7 p.m. vs. New York • Target Center • BSN Extra
Gameday preview: Lynx vs. New York, looking to extend home winning streak vs. Liberty
Minnesota takes a 1-6 season record into the home game.
May 23, 2022 at 10:33PM
Lynx update: They are 1-6 after a 94-78 loss at Dallas on Saturday. ... The Lynx were 2-1 against New York last season, winning both games at Target Center. The Lynx have won eight consecutive games against the Liberty at home. ... F/G Aerial Powers has scored 37 points in the past two games, after averaging eight points in the first five games this season. .... G Kayla McBride made two three-pointers Saturday to move into the top 25 on the WNBA's career three-pointer list with 390 made. ... F Natalie Achonwa, who has been sidelined with a right hamstring injury, has been cleared to make her season debut. ... F Damiris Dantas (right foot) remains sidelined.
New York update: The Liberty (1-4) has lost four consecutive games since opening the season with an 81-79 victory over Connecticut on May 7. The Liberty is playing for the first time since May 17 — a 92-65 loss at home to Connecticut. ... F Sabrina Ionescu leads the team in scoring (15.4 points per game). F Natasha Howard, who played for the Lynx in 2016 and 2017, is averaging 10.6 points and 6.8 rebounds. ... Former Lynx G Crystal Dangerfield signed a hardship contract with the Liberty on Saturday. After being cut by the Lynx in early May, she appeared in three games for Indiana. ... G DiDi Richards (hamstring) and C Han Xu (illness) are questionable. G/F Jocelyn Willioughby (quadricep) is expected to be sidelined until early July.
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.
