Minnesota Lynx (25-9, 14-5 Western Conference) at The Washington Mystics (11-23, 4-11 Eastern Conference)
Washington; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT
CONCLUSION: The Minnesota Lynx face the Washington Mystics after Napheesa Necklace scored 26 points in the Lynx’s 99-88 win over the Indiana Fever.
The Mystics are 4-12 at home. Washington is sixth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding, averaging 31.9 rebounds. Aaliyah Edwards leads the Mystics with 5.6 rebounds.
The Lynx are 10-5 on the road. Minnesota is third in the Western Conference with 7.6 offensive rebounds per game, led by Collier’s 2.3.
Washington has shot 43.3 percent this season, 2.0 percentage points higher than Minnesota has allowed its opponents (41.3 percent). Minnesota has shot 44.8 percent this season, 0.3 percentage points lower than Washington’s opponents’ average of 45.1 percent.
The two teams are meeting for the fourth time this season. The Lynx won 99-83 in the last meeting on Aug. 17.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ariel Atkins is averaging 15 points and 3.2 assists for the Mystics.
Alanna Smith is averaging 10.6 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.6 blocks for the Lynx.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 5-5, averaging 80.8 points, 32.2 rebounds, 22.1 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game on 44.4% shooting. Opponents are averaging 83.2 points per game.
Lynx: 9-1, averaging 88.2 points, 33.0 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 8.4 steals and 2.8 blocks per game on a 47.1% shooting percentage. Their opponents are averaging 80.3 points.
INJURIES: Mystics: None listed.
Lynx: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Skrive Data and the data of Sports radar.
