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July 13, 2026

Two WNBA Games Tonight: Reese's Game-Time Decision in Atlanta, the Lynx Alone in First

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Angel Reese is questionable with a right leg injury as the slumping Dream host the Sparks, winners of two straight, on USA Network. Then the Lynx, alone with the WNBA's best record after the Fever blew out the Aces by 34 last night, face a Mercury team still stinging from a 48-point loss. Every tipoff and channel below, plus last night's results and Monday standings.

Los Angeles Sparks (10-11) at Atlanta Dream (13-10): will Reese go?

Tipoff 7:00 PM ET / 4:00 PM PT at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Georgia. National TV: USA Network, also streaming on DIRECTV, YouTube TV, and Hulu + Live TV. Local: Spectrum SportsNet in Los Angeles, WANF (Atlanta News First) in Atlanta.

This is the first of three meetings between these teams this season, and the question is whether Angel Reese plays. Reese is questionable with a right leg injury, a game-time decision after rolling her ankle with just over a minute left in Thursday's win over Seattle. She sat Saturday's 102-92 loss to Portland, the first game she has missed all season, and her 15-game double-double streak, the longest active run in the WNBA, is on hold. Without her, Madina Okot started and scored a career-high 19, but the Dream lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Atlanta is still 13-10 and second in the East, but the hot start has faded. Brionna Jones, who has been out all season with a knee injury, is also listed as questionable and could make her 2026 debut, which would give the frontcourt a lift if Reese cannot go.

The Sparks arrive on a two-game winning streak, both over 100 points. Nneka Ogwumike put up 25 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists in Friday's 102-87 win over Chicago, with all five starters in double figures. Los Angeles is still without Cameron Brink (ankle, has not yet practiced but may return during this four-game road trip) and Kelsey Plum (lower leg). Atlanta is a 7.5-point favorite.

Phoenix Mercury (8-16) at Minnesota Lynx (17-6): the league's best, and a Mercury team trying to forget Saturday

Tipoff 9:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM PT at Target Center in Minneapolis. National TV: Peacock and NBCSN, also on DIRECTV. Local: KPHE in Phoenix, Victory+ in Minnesota.

The Lynx woke up this morning alone in first place. They were idle while the Fever demolished the Aces 109-75 in Las Vegas, dropping Las Vegas (17-7) a half-game back and into a second-place tie with Golden State. Minnesota is 17-6, the best record in the WNBA, and the Lynx have done it without Napheesa Collier, the back-to-back MVP runner-up, who has yet to play this season after offseason surgery on both ankles. Collier has been cleared for portions of practice and is closing in on her debut, but she is out again Monday.

Olivia Miles, the rookie, returned from a two-game calf absence Saturday and hit four three-pointers on her way to 23 points in a 90-85 win over New York. Kayla McBride led the Lynx with 25. The Lynx are 10-2 on the road but just 7-4 at home.

The Mercury are on a three-game slide and still recovering from Saturday's 106-58 loss in Las Vegas, a 48-point margin that matched the third-largest win in WNBA history. It was not even their worst loss of the season. Minnesota beat them 111-77 on June 1, and the Lynx have won both meetings this year by a combined 38 points. Natasha Mack is out with a foot injury (two to four weeks), and Sami Whitcomb is probable as she works back from a knee procedure. Minnesota is a 13.5-point favorite.

Last night: the Fever blew out the Aces, and three more

The marquee: Indiana Fever 109, Las Vegas Aces 75. Kelsey Mitchell scored 27, Sophie Cunningham hit 6 of 7 from three for 20, and Aliyah Boston added 19. Caitlin Clark, in her first head-to-head with A'ja Wilson this season, had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists in 24 minutes. Wilson finished with 20 and 12. The Fever shot 15 of 31 from deep and won by 34. Las Vegas (17-7) tumbled from a tie for first to a half-game behind Minnesota. Indiana is 14-9 and leads the East.

Dallas Wings 96, Chicago Sky 91: Paige Bueckers had 22 points and 11 assists, Jessica Shepard 19 and 10, and Dallas used a 30-18 fourth quarter to erase a deficit and win a fifth straight. Sydney Taylor led the Sky (7-16) with 20. The Sky are still without Skylar Diggins, out a third straight game with a knee injury.

Toronto Tempo 93, New York Liberty 91: Marina Mabrey scored 30 and Nyara Sabally hit the tiebreaking layup with 52 seconds left as the Tempo snapped a four-game skid in Montreal's Bell Centre. Sabrina Ionescu had 28 for the Liberty (13-11), who have lost seven of nine.

Washington Mystics 84, Seattle Storm 79: Shakira Austin scored 27 for Washington, Natisha Hiedeman 31 for Seattle. The Mystics (11-10) climbed above .500. The Storm fell to 6-19.

Monday standings

The Lynx (17-6) lead the WNBA after the Aces' loss. Three teams are bunched within a half-game at the top, and the Fever (14-9) sit alone atop the East.

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