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POWER RANKINGS: Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans ranks the WNBA teams:

Ranking (Before Olympic Break) Team (Record): Comment

1. (2) Minnesota (19-4): Hosts San Antonio on Tuesday, could be Western Conference Finals preview.

2. (4) Los Angeles (19-6): Australian G Jenna O'Hea returned after winning bronze in the London Games.

3. (1) San Antonio (17-6): Franchise-best 12-game win streak snapped after 101-77 road loss at Los Angeles.

4. (3) Connecticut (17-6): Played in London, but Asjha Jones is last Olympic holdout in WNBA due to Achilles injury.

5. (5) Indiana (14-8): Spokane's Briann January scores 22 points to help Indy defeat Phoenix on Saturday.

6. (6) Seattle (11-13): Ann Wauters returns, makes statement: "In playoffs...we can beat everybody."

7. (7) Atlanta (12-12): Dream caught in nightmare: Coach Marynell Meadors replaced; G Angel McCoughrty blamed.

8. (9) Chicago (9-14): Zags Courtney Vandersloot has 11 assists in upset at Connecticut to nix 9-game losing skid.

9. (8) New York (9-15): Treated to 6-game homestand after rough 5-game road trip ended in losing back-to-back set.

10. (10) Washington (5-18): Signed X-Storm F Iziane Castro Marques, who was recently kicked off Brazilian Olympic team.

11. (11) Tulsa (4-19): Winless on the road (0-10) but may be able to take advantage of Atlanta's drama Tuesday.

12. (12) Phoenix (4-19): Diana Taurasi healthy again, threw out first pitch for Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.

— Jayda Evans


WNBA power rankings
Seattle Times reporter Jayda Evans ranks the WNBA teams:
Ranking (*)	Team (Record)	Comment
1. (2)	Minnesota (19-4)	Hosts San Antonio on Tuesday, could be Western Conference Finals preview.
2. (4)	Los Angeles (19-6)	Australian Jenna O'Hea returned after winning bronze in the London Games.
3. (1)	San Antonio (17-6)	Franchise-best 12-game win streak snapped after 101-77 road loss at LA.
4. (3)	Connecticut (17-6)	Asjha Jones is last Olympic holdout in WNBA due to Achilles injury.
5. (5)	Indiana (14-8)	Spokane's Briann January scores 22 points in victory over Phoenix.
6. (6)	Seattle (11-13)	Ann Wauters returns, says, "In playoffs ... we can beat everybody."
7. (7)	Atlanta (12-12)	Dream caught in nightmare: Coach replaced, star Angel McCoughtry blamed.
8. (9)	Chicago (9-14)	Courtney Vandersloot has 11 assists at Connecticut to end 9-game skid.
9. (8)	New York (9-15)	Has six-game homestand after ending rough five-game trip.
10. (10)	Washington (5-18)	Signed Iziane Castro Marques, recently kicked off Brazilian Olympic team.
11. (11)	Tulsa (4-19)	Winless on road but might take advantage of Atlanta's drama Tuesday.
12. (12)	Phoenix (4-19)	Diana Taurasi healthy again, threw out first pitch for Diamondbacks Monday.
* ranking before Olympic break