NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
6-7, 2-4 Away
Final
85 - 87

5-8, 2-5 Home

Lynx overcome 18-point deficit, beat Dream for 3rd time

Fowles made two free throws with 3:13 remaining to give the Lynx an 83-81 lead — their first since 13-12. The Lynx closed on a 17-6 run with seven points from Kayla McBride and six by Dantas. McBride made a free-throw line jumper with 1:10 left to cap the scoring.

Napheesa Collier added 12 points to help Minnesota (6-7) beat Atlanta (5-8) for the third time this season.

Fowles had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the first half, but Minnesota trailed 46-40. Layshia Clarendon had six points and seven assists in the opening half, and finished with eight points and nine assists.

Courtney Williams led Atlanta with 24 points, making 11 of 19 field goals. Chennedy Carter added 16 points and Odyssey Sims 13.

The Dream did not make a field goal in the final three minutes.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 87 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 87 - 85
4th 1.8 Layshia Clarendon offensive rebound 87 - 85
4th 6.4 Layshia Clarendon misses 20-foot pullup jump shot 87 - 85
4th 28.6 Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound 87 - 85

Statistics

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34-65 FG 33-69
52 Field Goal % 48
7-24 3PT 5-13
29 Three Point % 38
12-15 FT 14-17
80 Free Throw % 82
35 Rebounds 27
11 Offensive Rebounds 6
24 Defensive Rebounds 21
24 Assists 17
7 Steals 13
6 Blocks 5
17 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
21 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
4 Fast Break Points 10
46 Points in Paint 40
19 Fouls 15
5 Largest Lead 18

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 907 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 4 W2 0.7894737 15
Las Vegas 1 5 W2 0.7368421 14
Golden State 2.5 7 W3 0.65 13
Dallas 4 8 L2 0.57894737 11
Los Angeles 6.5 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Portland 7.5 12 L3 0.4 8
Phoenix 8.5 13 W2 0.35 7
Seattle 10.5 15 W2 0.25 5

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 7 L3 0.6315789 12
New York 0.5 8 L2 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 15 W2 0.21052632 4
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