Gameday preview: Lynx at Indiana

A look at the matchup between the Lynx and Fever:

August 5, 2014 at 1:41AM
Lynx forward Maya Moore is WNBA Western Conference player of the week for the fourth week in a row.
Lynx forward Maya Moore is WNBA Western Conference player of the week for the fourth week in a row. (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

6 p.m. at Indiana • no TV, 106.1-FM

Lynx update: F Maya Moore was named WNBA Western Conference player of the week for the fourth week in a row Monday. Moore had 40 points as the Lynx (22-6) beat Tulsa 84-75 on the road Saturday to extend their winning streak to nine games. The league's leading scorer (24.7 points per game) set a WNBA record for most 30-plus point games in a single season (11). … The Lynx were perfect (12-for-12) from the free-throw line for the first time this season. … G Lindsay Whalen ranks second in the WNBA in assists (5.6). The Lynx are second in the Western Conference, 1½ games behind Phoenix.

Fever update: Indiana (13-15) lost 79-69 at Phoenix on Saturday. G Shavonte Zellous led the Fever with 14 points while F Erlana Larkins had a game-high 13 rebounds. Larkins sports the top field-goal percentage in the WNBA (. 603). She also ranks fourth in the league in rebounds (9.3) and steals (2.04). Indiana is second in the Eastern Conference, 4½ games behind Atlanta.

MEGAN RYAN

about the writer

about the writer

More from Lynx

See More
card image
Lindsey Wasson/The Associated Press

The WNBA's newest proposal to the players' union that was delivered Friday made small increases to its revenue sharing offer and concessions on housing according to two people familiar with the negotiations.

card image
card image