Lynx Gameday
Lynx preview: Coming off back-to-back wins, the defending WNBA champions are next
Minnesota's next opponent, the Chicago Sky, on Tuesday staged the biggest comeback in WNBA history, 28 points, to defeat Las Vegas.
June 26, 2022 at 11:30AM
5 p.m. at Chicago • BSN
Lynx update: The Lynx (5-13) and defending WNBA champion Sky are meeting for the second time this season. The Sky outlasted the Lynx 82-78 on May 14 at Target Center. ... The Lynx are coming off back-to-back wins over Phoenix. On Tuesday in Phoenix, the Lynx ended a five-game losing streak with an 84-71 victory over the Mercury. On Thursday at Target Center, the Lynx defeated the Mercury 100-88. The Lynx scored 60 points in the first half (the most in any half this season) en route to a season-high 100. ... Sylvia Fowles returned after being sidelined five games with a knee injury and had 14 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes.
Chicago update: The Sky (12-5) returns home after two impressive victories on the West Coast. On Thursday, the Sky built a 29-point halftime lead en route to an 82-59 victory at Los Angeles. Candace Parker had a triple-double — 10 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists — in the victory over the Sparks. Two nights earlier, the Sky used the biggest comeback in WNBA history to rally from a 28-point deficit in a 104-95 victory at Las Vegas. The previous record was a 25-point comeback most recently done in 2013 by the Sky. Courtney Vandersloot scored a season-high 25 points in the victory over the Aces. ... Parker's triple-double on Tuesday was her second of the season and the third — a WNBA record — of her 15-season WNBA career.
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