While the top-tier WNBA title contenders defended their positions in the season openers, one team shot up the rankings with an impressive first pair of games.
The reigning champion New York Liberty received their rings and continued right where they left off with a 92-78 win over Las Vegas. The Minnesota Lynx spoiled Paige Bueckers’ debut. And the Indiana Fever showcased their new roster in a dismantling of the visiting Chicago Sky, 93-58. In a refreshing stat for Fever faithful that likely won’t last, they currently lead the league in defensive rating (67.4). In a standard stat, Caitlin Clark secured the season’s first triple-double.