Saturday’s Unrivaled action was not lacking for drama, as Lunar Owls saw their 88-60 blowout win over Laces as a stamp of their superiority while a game-winner from birthday girl Natasha Cloud pushed Phantom past Vinyl, 79-72.
Here’s what happened in Miami on Saturday:
SDS, Owls make statement
The biggest takeaways from this one came from Skylar Diggins-Smith’s postgame interview, when she proclaimed of the league-leading Lunar Owls:
Our club has been carrying this league since day one. We’ve been taking it serious. We’ve made everybody raise their level of play. And tonight we showed while we’re still number one.
Diggins-Smith then topped off her declaration with, “It’s still hooty hoooo!,” a loud shot fired at Rose, who mocked Owls’ signature celebration after handing the club their first loss on Friday night.
This is the kind of competitive spice fans of women’s hoops should want to see. Considering Diggins-Smith and Rose’s chief provocateur, Angel Reese, shared a friendly, fawning conversation on Reese’s podcast just a month ago, it is safe to assume that the antagonism is limited to hardwood, with players accepting, understanding and embracing the competitive juices that can flow in the intensified Unrivaled format.
But before all that…
