On one side, the No. 1 offense in basketball led by Kevin Durant and Alperen Sengun.
On the other, a balanced two-way attack led by Donovan Mitchell and the reigning #KiaDPOY Evan Mobley.
The 9-3 Rockets vs. the 10-5 Cavs, TONIGHT at 7:00pm/et on ESPN ๐ฅ๐
New hardware for Alanna Smith! ๐
She accepts her 2025 WNBA @[email protected] Co-Defensive Player of the Year award ahead of Game 1 of the Semi-Finals!
Stats that tell a story ๐ฅ
Check out the numbers behind Alanna Smith and Aโja Wilsonโs WNBA @[email protected] Defense Player of the Year award!
Catch them both in action tomorrow as the Aces take on the Fever at 3pm/ET and the Lynx take on the Mercury at 5pm/ET in the 2025 WNBA Playoffs presented by @[email protected]!
A season of LOCKDOWN defense ๐
Alanna Smith claims her first WNBA @[email protected] Defensive Player of the Year after leading the @[email protected] to the No. 1 seed.
๐ 135 steals + blocks (2nd in WNBA)
๐ 1.9 BPG (3rd) | 80 total blocks
๐ League-best 97.5 defensive rating
The standard. The stopper. The show. ๐
Aโja Wilson secures her third WNBA @[email protected] Defensive Player of the Year after another dominant season for the @[email protected]!
๐ Led W in BPG (2.3) & total rebounds (407)
๐ 156 steals + blocks (1st in WNBA)
๐ 64 steals (3rd)
Double the dominance ๐
Alanna Smith of the @[email protected] and Aโja Wilson of the @[email protected] are your 2025 WNBA @[email protected] Co-Defensive Players of the Year!
This marks the first DPOY honor of Smithโs career and the third for Wilson. This is also the first time two players have won the award together.
Double the dominance ๐
Alanna Smith of the @[email protected] and Aโja Wilson of the @[email protected] are your 2025 WNBA @[email protected] Co-Defensive Players of the Year!
This marks the first DPOY honor of Smithโs career and the third for Wilson.
#KiaDPOY Evan Mobley putting in WORK in Game 4 ๐ช
Cavs seeking a spot in the East Semis ๐ค
#NBAPlayoffs presented by Google
Block on one end... finish at the other!
The '24-25 #KiaDPOY is putting in WORK ๐ช
CLE leads MIA at the half on TNT!
The 2024-25 #KiaDPOY is in the house!
Evan Mobley in G2: 20 PTS/6 REB, 70 FG%
MIA/CLE tips off next on TNT ๐ฟ
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