Lynx Game Notes

2020 Minnesota Lynx Schedule Minnesota Lynx (0-2) vs. Seattle Storm (2-0) Date Opponent Time/Score Playoff Game #4, Playoff Home Game #2 7/26 Connecticut ................ W77-69 7/28 at Seattle ..................... L66-90 WNBA Court 1, Bradenton, FL National TV: ABC 7/30 Chicago ...................... W83-81 Sept ember 27, 2 020 at 3:00 P M EDT Loc al T V: None 8/1 at Connecticut ............. W78-69 8/5 at New York ................ W92-66 8/7 Indiana ....................... W87-80 8/9 at Los Angeles ............. L81-97 Probable Starters: 8/11 Washington ................ W68-48 Player Ht. Wt. 2020 Playoffs 8/13 at Las Vegas................ L77-87 Pos. No. 8/15 New York .................... W94-64 F – 6 Bridget Carleton 6-1 180 8.3 pts (52.9%), 4.0 reb, 2.3 ast 8/19 Dallas ......................... W91-84 F – 24 Napheesa Collier 6-1 181 14.7 pts (45.9%), 7.0 reb, 3.3 ast 8/21 at Phoenix .................. W90-80 C – 12 Damiris Dantas 6-3 201 18.7 pts (46.5%), 7.7 reb, 2.3 ast 8/23 Atlanta ......................... L75-78 G – 1 Odyssey Sims 5-8 163 17.0 pts (45.0%), 3.0 reb, 4.3 ast 8/28 at Atlanta .................... W88-79 G – 2 Crystal Dangerfield 5-6 122 10.3 pts (32.4%), 2.0 reb, 4.3 ast 8/30 Phoenix ....................... L79-83 8/31 Los Angeles ................ W96-78 9/2 at Chicago .................. W86-83 9/4 at Dallas ..................... W88-75 Injury Report: 9/6 Seattle ....................... L88-103 Guard Lexie Brown: Sidelined for the past six contests due to concussion protocol and is not with 9/8 at Washington .............. L86-89 the team for today's game. 9/10 Las Vegas ................. L89-104 Center Sylvia Fowles: Has missed the last two games with a strained right calf originally suffer ed 9/12 at Indiana.................... W98-86 9/17 Phoenix ...................... W80-79 Aug. 13 vs. Las Vegas and is listed as questionable for today's contest. 9/22 at Seattle ..................... L86-88 Guard Shenise Johnson: Listed as doubtful for today's game due to a sore left calf. 9/24 at Seattle ..................... L79-89 9/27 Seattle ..................... 2:00 p.m. Recent Transactions: (a ll time s Ce nt ral) Sept. 10: Re-signed forward Damiris Dantas to a two-year contract extension. Aug. 6: Activated guard Odyssey Sims from the Pregnancy/Childbirth list. 2019 Minnesota Lynx Schedule Aug. 6: Waived forward Megan Huff. Date Opponent Time/Score July 30: Awarded forward Erica McCall on waivers from Atlanta. 5/25 Chicago ...................... W89-71 July 30: Waived forward Karima Christmas-Kelly. 5/29 Seattle ........................ W72-61 June 17: Signed free-agent forward Megan Huff to a one-year contract. 6/1 at Dallas ..................... W70-67 6/4 at Seattle ..................... L77-84 June 15: Placed forward Cecilia Zandalasini on the Non-Active – Personal Decision (Full Season) 6/6 Phoenix ...................... W58-56 list. 6/8 Los Angeles ................. L85-89 May 26: Re-signed forward Bridget Carleton to a one-year contract. 6/12 at New York ................. L69-75 6/14 Connecticut ................. L81-85 May 26: Placed guard Odyssey Sims on the Pregnancy/Childbirth list. 6/16 Las Vegas ................... L75-80 May 26: Placed forward Jessica Shepard on the Non-Active – Personal Decision (Full Season) list. 6/22 New York .................... W92-83 May 25: Waived guards Linnae Harper and Erica Ogwumike. 6/25 at Indiana.................... W78-74 6/30 at Dallas ...................... L86-89 Apr. 29: Signed forward Mikiah Herbert Harrigan and guard Erica Ogwumike to three-year contracts. 7/2 Atlanta ........................ W85-68 Apr. 22: Signed guard Crystal Dangerfield to a three-year contract. 7/6 at Connecticut ............. W74-71 Apr. 17: Acquired the rights to guard Erica Ogwumike (3rd round, 26th overall) from New York in 7/10 at Chicago .................. W73-72 exchange for forward Stephanie Talbot. 7/12 at Atlanta ..................... L53-60 7/14 Phoenix ...................... W75-62 Apr. 17: Selected the following players in the 2020 WNBA Draft: Forward Mikiah He rbert Harrigan 7/17 Seattle ......................... L79-90 (1st round, 6th overall) and guard Crystal Dangerfield (2nd round, 16th overall). 7/21 at Las Vegas................ L74-79 7/24 Washington ................. L71-79 8/3 at Indiana..................... L75-86 Records: 8/6 at Atlanta .................... W85-69 8/9 Connecticut ................ W89-57 Re cord Ho me Road Overtime 8/11 at Washington ............ L78-101 OVER ALL 14-8 (.636 ) 7-4 (.636 ) 7-4 (. 636 ) 0-0 (. 000) 8/13 at New York ................ W89-73 EASTERN 10 -2 (.833 ) 5-1 (.833 ) 5-1 (.833 ) 0-0 (.00 0) 8/16 Washington ................. L79-86 WESTERN 4-6 (. 400 ) 2-3 (.400 ) 2-3 (. 