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Preview: Lynx looking to avenge a two-point loss when Indiana Fever comes to Target Center

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7 p.m. vs. Indiana • BSN Extra

Indiana update: Indiana makes its second visit to Target Center this season. The Fever (5-11) defeated the Lynx, 71-69, on June 9. … The Fever lost to Chicago, 89-87, at home on Sunday. It was their fourth consecutive loss. Two of the losses in the streak were to Las Vegas, which has the best record in the league. … NaLyssa Smith had 27 points and Kelsey Mitchell, who was named a WNBA All-Star selection on Saturday, had 26 points. … Mitchell, who scored 22 in the victory over the Lynx last month, leads the Fever in scoring (17.6 points per game). … Smith is averaging 15.2 points and 10 rebounds (third best in the WNBA). … Rookie Aliyah Boston is averaging 14.6 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. … Indiana isn’t reporting any injuries.

Lynx update: After playing five of their past seven games on the road, the Lynx play their next four games — and seven of their eight games — at home. The Lynx (7-9) are 7-3 in their past 10 games — tied for the second-best record in the WNBA in that time. New York is also 7-3, while Las Vegas is 9-1. The Lynx won at Phoenix 86-76 on Saturday for their third consecutive victory — their longest winning streak since July 3-12 last season. … Rookie F Diamond Miller scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Lynx on Saturday. … Napheesa Collier, who has been named to play in the WNBA All-Star game, had 16 points and a team-high 9 rebounds. Collier is third in the WNBA in scoring (22 points per game). … Tiffany Mitchell (left wrist sprain), Aerial Powers (left ankle sprain) and Jessica Shepard (non-COVID illness) are out.



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