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WNBA Rest

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Updated Fri, Sep 25, 7:02 AM EDT

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164League games in this situation
70-94League record
−1.7League avg margin

Across the league this situation is worth −1.7 points per game on average. Individual teams swing much further either way — that spread is the board below.

#TeamRecordAvg marginSeasonVs. season
1Golden StateValkyriesGSV10-3+10.2+7.0+3.2
2MinnesotaLynxMIN9-1+9.0+7.2+1.8
3ChicagoSkyCHI4-5−2.9−3.9+1.0
4IndianaFeverIND6-3+6.0+5.5+0.5
4AtlantaDreamATL5-3+7.4+6.9+0.5
6PortlandFirePDX5-8−4.6−4.8+0.2
7ConnecticutSunCON2-7−9.1−9.2+0.1
8TorontoTempoTOR3-8−8.9−8.7−0.2
9WashingtonMysticsWAS5-5+0.4+1.3−0.9
10PhoenixMercuryPHX3-10−5.6−3.2−2.4
10New YorkLibertyNYL4-5+0.8+3.2−2.4
12SeattleStormSEA1-13−11.0−6.8−4.2
13Los AngelesSparksLAS2-12−9.4−4.3−5.1
14DallasWingsDAL4-5−1.1+4.1−5.2
15Las VegasAcesLVA7-6+0.3+5.7−5.4
What the columns mean
#
League rank in this situation, by the gap from the team's own season baseline. Teams with fewer than five games in the situation are listed but left unranked.
Record
Wins and losses in final regular-season games matching this situation.
Avg margin
Points scored minus points allowed, per game, in those games. A minus sign means the team was outscored.
Season
The same figure across all of the team's games — its own baseline, not the league's.
Vs. season
Avg margin minus Season: how much better or worse the team plays in this situation than it usually does.
How it's counted

Average margin is team points minus opponent points, over final regular-season games only; ties are impossible in basketball, so every game lands in a win or a loss column.

Conditions overlap — a back-to-back can also be a long-travel game. Teams with fewer than five games in a situation are listed but left unranked, since a two-game sample says nothing.

These are descriptive splits, not causal estimates: they do not adjust for opponent strength, injuries, or home court.

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