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After a first 20 games of the WNBA season that had their fair share of highs and lows for the Lynx, players and coaches will enjoy a solid week to rest, recover, enjoy All-Star festivities and prepare both mentally and physically for what is going to be a dead sprint to the finish in an extremely competitive WNBA.

The Lynx only have two games remaining in their 2018 season. Time flies. Unlike in previous years, they are facing down the prospect of playing two single-elimination games at the beginning of the playoffs. The biggest thing yet to be determined is whether or not any of those games will be played at home. While the loss to Chicago on Tuesday night hurts, the Lynx could still move up to the No. 6 seed and play the first single-elimination game at home if they get a little help from the rest of the league (they need Phoenix to lose).

Twenty-five games down, nine to go in the Lynx’s 2018 regular season. What a ride it’s been. If you’d told me in May that the Lynx would be in third place in the WNBA, 3.5 games out of first place heading into the All-Star break, I’d be happy and not all that surprised. If you’d told me that they’d be just a game and a half out of eight places, I’d question your sources.