Three Commissioner's Cup games on the Tuesday slate, and all three told a clear story. Minnesota put Dallas away in the first quarter and never looked back, posting 53.5 percent shooting and winning every frame but the third. Golden State recovered from a 29-14 Phoenix third quarter with a composed fourth to hold on at home. And Atlanta picked up their second straight Cup win in Chicago, winning ugly on the strength of 12 offensive rebounds, 80 percent second-chance conversion, and a fourth-quarter surge that buried a Sky team that had led at halftime. Here's how it all went down.

Atlanta Dream 82, Chicago Sky 75

This was the least comfortable Atlanta win of the Cup run, and that is saying something. Chicago led 25-17 after the first quarter and looked entirely capable of ending the Dream's unbeaten streak. Atlanta chipped away in the second (21-25), took the third (18-16), and sealed it with a dominant 25-17 fourth quarter. The biggest lead in the game belonged to Chicago, at six points. Atlanta's biggest was 10. Final: 82-75, the Dream win their second straight Cup game and improve to 3-1.

Angel Reese delivered another double-double, going 5-of-12 from the field for 17 points on 58.1 percent true shooting with 17 rebounds, four assists, and two steals, converting 80 percent of second-chance opportunities (8-of-10 as a team). Her 17 rebounds were the most of any player on either roster and the most in any of Tuesday's three games. Atlanta scored 17 second-chance points and had 12 offensive rebounds, the defining advantage in a game where both teams shot around 44 percent. Naz Hillmon was Atlanta's most efficient scorer, going 6-of-12 from the field (3-of-8 from three) for 16 points on 64.3 percent true shooting with five rebounds and two second-chance conversions. Allisha Gray went 6-of-11 (0-of-1 from three) for 14 points with three steals and two fast-break conversions at 66.7 percent. Rhyne Howard shot 7-of-17 (1-of-10 from three) for 17 points with five assists, five rebounds, and three steals, though 1-of-10 from three was the night's most glaring individual inefficiency despite her overall impact. Atlanta had 18 assists on 31 made field goals and went 93.8 percent from the free throw line (15-of-16).

Chicago's effort was admirable but undermined by second-chance failures. Natasha Cloud had her best game in weeks, going 4-of-7 from the field (1-of-3 from three) for 18 points on 78.9 percent true shooting with four assists and two blocks while drawing five fouls. Kamilla Cardoso went 6-of-7 from the field at 87.4 percent true shooting for 13 points with five assists and four blocks, the best defensive individual line of the game. Skylar Diggins went 5-of-15 for 17 points (4-of-6 from three), but four personal fouls and a tech foul kept disrupting her rhythm. Chicago's second-chance conversion rate of 0.0 percent (0-of-2) against Atlanta's 80.0 was the number that decided the game.

ATL 82 · CHI 75

Dallas Wings 76, Minnesota Lynx 100

Dallas's biggest lead in this game was two points. In the first quarter. Minnesota led the other 38-plus minutes and built a lead as large as 27. The Lynx opened 30-18 after one, pushed it to 58-38 by halftime, and despite Dallas winning the third quarter 22-17, closed it out emphatically with a 25-16 fourth. Final: 100-76, Minnesota remains undefeated in Commissioner's Cup play.

Olivia Miles was brilliant again, going 7-of-10 from the field (2-of-3 from three) for 24 points on 88.8 percent true shooting with eight rebounds and six assists against four turnovers. Her efficiency score of 36 led the game. She scored in every area of the floor, went a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line, and her offensive rating of 142.8 reflects just how lethal Minnesota was when she had the ball. Kayla McBride matched her efficiency with 22 points on 7-of-10 from the field (4-of-6 from three) at a stunning 93.5 percent true shooting mark, going a perfect 4-of-4 from the line. Natasha Howard continued her dominant Cup stretch with 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting (including a made three) at 89.3 percent true shooting with four steals. Minnesota shot 53.5 percent from the field, went 94.4 percent from the free throw line (17-of-18), and scored 46 points in the paint. Their nine steals generated 19 points off turnovers. The Lynx bench produced just 11 points, which means the starters were in a different stratosphere offensively.

Dallas competed harder than the score suggests in stretches. Paige Bueckers went 9-of-16 from the field (3-of-7 from three) for 23 points on 68.1 percent true shooting, but five turnovers in a 24-point loss reflected how thoroughly Minnesota's defense pressured the ball. Arike Ogunbowale had 16 points at 75.2 percent true shooting with six assists and three steals. Jessica Shepard went 6-of-10 for 12 points with nine rebounds and a 4.0 assist-to-turnover ratio, consistent as always in a losing effort. But Azzi Fudd shot 2-of-12 from the field for six points at 25 percent true shooting with a minus-15, and the Wings shot 37.7 percent from the field overall with 28.6 percent from three. In a game that was decided in the first quarter, Dallas never found the shooting efficiency needed to challenge the Lynx.

