The Lynx are back. Nineteen days off for the World Cup ended today, and Napheesa Collier’s group can start closing out the No. 1 seed tonight.
The Links
- Yahoo Sports: WNBA playoff picture — Minnesota can clinch the top seed — the magic number is two: any combination of Lynx wins and Valkyries losses locks up home court, and it could happen as early as tonight.
- Star Tribune: Lynx-Liberty can shed light on the WNBA playoff picture — Collier is back from a gold-medal FIBA run and says she’s “not 100%” but stronger every game as the playoffs near.
- Yahoo Sports: Lynx can’t afford another slip in the No. 1 seed race — Minnesota dropped its last two before the break; the two-game cushion over Golden State (29-11) needs a clean finish to hold.
- Canis Hoopus: Feel Good Friday — the community thread as a full-strength Lynx reassemble “like Voltron” for the stretch run.
- NBA.com: Former NBA forward Michael Sweetney passes away at 43 — the Timberwolves were among those mourning the ex-Georgetown star and 2003 lottery pick, who died Wednesday.
- TWolves Blog: Napheesa Collier Made the Winning Plays Nobody Charts — required reading on the MVP frontrunner before the Lynx resume.
- TWolves Blog: Chris Finch Just Drew Anthony Edwards an MVP Map — the blueprint for Ant’s leap with LaMelo now feeding him, with camp 11 days out.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — the daily pod as the bench-depth and 15th-man questions sharpen ahead of a Sept. 29 camp open.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/Timberwolves/status/2100651926719287634
The Slate
- Lynx vs. New York Liberty: Friday, Sep. 18, 6:30 p.m. CT, ION — the regular season resumes; a possible Finals preview.
- Lynx at Connecticut: Sunday, Sep. 20, 12 p.m. CT, WNBA League Pass.
- Lynx at Indiana: Tuesday, Sep. 22, 7 p.m. CT, ESPN.
- Lynx vs. Indiana: Thursday, Sep. 24, 7 p.m. CT, USA — the back-to-back finale against the Fever.
- No Wolves games in the next seven days; NBA training camp opens Sept. 29.
