Behind the microphone postgame, Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve talked about all the things her team needed to work on, as if watching the tape of Friday's 85-63 victory over San Antonio at Target Center was going to be difficult.
In the locker room, the same story. Lindsay Whalen talked about how the defense hadn't been quite quick enough. Seimone Augustus talked about tweaking the offense.
And this team, at 15-3, has the WNBA's best record.
It has won eight consecutive games, the league's best streak this season. It has won 17 in a row at home dating to last season, a franchise-best and the fourth-longest such streak in league history. Friday marked the seventh time in a row the Lynx have beaten the Silver Stars who, at 6-12, are grinding through a difficult season beset with injuries.
"Everybody says, 'What do you have to work on?' " Reeve said, acting as though the question was preposterous. "There is a ton we have to work on. … We played in spurts. We feel we have to play better, for sure. But in the end, statistically, we had a pretty good game.''
Guess so.
Defense? All the Lynx did was hold San Antonio to 34.2 percent shooting, the lowest total by a Lynx opponent this season; it was the 12th time the Lynx have held a team under 40 percent this season. Shameka Christon led the Silver Stars with 15 points, Danielle Robinson had 12.
Offense? Minnesota shot 53.5 percent, got 18 points from Augustus, 16 points, six rebounds and four assists from Maya Moore and 12 points, eight assists and six rebounds from Whalen on a night when they were presented with rings commemorating their 2012 Olympic gold medals before the game.
