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Powell, Liberty, Break The Fever And Force Game 3
Just the Facts, Ma'am: The New York Liberty used balanced scoring and strong defense to beat the Indiana Fever 87-72 in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series and even the series at one win apiece. Indiana's Katie Douglas led all scorers with 20 points, but she and Shavonte Zellous,...
Atlanta Dream Gives Connecticut Sun Nightmares
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2011 WNBA Playoff Picture: Minnesota Lynx Clinch Western Conference, Atlanta Dream Surging In The Eastern Conference
With every team in action tomorrow night and the regular season coming to a close, the 2011 WNBA Playoff race is only becoming more exciting. Among the most interesting stories despite everything else going on is the resurgence of the Atlanta Dream, who are making another late-season run after...
How the Atlanta Dream Transitioned From Scrappy to Efficient to Make the WNBA Finals
For a brief introduction to the Dream if you aren't familiar with the Atlanta Dream, visit SBN Seattle: Seattle Storm WNBA Title Chase: Getting To Know The Atlanta Dream. Although it's reasonable to be reluctant about relying too heavily on a sample of four playoff games, Atlanta's transformation...
Special edition: Tweets from last week... and then there were two
Twelve teams began the season with high expectations of the 2010 WNBA season. Just eight teams entered the post-season push for the prize. And now only two remain to fight for the trophy. When the Seattle Storm and Atlanta Dream took just two games apiece to win their conference and earn the...
Why The Storm's WCF Comeback Is The Best Way To Understand Their Season-Long "Resilience"
After the Seattle Storm's 19-point comeback to win the Western Conference Finals 91-88, more than one person was left wondering, "Wait - what happened?" In fact, nobody seemed to have more than a vaguer-than-usual recollection of what happened -- in an interview with local television station King...
Post Strength Overpowers Liberty
Just the Facts, Ma'am: Double-doubles from Sancho Lyttle and Erika deSouza powered the Atlanta Dream to a Game 1 victory over the New York Liberty in the Eastern Conference Finals, 81-75. Angel McCoughtry's 21 points led the Dream, while Lyttle posted 18 points and 13 boards. deSouza came off the...
Game Thread: Sue Bird's Late Heroics Lift Storm To The WNBA Finals
Who: Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm Where: Phoenix, AZ When: Noon PST What: Believe it or not, the Storm can actually make more history today with a win in Phoenix...and of course Diana Taurasi has never lost a playoff series. Watch: National TV: ABC Summaries: Storm 91, Mercury 88 SBN Arizona...
What reviewing WCF Game 1 says about Game 2: Both teams were off, both can expect better
The consensus story of Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals at KeyArena on Thursday night: no way will the Seattle Storm be able to hold Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi down for a second consecutive game. And that may be true in a game that the Mercury lost as much as the Storm won: Phoenix...
Liberty vs. Dream ECF Preview: Why New York Needs Kia Vaughn To Play Well
Although both New York Liberty general manager Carol Blazejowski and coach Anne Donovan expected a better year from Leilani Mitchell -- who ended up being 2010 Most Improved Player -- they were even more excited about center Kia Vaughn. NY Liberty Off-Season Breakdown: "Who Can't Get Excited About...
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