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2018 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendance10,036 per game
Results
Record18–16 (.529)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finish7th seed, lost in the First Round to Los Angeles 68–75
Team Leaders
PointsMaya Moore – 18.0 ppg
ReboundsSylvia Fowles – 11.9 rpg
AssistsDanielle Robinson – 3.3 apg
Media
TelevisionFox Sports North, ESPN, NBATV

The 2018 Minnesota Lynx season was the 20th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the 9th season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.

The Lynx finished last season with a record of 27–7, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs, before ultimately beating Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals to win their league-tying best fourth championship.

The Lynx returned to the home arena, Target Center, for the 2018 season, following a year playing at the Xcel Energy Center and Williams Arena due to renovations.

The season started out shakily for the Lynx, going 2–3 in May. The Lynx lost their season opener in a re-match of last years finals to Los Angeles. They also lost on the road to the eventual #2 and #3 playoff seeds, Atlanta and Washington. However, the Lynx turned it around in June, posting a 7–3 record. This included a 6-game winning streak, which included wins over 4 eventual playoff teams. Momentum slowed in July, with the Lynx going 6–4. Three of their four losses in July came versus teams that ended up missing the playoffs. The Lynx finished the season on a cold note, going 3–6 in August. A two-game winning streak separated two three game losing streaks. However, the team won their last game of the season to secure the 7th seed in the playoffs.

The Lynx first-round playoff matchup saw them play in Los Angeles versus the Los Angeles Sparks. This match-up was a re-match of the past 3 WNBA Finals. The Lynx lost the game 68–75.

Transactions

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WNBA draft

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RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
217Park Ji-su South KoreaCheongju KB Stars (South Korea)
224Kahlia Lawrence United StatesMercer
336Carlie Wagner United StatesMinnesota

WNBA Draft Trades

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The Lynx traded the drafts rights to Park Si-Ju and Kahlia Lawrence to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the draft rights to Jill Barta and the rights to the Aces's 2nd Round Pick in the 2019 Draft.

Trades and Roster Changes

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DateTrade
February 1, 2018Re-Signed F Rebekkah Brunson[1]
February 7, 2018Traded F Natasha Howard to the Seattle Storm for a 2018 2nd Round Pick and the ability to swap 2019 1st Round Picks [2]
February 7, 2018Re-Signed F Cecilia Zandalasini and Signed F Lynetta Kizer and F Endy Miyem[3]
February 28, 2018Signed F Breanna Richardson[4]
March 6, 2018Acquired G Danielle Robinson via trade from the Phoenix Mercury and a 2nd Round Pick in 2019 in exchange for the 12th Pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft [5]
March 13, 2018Signed G Tanisha Wright[6]
April 17, 2018Signed 3rd Round Picks F Jill Barta and G Carlie Wagner, F G'mrice Davis, F Camille Zimmerman, and C Vionise Pierre-Louis [7]
May 4, 2018Waived F G'mrice Davis [8]
May 5, 2018Signed F Jillian Alleyne[9]
May 9, 2018Waived F Jill Barta, F Breanna Richardson, and C Vionise Pierre-Louis [10]
May 15, 2018Waived F Jillian Alleyne and G Carlie Wagner [11]
May 17, 2018Waived F Endy Miyem [12]
June 6, 2018Re-signed F Endy Miyem [13]
June 30, 2018Waived F Lynetta Kizer
July 5, 2018Signed F Lynetta Kizer to a 7-Day Contract
July 12, 2018Signed F Erlana Larkins to a 7-Day Contract [14]
July 19, 2018Signed F Erlana Larkins to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
July 30, 2018Signed F Erlana Larkins to Rest-Of-Season Contract
August 13, 2018Waived F Endy Miyem
August 14, 2018Signed G Sydney Colson to Rest-Of-Season Contract

Additions

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PlayerDateFormer Team
Lynetta KizerFebruary 7, 2018Connecticut Sun[15]
Danielle RobinsonMarch 6, 2018Phoenix Mercury
Tanisha WrightMarch 13, 2018New York Liberty
Endy MiyemJune 6, 2018PF Schio (Italy)

