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The clock is ticking on the Trail Blazers. Time is running thin.

For basketball heads everywhere, the WNBA playoffs are an out-of-body experience.

“It’s one of those trades that worked out for both teams,” Mystics GM Mike Thibault said. “Kah has become a focal part of their team, but she still would have looked good in our uniform.”

“We weren’t prepared well, and that is my responsibility,” interim coach/general manager Emre Vatansever said. “I take ownership of that. I could have prepared them well, and I didn’t.”

“Experiences are your best teachers,” Courtney Williams said, “being so close, getting our feelings hurt by the end of the game. We are just going to keep getting our feelings hurt until we figure it out.”

After three straight games eclipsing 100 points, the Sky lost 88-79 to the Lynx.

For the Sky — a team who, if the season ended today, would just narrowly make the playoffs — a trade should, at the very least, be a consideration.

Big bucks for Abhinav, Mayank & Padikkal: Shivamogga Lions, Kalyani Bengaluru Blasters & Gulbarga Mystics bought Abhinav, Mayank & Padikkal for ₹15L, ₹14L & ₹13L respectively in the Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 auction. Manish Pandey & Prasidh Krishna also fetched big deals. V. Vyshak, Nikin Jose & Vidwath Kaverappa also…

As the league heads into the All-Star break, here’s how some top rookies have been adjusting to the pros.