Final: Lynx 101, Fire 93 Defensive tape from this one will keep Reeve up at night, but it's a wire-to-wire win that moves the Lynx to 20-6 and the Lynx get to electric slide in their last home game before the all-star break.

Last McBride bucket credited as an assist to Miles, the first 10-assist game of her career.

End of 3: Lynx 75, Fire 60 A 3 by BC cut the lead to 53-50 at the 6:11 mark, Lynx outscore PDX 22-10 for the rest of the quarter without committing a single turnover and take a 15-point advantage into the 4th.

Tonight, the Lynx honor legend Sylvia Fowles when she returns with Portland and has "Hall of Fame” added to her retired jersey hanging atop Target Center. In honor of the night, I revisit the career and legacy of Sweet Syl at @hittingthehardwood.bsky.social hittingthehardwood.com/an-ode-to-ha...

Three games are scheduled to take place in the #WNBA tonight: - New York Liberty at Indiana Fever, 8pm ET on CBS and Paramount+ - Portland Fire at Minnesota Lynx, 8pm ET on Victory+ - Washington Mystics at Golden State Valkyries, 8:30pm ET on League Pass

Loading some clips from a stacked Lynx media avail today. Here are some quick take aways: - Miles was a full participant, but no news on status for tomorrow. Will be included in the official status report later. - The Heir Series 2 Queen Phee’s look great in person. - Everyone loves Syl! 💕

On Saturday, the Lynx will once again honor the legendary Sylvia Fowles when she returns with Portland and has "Hall of Fame” added to her retired jersey hanging in Target Center. In honor of the night, Mitchell Hansen looks back on the career and legacy of Sweet Syl.

Always a joy writing about Sylvia Fowles, one of the best both on and off the court.

It's ION Friday Night in the #WNBA, with three games taking place at the same time in the four-game slate: - Seattle at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. ET - Atlanta at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. ET - Los Angeles at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. ET - Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m. ET

A pair of games sit on the #WNBA schedule tonight, both airing nationally: - Portland Fire at Washington Mystics, 7 p.m. ET on NBA TV - New York Liberty at Dallas Wings, 9 p.m. ET on Prime Video

The Lynx pull away in the 4Q to defeat the Sparks 96-87 and improve to 19-6. Kayla McBride had 24pts, Courtney Williams had 19pts, Olivia Miles had 18pts/5asts/4rebs/3stls and Natasha Howard had 10pts/10rebs/6asts/3stls for Minnesota, with Ola Kosu adding 9 points off the bench.

Stats from 1st half of today's Lynx/Sparks: Scoring: - 1Q: LAS 18, MIN 12 - 2Q: MIN 25, LAS 21 Shooting: - LAS: 13-31 FG, 2-12 3PT, 11-14 FT - MIN: 14-34 FG, 0-11 3PT, 9-11 FT Points in the Paint: - MIN: 20 - LAS: 12 Turnovers: - LAS: 9 (11 MIN points) - MIN: 8 (9 LAS points)

Halftime at Target Center, with the Sparks owning a 39-37 lead over the Lynx. Burrell has 11p/3r, Ogwumike has 10p/5r and Brink has 7p for LAS (41.9% FG). McBride has 12p, Williams has 9p/2r and Miles has 7p/3a for MIN (41.2% FG).

Rough shooting day so far for both the Lynx and Sparks during Camp Day at Target Center. Minnesota leads LA 28-27 with three minutes left in the first half.

End of 1: Lynx 12, Sparks 18 Lowest scoring 1st Q of the season for the Lynx and it comes against the the team that gives up more points than anyone. Funny game, basketball. Ola provided a nice jolt off the bench, I counted 3 deflections in under a minute plus a strong fast break bucket.

A trio of games take place today in the #WNBA, two day games and one night game on national TV: - Seattle at Chicago, 12 p.m. ET on League Pass - Los Angeles at Minnesota, 1 p.m. ET on League Pass and Victory+ - Golden State at Indiana, 8 p.m. ET on USA Network

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Come for the Kayla McBride, Lynx, and midseason awards discussion, stay for the "we are so old" talk! If that doesn't sell you listening to a podcast, I don't know what will! Appreciate my guy @terryhorstman.bsky.social having me on!

Don’t miss out on us talking about how old we are! Oh and some Lynx and midseason awards too…

Seimone Augustus scored 32pts four times and 31pts twice her rookie season. Maya Moore had 28pts as a rookie. Lynx records: 1. Olivia Miles, 33pts 2. Seimone Augustus (4X) & Monica Wright, 32pts 3. Augustus (2X), Betty Lennox & Miles, 31pts 4. Lennox, Augustus, Miles & Crystal Dangerfield, 29pts

Some notes from Monday's Lynx win over Phoenix: - Kayla McBride had a season-high 37p/6r/4stl/2blk, her 2nd career 35+ point game - Olivia Miles had a career-high 33p/8a/3r, her 1st 30p/5a game - McBride and Miles are the first duo in team history to score 30+ points in the same game (1/2)

To more games are taking place in #WNBA tonight: - Portland Fire at Connecticut Sun, 11 a.m. ET on League Pass - Washington Mystics at Toronto Tempo, 7 p.m. ET on NBA TV

What a game for the duo of Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles tonight: - Kayla McBride: 37 points (11-17 FG, 6-11 3PT, 9-9 FT), 6 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 blocks and 1 assist in 35 minutes - Olivia Miles: 33 points (10-16 FG, 5-8 3PT, 8-9 FT), 8 assists and 3 rebounds in 31 minutes

Behind Kayla McBride's 37 points and Olivia Miles' 33 points, the Lynx defeat the Mercury 104-100 at Target Center. Minnesota, who improves to a league-best 18-6, host the LA Sparks at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday.

