Lynx-Indiana preview: Back on the road again after six-game homestand

The Lynx play on back-to-back nights, traveling first to Indianapolis to face the Fever.

July 14, 2022 at 11:04PM
Indiana Fever's NaLyssa Smith makes a pass during a WNBA basketball game against the Dallas Wings, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Indiana Fever forward NaLyssa Smith ranks fifth in the league in rebounding (8.4 per game) as a rookie. (Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

6 p.m. at Indiana • BSN Extra

Lynx update: This will be the first (and only time) this season that Lynx play on consecutive days. This is the first road game since June 26 for the Lynx, who wrapped up a six-game homestand on Thursday with a 92-87 loss to Dallas. The loss was just the third in the past nine games for the Lynx. Thursday's game started a stretch of four games in six days for the Lynx.

Indiana update: The Fever (5-20) will try to complete a sweep of the three-game regular season series. Two of the Indiana's five victories are over the Lynx. The Fever defeated the Lynx 82-76 on May 10 in Indiana and 84-80 on June 12 at Target Center. ... Indiana lost to Connecticut 89-81 on Wednesday at home. It was the Fever's seventh consecutive loss. ... G Kelsey Mitchell, who is fifth in the league in scoring (19 points per game), scored 21 points on Wednesday. ... Rookie F NaLyssa Smith, who is fifth in the league in rebounding (8.4 per game), had 12 points and 13 rebounds. ... G Lexi Hull (wrist) is questionable.

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