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Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-11, 3-7 Away

vs

16-2, 10-0 Home

Chicago visits Minnesota after Reese's 24-point showing

Chicago Sky (5-11, 1-7 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (16-2, 12-1 Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT

Lynx -15.5; over/under is 159.5

BOTTOM LINE: Chicago Sky faces the Minnesota Lynx after Angel Reese scored 24 points in the Sky's 92-85 win over the Los Angeles Sparks.

The Lynx are 10-0 in home games. Minnesota is third in the Western Conference in rebounding with 33.8 rebounds. Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx with 8.1 boards.

Minnesota averages 85.5 points per game, 2.2 fewer points than the 87.7 Chicago gives up. Chicago averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.1 more makes per game than Minnesota allows.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Collier is averaging 24.5 points, 8.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.5 blocks for the Lynx. Kayla McBride is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

Reese is averaging 12.4 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.8 steals for the Sky. Ariel Atkins is averaging 14.2 points and 3.1 rebounds while shooting 41.1% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 8-2, averaging 86.0 points, 33.1 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.8 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.4 points per game.

Sky: 3-7, averaging 77.1 points, 34.3 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 7.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.1 points.

INJURIES

: Lynx: Karlie Samuelson: out for season (foot).

Sky: Courtney Vandersloot: out for season (acl).

Regular Season Series

Matchup Prediction

Lynx: %
Sky: 14.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/chi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
W1 Streak W4
3-7 Last Ten Games 8-2
78.8 Points Per Game 85.7
42.3 Field Goal % 46.7
32.2 Three Point % 36.2
35.6 Rebounds Per Game 33.9
19.6 Assists Per Game 23.9
4.0 Blocks Per Game 5.1
7.6 Steals Per Game 7.9
17.4 Team Turnovers Per Game 7.5
33.1 Total Turnovers Per Game 20.6
87.7 Points Against 74.2
Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alanna Smith, F Day-To-Day Jul 5
Karlie Samuelson, G Out Jul 4
Chicago Sky Chicago Sky Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kamilla Cardoso, C Out Jun 25
Courtney Vandersloot, G Out Jun 24

Sky Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs PHX L 107-86
@ ATL L 93-80
vs LA W 97-86
@ GS L 83-78
@ LA W 92-85

Lynx Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ ATL W 96-92 OT
vs CONN W 102-63
vs IND L 74-59
vs WSH W 92-75
vs GS W 82-71

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 5 W1 0.7058824 12
Atlanta 1.5 7 L1 0.6111111 11
Indiana 3.5 9 L1 0.5 9
Washington 4.5 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Chicago 6.5 11 W1 0.3125 5
Connecticut 10 15 L9 0.11764706 2

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 2 W4 0.8888889 16
Phoenix 4 6 L2 0.6666667 12
Seattle 5 7 W1 0.6111111 11
Golden State 6.5 8 L1 0.5294118 9
Las Vegas 7.5 9 L1 0.47058824 8
Los Angeles 10.5 13 W1 0.31578946 6
Dallas 10.5 13 W2 0.31578946 6
Full Standings

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Collier scores 22 to lead Lynx over Valkyries 82-71

Collier scores 22 to lead Lynx over Valkyries 82-71

— Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx topped the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night.