ANOTHER three for Kayla McBride, and that one is the biggest of the night. McBride is now up to 37 points with six threes and the Lynx own a 101-98 lead with 43 seconds to go.

Kayla McBride's 34 points is a season high, while Olivia Miles' 32 points is now a career high. We're all tied up at 98-98 with 1:05 to go at Target Center.

Kayla McBride and Olivia Miles have combined for 64 of Minnesota's 96 points so far tonight. McBride has 34 points, while Miles has 30.

I don't have any more words to describe Kayla McBride tonight. What a night for KMac, who is now up to 34 points with five threes.

Officially a 30-ball for Kayla McBride, who has a game-best 31 points in 32 minutes tonight. Lynx lead Mercury 89-97 with 3:27 to go and Olivia Miles coming back into the game with five fouls.

Eliska Hamzova has been great off the bench here down the stretch, accounting for all of Minnesota's bench points with eight points in nine minutes. This production has been key for the Lynx with Miles still sitting on the bench with five fouls.

Olivia Miles picks up her fifth foul and has to take a seat for a bit for Minnesota. Tough blow for Miles, who has been playing great in the second half.

Olivia Miles is taking over down the stretch, now up to a team-high-tying 26 points with five threes. The Lynx have taken the lead thanks to an 11-2 run and are up 80-79 with just under seven minutes to go.

Olivia Miles hits a three and two Lynx are now over the 20-point mark tonight: - Kayla McBride, 26 points - Olivia Miles, 20 points

In a back-and-forth battle through three quarters, Phoenix holds a 75-69 lead over Minnesota entering the 4Q. Copper has 18p, Bonner has 15p/7r and Thomas has 13p/9a/5r for PHX (57.4%). McBride has 26p/4r/4stl, Miles has 17p/5a/3r and Howard has 11p/6a/2r/2stl for MIN (54.3%).

The Lynx have seven threes tonight, four of which are courtesy of Kayla McBride. She is up to a game-leading 24 points in 26 minutes so far tonight. KMac is playing on another level as of late.

Man, the Lynx just haven't seen production from their bench tonight. Four players have come off the bench in 2.5 quarters, totaling 15 minutes as a group, but are scoreless with one shot attempt.

The Lynx outscore the Mercury 29-22 in the second quarter to take a 50-49 lead at the half. McBride has 16p/3a/2stl, Miles has 14p/5a and Howard has 9p/5a/2stl for MIN (59.4% FG). Copper has 14p, Bonner has 10p/5r and Thomas has 8p/5a/2r for PHX (53.1% FG).

Kayla McBride, y'all. The Lynx have erased a nine-point deficit to take the lead midway through the second quarter.

The Lynx just have a way of taking games over and erasing a deficit in a flash. Minnesota narrows the one nine-point Phoenix lead down to four, led by Olivia Miles and Kayla McBride with 10 points a piece.

Kahleah Copper is on fire. She is a perfect 5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from deep to give her a game-best 14 points in nine minutes for Phoenix.

On her own SLAM Night, Olivia Miles is the first player of tonight's game to reach double figures in scoring. The rookie is up to 10 points in eight minutes for Minnesota.

Phoenix holds a 27-21 lead over Minnesota after one quarter at Target Center. Copper has 8p, Thomas has 6p/2a and Bonner has 5p/4r for PHX (64.3% FG). McBride has 8p/2r, Miles has 7p and Howard has 4p/4r/2stl for MIN (47.1% FG).

Kayla McBride will never age. Ever.

Appreciate the kind words from y’all today. Here’s to another year older and another year wiser 😉

Two evening games open up the new week in the #WNBA tonight: - Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream, 7pm ET on USA Network - Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx, 9pm ET on Peacock and NBCSN

A busy four-game slate fills the day in the #WNBA to round out the weekend: - New York at Toronto, 3pm ET on NBA TV - Seattle at Washington, 3pm ET on League Pass - Chicago at Dallas, 7pm ET on ESPN - Indiana at Las Vegas, 9pm ET on NBC and Peacock

Final: Lynx 90, Liberty 85 Lynx win a fun and stressful one to improve to 17-6. 25 by McBride with 22 coming in the 2nd half. 23 by Miles. 12 points by Court to go with 12 boards for the best rebounding guard in the league and the Lynx needed every single one of them.

No updates here for this afternoon’s Lynx and Liberty game in Minneapolis, which should be another fun one. Off playing uncle today at my nephew’s birthday party. Family first, always. Enjoy the game and the weekend, y’all.

New warmup threads for the Lynx today at Target Center