More than half of the WNBA playoff seeds are set with the New York Liberty clinching the No. 1 seed. The Liberty topped the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night to earn homecourt throughout the playoffs for the second time in franchise history.
Minnesota Lynx could still earn the top overall seed after Sunday's win over New York. The Lynx trail the Liberty by two games and own the tiebreaker. Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever have clinched the sixth seed in the WNBA playoffs.
Napheesa Collier scored 20 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 83-66 for their fifth straight victory. Collier also grabbed eight rebounds for Minnesota, which has won 12 of 13 overall.
Napheesa Collier scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead five Minnesota players scoring in double figures and the Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 78-71 to win for the 10th times in 11 games.
Dallas’ Arike Ogunbowale had 25 points and eight assists, Satou Sabally added 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists and the Dallas Wings beat Minnesota 94-76 on Friday night to end the Lynx’s seven-game winning streak. Napheesa Collier led Minnesota with 17 points.
Kayla McBride scored 19 points and hit three of Minnesota’s 11 3-pointers to help the Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 89-76 Wednesday night and extend their winning streak to seven.
Maya Moore Irons already had several banners hung up in Target Center — banners from four WNBA championships she led the Minnesota Lynx to in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017. Saturday night, the Lynx added one more to those rafters — 23 — her jersey number.
Napheesa Collier had 17 points and 12 rebounds for her 13th double-double of the season, Courtney Williams added 14 points and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 79-68.
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