US EditionLynx look to keep rolling at home against strong Dream squad
- At Target Center Sunday night, the Atlanta Dream edged the Minnesota Lynx 90-86, with Brittney Griner scoring 13 of her season-high 22 points in the second quarter.
- By halftime, the Dream shot 60.7% in the first half, opening a 46-32 lead at the break, fueled by Griner’s 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting.
- In almost 37 minutes, Collier logged 32 points, eight rebounds, seven assists, four steals and two blocks, with Jordin Canada adding 18 points and sinking a crucial free throw.
- Sunday’s defeat snapped the Minnesota Lynx's 14-game home winning streak, their first home loss since 2024, with an 8,788 sellout crowd present.
- The Lynx will host the New York Liberty on Wednesday for the first meeting of last season’s finalists.
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Dream end Lynx’s 14-game home winning streak with 90-86 win, Griner scores season-high 22
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored a season-high 22 points and the hot-shooting Atlanta Dream handed the Minnesota Lynx their first loss in 15 home games this season 90-86 on Sunday night.
Dream hand Lynx first home loss of season
MINNEAPOLIS — Brittney Griner scored 13 of her season-high 22 points in the second quarter Sunday night, when the Atlanta Dream took control before holding on for a 90-86 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. The Lynx (22-5) saw the end of a 14-game home winning streak, as well as a four-game overall winning streak. Griner made 5 of 6 shots as Atlanta (15-10) shot 69.2 percent and outscored the Lynx 24-13 in the decisive second quarter. Griner was 8-…
Lynx dig too deep of hole to climb out of against Dream
As aggressive and successful as Minnesota’s defense was in the third quarter to get the Lynx back in Sunday night’s game, the lack thereof before and again early in the fourth quarter proved costly. Atlanta ultimately held off a late Lynx charge and handed Minnesota its first regular-season home loss in 15 outings with a 90-86 win at Target Center. “We didn’t feel that playing hard is an adjustment and that’s what we had to do at halftime, and w…
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Lynx look to keep rolling at home against strong Dream squad
Not only are the Minnesota Lynx winning consistently at home, their margins of victory are increasing.
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