NBA

Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx

· WNBA Canada Game
2-1, 1-1 Away
Final
74 - 82

1-1, 1-1 Home

Sky beat Lynx in preseason game in WNBA's first trip to Canada

Lynx's back-to-back baskets extend their lead in the 4th

Kayana Traylor scored 13 points, and Robyn Parks and Morgan Bertsch had 12 apiece for Chicago.

Tiffany Mitchell had 19 points and six assists for Minnesota. Rachel Banham and Kayla McBride scored 13 points apiece.

Bridget Carleton, an Ontario native, had three points and two rebounds in 12 minutes for the Lynx. She received standing ovations when starting lineups were announced and in speaking to the sold-out Scotiabank Arena crowd before the game.

It was the final preseason game for both teams. They will meet again in their regular-season opener on May 19 at Minnesota.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 74
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 74
4th 0.0 Sky offensive team rebound 82 - 74
4th 0.1 Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot 82 - 74
4th 18.0 Bridget Carleton enters the game for Kayla McBride 82 - 74

Statistics

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32-72 FG 25-63
44 Field Goal % 40
8-24 3PT 7-19
33 Three Point % 37
10-16 FT 17-23
63 Free Throw % 74
40 Rebounds 29
12 Offensive Rebounds 5
28 Defensive Rebounds 24
20 Assists 16
7 Steals 10
6 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 11
2 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 1
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
16 Fast Break Points 16
30 Points in Paint 32
17 Fouls 19
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,800 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 W1 0.77272725 34
Las Vegas 4 14 W16 0.6818182 30
Phoenix 7 17 L3 0.6136364 27
Seattle 11 21 W1 0.52272725 23
Golden State 11 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Los Angeles 13 23 L1 0.47727272 21
Dallas 24 34 W1 0.22727273 10
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