7 p.m. Wednesday at Connecticut • ESPN2
Lynx update: No. 6 seed Lynx and No. 3 seed Connecticut meet for the first time in the WNBA playoffs. The first two games of the best-of-three series will take place in Connecticut. The second match will take place on Sunday. If a third game is necessary, it will be at Target Center on September 20. … The Lynx, 19-21 in the regular season, have won just one of the last nine meetings between the teams. … G Lindsay Allen (thumb) and F Jessica Shepard (ankle) are out.
Connecticut Update: The Sun (27-13), who finished in second place in the Eastern Conference, reached the WNBA semifinals or finals in each of the last four seasons. They lost in the finals to Las Vegas last season and have never won a WNBA title. … F Alyssa Thomas, in her 10th season in the league, recorded career highs in points (15.5 per game), rebounds (9.9) and assists (7.9). She led the league in rebounding and was second in assists. Thomas is the first player in league history to record at least 600 points, 400 rebounds and 300 assists in a single season and led the league with 24 double-doubles and six triple-doubles.
