Alexander Shun

Web Editor Associate | @alexpshun

What a busy week it has been for the Minnesota Lynx. Three games – hard fought games at that – and  they’ll be playing their fourth game in eight nights tomorrow night when they seek out revenge against the Washington Mystics.

After beating the San Antonio Stars 83-76 last Tuesday night, the Lynx clinched their fifth-consecutive playoff berth; they are the first team this season to clinch a playoff berth. They carried that momentum, well, they kind of did at least, into Atlanta to take on the Dream last Friday night. The Lynx came out slow and found themselves in a 16 point hole; such a hole was not too deep to climb out of though. The Lynx mounted a furious comeback led by forward Maya Moore’s season-high 36 points and they beat the Dream 84-82. Finally, the Lynx headed to Washington to take on the Mystics on Sunday afternoon. It wasn’t pretty, and the Lynx seemingly never looked settled, playing from behind most of the game and failing to close out a tough Mystics team, losing 77-69.

On a more positive note though, Moore was named Western Conference Player of the Week yesterday, her fourth such honor of the season (with a few more to come I’m sure).

Lynx fans are getting more and more excited as the season draws to a close and playoff basketball inches closer and closer. So, of course, being the good person that I am, I collected such tweets of happiness, excitement and wonder and present them to you now in this week’s top tweets.

 

https://twitter.com/DiMurphyMN/status/631276983763087360

Congrats to the #Lynx @Lindsay_13 & @MooreMaya on earning their 5th straight @WNBA playoff berth! Now it's time to get Championship #3!

— FOX 9 Sports (@Fox9Sports) August 12, 2015

hey guess what… the @minnesotalynx are off to the playoffs for the 5th straight year… 5TH STRAIGHT!! #RoarWithUs #DosLynx #LosLynx

— Ben W. (@mntwins020733) August 12, 2015

@minnesotalynx in the playoffs for the 5th straight time, now just need to clinch the west and beat @nyliberty for best record #loslynx

— LosLynx (@HotBod2525) August 12, 2015

So happy @minnesotalynx are going to the play offs!!

— that lady (@_steph_says) August 12, 2015

@minnesotalynx of course we made the playoffs again

— Dylan (@DHattrich) August 12, 2015

https://twitter.com/dombrotd/status/631381577742704640

Oh, and @Lindsay_13 gets that last assist to hit 2,000 for her WNBA career, becoming the third WNBA player to reach that milestone.

— Rachel Blount (@BlountStrib) August 12, 2015

Newest member of WNBA 2,000-assist club, Lindsay Whalen, joins @JWFOCKE after a big #LosLynx win! @minnesotalynx pic.twitter.com/7pmJUoeOLw

— Don Stoner (@DonStonerJr) August 12, 2015

Very thankful for this opportunity. New chapter same grind. #loslynx #thankyou

— Shae Kelley (@ShaeKellz) August 13, 2015

Evening #TBT post: @SIKids card of Lindsay Whalen in her early WNBA years. pic.twitter.com/lVNKemyzlw

— Minnesota Women's Basketball (@GopherWBB) August 14, 2015

This is a heckuva game. Let's go Lynx! #RoarWithUs

— Kate Wulf (@stringer1969) August 15, 2015

2 words. Maya Moore RT @Lynx_PR: #Lynx have come back from down 16 points to lead 80-79 with 50.6.

— Dawn Mitchell (@DawnAtFOX9) August 15, 2015

https://twitter.com/KylaRadha/status/632365849014370304

Congratulations #LosLynx what a hard-fought game tonight…you earned this one! @minnesotalynx

— L. Rosie Grier (@RosieSeven) August 15, 2015

Congrats to the #loslynx on the hard fought WIN. @MooreMaya MVP play @SylviaFowles way to bring it. Welcome back @seimoneaugustus Missed U!

— Kricket "Slava Ukraini!" K (@KricketKandt) August 15, 2015

Best player in the WNBA @MooreMaya https://t.co/uxzAOD2pO7

— Church Godson (@ChurchGodsonES) August 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/ApostleIslands/status/633626870517362690