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Miles sets WNBA rookie mark with 24 1st-half points on way 31 in Lynx's win over Sparks
Miles scored 31 points on 12-of-15 shooting as Minnesota won its 10th game in 11 tries.
- On Wednesday, Minnesota Lynx rookie point guard Olivia Miles set a WNBA rookie record with 24 first-half points, finishing with a career-high 31 to lead the Lynx to a 99-83 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks.
- Playing without injured All-Star guard Kelsey Plum and forward Cameron Brink, the Sparks struggled to contain the Minnesota offense while suffering a second consecutive loss at Crypto.com Arena.
- Miles shot 12-of-15 from the field, while guard Rae Burrell scored a team-high 19 points for Los Angeles, marking the Lynx's 10th win in their last 11 games.
- The Lynx clinched a spot in the Commissioner's Cup championship and travel to Golden State on Friday, while the Sparks host the New York Liberty on Sunday.
- Sunday's game commemorates the WNBA's 30th season, highlighting a league that Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve noted has become "very, very offensive-centric" in the mindsets of the majority of the teams.
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Miles leads Minnesota against Golden State after 31-point outing
Minnesota visits the Golden State Valkyries after Olivia Miles scored 31 points in the Lynx's 99-83 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks. Friday's game will be the second meeting this season between the two teams. The Lynx won the previous…
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Miles sets WNBA rookie mark with 24 1st-half points on way 31 in Lynx's win over Sparks
Olivia Miles set a WNBA rookie record with 24 first-half points on her way to a career-high 31 and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 99-83 on Wednesday night.
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