Lynx-Fever game preview: TV-radio information, injuries and statistics
On Sunday, the Lynx will get their first look at Indiana Fever star rookie guard Caitlin Clark in a building she knows well.
The Minnesota Star Tribune
July 13, 2024 at 11:50PM
3 p.m. Sunday at Target Center
TV; radio: ESPN; 100.3 FM
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Opening bell: This is the first game for the Lynx (16-7) against the Fever (10-14) this season. The Lynx had their biggest loss of the season, 91-63, at Seattle on Friday night, dropping the Lynx to 2-3 in their past five games. This will likely be the fourth consecutive game without F Napheesa Collier (plantar fascia pain in her left foot). The Fever are coming off a five-point home loss to Washington on Wednesday. This will be the first time Fever rookie G Caitlin Clark will play at Target Center as a professional, but she knows the building well, having led Iowa to Big Ten women’s basketball tournament titles there each of the past two seasons. Lynx All-Star G Kayla McBride is coming off a 27-point game at Seattle in which she hit six of 12 three-point attempts.
Watch her: Last season’s WNBA rookie of the year, Aliyah Boston, is averaging 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds for Indiana and is shooting 51% this season. The Lynx are one of two teams that Boston averaged a double-double against. In four games vs. the Lynx, Boston averaged 16.5 points and 11.3 rebounds.
Injuries: Collier (left foot) is questionable and Lynx G Olivia Époupa (thigh) is out. Indiana C/F Temi Fagbenle (right thumb) is out against her old team.
Forecast: Indiana has been up and down, but it recently knocked off league-leading New York. The Lynx will have to put Friday’s game behind them and return to the defense that led to their fast start.
Caitlin Clark brought her golf game and a big buzz to the LPGA Tour on Wednesday when the basketball star played in a pro-am that attracted a bigger crowd than the tour often gets for its tournament rounds.
