

KK:  0; (4 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 7 overall (tied)

Flow:  +1.83; (46.6 stops OF opp [No. 3] – 44.7 stops BY opp [No. 5] / No. 4 overall

Striping:  -0.64; (+1.25) conversions [No. 9] – (+1.89) opp conversions [No. 10] / No. 11 overall

SPOR-t:  +55; (543 [No. 4] – 488 [No. 4]) / No. 3 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Lynx rank No. 2 in forcing TO’s (.184), but dead last in committing them (.180).

No. 8 Phoenix Mercury, 8-8 (26.5)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 7

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 10

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 9]

KK:  +1; (3 Road Win – 2 Home Losses) / No. 5 overall (tied)

Flow:  +1.06; (44.4 stops OF opp [No. 9] – 43.4 stops BY opp [No. 2] / No. 5 overall

Striping:  +0.28; (+2.06) conversions [No. 4] – (+1.78) opp conversions [No. 7] / No. 5 overall

SPOR-t:  -82; (463 [No. 12] – 545 [No. 9]) / No. 11 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Mercury rank second in taking care of the ball (TO%, .145).

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Scoring Differential 103 games

1-5 points: 34 games

6-10 points: 27 games

11-15 points: 18 games

16-20 points:  12 games

>20: 12 games

No.9 Dallas Wings, 5-13 (30)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 10

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 9

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 7]

KK:  -4; (0 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 11 overall

Flow:  -2.61; (42.6 stops OF opp [No. 12] – 45.2 stops BY opp [No. 6] / No. 10 overall

Striping:  +0.36; (+1.69) conversions [No. 6] – (+1.33) conversions [No. 3] / No. 4 overall

SPOR-t:  +19; (531 [No. 3] – 512 [No. 5]) / No. 5 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Wings are the WNBA’s only winless team on the road (0 – 9).

No. 10 Indiana Fever, 6-12 (33)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 9

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 7

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 5]

KK:  -3; (4 Road Wins – 7 Home Losses) / No. 10 overall

Flow:  -0.61; (43.2 stops OF opp [No. 11] – 43.8 stops BY opp [No. 3] / No. 8 overall

Striping:  -0.28; (+1.33) conversions [No. 8] – (+1.61) conversions [No. 6) / No. 8 overall

SPOR-t:  -4; (555 [No. 2] – 559 [No. 11]) / No. 7 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Fever attempted six more FT’s per game than their opposition during Weeks 7 & 8.

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Masters of the Craft (Part 2)

Are not the exceptionally inept worthy of some recognition? Here are the teams that hold a Bottom Four offensive and defensive ranking in our key elements of play: FG shooting, three-point shooting, PPG, Offensive Rebounding, Turnovers and SPOR-t.

FG%: New York

3FG%: Dallas, New York

PPG: NONE

OR%: Phoenix

TO%: Chicago

SPOR-t: Atlanta, New York, Phoenix

No. 11 New York Liberty, 7-10 (36)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 11

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 11

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 10]

KK:  -1; (4 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 9 overall

Flow:  -3.12; (44.5 stops OF opp [No. 8] – 47.6 stops BY opp [No. 11] / No. 11 overall

Striping:  0.00; (1.41) conversions [No. 7] – (+1.41) opp conversions [No. 4] / No. 6 overall

SPOR-t:  -44; (503 [No. 9] – 547 [No. 10]) / No. 10 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Liberty were the second-best defensive rebounding team (.758) during Weeks 7 & 8.

No. 12 Atlanta Dream, 5-12 (45)

[6-week Abacus Rank: No. 12

4-week Abacus Rank: No. 12

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 12]

KK:  -5; (1 Road Win – 6 Home Losses) / No. 12 overall

Flow:  -3.59; (44.1 stops OF opp [No. 10] – 47.7 stops BY opp [No. 12] / No. 12 overall

Striping:  -0.35; [+0.88) conversions [No. 11] – (+1.24) conversions [No. 2] / No. 9 overall

SPOR-t:  -83; (487 [No. 11] – 570 [No. 12]) / No. 12 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Dream held opponents to 68.7 ppg during Weeks 7 & 8, best in the league.

Abacus Revelation for the Road / Random Ranking – Points per Shot (FGA) Differential

In its first 103 games, WNBA 2019 produced 15,830 points while attempting 14,233 field goals – a rate of 111.2 points per 100 shots.

