Lynx fans could find out as soon as Tuesday night who their team will meet in the Western Conference semifinals.
If San Antonio beats Los Angeles in a 9:30 p.m. game (NBA-TV, wnba.com's liveaccess), the Silver Stars will lock up the fourth seed. The best-of-three series between the Lynx and San Antonio would start either Sept. 15 or 16 at Target Center, then ,move to Texas for the second game and return to Minneapolis for a third game, if necessary.
The Lynx are 4-0 against San Antonio this season.
But not so fast. If LA wins, the Sparks would pull within one game of San Antonio, even their season series at 2-2 and have the edge in the next tie-breaker, best conference record. LA would be 10-11 against West opponents, SA 9-12.
Here is a look at the records and schedule of those two teams:
W L
San Antonio 15 16 at LA (Tues.), Wash (Sat.), at Tulsa (Sun.)
Los Angeles 12 18 SA (Tues.), Tulsa (Fri.), Chi (Sat.)