WNBA pre -season result: Lynx 92, Sky 87: End of the pre -season with a W

Game history

The Minnesota Lynx The second and last pre -season game may not be at the top of the menu for many basketball fans, since the Timberwolves overturned a playoff game within 30 minutes of the beginning of the Lynx. Regardless of this, there were still some important questions to answer and have to take them with them, since the lynx does not yet have to make its final squad cuts.

Minnesota lost his previous game to the same Chicago Sky Team four days ago, so take revenge. As far as the constellations are concerned, the Lynx were still without the services of Kayla McBride, who was able to rest for Fenerbahçe SK after their time abroad in order to expand this tonight without Alanna Smith, even though it was assuming that they were for resting assistants as for retirement as unrest.

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This allowed the return of Jessica Shepard for the starting line -up. The 28-year-old veterinarian exposed himself due to international commitments in the previous WNBA pre-season, so that her nod to start the game, good for her chances of making the final squad. She immediately took exactly where she ceased and showed her general basketball -iq. In her first quarter, Shepard scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Their spatial awareness and relentless engine were most remarkable and certainly overlooked. After all, she only appeared a single rebound and helps off from a triple double.

In the meantime, the new look was deeply early. They opened the game 5 out of 6 from a distance, led by the former fan fan fan of Minnesota, Rachel Banham, who has redeemed three of these Treys. You still missed an early six-point lead by adapting and attacking the transition from Chicagos Miscues.

Diamond Miller Also returned to court for the first time in this pre -season. In her first stint, she looked a bit too enlarged, cooked a one-to-zero fastbreak layup and then started a passport in the Lynx's own back place for sales. However, she found her rhythm in the second quarter, rattled in a corner and then moved her strength by removing a defender on the free -out line for another jumper.

The international import from France, Marième BadianeLooked impressive. She is not known as a three-point shooter and put a few of them in a row in cans without hesitation, the lynx to double-digit lynx to balloon. A little bit of Yakety Sax Basketball hit the first half, playing both teams a little too loose. They went into the changing room and looked at a 48-42 Minnesota advantage.

The end of the first half was only predicting, which should follow in the last 20 minutes of the game. Chicago was able to rediscover her shootout, although a large part of it was more of a charges against the porous defensive rotations for lynx. At some point, Karlie Samuelson received a bit of “hard coaching” from Reeve due to a blown x-out.

The efforts of the third quarter of Minnesota were mentioned Napheesa Collierwho fought in the first pre -season game. During this period, she scored 13 of her 26 points with 26 points and finally stored a triple after she was 0 for 6 on Tuesday. She ended the night 2 out of 3 from a distance and a common 8 of 13 from the field.

The sky brought the last two quarters of the game with an 11: 1 run. Reeve forced Reave to give all thoughts on taking a longer look at the edge rotation player. Badiane, Grace Berger and Ola Kosu were all thrown when Chicago brought the lead from Minnesota to only three. Their momentum even allowed them to bring the rubber band back to the front to take a three -point in the lead in the second year Kamila Cardoso And their punishing efforts in color.

It took almost five minutes for Minnesota to finally fell a field gate. Fittingly, it was collier who broke the seal with one year and a middy. It was a fun back and forth between the two squads and exchanged three direct references to three Perimeter strikes. The lynx dice to the early neighborhood was deleted when they later scored a goal in the fourth to eight possessions in a row.

The sky couldn't keep up.

Shepard spent the better half of the quarter with being of much larger Cardoso in the post, but finally got a coupling stop. At the other end she was rewarded with a driving layup.

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In the meantime, Bridget Carleton He also came up and forced two pure sales on Chicago. One by picking up the two-time all-WNBA wachmann Ariel Atkins Full Court until she lost it sloppy. One during a must-score situation in the sky from a break when Carleton turned early in the color to steal a pass to Cardoso, which was deep in the color position. She also received a key late as a reward.

The end result was 92-87, since Minnesota gave her home fans a bit late game drama and celebrated at the end of the pre-season. They were able to cheer on the traditional leap between Collier and Courtney Williams. They had to see how they did the electrical film.

W.

Quick hits

• The lynx really imposed her will in color, even though it gave up a lot of size. After shooting only 2 free throws in the first half, they ended at 17 in the 2nd.
• Courtney Williams had a vintage game with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. The middle division was in the temporary season.
• Diamond Miller had a mixed bag in her return. She still looks like she is playing too quickly and has to fix it as soon as possible. Reeve was loud that Miller is more presented in her third season.
• Grace Berger fought in one night that she probably couldn't afford. Her defense was not solid like the first game and she made some bad decisions on the offensive.
• With regard to the last squad -cut forecasts based on today's game, it becomes clear that Karlie Samuelson, Jessica Shepard and Marième Badiane Locs can be. This presses other players such as Dorka Juhász and Alissi Pili, although the later look improved significantly. Miller probably still has a place. This means that only two places between the players mentioned above remain in court and Berger, Kosu and Richardson.

• Elizabeth Williams beat a buzzer in three times in the first half and hardly beat the clock with a thousandth of seconds. She is 0 for 2 from the perimeter in her 10 -year WNBA career.
• Courtney Vandersloot exposed itself to a Sky uniform this week after a fertile return. This can be the farewell tour for the 36 -year -old who has already played 14 seasons.

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This is based on the Luchs pre-season lye pre-season slate. You will have five days off to determine your last roster and prepare for the opening day. You will visit number one, the Paige Bueckers and the Minnesota areas and the Dallas Wings To Friday, May 16 at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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