Indiana Fever vs Minnesota Lynx
Friday, August 22
Gainbridge Fieldhouse | 7:30 p.m. ET
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Broadcast Information
TV: ION
Radio: 93.5/107.5 The Fan

Probable Starters

Indiana Fever (19-16)

Guard – Odyssey Sims
Guard – Kelsey Mitchell
Forward – Lexie Hull
Forward – Natasha Howard
Center – Aliyah Boston

Minnesota Lynx (28-7)

Guard – Courtney Williams
Guard – Kayla McBride
Forward – Bridget Carlton
Forward – Jessica Shepard
Center – Alanna Smith

GAME PREVIEW:

After four days off, the Fever are back in action on Friday night, when they host the Minnesota Lynx for the first half of a home-and-home set with the WNBA’s first place team. The two teams will meet again in Minnesota on Sunday.

These are the first two regular season meetings between the Fever and the Lynx, although the two teams did face off already in the Commissioner’s Cup championship game on July 1, where the Fever prevailed in Minnesota, 74-59.

The Fever have a different look since that matchup, as point guards Aari McDonald and Sydney Colson and wing Sophie Cunningham have all sustained season-ending injuries over the past two weeks. All three of those players played over 20 minutes in the Commissioner’s Cup title game.

Indiana still has a strong core in All-Stars Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston and veteran forward Natasha Howard, who was the Commissioner’s Cup MVP after tallying 16 points, 12 rebounds, and four assists in the championship game. But they have a different supporting cast, including veteran guards Odyssey Sims and Shey Peddy, who joined the team via hardship contracts.

The Lynx saw a six-game win streak snapped on Tuesday night in New York, but still have been playing really impressive basketball, particularly in the absence of MVP candidate Napheesa Collier. Collier (23.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.8 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game) has missed the past six games with an ankle injury, including Thursday night’s loss in Atlanta, although she was questionable for that contest.

The Fever will have a significant rest advantage, with four days off while the Lynx are on a back-to-back.