The Lynx locked up the No. 1 overall seed for the second straight year — and did it on a night they got run out of the gym. Golden State’s overtime loss in Portland made Minnesota’s ugly night in Indianapolis moot.
The Links
- TWolves Blog: Fever 96, Lynx 77 — Reeve Benches the Starters — down 29, Cheryl Reeve pulled her starters for the second half and let the bench close it out.
- ESPN: Stumbling Lynx pull starters vs. Fever but clinch 1-seed with Valkyries’ loss — Napheesa Collier called the performance “embarrassing”; it was Minnesota’s fourth loss in five games.
- ClutchPoints: Lynx clinch No. 1 seed despite loss, thanks to major spoiler — Portland’s OT win over the Valkyries plus the 3-1 head-to-head tiebreaker seals home court throughout.
- Post Bulletin: Fever roll past Lynx to set up intriguing regular-season finale — Caitlin Clark’s 27-9-7 line sets up a Thursday rematch with the seed already settled.
- Dunking With Wolves: Pre-training-camp work shows why the Wolves could take the next leap — most of the roster gathered in town after Labor Day, with Edwards and Ball driving the chemistry push.
- Yahoo Sports: Five Wolves lineups we want to see — from “Lobo City 2.0” (LaMelo lobs) to the Ant Highway, a look at the rotation math before camp.
Listen & Watch
- Locked On Wolves: Ben Beecken — the daily pod with Timberwolves media day (Sept. 28) now days away and the new-look rotation in focus.
Tweet of the Day
https://x.com/Timberwolves/status/2102480277646061832
The Slate
- Lynx vs. Indiana Fever: Thursday, Sep. 24, 7:00 p.m. CT, USA Net — the regular-season finale, with the No. 1 seed already banked.
- No Timberwolves games in the next seven days; media day is Monday, Sept. 28, with training camp to follow.
