Status Came Too Late! Akinola Started Slow & Wings Suffer Back-to-Back Losses

On September 4, in a regular-season WNBA game, the Wings lost at home to the Mystics with a score of 86-90, suffering their second consecutive defeat.

In this game, Akinola started with a cold hand, making only 1 of her first 7 shots. Her slump led the Wings to fall behind, trailing the Mystics by double digits in the first quarter. Although the Wings chased hard in the second half and Akinola’s shooting improved, they ultimately couldn’t turn the tide and lost the game by 4 points.

For the entire game, Akinola played 37 minutes and 15 seconds as a starter, making 7 of 17 shots, including 2 of 9 from three-point range, and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line, scoring a team-high 21 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists, along with 1 steal and 4 fouls, and a plus-minus of +0. In addition, McCowan had a good performance today, playing 27 minutes as a starter, making 8 of 12 shots, and 4 of 5 free throws, scoring the second-highest 20 points and an incorrect value of 112 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 3 turnovers, and 4 fouls, with a plus-minus of -4.

Despite five players on the Wings scoring in double digits, with four starters performing well compared to the Mystics’ starters, the significant gap between the bench players and Akinola’s slow start unfortunately led to the Wings’ inability to avoid a consecutive loss at home.

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