Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson has been picked as an All-Star Game injury replacement for LA Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, who's been sidelined by an illness.
Seimone Augustus scored 20 points and Lindsay Whalen had 14 points and five assists to push the Minnesota Lynx to the brink of their second title in three seasons with an 88-63 victory over the Atlanta Dream in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Tuesday night.
Teams have learned that containing Maya Moore is a key to having a chance against the Minnesota Lynx, who have been the WNBA’s best regular season team over the last three years.
The Seattle Storm kept Moore frustrated for 20 minutes on Friday night. However, it wasn’t nearly enough.
Even as they've won six games in a row, Rebekkah Brunson and the Minnesota Lynx are making sure they don't get too far ahead of themselves.
Brunson scored 19 points to help the Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 75-60 on Saturday night, clinching at least a tie for the Western Conference title.
With nine games remaining in their season, the Tulsa Shock hope that Friday night's win can propel them to a strong finish -- and maybe even a playoff berth.
Liz Cambage had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead Tulsa to an 83-77 upset win over the Minnesota Lynx.
Candace Parker put on a show in her WNBA All-Star debut.
Parker scored a record 23 points to lead the West to a 102-98 victory over the East on Saturday.
The Minnesota Lynx will have three starters in the WNBA All-Star game for the first time in franchise history.
The Lynx said Friday that Minnesota forward Rebekkah Brunson will replace Brittney Griner in the Western Conference starting lineup for Saturday’s All-Star game.
Rebekkah Brunson scored 19 points and Lindsay Whalen added 17 to help the Minnesota Lynx overcome a poor performance by Maya Moore and beat the Tulsa Shock 83-74 on Friday night.