Monday, September 4, 2017

Lynx top Fever 80-69 for 6th 25-win season in 7 years

INDIANAPOLIS -- Maya Moore scored 18 points, Sylvia Fowles had 12 points and 13 rebounds for her 19th double-double, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Indiana Fever 80-69 on Wednesday night.
Minnesota (25-7) won its 25th game for the sixth time in seven years and moved a game in front of Los Angeles for the No. 1 seed in the playoffs.
Seimone Augustus added 14 points for Minnesota, which beat Indiana by a WNBA record 59 points when the two teams met on Aug. 18.
Moore's layup late in the second quarter capped Minnesota's 10-0 run for a 40-32 lead. Moore, Fowles and Augustus combined for 30 of the Lynx's 42 first-half points.
Fowles blocked a shot and her outlet pass led to Natasha Howard's layup, capping an 11-0 run to extend Minnesota's lead to 74-61. It came during the Lynx's 19-5 run to open the fourth quarter.
Erica Wheeler scored 17 points for Indiana, and Candice Dupree had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Indiana (9-24) lost its seventh straight game and set a franchise record for losses in a season.



2016-2017 Eastern Standings

TEAMWLPCTGBSTRK
New York2212.6470W10
Connecticut2113.6181L2
Washington1816.5294L1
Chicago1222.35310L4
Atlanta1222.35310L2
Indiana925.26513L8
 
 
 
Lynx
StartersMINFG3PTFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
R. BrunsonF211-30-10-011212100-12
M. MooreF286-112-34-501131002+1118
S. FowlesC305-90-02-32111310312+712
S. AugustusG296-120-12-202230020+914
R. MontgomeryG180-20-20-001120030-80
BenchMINFG3PTFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
N. HowardF192-40-02-211232002+126
T. FagbenleF20-00-00-001100000-50
C. ZandalasiniF60-10-00-000000010-60
P. PiersonF83-41-10-022410000+97
A. JonesG224-82-31-213420021+1911
J. PerkinsG173-71-23-301100004+810
L. WhalenGDNP-COACH'S DECISION
TEAM
30-616-1314-17724311654911
80
 
49.2%46.2%82.4%









Fever
StartersMINFG3PTFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
C. DupreeF337-160-01-10101020010-1315
N. AchonwaF203-60-00-024610012-16
M. ColemanG283-71-40-002240022-37
E. WheelerG347-192-71-202272011-717
J. GwathmeyG122-40-00-000010012-14
BenchMINFG3PTFTOREBDREBREBASTSTLBLKTOPF+/-PTS
E. McCallF91-20-00-011200000+02
E. LarkinsF181-20-00-021300111-132
J. HamsonC30-00-00-003300001+30
J. SimmsG253-62-31-202212012-89
J. Pohlen-MavungaG183-61-30-100000011-127
T. MitchellGDNP-BONE BRUISE
B. JanuaryGDNP-TORN MENISCUS RIGHT KNEE
S. JohnsonGDNP-TORN ACL
TEAM
30-686-173-6525301641912
69
 
44.1%35.3%50.0%
 

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