Lynx at the break
17-6
Overall record. They are 10-1 at home, 7-5 on the road and two games behind Phoenix in the Western Conference.
4
Current winning streak.
11
Games remaining (six at home and five on the road), beginning with Atlanta on Tuesday at Target Center. They have two games remaining against first-place Phoenix. The regular season ends Aug. 16.
MVP numbers
Maya Moore's statistics and their WNBA ranks:
24.1
Points per game (1st)
8.3
Rebounds per game (8th)
3.4
Assists per game ( 18th, tied)
2.00
Steals per game ( 5th)
35.0
Minutes per game (1st)
.486
Field-goal pct. (15th)
.877
Free-throw pct. (6th)
7
Double-doubles (5th, tied)
35.8
Pts./reb./ast. per game (1st)
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