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Gameday preview: Lynx at Connecticut
May 26, 2017 at 6:39AM
Lynx look for sweep
Preview: The Lynx (4-0) and Sun (0-3) complete their home-and-home series, which started Tuesday in Minnesota with the Lynx winning 80-78. The Lynx lost twice — by four points each time — to the Sun in Connecticut last season before winning by 14 at Target Center. The Sun, which was 14-20 last season, scored 31 points off 22 Lynx turnovers Tuesday and outscored the Lynx 20-8 on fast breaks.
Players to watch: Lynx F/G Seimone Augustus has gone 13-for-20 from the field and scored 34 points in the past two games. On Tuesday, Augustus scored 16 points, 11 in the second half. Lynx C Sylvia Fowles is tied for fourth in the league in scoring (21.5 ppg) and is third in rebounding (10.8 rpg). Sun G Jasmine Thomas had a season-high 18 points (going 5-for-7 from three-point range) against the Lynx. Thomas, in her seventh season, averaged a career-high 11.7 points per game last season. Sun F Morgan Tuck, in her second season, had 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds against the Lynx.
Numbers: The Lynx have won 21 consecutive games in the month of May dating to 2012.
JOEL RIPPEL
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Widely known that Minnesota sports fans are among the most suffering in the nation, this holiday season has the chance to become special, given the recent success of the Vikings, Wolves, Lynx and Wild.
