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WNBA : ATS Matchup

MINNESOTA (15 - 8) vs. SEATTLE (18 - 4)
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Sunday, 9/20/2020 3:00 PM
WNBA Playoffs - Semifinals - Best of 5 - Bradenton, FL
Board OpenLatest
613MINNESOTA160.5162.5
614SEATTLE-5.5-8.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
MINNESOTA - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games15-8+1.514-914-984.241.945.7%40.380.542.144.6%39.3
Road Games15-8+1.514-914-984.241.945.7%40.380.542.144.6%39.3
Last 5 Games2-3-3.61-44-188.243.849.9%36.492.248.649.1%36.0
Division Games15-8+1.514-914-984.241.945.7%40.380.542.144.6%39.3
MINNESOTA Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)84.241.931-6745.7%8-2138.6%15-1881.8%401020178143
vs opponents surrendering83.241.430-6844.5%7-2134.8%15-1980.9%42819188143
Team Stats (Road Games)84.241.931-6745.7%8-2138.6%15-1881.8%401020178143
Stats Against (All Games)80.542.129-6644.6%8-2333.3%14-1780.1%39820188144
vs opponents averaging8341.430-6844.5%7-2134.4%15-1980.8%41819188144
Stats Against (Road Games)80.542.129-6644.6%8-2333.3%14-1780.1%39820188144

SEATTLE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games18-4+8.213-812-1087.544.447.0%41.276.036.440.1%42.1
Road Games18-3+9.213-811-1087.744.447.3%41.075.535.939.9%41.8
Last 5 Games4-1+32-24-193.447.847.9%39.483.642.643.3%40.6
Division Games18-4+8.213-812-1087.544.447.0%41.276.036.440.1%42.1
SEATTLE Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)87.544.432-6847.0%8-2139.5%15-1981.7%418221610134
vs opponents surrendering83.64231-6845.0%7-2135.1%15-1980.7%41819188144
Team Stats (Road Games)87.744.432-6847.3%8-2139.4%15-1982.0%418221610134
Stats Against (All Games)76.036.427-6940.1%7-2330.8%14-1782.7%42918167153
vs opponents averaging82.541.230-6844.4%7-2134.2%15-1880.8%41819187143
Stats Against (Road Games)75.535.927-6939.9%7-2430.3%14-1683.9%42918168153
Average power rating of opponents played: MINNESOTA 69.8,  SEATTLE 70.7
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MINNESOTA - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
8/11/2020*WASHINGTON68-48W1.5W161U26-6738.8%511418-6129.5%3816
8/13/2020*LAS VEGAS77-87L5L159O29-6643.9%421934-7048.6%4011
8/15/2020*NEW YORK94-64W-7.5W154.5O36-7150.7%441620-6630.3%4319
8/19/2020*DALLAS91-84W-6W156.5O31-6150.8%371526-6440.6%4010
8/21/2020*PHOENIX90-80W2.5W162.5O26-5844.8%421425-6041.7%3715
8/23/2020*ATLANTA75-78L-10.5L163.5U29-7041.4%371332-6747.8%4414
8/28/2020*ATLANTA88-79W-8.5W161.5O29-7240.3%461331-6944.9%4216
8/30/2020*PHOENIX79-83L-3L165.5U30-7440.5%371129-6544.6%4717
8/31/2020*LOS ANGELES96-78W6W159.5O37-6953.6%39730-6744.8%3710
9/2/2020*CHICAGO86-83W3.5W167O33-7444.6%351633-6749.3%4523
9/4/2020*DALLAS88-75W-4W165U31-7044.3%511227-6442.2%3010
9/6/2020*SEATTLE88-103L7.5L161O29-6246.8%422435-6752.2%2812
9/8/2020*WASHINGTON86-89L-8L158.5O36-6654.5%321233-6154.1%2910
9/10/2020*LAS VEGAS89-104L5L165O33-7245.8%351237-7549.3%466
9/12/2020*INDIANA98-86W-7W169O38-6955.1%35931-6845.6%3812
9/17/2020*PHOENIX80-79W-4.5L167U32-6847.1%381230-6744.8%3915
9/20/2020*SEATTLE              
9/22/2020*SEATTLE              
9/24/2020*SEATTLE              

