
Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationChicago 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
Statistics
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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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Alanna Smith, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 5 |
Karlie Samuelson, G | Out | Jul 4 |
Chicago Sky Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Kamilla Cardoso, C | Out | Jun 25 |
Courtney Vandersloot, G | Out | Jun 24 |
Game Information

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 5 | W1 | 0.7058824 | 12 |
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1.5 | 7 | L1 | 0.6111111 | 11 |
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3.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.5 | 9 |
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4.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
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6.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.3125 | 5 |
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10 | 15 | L9 | 0.11764706 | 2 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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- | 2 | W4 | 0.8888889 | 16 |
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4 | 6 | L2 | 0.6666667 | 12 |
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5 | 7 | W1 | 0.6111111 | 11 |
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6.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.5294118 | 9 |
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7.5 | 9 | L1 | 0.47058824 | 8 |
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10.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
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10.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
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— Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx topped the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night.