* Taj McWilliams-Franklin about Lynx being scoreless for first seven minutes of third quarter: "Our game is always about running, anytime we don't do that we end up stagnant like in the third quarter for a period of time."
* The Lynx coaches and players, except for Jessica Adair who had arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday, were at a party Monday evening with season ticket-holders.
* Candice Parker, for the third time in five weeks this season, was named the WNBA's player of the week in the West. Los Angeles teammate Nneka Ogwumike won the award once. Phoenix forward DeWanna Bonner, who will be at Target Center on Wednesday, also won it once.
The Lynx, who have the league's best record at 12-1, have been shut out so far. Guard Lindsay Whalen of the Lynx was among the other nominees.
Indiana forward Tamika Catchings was the East player of the week. It was her second such award this week and 16th of her career.