Lynx at a glance: The Lynx (24-7) clinched the top seed in the WNBA playoffs -- which means home-court advantage in every postseason series they play -- on Friday despite losing 78-62 at home to New York. ... Now they play the Liberty again, hoping to avoid losing back-to-back for only the second time this season. ... Rookie Maya Moore was 4-for-9 on three-pointers against New York and had 16 points. Another bright spot was backup center Jessica Adair with eight points and six rebounds. ... The Lynx are 7-3 against Eastern Conference teams. ... Expect the Lynx to play their bench a lot.
Gameday: Lynx at New York (3 p.m., 106.1 FM)
September 4, 2011 at 1:13PM
Liberty at a glance: New York (18-13) secured a spot in the playoffs with Friday's victory. But the Liberty can still finish anywhere from first to fourth in the Eastern Conference so it has a lot to play for. ... New York is in third place now, 11/2 games behind conference-leading Indiana. ... Guard Leilani Mitchell scored 24 points -- 19 above her average -- on Friday against the Lynx. She made six of the Liberty's 13 three-pointers. ... Center Quanitra Hollingsworth had eight points and nine rebounds against her former team. ... The Liberty is playing in Newark, N.J., this summer and the next two while Madison Square Garden is being renovated.
about the writer
Janel McCarville played professional basketball in eight countries over a 17-year career and now brings that experience back to her hometown in Wisconsin.
