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Roman Augustoviz spends Minnesota's winters covering college hockey, specifically the Gophers, and other University of Minnesota sports. During the summer, he writes about the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, with a dose of U sports sprinkled in. Follow him on Twitter @RomanStrib.
Lynx to try to stay unbeaten at home on Wednesday night
Posted by: Roman Augustoviz under Lynx Updated: June 27, 2012 - 6:37 PM
The Lynx will try to keep their 13-game winning streak at Target Center going when they play Phoenix at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
They are 7-0 at home this season, were 5-0 in the playoffs last year and won their last regular-season game at home in 2011. Their last home loss was to New York on Sept. 2.
The Lynx also have beaten Phoenix the last five times the two teams have met. The Lynx won 105-83 over the Mercury at Target Center on May 20 in the season opener for both teams and won again 78-60 in Arizona on June 15. In that second meeting, Lindsay Whalen scored a season-high 29 points. She was 11 of 14 from the field and had success finding seams to the basket.
The Mercury (3-8) are an injury-riddled team.
First they lost forrwad Penny Taylor (torn ACL) who was injured playing overseas. She would not have joined the Mercury until after the break for the Summer Olympics, but it was a omen, nonetheless, for the first half.
Diana Taurasi had played in only two games because of a left hip flexor injury.
And Candice Dupree, the team's second leading scorer, has missed the past two games with a left knee contusion.
DeWanna Bonner, a super sub in normal years, is the team's leading scorer. The 6-4 forward, who has been the league's Sixth Woman of the Year the past three seasons, is averaging 19.5 points and 7.3 rebounds.
Phoenix is 1-5 on the road, 0-4 in its last four games.
The Lynx won 27 games last season, six more than any other team. This year it appears they could have the best record by far again.
WNBA teams with the fewest losses:
Lynx 12-1
Connecticut 9-3
Chicago 7-4
Los Angeles 10-5
Indiana 8-5
San Antonio 5-5
U COACH LIKES LYNX SUCCESS
Pam Borton, the Gophers women's basketball coach, and guard Rachel Banham, her top returning player, were at Lynx practice on Tuesday.
Afterward Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen, who played for Borton for two seasons, came over to Borton and gave her a hug.
"Obviously, they are the best show in town right now," Borton said, "and I am really excited it is a women's team. And they are winning and they have a lot of talent."
Borton's visit to a Lynx practice was not something unusual for her.
"Whenever we've got some free time in the summer, it is great to come over and learn," Borton said, "and watch how intense their practices are. And it is great to bring one of my players over and kind of learn a lot of different things. As coaches we are always learning."
The Lynx, 12-1 going into Thursday's game with Phoenix, are teaching a lot of WNBA teams a few things, too.
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