Lynx-Washington game preview

August 8, 2013 at 4:10AM

7 p.m. vs. Washington • Target CNTR. • FSN, 106.1-FM

Lynx update: A Lynx victory would give them 11 in a row, tying a single-season franchise record set last year. The Lynx (17-3) had three players score 20 or more points but still lost 85-80 in Washington on June 8. Over her past five games, Seimone Augustus is shooting 63.3 percent and averaging 17.6 points. C Janel McCarville is listed as day-to-day after taking a blow to the jaw early in Tuesday's victory at San Antonio.

Mystics update: Washington (9-13) has lost four games in a row and six of its past seven, falling to fifth place in the East. G Ivory Latta leads the Mystics in scoring (13.5 points) and assists (4.4). She had 24 points and F Monique Currie 23 in Washington's victory over the Lynx. F/C Crystal Langhorne is averaging 13.1 points and 6.6 rebounds.

KENT YOUNGBLOOD

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