Subtractions

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PlayerDateNew Team
Plenette PiersonAugust 21, 2017Retired [16]
Renee MontgomeryFebruary 1, 2018Atlanta Dream[17]
Jia PerkinsFebruary 1, 2018Retired [18]
Natasha HowardFebruary 7, 2018Seattle Storm[19]

Roster

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2018 Minnesota Lynx roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G33United StatesAugustus, Seimone6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)1984-04-30LSU12
F32United StatesBrunson, Rebekkah6' 2" (1.88m)181 lb (82kg)1981-12-11Georgetown14
G51United StatesColson, Sydney5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06Texas A&M4
F14United KingdomFagbenle, Temi6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1992-09-08USC1
C34United StatesFowles, Sylvia6' 6" (1.98m)220 lb (100kg)1985-10-06LSU10
G12United StatesJones, Alexis5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-05-08Baylor1
F2United StatesLarkins, Erlana6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1986-04-02North Carolina8
F23United StatesMoore, Maya6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)1989-06-11Connecticut7
G3United StatesRobinson, Danielle5' 9" (1.75m)128 lb (58kg)1989-05-10Oklahoma6
G13United StatesWhalen, Lindsay5' 9" (1.75m)170 lb (77kg)1982-05-09Minnesota14
G30United StatesWright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)166 lb (75kg)1983-11-29Penn State12
F9ItalyZandalasini, Cecilia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1996-03-16Italy1
Head coach
United States Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
United States Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
United States James Wade (Kennesaw State)
United States Walt Hopkins (Nevada)
Athletic trainer
United States Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
United States Kate Taber (Iowa)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Schedule

[edit]

Preseason

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2018 pre-season game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1May 6vs. WashingtonL 85–90Danielle Robinson (18)Lynetta Kizer (6)Tanisha Wright (4)Wells Fargo Arena
4,203
0–1
2May 12ChicagoW 87–58Sylvia Fowles (17)Sylvia Fowles (9)Maya Moore
Danielle Robinson (5)
Target Center
5,024
1–1
2018 season schedule

Regular season

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2018 game log
Total: 18–16 (Home: 9–8; Road: 9–8)
May: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
August: 3–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–3)
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

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2018 playoff game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1August 21@ Los AngelesL 68–75 Sylvia Fowles (18)Sylvia Fowles (12)Lindsay Whalen (5)Staples Center
8,598
0–1
2018 playoff schedule

Standings

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#Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Seattle Storm (1)268.76513–413–411–5
2Phoenix Mercury (5)2014.58869–811–68–8
3Los Angeles Sparks (6)1915.559711–68–99–7
4Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.52989–89–89–7
5Dallas Wings (8)1519.4411110–75–127–9
6e –Las Vegas Aces1420.412128–96–114–12

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Qualified for playoffs
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

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First round
Single elimination
(Aug. 21)
Second round
Single elimination
(Aug. 23)
Semifinals
Best-of-5
(Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)
WNBA Finals
Best-of-5
(Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
1Seattle Storm3
4Connecticut Sun865Phoenix Mercury2
5Phoenix Mercury1015Phoenix Mercury961Seattle Storm3
8Dallas Wings833Washington Mystics0
2Atlanta Dream2
3Washington Mystics963Washington Mystics3
6Los Angeles Sparks756Los Angeles Sparks64
7Minnesota Lynx68

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

  • Bold – Game or series winner
  • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
 APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
 PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%PPGRPGAPGSPGBPG
Maya Moore343431.8.423.365.83318.05.42.61.70.4
Sylvia Fowles343432.0.619.000.75717.711.92.21.41.2
Seimone Augustus333326.2.467.318.70610.81.82.60.40.2
Rebekkah Brunson252527.6.405.375.6737.26.82.40.80.5
Danielle Robinson28218.6.445.158.8546.51.83.30.90.0
Lindsay Whalen322919.3.363.357.8815.72.63.10.70.1
Cecilia Zandalasini29616.5.409.383.8405.71.91.10.30.0
Tanisha Wright33417.8.383.396.7414.31.62.00.50.1
Sydney Colson208.5.429.000.5003.51.02.00.00.5
Alexis Jones2608.8.352.320.7503.30.90.70.10.1
Temi Fagbenle3029.4.506.000.6963.12.00.60.30.3
Erlana Larkins13012.9.444.0001.002.12.71.30.70.2

