Lynx dominate another opponent as unbeaten roll continues

What the Lynx are doing is getting more and more notice around the WNBA.

Here is what John Altavilla of the Hartford Courant wrote about the Lynx after a recent win in Uncasville, Conn.:

"In every league, every year, there is an alpha team. The WNBA has one: The Minnesota Lynx.

"The defending champions won their first five prior to coming to the Mohegan Sun Arena Friday [June 1]. They's won their past 11 games daring to last season's postseason. And they have three of the 12 who will play for gold this summer at the London Olympics.

"Yes, this is a big-time team."

The Lynx have built on those winning numbers since. They have won 11 regular-season games in a row, starting with a win at New York on Sept. 4 last season. They are 15-1 in their last 16 regular-season home games. The loss was to the Liberty on Sept. 2.

On Wednesday, one of those Olympians, Seimone Augustus, didn't play. It didn't matter much. The Lynx crushed Seattle 79-55 at Target Center with SA sitting on the bench in her warm-up outfit. She had a strained quadriceps.

* 55 points, rock bottom

* 33.3 percent shooting, yuck. Seattle has shot under 40 percent in its last five games, but this was its roughest outing yet

* four for 22 on three-pointers. That's 18.2 percent. Ouch.

PERFECT GAME

Taj McWilliams-Franklin's eight-for-eight shooting night was the second perfect night in Lynx history for one of their players. (This is based on somewhat taking a significant number of shots, not just one or a couple.)

Two reserves also had big games, with season highs in two key statistical categories.

Rookie Devereaux Peters, Taj's backup, scored 14 points and had four assists.

Backup guard Candice Wiggins made four three-pointers for 12 points and had six rebounds.

The Lynx bench combined for 33 points -- Augustus' number -- on 10 of 18 shooting. The reserves also had 14 rebounds and eight assists.