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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 12:12:28 PM   
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The league's two best teams have started much as they played all of last season: taking care of business nightly. On Memorial Day Monday, these two teams will face off on ESPN2 at 3:30 p.m. ET.

This has come as a bit of a shock considering both teams are missing significant contributors.

The Chicago Sky have set a team record for wins to start the season, moving to 4-0 on Saturday against an Atlanta Dream squad that fielded a new starting lineup for the third consecutive game. That historic start for the Sky has come while playing without defensive player of the year Sylvia Fowles and 2011 All-Star Epiphanny Prince, who is expected to be back in the lineup today. Fowles is likely out another few weeks and a couple first-time starters have held down the fort admirably: Sasha Goodlett and Jessica Breland have combined for 18.3 points, 16.5 broads and 4.5 blocks per night.

Elena Delle Donne continues to impress, upping her scoring average to 23.5 points per night with virtually the same shooting percentage while being the focus of the nightly scouting report. Add in Allie Quigley's 43% three point shooting and Markisha Gatling knocking down 10-12 shots so far, the Sky have to be happy with their current product.

Out west, the injury bug that hit everyone in the league the last three years EXCEPT the Minnesota Lynx finally struck in Minneapolis. Cheryl Reeve's squad has started the season without starter and team metronome Rebekkah Brunson along with players 6 and 7 in the rotation last year Monica Wright and Devereaux Peters. Does Maya Moore care? I'd have to say not.

Moore leads the WNBA averaging a 2006 Kobe-esque 33.8 points while shooting 55% from the field and 52% from trey. In the midst of this tear, Moore broke the WNBA record for consecutive 30-point games. What probably has Reeve most excited is the play of Damiris Dantas who's holding down the fort to the tune of 8.5 boards while shooting 63% from the field. Toss in Seimone Augustus and Lindsay Whalen's Olympic abilities and you've still got quite a team.

Based on what we've seen so far, this game comes down to the perimeter defense of the Sky. The post rotation has been solid but the perimeter has yet to be tested the way the likes of Whalen, Augustus, Moore and Tan White will.

http://www.swishappeal.com/wnba/2014/5/26/5751202/wnba-lynx-vs-sky-preview-espn2-may-2014
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 12:51:42 PM   
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Missing Sylvia Fowles is pretty freaking huge. So it is fair enough. May the best team win and may that team be the Lynx.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 2:46:42 PM   
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Prince still out for the Sky.

Slow, ragged start.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 2:47:35 PM   
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Moore taking the challenge of guarding Della Donne - and doing an excellent job so far.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 2:50:31 PM   
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After Maya sits down, Della Donne starts getting it going.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 2:58:52 PM   
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Lynx look very tired. And Maya looks banged up.

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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:08:51 PM   
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McCarville has been huge. 6/9 already in the first half.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:10:34 PM   
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I can't watch because it is blacked out on WNBA Access and not showing on Firstrowsports.eu. This sucks.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:12:22 PM   
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I can't watch because it is blacked out on WNBA Access and not showing on Firstrowsports.eu. This sucks.


No ESPN2?
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:12:57 PM   
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Damn. Maya has a shiner from Seimone's headbutt.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:15:58 PM   
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I can't watch because it is blacked out on WNBA Access and not showing on Firstrowsports.eu. This sucks.


No ESPN2?

No Television of any kind. I am strictly a streaming video guy.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:19:11 PM   
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Delle Donne:
0 points with Maya guarding her.
7 points with anyone else.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:19:26 PM   
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Checked on ESPN for the box score and it seems to be way behind. Has it 4-2 Lynx two minutes in.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:25:19 PM   
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quote:

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I can't watch because it is blacked out on WNBA Access and not showing on Firstrowsports.eu. This sucks.


No ESPN2?

No Television of any kind. I am strictly a streaming video guy.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?




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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:27:13 PM   
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Checked on ESPN for the box score and it seems to be way behind. Has it 4-2 Lynx two minutes in.


http://www.wnba.com/games/20140526/MINCHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIlive
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:40:00 PM   
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4 fouls on Vandersloot. Her 8 points and 7 assists have to sit down.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:44:04 PM   
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Dantas is a gem.

Ridiculous that she's our 4th big...

Actually, she's likely to pass Peters. She's really good.

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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 3:59:14 PM   
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Good lord. Maya averaged 40 and 12 this year for China as she led her team to their (and her) 2nd straight WCBA championship. Last year she averaged 41.5 and 10.5 for them.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:00:35 PM   
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6 minute scoring drought for us, but we still have the lead heading to the 4th.

Looks like the streak is going to end for Maya - unless she scores 16 in the 4th.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:01:27 PM   
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Good lord. Maya averaged 40 and 12 this year for China as she led her team to their (and her) 2nd straight WCBA championship. Last year she averaged 41.5 and 10.5 for them.

No kidding?
Crazy numbers.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:07:01 PM   
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Good lord. Maya averaged 40 and 12 this year for China as she led her team to their (and her) 2nd straight WCBA championship. Last year she averaged 41.5 and 10.5 for them.

No kidding?
Crazy numbers.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:08:13 PM   
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2-9 start to the fourth, now down by 2.

We look exhausted.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:08:17 PM   
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Checked on ESPN for the box score and it seems to be way behind. Has it 4-2 Lynx two minutes in.


http://www.wnba.com/games/20140526/MINCHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIlive

Thanks for this. Usually if the box scores are messed up in one place they are messed up in the others also. Ties at 63 when I checked.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:09:24 PM   
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Checked on ESPN for the box score and it seems to be way behind. Has it 4-2 Lynx two minutes in.


http://www.wnba.com/games/20140526/MINCHI/gameinfo.html#nbaGIlive

Thanks for this. Usually if the box scores are messed up in one place they are messed up in the others also. Ties at 63 when I checked.


Its been keeping up with the live action all game.
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RE: Minnesota Lynx - 5/26/2014 4:18:07 PM   
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Whalens got 20 ... that's a good number for her.
Finish it gals.

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