The final weekend of the WNBA regular season concluded on Sunday with a wild afternoon that saw all 12 teams in action in the space of a few hours. There were historic performances, nail-biting finishes and playoff implications galore. Now that the games are in the books, here’s a look at the day’s scores and some key takeaways:
Wilson reaches 1,000 points this season
A’ja Wilson’s remarkable individual campaign continued Sunday when she became the first player in WNBA history to score 1,000 points in a season. Wilson needed 29 points against the Sun to achieve the feat, and that’s exactly how many she got in the Aces’ win.
After a big surge in the third quarter, it seemed Wilson would have no trouble reaching the milestone in this game. But with just a few minutes to play in the blowout, she was still four points short. Then, on back-to-back possessions she made mid-range jumpers to get to 1,000 points and send the Aces crowd into a frenzy.
With the victory, the Aces have now won seven of their last eight to improve to 25-13 on the season and are close to securing the No. 4 seed in the playoffs.
Locked in Lynx keep No. 1 seed hopes alive
The Lynx are the one team that has had the Liberty’s…
