Lynx face slumping Fever in last game before weeklong break
Indiana has won three of its past five games against Minnesota, but the team is in poor form, having lost nine of its past eleven.
August 9, 2023 at 9:46PM
![Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) and Indiana Fever forward NaLyssa Smith (1) chased a ball heading out of bounds in the first quarter. The Minnesota Lynx faced the Indiana Fever in a WNBA basketball game Wednesday night, July 5, 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis. ] JEFF WHEELER • jeff.wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OMV3T4QLACXMXGR6RF4OFWNF7Y.jpg?&w=712)
Lynx update: This is the third game of the season between the Lynx (14-15) and Indiana. The first two were played at Target Center — Indiana won 71-69 on June 9 and the Lynx won 90-83 on July 5. Indiana has won three of the past five games in the series. … Napheesa Collier scored a game-high 29 points to lead the Lynx to an 88-79 victory at Chicago on Tuesday. … Rookie Dorka Juhász (hamstring), who missed her second consecutive game on Tuesday, is probable. … After this game, the Lynx are off until Aug. 18.
Indiana update: The Fever (7-22) have lost three in a row — and nine of their past 11 games. … Kelsey Mitchell leads the Fever in scoring (16.7 points) per game. … NaLyssa Smith, who had been sidelined since July 9 because of a left foot stress fracture, returned Tuesday. She is averaging 15.3 points per game and leads the team in rebounding (9.5). … Rookie Aliyah Boston is averaging 14.8 points and eight rebounds. … Former Gopher Amanda Zahui B. was acquired from Washington in a trade last month.
Don’t be surprised if you spot the WNBA standout jamming at Twin Cities concerts.