400) 0-0 (.000 ) 8/18 at Seattle ..................... L74-82 8/20 at Los Angeles ............. L71-81 STREAKS: Overall: Won 1 Home: Lost 2 Road: Won 1 8/22 Dallas ......................... W86-70 8/25 Las Vegas .................. W98-77 8/27 Chicago ...................... W93-85 Next Game: (all times Central) 9/1 Indiana ....................... W81-73 9/6 at Phoenix .................. W83-69 Date Opponent Time Local National 9/8 at Los Angeles ............. L68-77 **2020 WNBA Playoffs: Semifinals vs. Seattle** 9/11 at Seattle ..................... L74-84 Tuesday, Sept. 29 at Minnesota TBD ----- ESPN2 Min Four Factors Sea Last Game: Thursday, Sept. 24 – Seattle 89, Minnesota 79 .500 Effective FG% .590 Jewell Loyd scored 20 points and Breanna Stewart added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists as Seattle .130 TO Percentage .167 grabbed a 2-0 series lead by defeating the Lynx, 89-79, on Thursday night in Bradenton, Fla. The opening 10 minutes .179 Off. Rebound % .192 saw seven lead changes and ended with the Storm on top 26-23 thanks to a late 3-pointer from Sami Whitcomb. .215 FT Made / FG Att. .279 Crystal Dangerfield capped an 8-0 rally that put Minnesota ahead 33-32 midway through the second, but Seattle Min Scoring Sea countered with the final 14 points of the half – including 12 by Loyd – to rebuild a 46-33 advantage. Loyd's 3-pointer 8 Points off TOs 18 gave the Storm their largest lead at 62-41 with 5:15 to play in the third period before Odyssey Sims and Damiris 20 Points in the Paint 32 Dantas helped whittle the deficit to 68-62 by quarter's end. Seattle held the Lynx scoreless for four minutes while 8 2nd-Chance Points 8 rebuilding its lead to 15 but triples from Dangerfield and Rachel Banham keyed another rally that pulled Minnesota to 9 Fast Break Points 6 within 86-77 at the 2:14 mark. However, the Lynx came up empty on their next three possessions as the Storm held on to win. Dantas tallied 23 points and seven rebounds to lead Minnesota while Sims finished with 18 points. * * * Previous Game: Tuesday, Sept. 22 – Seattle 88, Minnesota 86 Min Four Factors Sea Alysha Clark scored on a putback at the buzzer to lift Seattle past the Lynx, 88-86, in Tuesday night's semifinal series .528 Effective FG% .536 opener in Bradenton, Fla. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Bridget Carleton staked Minnesota to a 16-7 lead, but Jordin .127 TO Percentage .198 Canada keyed a 9-0 finish to the first quarter that put the Storm on top 22-21. The Lynx led throughout the second .152 Off. Rebound % .250 period until consecutive triples from Clark, Natasha Howard and Breanna Stewart helped Seattle reclaim a 50-45 .139 FT Made / FG Att. .186 halftime advantage. Stewart tallied the first five points of the third period to give the Storm their largest lead, and late Min Scoring Sea three-point plays from Stewart and Canada enabled Seattle to carry a 72-63 lead into the fourth. Odyssey Sims capped an 8-0 burst that pulled Minnesota to within one and Napheesa Collier's 3-pointer at the 4:10 mark put the 16 Points off TOs 10 28 Points in the Paint 34 Lynx in front 78-77. Clark's jumper with 1:01 left was answered by a Damiris Dantas trey to knot the score at 84-84, 10 2nd-Chance Points 15 and Collier countered Jewell Loyd to make it 86-86 and set the stage for Clark's game-winner. Loyd's 25 points led the 12 Fast Break Points 12 Storm and Stewart added 21, while Collier topped Minnesota with 25 points and six blocks. * * * Today's Opponent: Seattle Storm 2020 vs. Seattle (0-2) Tuesday, July 28 at Seattle L66-90 Series Capsule: Sunday, Sept. 6 at Minnesota L88-103 Lynx vs. Storm The Storm have won eight of the past 10 regular season meetings, All-Time Results: Current Streaks: following a six-year stretch that saw Minnesota compile a 21-4 record. Overall ...................... 39-36 Overall ............. Lost 5 Seattle also posted an 84-74 opening-round win in the 2019 Playoffs. in Minnesota ........... 27-11 Home ............... Lost 2 in Seattle ................ 12-25 Road ................ Lost 5 First Meeting: Breanna Stewart tallied 18 points and 10 rebounds, and keyed a 12-0 third-quarter Playoffs ( '04,'12,'13,'19,'20 ) .. 4-6 burst as Seattle pulled away from the Lynx, 90-66, on July 28 in Bradenton, Fla. Sue Bird finished with 16 points for the Storm while Damiris Dantas led Minnesota with 18 points and Sylvia Fowles Last Win: 72-61 at Minnesota (5/29/19) added 15 points and 11 rebounds, becoming the WNBA's all-time leader in the latter category. Last Loss: 88-103 at Bradenton (9/6/20) Second Meeting: Natasha Howard collected 19 points and four steals while Jewell Loyd scored 10 Biggest Win: 25 – 92-67 at Minnesota (7/29/11); of her 16 points in the pivotal third quarter to help Seattle down the Lynx, 103-88, on Sept.

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