Insider Sports Top 5: The top buzzer-beaters and game-winners from the WNBA's incredible opening week

Ruthy Hebard celebrates her buzzer-beating jumper for the Chicago Sky.AP Photo/Danny Karnik

• The WNBA has had no shortage of excitement since tipping off its 2021 season on May 14.
• Through the first 14 games of the league's 25th anniversary season, players hit a ridiculous number of game-winners and buzzer-beaters - so Insider ranked the best of the best.
• Katie Lou Samuelson drained a mind-boggling half-court heave for the reigning champion Seattle Storm, while Diana "The GOAT" Taurasi added another game-winning three to her resume - albeit under bizarre circumstances.
• And Sabrina Ionescu started off her career in New York with an off-balance last-second three to lift the Liberty to their first win at the Barclays Center.
• Check out Insider's rankings of WNBA Week 1's biggest shots below:

5. Jordin Canada beats the buzzer to put the Seattle Storm up by one heading into the second quarter

 

4. Ruthy Hebard saves a wayward pass, then sinks a turn-around jumper for the Chicago Sky as the first-quarter buzzer sounds

 

3. Katie Lou Samuelson drains a half-court heave to put the Seattle Storm within striking distance heading into the fourth quarter

 

2. Diana Taurasi hits a game-winning three to lift her Phoenix Mercury past the Minnesota Lynx, but a clock error muddles the exhilarating moment

 

1. Sabrina Ionescu gives the New York Liberty their first win at the Barclays Center with a last-second, off-balance three from well beyond the arc

Honorable mention: Natasha Cloud bullies her way into the paint for a buzzer-beating shot off the glass heading into halftime

 

Honorable mention: Sabrina Ionescu sinks a buzzer-beating three from the 25th anniversary logo en route to her first WNBA triple-double

 

Now check out Insider's rankings for the WNBA stars with the most compelling MVP narratives heading into the 2021 season:

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