Awards and Milestones

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RecipientAward/MilestoneDate Awarded
Maya MooreWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekJune 24, 2018[20]
July 2, 2018 [21]
Rebekkah BrunsonWNBA's All-Time Leading Rebounder (3,318)July 5, 2018 [22]
Cheryl ReeveWNBA's Winningest Female Head Coach (206)July 5, 2018 [23]
Maya MooreWNBA Cares Community Assist Award - JuneJuly 12, 2018 [24]
Seimone AugustusWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018 [25]
Maya Moore
Sylvia Fowles
Maya MooreBest WNBA Player - ESPY'sJuly 19, 2018 [26]
Rebekkah BrunsonWNBA All-Star Selection ReplacementJuly 25, 2018 [27]
Maya MooreWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekAugust 13, 2018[28]
Sylvia FowlesWNBA Peak Performer – ReboundsAugust 19, 2018[29]

Top 20 Players

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With the Lynx entering their 20th season in the league, the organization began ranking their Top 20 Players of All-Time.[30]

References

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  1. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Five-Time WNBA Champion Rebekkah Brunson". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Multiple Draft Picks in Exchange for Forward Natasha Howard". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Forward Cecilia Zandalasini and Add Forwards Lynetta Kizer and Endy Miyem". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Forward Breanna Richardson". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Guard Danielle Robinson and a 2019 Second Round Pick in Exchange for a 2018 First Round Pick". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  6. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Guard Tanisha Wright". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Complete 2018 Training Camp Roster". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Twitter". Lynx PR Twitter. twitter.com. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  9. ^ "Lynx Sign Forward Jillian Alleyne". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Lynx Waive Forwards Jill Barta and Breanna Richardson and Center Vionise Pierre-Louis". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Waive Forward Jillian Alleyne and Guard Carlie Wagner". lynx.wnba.com. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  12. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Finalize 2018 Roster". lynx.wnba.com. May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  13. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Forward Endy Miyem". June 6, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  14. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Sign Forward Erlana Larkins". July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Re-Sign Forward Cecilia Zandalasini and Add Forwards Lynetta Kizer and Endy Miyem". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  16. ^ "Minnesota's Plenette Pierson to Retire After 2017 Season". wnba.com. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  17. ^ "Atlanta Dream Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery". dream.wnba.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  18. ^ "Lynx lose guard Renee Montgomery to Atlanta, creating backcourt issues". startribune.com. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  19. ^ "Minnesota Lynx Acquire Multiple Draft Picks in Exchange for Forward Natasha Howard". lynx.wnba.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  20. ^ "Atlanta's McCoughtry, Minnesota's Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 25, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  21. ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  22. ^ "Rebekkah Brunson Becomes WNBA's All-Time Leading Rebounder". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  23. ^ "Cheryl Reeve Becomes Winningest Female Head Coach In WNBA History". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  24. ^ "Minnesota's Moore Receives June WNBA Cares Community Assist Award Presented By State Farm®". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. July 12, 2018. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  25. ^ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  26. ^ "Maya Moore Wins Best WNBA Player At ESPYS". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  27. ^ "Rebekkah Brunson to Replace Nneka Ogwumike in Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018". wnba.com. WNBA. July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  28. ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week (Aug 6-12)". wnba.com. WNBA. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  29. ^ "Cambage, Fowles And Vandersloot Earn 2018 WNBA Peak Performer Awards". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  30. ^ "Celebrating 20 Seasons | Lynx Top 20 Players". lynx.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 7, 2023.

    2018 Minnesota Lynx season
    CoachCheryl Reeve
    ArenaTarget Center
    Attendance10,036 per game
    Results
    Record18–16 (.529)
    Place4th (Western)
    Playoff finish7th seed, lost in the First Round to Los Angeles 68–75
    Team Leaders
    PointsMaya Moore – 18.0 ppg
    ReboundsSylvia Fowles – 11.9 rpg
    AssistsDanielle Robinson – 3.3 apg
    Media
    TelevisionFox Sports North, ESPN, NBATV

    The 2018 Minnesota Lynx season was the 20th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the 9th season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.

