Nightcap Hour 3: Mystics UPSET Lynx + Los Angles Sparks BEAT New York Liberty + Aces TAKE DOWN Valkyries
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What happened in the Mystics vs. Lynx game?
It's that time to put on your jersey and wave your flag, whoever you root for.
Why do I watch the World Cup? That's like asking me, why do I breathe?
How did the Sparks secure their victory over the Liberty?
and it's beautiful. The guys are young and cute and fit. It's not just a game.
What were the highlights from the Aces vs. Valkyries game?
It's your culture.
I like watching it with my dad.
It's a connecting force. From Futuro Studios, I'm Fernanda Echavarri, and this is American Football, a show about soccer culture in the U.S.
What are the standout performances from Olivia Miles this season?
and its underdog roots.
How did the Sparks' comeback against the Liberty unfold?
Listen to American Football on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The Mystics beat the Lynx 84-79, but our girl Olivia Miles finished with 22 points, six assists. Despite the loss, she got high praise for KG.
What impact does Nneka Agumake have on the Sparks' performance?
Olivia Miles is one of the best rookies in all of basketball, NBA or WNBA. Olivia Miles is averaging 18.3 points a game, five rebounds, almost six assists over 16 games, shooting 54% from the field while powering the Lynx to a 13-4 record without Nafisha Collier. She's the fastest WNBA rookie to reach 300 points and 75 rebounds and 75 assists. She's special, man.
What are the current standings and implications for the playoffs?
She got wiggle, Joe. She got wiggle like a guy. And I think that is the greatest compliment you can pay a young lady. Because you watch her and you watch out the fluidity in which she moves.
What questions did listeners have during the Q&A segment?
Like, that's not a woman's basketball player. That is a guy. She grew up playing against guys. She had to to be able to move like this. She can stop on the dime. She gets you leaning one way. She got them subtle hitches in her game. Like, she really can play, bro. Like, when you watch somebody, it's like... You know, even in like a combined setting, you probably wouldn't see a whole lot. But once you put them out there on the court and watch them play five on five, playing live action and how they read and react, that's her. She can read and react to pick and roll great. She great in isolation. And man, she killing it in the WNBA. She fun to watch. She's special. I'm surprised. I mean, the Mystics aren't that good.
I mean, Sonya Citron, she can play, but they're eight and seven. They were 500 coming into the ball game. The Lynx are 13-4, playing very good. They got a nice guy, Natasha Howard, Kayla McBride, obviously Olivia Miles. They might as well just go ahead and hand her the Rookie of the Year. And guess what? She's going to be a WNBA, All-NBA, WNBA player. All WNBA player in a rookie season. I can see that. They keep winning. I know they lost today, but they keep winning. Okay, Ocho. Oh, yeah. No question. You know, they reward you for that any damn way. Yeah. And you can play, too? She can flat out play, man. She just, hey. The way she move, I just like, just, hey. And she be talking cash. She do, bro. You can't effing guard me.
Ha, ha, ha. Yeah, she can go. She can go. She can go. They can't. Hey, you be doing it. You be doing it to her, and I love it. Like I said, she's unbelievable. Nneka Agumake hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Los Angeles Sparks to a 98-97 victory over the New York Liberty on Sunday night in the anniversary of the league's first game that featured the same two teams. The Sparks, who lost the inaugural game to the Liberty in 1997, trailed by 17 points in the third quarter, rallying behind Agumake, who finished with 24 points. On the final play, Erica Wheeler drove and passed it out to Agumake, who calmly sank a three-point shot just before the buzzer from the wing. Agumahe had 12 of her points in the final three minutes and 50 seconds of the ballgame.
Hey, she can play too, boy. She still can play. You know, Nneka been in the game. She's a former MVP. And we talked about it, touched on it a little bit earlier, Joe. I don't think she's ever made the U.S. women's team to go play in the Olympics. Oh, okay. Okay. And so, I'm sure she still feels some type of way about that, and rightfully so. Yeah. But Stewie for the Liberty had 18. Zabali had 14. Jean-Claude Jones had 18. Inescu still coming back, nursing off that surgery. But they got, you know, they got, what, 30, 32 points from their bench? Yeah. But Agumake, 24. Derika Hamby, 12. Erica Wheeler, 15.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Mystics vs. Lynx game?
0:00–0:11
2
How did the Sparks secure their victory over the Liberty?
0:11–0:16
3
What were the highlights from the Aces vs. Valkyries game?
0:16–0:29
4
What are the standout performances from Olivia Miles this season?
0:29–0:31
5
How did the Sparks' comeback against the Liberty unfold?
0:31–0:53
6
What impact does Nneka Agumake have on the Sparks' performance?
0:53–1:19
7
What are the current standings and implications for the playoffs?
1:19–1:31
8
What questions did listeners have during the Q&A segment?
1:31–1:13:15
Speakers
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