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Lynx set to face Dallas for third time this season
The Lynx play host to the Wings on Thursday night at Target Center. Each team has won once vs. the other this summer.
Dallas update: The Wings (10-13) and Lynx are meeting for the third time this season. In the first meeting, the Wings defeated the Lynx, 94-78, on May 21 in Arlington, Texas. The Lynx defeated the Wings, 92-64, on June 28 at Target Center. ... The Wings are coming off an 83-74 loss to the Storm in Seattle on Tuesday. The loss was the fourth in the past five games for the Wings. C Teaira McCowan had 18 points (matching her season high) and 10 rebounds on Tuesday. ... F Allisha Gray (personal) did not play Tuesday. ... G Arike Ogunbowale is third in the league in scoring (19.2 points per game).
Lynx update: The Lynx (9-15) conclude their six-game homestand — tied for the longest in franchise history — with the team against which they opened the homestand (June 28) . The Lynx have defeated the Wings seven consecutive times at Target Center. On Tuesday, the Lynx outlasted Phoenix, 118-107, in two overtimes for their third consecutive victory (and sixth in the past eight games). Tuesday's victory — fueled by Aerial Powers' career-high 35 points— improved the Lynx to 4-1 on the current homestand and 6-7 at home this season.
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