    The Lynx finished last season with a record of 27–7, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs, before ultimately beating Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals to win their league-tying best fourth championship.

    The Lynx returned to the home arena, Target Center, for the 2018 season, following a year playing at the Xcel Energy Center and Williams Arena due to renovations.

    The season started out shakily for the Lynx, going 2–3 in May. The Lynx lost their season opener in a re-match of last years finals to Los Angeles. They also lost on the road to the eventual #2 and #3 playoff seeds, Atlanta and Washington. However, the Lynx turned it around in June, posting a 7–3 record. This included a 6-game winning streak, which included wins over 4 eventual playoff teams. Momentum slowed in July, with the Lynx going 6–4. Three of their four losses in July came versus teams that ended up missing the playoffs. The Lynx finished the season on a cold note, going 3–6 in August. A two-game winning streak separated two three game losing streaks. However, the team won their last game of the season to secure the 7th seed in the playoffs.

    The Lynx first-round playoff matchup saw them play in Los Angeles versus the Los Angeles Sparks. This match-up was a re-match of the past 3 WNBA Finals. The Lynx lost the game 68–75.

    Transactions

    WNBA draft

    RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
    217Park Ji-su South KoreaCheongju KB Stars (South Korea)
    224Kahlia Lawrence United StatesMercer
    336Carlie Wagner United StatesMinnesota

    WNBA Draft Trades

    The Lynx traded the drafts rights to Park Si-Ju and Kahlia Lawrence to the Las Vegas Aces in exchange for the draft rights to Jill Barta and the rights to the Aces's 2nd Round Pick in the 2019 Draft.

    Trades and Roster Changes

    DateTrade
    February 1, 2018Re-Signed F Rebekkah Brunson[1]
    February 7, 2018Traded F Natasha Howard to the Seattle Storm for a 2018 2nd Round Pick and the ability to swap 2019 1st Round Picks [2]
    February 7, 2018Re-Signed F Cecilia Zandalasini and Signed F Lynetta Kizer and F Endy Miyem[3]
    February 28, 2018Signed F Breanna Richardson[4]
    March 6, 2018Acquired G Danielle Robinson via trade from the Phoenix Mercury and a 2nd Round Pick in 2019 in exchange for the 12th Pick in the 2018 WNBA Draft [5]
    March 13, 2018Signed G Tanisha Wright[6]
    April 17, 2018Signed 3rd Round Picks F Jill Barta and G Carlie Wagner, F G'mrice Davis, F Camille Zimmerman, and C Vionise Pierre-Louis [7]
    May 4, 2018Waived F G'mrice Davis [8]
    May 5, 2018Signed F Jillian Alleyne[9]
    May 9, 2018Waived F Jill Barta, F Breanna Richardson, and C Vionise Pierre-Louis [10]
    May 15, 2018Waived F Jillian Alleyne and G Carlie Wagner [11]
    May 17, 2018Waived F Endy Miyem [12]
    June 6, 2018Re-signed F Endy Miyem [13]
    June 30, 2018Waived F Lynetta Kizer
    July 5, 2018Signed F Lynetta Kizer to a 7-Day Contract
    July 12, 2018Signed F Erlana Larkins to a 7-Day Contract [14]
    July 19, 2018Signed F Erlana Larkins to a 2nd 7-Day Contract
    July 30, 2018Signed F Erlana Larkins to Rest-Of-Season Contract
    August 13, 2018Waived F Endy Miyem
    August 14, 2018Signed G Sydney Colson to Rest-Of-Season Contract

    Additions

    PlayerDateFormer Team
    Lynetta KizerFebruary 7, 2018Connecticut Sun[15]
    Danielle RobinsonMarch 6, 2018Phoenix Mercury
    Tanisha WrightMarch 13, 2018New York Liberty
    Endy MiyemJune 6, 2018PF Schio (Italy)

    Subtractions

    PlayerDateNew Team
    Plenette PiersonAugust 21, 2017Retired [16]
    Renee MontgomeryFebruary 1, 2018Atlanta Dream[17]
    Jia PerkinsFebruary 1, 2018Retired [18]
    Natasha HowardFebruary 7, 2018Seattle Storm[19]

