The most victories the Lynx have ever had in a season is 19, once, in 2003. They also have won 18 games once.
The Lynx won only 13 games this season. Actually they have won fewer than that three times. They had 10 victories in 2002, '06 and '07.
The most games they have won is 19 in 2003 and 18 in 2004. Those were the two years they made the WNBA playoffs.
They have averaged 13.8 victories per season. Nobody would be happy if they were not a lot better than that this season.
Lynx's record by the year
Year Record Finish
1999 15-17 tied 4th
2000 15-17 6th
2001 12-20 6th
2002 10-22 8th
2003 19-18 4th
2004 18-18 tied 3rd
2005 14-20 6th
2006 10-24 7th
2007 10-24 tied 6th
2008 16-18 tied 6th
2009 14-20 5th
2010 13-21 tied 4th
2011 3-1 ???
169-240 ... a winning percentage of 41.3 percent
ATLANTA ON HORIZON
The Lynx play Atlanta in their next two games, on Friday at Target Center and at 2 p.m. Sunday in Atlanta.
The two teams split last season. Izaine Castro Marques gave the Lynx the most trouble, scoringa team-high 22 points in one game and 20 in the other.
The Lynx were dreadful from three-point range in those games, going 0-for-12 and 2-for-12 for a cominbed 2-for-24.
But in the second game, which the Lynx won 83-81, they made 25 of 36 free throws. Atlanta was only 18 of 22 from the line.
The Americans eye a gold medal at the Winter Games after Canada won the 4 Nations Face-Off last year.
