Swish Swish: Finals Recap 2025

Championship Recap: A Ruthless, Relentless Rhyne-ing

After two wild playoff weeks, we have our Swish Swish Queen: Phoenix’s Order, powered by the iron will of Rhyne Howard, the low-key dominance of Napheesa Collier, and the deepest bench this side of the Mississippi. The final score? 1976 to 1804, a slugfest that was more 90s Bulls vs. Jazz than anything this W season delivered. Both squads went nuclear. But Phoenix? They detonated.

Let’s start with Rhyne—because frankly, how can we not? The Atlanta guard logged seven games, put up 29 threes, 36 assists, 11 steals, and 155 points. That’s 311 fantasy points, the highest single-round total of the playoffs. She played every minute like she was personally offended by your team name. She was her.

Backing her up was Collier, who returned to MVP-level form just in time, stacking 235 points on the back of do-it-all contributions: 36 boards, 13 assists, 6 blocks, 18 FTs. Add in Marina Mabrey (229 pts), Rickea Jackson (206), and the ever-trusty Emma Meesseman (194), and Phoenix’s starting five alone nearly cracked 1,000. And if you thought they were top-heavy? Wrong. They played 71 total games, a fantasy playoff masterclass in volume. Everyone suited up. Everyone contributed.

Meanwhile, TeamBucketsJP wasn’t going down without a fight. They got 314 points from Alyssa Thomas, who apparently doesn’t believe in rest or mercy. Her seven-game rampage was stuffed with 71 rebounds, 73 assists, and 13 steals—numbers that look made up. Tina Charles looked a decade younger (213 pts), and Kelsey Mitchell (120), Maddy Siegrist (162), and Chelsea Gray (121) rounded out a solid core.

But where Phoenix’s squad just kept coming, JP started running out of gas. Only 13 players suited up across two weeks (vs. Phoenix’s 18), and back-end contributors like Maria Caldwell and Michaela Onyenwere offered less spark than hoped. They put up a stellar 1804—a score that would’ve won nearly any other round—but against Phoenix’s onslaught, it was like bringing a mid-sized SUV to a tank battle.

In the end, Phoenix’s Order completes their dominant run as the 2025 Swish Swish Champion, peaking at the perfect time, riding the hottest player of the postseason (Rhyne), and executing a true team-wide effort.

Final Word: TeamBucketsJP has nothing to hang their head about—they were excellent. But Phoenix’s Order? They were transcendent.

And as the confetti falls, one thing is clear: fantasy may be make-believe, but the joy of winning it all? That part is real.