    Roster

    2018 Minnesota Lynx roster
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
    G33United StatesAugustus, Seimone6' 0" (1.83m)172 lb (78kg)1984-04-30LSU12
    F32United StatesBrunson, Rebekkah6' 2" (1.88m)181 lb (82kg)1981-12-11Georgetown14
    G51United StatesColson, Sydney5' 8" (1.73m)140 lb (64kg)1989-08-06Texas A&M4
    F14United KingdomFagbenle, Temi6' 4" (1.93m)180 lb (82kg)1992-09-08USC1
    C34United StatesFowles, Sylvia6' 6" (1.98m)220 lb (100kg)1985-10-06LSU10
    G12United StatesJones, Alexis5' 9" (1.75m)166 lb (75kg)1994-05-08Baylor1
    F2United StatesLarkins, Erlana6' 2" (1.88m)200 lb (91kg)1986-04-02North Carolina8
    F23United StatesMoore, Maya6' 0" (1.83m)175 lb (79kg)1989-06-11Connecticut7
    G3United StatesRobinson, Danielle5' 9" (1.75m)128 lb (58kg)1989-05-10Oklahoma6
    G13United StatesWhalen, Lindsay5' 9" (1.75m)170 lb (77kg)1982-05-09Minnesota14
    G30United StatesWright, Tanisha5' 11" (1.8m)166 lb (75kg)1983-11-29Penn State12
    F9ItalyZandalasini, Cecilia6' 2" (1.88m)175 lb (79kg)1996-03-16Italy1
    Head coach
    United States Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
    Assistant coaches
    United States Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
    United States James Wade (Kennesaw State)
    United States Walt Hopkins (Nevada)
    Athletic trainer
    United States Chuck Barta (UW–La Crosse)
    Assistant trainer
    United States Kate Taber (Iowa)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (S) Suspended
    • Injured Injured

    Schedule

    Preseason

    2018 pre-season game log
    Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
    May: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    1May 6vs. WashingtonL 85–90Danielle Robinson (18)Lynetta Kizer (6)Tanisha Wright (4)Wells Fargo Arena
    4,203
    0–1
    2May 12ChicagoW 87–58Sylvia Fowles (17)Sylvia Fowles (9)Maya Moore
    Danielle Robinson (5)
    Target Center
    5,024
    1–1
    2018 season schedule

