Aliyah Boston leads the Indiana Fever (13-15) into a road matchup with the Minnesota Lynx (21-8) at Target Center on Saturday, starting at 8:00 PM ET.
The Lynx are outscoring opponents by 7.1 points per game with a +204 scoring differential overall. They put up 82.5 points per game (sixth in the WNBA) and give up 75.4 per outing (second in the league).
The Fever’s -117 scoring differential (being outscored by 4.2 points per game) is a result of putting up 82.7 points per game (fifth in WNBA) while allowing 86.9 per outing (11th in league).
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How to Watch Lynx vs. Fever
- Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: NBA TV, BSNX, and BSIN
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- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Venue: Target Center
Lynx’s Last Game
Minnesota earned an 87-74 victory versus Las Vegas last time out. The squad was led by Napheesa Collier’s 27 points, 18 rebounds, five assists and two steals and Alanna Smith’s 15 points, seven rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks.
- Napheesa Collier: 27 PTS | 18 REB |5 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 3PM
- Alanna Smith: 15 PTS | 7 REB |4 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK | 1 3PM
- Courtney Williams: 13 PTS | 7 REB |4 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Fever’s Last Game
Indiana enters this matchup having won against Seattle in its last game 92-75. It was led by Kelsey Mitchell (27 PTS, 3 STL, 52.6 FG%, 5-8 from 3PT) and Caitlin Clark (23 PTS, 9 AST, 2 BLK, 47.4 FG%, 3-10 from 3PT).
- Kelsey Mitchell: 27 PTS | 2 REB |3 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK | 5 3PM
- Caitlin Clark: 23 PTS | 5 REB |9 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 3 3PM
- Lexie Hull: 22 PTS | 1 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 6 3PM
Lynx Players to Watch
- Collier posts 20.7 points and 10.2 rebounds per contest — both team highs. She is also putting up 3.7 assists, shooting 49.7% from the floor and 34.7% from beyond the arc with 1.0 made 3-pointers per game.
- Smith averages 11.4 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. At the other end, she puts up 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocked shots (third in WNBA).
- Kayla McBride puts up 15.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, shooting 43.5% from the field and 42.1% from beyond the arc (fourth in league) with 2.9 made 3-pointers per contest (second in league).
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Courtney Williams leads her squad in assists per contest (5.4), and also posts 10.6 points and 4.9 rebounds. At the other end, she averages 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.
- Bridget Carleton is averaging 8.8 points, 2.2 assists and 3.7 rebounds per contest.
Fever Players to Watch
- Clark is posting team highs in points (17.8 per game) and assists (8.3). And she is delivering 5.8 rebounds, making 41.2% of her shots from the field and 32.8% from 3-point range, with 2.8 triples per contest (fifth in league).
- Boston is averaging a team-leading 9.0 rebounds per game. And she is producing 14.0 points and 2.9 assists, making 52.7% of her shots from the floor (fourth in league).
- The Fever receive 11.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game from NaLyssa Smith.
- The Fever get 17.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game from Mitchell.
- Katie Lou Samuelson gives the Fever 5.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest. She also averages 0.4 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
