For 19th time, Maya Moore is WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week

The Lynx forward helped her team to three victories last week by averaging 27.3 points.

July 2, 2018 at 5:44PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Lynx forward Maya Moore is the Western Conference Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and the 19th time in her career.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The eight-year veteran averaged 27.3 points as the Lynx won three games, extending their winning streak to seven. She is third in the league in scoring (20.4 points per game).

Moore, 29, had 32 points in a victory over Seattle, 24 against Atlanta and 26 against Dallas.

Moore is a four-time WNBA champion and won the league's MVP award in 2014. She has been a first-team WNBA All-Star five times, second-team once and is an eight-time Western Conference player of the month. She also won gold medals with the U.S. at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.

Washington's Elena Delle Donne was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

The Lynx play host to Indiana on Tuesday night.

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