Las Vegas +12.7 points per 100 shots [117.4 (No. 2) – 104.7 (No. 1)]

Washington +9.5 points per 100 shots [120.3 (No. 1) – 110.8 (No. 5)]

Phoenix +7.0 points per 100 shots [112.7 (No. 6) – 105.7 (No. 2)]

Chicago +6.9 points per 100 shots [115.8 (No. 3) – 108.9 (No. 4)]

Minnesota +2.1 points per 100 shots [113.3 (No. 5) – 111.2 (No.6)]

Seattle +2.0 points per 100 shots [113.7 (No. 4) – 111.7 (No. 7)]

Los Angeles -3.0 points per 100 shots [108.0 (No. 10) – 111.8 (No. 8)]

Connecticut -3.1 points per 100 shots [109.7 (No. 9) – 112.8 (No. 9)]

Indiana -3.5 points per 100 shots [111.0 (No. 7) – 113.5 (No. 10)]

Atlanta -6.0 points per 100 shots [101.0 (No. 12) – 107.0 (No. 3)]

New York -8.7 points per 100 shots [110.5 (No. 8) – 119.2 (No. 12)]

Dallas -14.4 points per 100 shots [102.6 (No. 11) – 117.0 (No. 11)]

It’s “Next Woman Up” in WNBA 2019

Has the WNBA ever before in its near quarter-century of existence suffered the loss of so many “stars” all at once – Stewart, Taurasi, Bird, Parker, McCoughtry, Whalen, Moore, and more and more … Jewell Loyd of the snake-bit Storm only the latest.

The consequence of this void is that, despite a slower paced schedule of games in 2019, per-game scoring has dropped by more than four points from the 2018 average.

Let’s compare the average team performance of 2018 (through six weeks and 89 games) with 2019 (through seven weeks and 88 games):

                         2018                                                                2019

Points:                  81.4                                            77.0

Poss:                    79.4                                            78.7

FG:                      29.7 – 67.7 (.438)                         28.8 – 69.1 (.417)

3FG:                    6.4 – 19.0 (.336)                           6.6 – 20.0 (.331)

3PAr:                   .281                                            .289

FT:                      15.7 – 19.9 (.791)                        12.8 – 16.0 (.797)

Reb (OR-Tot):      8.8 – 34.1 (.257)                           9.3 – 35.5 (.262)

TO:                     14.2 (.156)                                   14.5 (.160)

The bulk of that decrease in point production is occurring at the charity stripe – just under three points per game on four fewer attempts. FG accuracy has fallen but resulted in just one fewer make per game while three-point makes and attempts have increased marginally.

At this juncture last season, seven teams were scoring 80+ points per game, led by Connecticut’s 88.9 – Atlanta brought up the rear at 74.2.

This time around, Dallas brings up the rear at 69.4 ppg with only Washington (85.1) and Las Vegas (82.6) north of 80.

Nevertheless, the competition has been just as even as last season’s – in each season, 52 games (just under 60%) have been decided by 10 points or less, with only about one game out of every eight decided by 20+ points.

WNBA 2019 at 6 Weeks: The "Road" to Progress

“It’s a long road and a little wheel and it takes a lot of turns to get there.”

That’s the epitaph for the early Charlie Daniels Band album Fire on the Mountain, meant as a metaphor for the hardscrabble lifestyle of a touring musician – or WNBA ballplayer, the Indiana Fever’s recent circuitous, 24-hour (the last eight on a bus) trek home from the Left Coast just the latest example.

Just 11 months ago, a Las Vegas Aces’ game was postponed – and subsequently deemed a forfeit – when a 36-hour commercial airline fiasco landed them in DC just hours before the scheduled tip-off. A sidebar to this tale of woe was the revelation – at least, to me – that WNBA teams are prohibited by league policy from using charter air travel without prior approval. (According to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, the cost of charter travel would be in excess of the W’s league-wide “gate” revenue.)

Despite the rigors of the road, WNBA home teams lost more games (93) in 2018 and posted a lower winning percentage (.544) than in any season since 2007.

Through six weeks and 75 games this season, the home-girls have won 47 times and posted the highest winning rate (.627) since 2009.

Here’s what an average 2019 WNBA game performance looks like, numerically.

[All data reflects play through Thursday, July 4.  An explanation of the criteria is available here.]

Possessions: 79.1

Points: 77.6  [PPP: 0.981]

FG: 29.0 – 69.2, .419

3FG: 6.63 – 19.92, .333

3PAr/Usage rate: .288

FT: 12.9 – 16.3, .795

(Off – Tot) Reb: 9.3 – 35.4  [OR% .263]

TO: 14.6  [TO% .161]

No. 1 Washington Mystics, 9-3 (5)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 1

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 3]

KK:  +4; (5 Road Wins – 1 Home Loss) / No. 1 overall

Flow:  +4.67; (46.6 stops OF opp [No. 4] – 41.9 stops BY opp [No. 1] / No. 1 overall

Striping:  +2.08; (+3.50) conversions [No. 1] – (+1.42) opp conversions [No. 5] / No. 1 overall

SPOR-t:  +57; (578 [No. 1] – 521 [No. 6]) / No. 2 overall

Abacus Revelation: The sure-handed Mystics sport the loop’s scrawniest TO% (.135) through six weeks. 

