NBA

Golden State Valkyries at Minnesota Lynx

· First Round - Game 3 If Necessary
23-21, 9-13 Away

vs

34-10, 20-2 Home
Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 4-0

Matchup Prediction

Lynx: %
Valkyries: 14.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

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L1 Streak W1
0-1 Last Ten Games 1-0
77.7 Points Per Game 86.1
40.7 Field Goal % 47.2
32.5 Three Point % 37.8
35.3 Rebounds Per Game 34.2
18.5 Assists Per Game 23.3
2.9 Blocks Per Game 4.8
6.8 Steals Per Game 8.2
14.6 Team Turnovers Per Game 10.3
27.5 Total Turnovers Per Game 22.4
101.0 Points Against 72.0
Minnesota Lynx Minnesota Lynx Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Golden State Valkyries Golden State Valkyries Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tiffany Hayes, G Out Sep 16
Kayla Thornton, F Out Jul 25

Valkyries Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs DAL W 84-80
vs MIN L 78-72
@ SEA L 74-73
@ MIN L 72-53
@ MIN L 101-72

Lynx Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ LV L 97-87
@ GS W 78-72
@ IND L 83-72
vs GS W 72-53
vs GS W 101-72

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Capacity:

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
Full Standings

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