SEATTLE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
8/12/2020*ATLANTA100-63W-13W161.5O35-6256.5%401227-7436.5%3514
8/14/2020*DALLAS83-65W-13W157U31-6845.6%481424-7432.4%4612
8/16/2020*CONNECTICUT95-72W-10W158O37-6556.9%361128-7736.4%4911
8/18/2020*NEW YORK105-64W-19W158.5O41-7753.2%441622-6832.4%4522
8/20/2020*INDIANA84-90L-17.5L163O28-6443.7%321234-7744.2%5317
8/22/2020*LAS VEGAS74-82L-5L165.5U28-7537.3%421330-6844.1%5116
8/25/2020*INDIANA87-74W-14.5L164.5U31-6250.0%361225-6439.1%4318
8/29/2020*CHICAGO88-74W-5W166.5U30-6347.6%441529-6842.6%3414
9/2/2020*WASHINGTON71-64W-15L160U24-6238.7%521326-6937.7%337
9/4/2020*LOS ANGELES90-89W-6.5L160O32-6648.5%371433-6253.2%3213
9/6/2020*MINNESOTA103-88W-7.5W161O35-6752.2%281229-6246.8%4224
9/9/2020*DALLAS107-95W-12.5L164O39-7750.6%401033-6848.5%3912
9/11/2020*PHOENIX83-60W-4.5W165.5U31-6647.0%461615-6224.2%4014
9/13/2020LAS VEGAS84-86L2T165.5O30-7341.1%461130-6943.5%509
9/20/2020*MINNESOTA              
9/22/2020*MINNESOTA              
9/24/2020*MINNESOTA              
PREVIEW
Lynx-Storm Preview
 

At full strength, Seattle has been nearly unbeatable in the "wubble." With starters Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird close to 100 percent health and expected to play, the Storm hope that continues to be the case Sunday when they open their WNBA playoff semifinal series versus the Minnesota Lynx.

The second-seeded Storm (18-4) received a double bye to the semifinals, missing out on the top seed after being swept in the season series versus Las Vegas. Stewart, who finished runner-up to Aces forward A'ja Wilson in MVP voting, and Bird ' the team's veteran standout point guard ' both sat out the season-ending 86-84 loss to the Aces last Sunday.

But Stewart, who averaged 19.7 points and 8.3 rebounds after missing the 2019 season with a torn Achilles, and Bird ' who averaged 9.8 points and 5.2 assists while shooting 46.9 percent from 3-point range in 11 games often dealing with a bone bruise in her knee ' are expected back in coach Gary Kloppenberg's starting five.

"Our intentions are both being able to play," said Stewart, who sat out last weekend with tendinitis in her left foot, to the Seattle Times. "My plan is to be ready to go on Sunday. And I think Sue is the same."

The Storm were 10-1 in games both Stewart and Bird played, and both played key roles leading them to a season sweep of the Lynx. Seattle broke open both games in the third quarter and punished Minnesota on both ends of the floor, scoring 56 points off 48 turnovers and racking up 75 points in the paint.

As Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve noted, it was the same blueprint for success Minnesota used in winning four WNBA titles from 2011-17.

"Did you watch us in the Lindsay Whalen era?" Reeve told the StarTribune. "Well, we're on the other side of that now. They're that great team. When you're talented and you have the best combination of offense and defense, you wait for that moment to get separation, then you win the game. We used to do that all the time. They always keep playing, knowing at some point that they will allow them to take over."

That championship mettle means the Lynx will not go quietly. The No. 4 seed held off fifth-seeded Phoenix 80-79 in the second round Friday to advance as Damaris Dantis scored a career-high 22 points and newly minted WNBA Rookie of the Year Crystal Dangerfield added 15 of her 17 in the second half, including seven in a decisive run that gave Minnesota the lead for good.

"For whatever reason, this team, they just keep playing," Reeve said. "Crystal gets better as the game goes on. We're thinking of sitting her in the first half, saving her for the second."

The win also extended veteran forward Sylvia Fowles' season one more game. After missing the final 13 games with a calf injury, the WNBA's all-time leading rebounder -- a milestone she claimed in Minnesota's 90-66 loss to Seattle on July 28 -- contributed six points and four rebounds in 18 minutes.

While most teams are hoping to have a full complement of players in the postseason, Reeve will again be short two assistants in the "wubble" as both Plenette Pierson and Rebekkah Brunson left the bubble prior to the win over Phoenix. Pierson had a death in her family, while Brunson's departure had been planned as she is also a parent and business owner.

"Both of them will be supporting us from afar," Reeve said of Pierson and Brunson, leaving just her and top assistant Katie Smith for in-game coaching. "Katie and I are here in person, with Plenette and Rebekkah supporting. They're still involved, just remotely."

Game 2 will be Tuesday night.


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 7:38:57 PM EST.


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