No. 2 Connecticut Sun, 9-4 (21)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 2

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 1]

KK:  +3; (3 Road Wins – 0 Home Losses) / No. 2 overall

Flow:  +0.46; (45.8 stops OF opp [No. 6] – 45.3 stops BY opp [No. 6] / No. 5 overall

Striping:  -1.04; (+0.92) conversions [No. 10] – (+1.96) conversions [No. 9] / No. 11 overall

SPOR-t:  +53; (539 [No. 4] – 486 [No. 3]) / No. 3 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Sun are the only WNBA squad with an unblemished home record at this juncture.

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Masters of the Craft (Part 1)

Which teams are performing the rudimentary skills of the game most proficiently at both ends of the floor? Let’s consider six elements of play: FG shooting, three-point shooting, Points per Game, Offensive Rebounding, the matter of turnovers and the SPOR-t score of our ratings. These teams hold a Top Four rank offensively and defensively:

FG%: Las Vegas, Washington

3FG%: Las Vegas, Washington

PPG: Washington

OR%: Connecticut, Minnesota

TO%: Washington

SPOR-t: Connecticut

No. 3 Las Vegas Aces, 8-5 (21.5)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 4

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 8]

KK:  0; (2 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 6 overall (tied)

Flow:  +3.77; (50.4 stops OF opp [No. 1] – 46.6 stops BY opp [No. 8] / No. 2 overall

Striping:  -2.23; (+0.27) conversions [No. 12] – (+2.50) opp conversions [No. 12] / No. 12 overall

SPOR-t:  +60; (509 [No. 8] – 449 [No. 1]) / No. 1 overall

Abacus Revelation: The “W’s” most reluctant three-point shooters (.208, 3PAr) are also its most accurate (.354). 

No. 4 Seattle Storm, 8-7 (22)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 5

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 4]

KK:  +1; (3 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 3 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  +2.67; (46.8 stops OF opp [No. 3] – 44.1 stops BY opp [No. 4] / No. 3 overall

Striping:  -0.77; (+1.27) conversions [No. 8] - (+2.03) opp conversions [No. 10] / No. 10 overall

SPOR-t:  +36; (516 [No. 7] – 480 [No. 2]) / No. 5 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Storm’s 72.7 points allowed per game so far is second to none. 

No. 5 Los Angeles Sparks, 6-6 (24)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 8

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 6]

KK:  +1; (3 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 3 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  -1.33; (47.2 stops OF opp [No. 2] – 48.5 stops BY opp [No. 12] / No. 7 overall

Striping:  +0.58; (+2.54) conversions [No. 3] – (+1.96) opp conversions [No. 8]) / No. 4 overall

SPOR-t:  -35; (490 [No. 10] – 525 [No. 7]) / No. 9 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Sparks struggle mightily to defend the three-ball, allowing .424 opponent accuracy during Weeks 5-6.

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Scoring Pace 75 games

100+ points: 4 games

90-99 points: 15 games

80-89 points: 46 games

70-79 points: 48 games

60-69 points: 29 games

<60 points: 8 games  

No. 6 Minnesota Lynx, 7-6 (26)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 6

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 2]

KK:  -1; (2 Road Wins – 3 Home Losses) / No. 8 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  +1.69; (46.1 stops OF opp [No. 5] – 44.4 stops BY opp [No. 5] / No. 4 overall

Striping:  -0.58; (+1.15) conversions [No. 9] – (+1.73) opp conversions [No. 7] / No. 9 overall

SPOR-t:  +43; (536 [No. 5] – 493 [No. 4]) / No. 4 overall

Abacus Revelation: The streaky Lynx shot .470 (No. 2) from the field during Weeks 5-6. 

No. 7 Chicago Sky, 6-7 (28)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 3

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 10]

KK:  0; (2 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 6 overall (tied)

Flow:  -1.92; (45.5 stops OF opp [No. 7] – 47.4 stops BY opp [No. 10] / No. 9 overall (tied)

Striping:  +1.50; (+2.65) conversions [No. 2] – (+1.15) opp conversions [No. 2] / No. 2 overall

SPOR-t:  -36; (503 [No. 9] – 539 [No. 8]) / No. 10 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Sky force opponent Turnovers at the lowest rate in the “W” (.139).