MIN 100 · DAL 76

Phoenix Mercury 81, Golden State Valkyries 87

This game was much closer than Golden State would have liked. The Valkyries built an 18-point first-half lead on the strength of a 22-18 first quarter and a 27-14 second quarter, then watched Phoenix explode for 29 points in the third to pull within six at 66-61. Golden State held their nerve in the fourth (21-20) and won 87-81, but it required Veronica Burton at her best to do it.

Burton led Golden State with 25 points on 7-of-15 from the field at 63.0 percent true shooting, drawing eight fouls and going 9-of-11 from the free throw line. Her eight assists against two turnovers (4.0 ratio) made her the game's most complete individual performer. She was at her best in the fourth quarter when Phoenix was threatening, maintaining the composure that Golden State needed after a third quarter that could have unraveled them. Gabby Williams backed her up with 25 points on 9-of-19 from the field (3-of-6 from three), going 4-of-6 from the free throw line on 57.8 percent true shooting. Kayla Thornton added 12 points at 65.2 percent true shooting and provided two key threes. Hayes came off the bench for seven points on 2-of-3 shooting (100 percent on two-pointers) with three assists at 81.0 percent true shooting. Golden State's 72.7 percent rim conversion rate (8-of-11) and their 9 total turnovers on a 2.0 assist-to-turnover ratio reflected a team that was mostly disciplined when it mattered.

Phoenix fought hard but could not overcome a 14-point halftime deficit. Alyssa Thomas was the Mercury's best performer, going 9-of-14 from the field for 22 points with eight rebounds, nine assists, and four turnovers, but the combination of a tech foul and four turnovers in a six-point loss were moments Phoenix could not afford. Monique Akoa Makani was spectacular off the bench, going 7-of-11 from the field (3-of-5 from three) for 19 points on 80.0 percent true shooting with eight perfect fast-break points on three transition conversions. Natasha Mack grabbed 10 rebounds but went 40 percent from the free throw line (2-of-5), a problematic showing in a game where Golden State was getting to the line regularly. DeWanna Bonner went 1-of-7 for three points and was a minus-2 on the night. Phoenix scored 20 fast-break points on a perfect 8-of-8 conversion rate, the most lethal transition performance of the Cup week, but 16 total turnovers and 66.7 percent free throw shooting (12-of-18) gave those gains back.

PHO 81 · GSV 87

Day 9 of the Commissioner's Cup maintained the order at the top. Minnesota (4-0) remains the benchmark team in the West, and Tuesday's 24-point win over a Dallas team with three of the best players in the league was the most complete Cup performance of the week. Atlanta (3-1) keeps finding ways to win even when the shooting is not at its peak, which is the hallmark of a genuine title contender. Golden State (2-2) showed real character surviving Phoenix's third-quarter charge, and Burton's poise in the fourth quarter was the difference. Dallas falls to 2-1 in Cup play after a loss that exposed their shooting inconsistency when facing elite defense. Phoenix (2-2) has now lost two straight Cup games and needs a response with games running out in the pool stage. Chicago drops to 1-3, and their path to the Eastern Conference Cup title game is growing narrower by the day.

Star of the Night: Olivia Miles, Minnesota Lynx

24 points | 7-of-10 FG | 2-of-3 from three | 8-of-8 FT | 8 rebounds | 6 assists | 88.8% true shooting | Efficiency score 36

Miles has been the most consistently brilliant performer of the Commissioner's Cup, and Tuesday was another chapter in that story. Perfect from the free throw line, 70 percent from the field, eight rebounds and six assists from the point guard position in a 24-point Cup win. McBride's 93.5 percent true shooting night is the strongest counterargument, but Miles's all-around impact across every category gives her the nod.

Dud of the Night: Azzi Fudd, Dallas Wings

6 points | 2-of-12 FG | 2-of-6 from three | 2 turnovers | minus-15 | 25.0% true shooting

The top two picks in the 2026 draft are on very different trajectories right now. Fudd, the first overall pick, has shown real flashes of what made her the top selection, but Tuesday's 2-of-12 shooting, minus-15 outing against the Lynx is the other side of that coin. Olivia Miles, the second overall pick, has been the most consistent individual performer of the entire Commissioner's Cup, delivering efficient, high-impact games night after night regardless of opponent. Miles is thriving. Fudd is still finding her footing. Both are rookies, and the growing pains are part of the process, but in a Cup game where Dallas needed perimeter production to stay competitive against a team shooting over 50 percent, the contrast between the class's top two picks could not have been more visible.