Lynx Take On First-Place Storm Sunday

Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 2:31 PM

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Winners of three straight, the Minnesota Lynx (13-5) take on the first-place Seattle Storm (15-3) Sunday evening as they look to move up the WNBA standings. With just a week left in the 2020 season, Minnesota currently sits in third place, just two games back of Seattle and a game behind the second-place Las Vegas Aces.

The Lynx are led by second-year Most Valuable Player candidate Napheesa Collier. Collier shares the team lead with Rookie of the Year candidate Crystal Dangerfield at 15.8 points per game through the first 18 games of the abbreviated 22-game season. Minnesota last played on Friday night, topping the Dallas wings in a come-from-behind 88-75 victory. Damiris Dantas led the Lynx with 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Seattle rides the momentum of Jewell Loyd’s buzzer-beater to down the Los Angeles Sparks, 90-89, on Friday. The Storm are led by Breanna Stewart’s 19.6 points per game this season.

Minnesota lost the first matchup between the two sides this season as a shorthanded Lynx side fell to the Storm, 90-66, back on July 28.

TV Information: 5:00pm CT, Fox Sports North / Facebook

Injury Report:

Sylvia Fowles (Calf) is OUT.

Probable Starters:

Minnesota

F- Bridget Carleton

F- Napheesa Collier

G- Odyssey Sims

G- Crystal Dangerfield

C- Damiris Dantas

Storm

F- Breanna Stewart

F- Alysha Clark

C- Natasha Howard

G- Jewell Loyd

G-Sue Bird