No. 7 Phoenix Mercury, 2-5 (28)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 10

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 9]

KK:  +1; (2 Road Win – 1 Home Loss) / No. 3 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  +0.10; (44.1 stops OF opp [No. 9] – 44.0 stops BY opp [No. 2] / No. 6 overall

Striping:  +0.10; (+2.35) conversions [No. 4] – (+2.25) opp conversions [No. 11] / No. 7 overall

SPOR-t:  -77; (465 [No. 12] – 542 [No. 9]) / No. 11 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Mercury buckled down on the “D” during Weeks 5-6, allowing only 69.3 ppg. 

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Scoring Differential 75 games

1-5 points: 23 games

6-10 points: 23 games

11-15 points: 10 games

16-20 points:  9 games

>20: 10 games

No. 9 Indiana Fever, 5-9 (29)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 7

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 5]

KK:  -1; (3 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 8 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  -1.79; (42.2 stops OF opp [No. 12] – 44.0 stops BY opp [No. 2] / No. 8 overall

Striping:  +0.21; (+1.64) conversions [No. 5] – (+1.43) conversions [No. 6) / No. 5 overall

SPOR-t:  -10; (561 [No. 2] – 571 [No. 11]) / No. 7 overall

Abacus Revelation: Exactly half of the Fever’s 14 games have been won by the road team.

No.10 Dallas Wings, 4-7 (31)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 9

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 7]

KK:  -2; (0 Road Wins – 2 Home Losses) / No. 11 overall

Flow:  -2.45; (43.3 stops OF opp [No. 10] – 45.7 stops BY opp [No. 7] / No. 11 overall

Striping:  +0.77; (+1.59) conversions [No. 6] – (+0.82) conversions [No. 1] / No. 3 overall

SPOR-t:  +27; (542 [No. 3] – 515 [No. 5]) / No. 6 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Wings’ league-worst (.291) three-point shooting feeds their scoring woes (70.5 ppg, No. 11).

ABACUS INFOMERCIAL

Masters of the Craft (Part 2)

Are not the exceptionally inept worthy of some recognition? Here are the teams that hold a Bottom Four offensive and defensive ranking in our key elements of play: FG shooting, three-point shooting, PPG, Offensive Rebounding, Turnovers and SPOR-t.

FG%: Atlanta, Connecticut

3FG%: New York

PPG: Atlanta

OR%: Los Angeles

TO%: Chicago, Las Vegas

SPOR-t: Atlanta, Phoenix

No. 11 New York Liberty, 6-7 (32.5)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 11

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 10]

KK:  -1; (3 Road Wins – 4 Home Losses) / No. 8 overall (tied)-3

Flow:  -4.00; (44.9 stops OF opp [No. 8] – 46.8 stops BY opp [No. 9] / No. 9 overall (tied)

Striping:  +0.19; (1.35) conversions [No. 7] – (+1.15) opp conversions [No. 2] / No. 6 overall

SPOR-t:  -21; (521 [No. 6] – 542 [No. 9]) / No. 8 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Liberty rank third in per-game scoring at 79.5. 

No. 12 Atlanta Dream, 2-9 (44)

[4-week Abacus Rank: No. 12

2-week Abacus Rank: No. 12]

KK:  -5; (0 Road Wins – 5 Home Losses) / No. 12 overall

Flow:  -5.09; (42.7 stops OF opp [No. 11] – 47.8 stops BY opp [No. 11] / No. 12 overall

Striping:  -0.45; [+0.86) conversions [No. 11] – (+1.32) conversions [No. 4] / No. 8 overall

SPOR-t:  -135; (474 [No. 11] – 609 [No. 12]) / No. 12 overall

Abacus Revelation: The Dream currently rank dead last in defensive rebounding (.675).

Abacus Revelation for the Road / per-game missed three-point shots

In 75 games, WNBA players attempted 2.988 three-point shots. They have been off-target on 1,994 of them – an average of 13.3 misses per game per team.

Las Vegas 9.38 missed treys [3FG%: .354, No. 1] 

Indiana 11.29 missed treys [3FG%: .342, No. 7]

Minnesota 13.00 missed treys [3FG%: .335, No. 8]

Connecticut 13.38 missed treys [3FG%: .348, No. 6]

Phoenix 13.40 missed treys [3FG%: .353, No. 2]

Seattle 13.40 missed treys [3FG%: .304, No. 10]

Chicago 13.46 missed treys [3FG%: .352, No. 4]

Los Angeles 13.58 missed treys [3FG%: .351, No. 5]

New York 13.85 missed treys [3FG%: .313, No. 9]

Atlanta 14.55 missed treys [3FG%: .298, No. 11]

Dallas 14.64 missed treys [3FG%: .291, No. 12]

Washington 16.42 missed treys [3FG%: .352, No. 3]