    Regular season

    2018 game log
    Total: 18–16 (Home: 9–8; Road: 9–8)
    May: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    1May 20Los AngelesL 76–77 Lindsay Whalen (17)Sylvia Fowles (12)Lindsay Whalen (9)Target Center
    13,032
    0–1
    2May 23DallasW 76–68 Sylvia Fowles (23)Sylvia Fowles (20)Lindsay Whalen (8)Target Center
    7,834
    1–1
    3May 25@ New YorkW 78–72 Seimone Augustus (21)Sylvia Fowles (11)Danielle Robinson (5)Westchester County Center
    2,315
    2–1
    4May 27@ WashingtonL 78–90 Maya Moore (18)Sylvia Fowles (8)Tied (4)Capital One Arena
    5,723
    2–2
    5May 29@ AtlantaL 74–76 Maya Moore (18)Sylvia Fowles (13)Danielle Robinson (6)McCamish Pavilion
    3,785
    2–3
    June: 7–3 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–2)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    6June 1PhoenixL 85–95 Maya Moore (25)Sylvia Fowles (11)Tanisha Wright (4)Target Center
    8,830
    2–4
    7June 3@ Los AngelesL 69–77 Maya Moore (18)Sylvia Fowles (8)Sylvia Fowles (5)Staples Center
    13,500
    2–5
    8June 7@ WashingtonW 88–80 Sylvia Fowles (21)Sylvia Fowles (12)Danielle Robinson (5)Capital One Arena
    8,587
    3–5
    9June 9@ ConnecticutL 75–89 Sylvia Fowles (20)Sylvia Fowles (14)Alexis Jones (4)Mohegan Sun Arena
    6,771
    3–6
    10June 16New YorkW 85–71 Sylvia Fowles (25)Sylvia Fowles (9)Danielle Robinson (8)Target Center
    9,114
    4–6
    11June 19DallasW 91–83 Maya Moore (21)Sylvia Fowles (17)Maya Moore (7)Target Center
    8,023
    5–6
    12June 22@ PhoenixW 83–72 Maya Moore (23)Rebekkah Brunson (11)Maya Moore (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
    11,349
    6–6
    13June 24@ Las VegasW 88–73 Maya Moore (23)Sylvia Fowles (10)Lindsay Whalen (9)Mandalay Bay Arena
    4,814
    7–6
    14June 26SeattleW 91–79 Maya Moore (32)Sylvia Fowles (17)Rebekkah Brunson (6)Target Center
    8,634
    8–6
    15June 29AtlantaW 85–74 Maya Moore (24)Sylvia Fowles (15)Lindsay Whalen (7)Target Center
    9,209
    9–6
    July: 6–4 (Home: 3–3; Road: 3–1)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    16July 1@ DallasW 76–72 Maya Moore (26)Sylvia Fowles (9)Lindsay Whalen (6)College Park Center
    4,448
    10–6
    17July 3IndianaL 59–71 Rebekkah Brunson (13)Rebekkah Brunson (12)Rebekkah Brunson (6)Target Center
    8,632
    10–7
    18July 5Los AngelesW 83–72 Sylvia Fowles (27)Rebekkah Brunson (12)Sylvia Fowles (7)Target Center
    9,303
    11–7
    19July 7@ ChicagoL 63–77 Maya Moore (16)Sylvia Fowles (13)Danielle Robinson (5)Wintrust Arena
    6,139
    11–8
    20July 11@ IndianaW 87–65 Sylvia Fowles (20)Sylvia Fowles (10)Sylvia Fowles (7)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
    10,006
    12–8
    21July 13Las VegasL 77–85 Lindsay Whalen (22)Sylvia Fowles (17)Tied (5)Target Center
    9,813
    12–9
    22July 15ConnecticutL 64–83 Sylvia Fowles (12)Sylvia Fowles (8)Temi Fagbenle (4)Target Center
    9,234
    12–10
    23July 18IndianaW 89–65 Sylvia Fowles (30)Sylvia Fowles (16)Erlana Larkins (8)Target Center
    17,933
    13–10
    24July 21@ PhoenixW 80–75 Maya Moore (38)Rebekkah Brunson (11)Danielle Robinson (3)Talking Stick Resort Arena
    11,473
    14–10
    25July 24New YorkW 85–82 Sylvia Fowles (27)Sylvia Fowles (11)Seimone Augustus (5)Target Center
    9,830
    15–10
    August: 3–6 (Home: 1–3; Road: 2–3)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Record
    26August 2@ Los AngelesL 57–79 Sylvia Fowles (14)Sylvia Fowles (8)Danielle Robinson (6)Staples Center
    9,542
    15–11
    27August 3@ SeattleL 75–85 Sylvia Fowles (20)Sylvia Fowles (16)Rebekkah Brunson (5)KeyArena
    12,064
    15–12
    28August 5AtlantaL 66–86 Sylvia Fowles (17)Sylvia Fowles (10)Maya Moore (4)Target Center
    9.333
    15–13
    29August 7@ ChicagoW 85–64 Maya Moore (31)Sylvia Fowles (11)Danielle Robinson (11)Wintrust Arena
    6,388
    16–13
    30August 9@ Las VegasW 89–73 Maya Moore (34)Sylvia Fowles (19)Tanisha Wright (6)Mandalay Bay Arena
    4,497
    17–13
    31August 12SeattleL 72–81 Sylvia Fowles (28)Sylvia Fowles (13)Seimone Augustus (6)Target Center
    9,123
    17–14
    32August 14ChicagoL 88–91 Maya Moore (21)Sylvia Fowles (13)Tanisha Wright (6)Target Center
    9,730
    17–15
    33August 17@ ConnecticutL 79–96 Sylvia Fowles (25)Sylvia Fowles (8)Maya Moore (8)Mohegan Sun Arena
    7,089
    17–16
    34August 19WashingtonW 88–83 Sylvia Fowles (26)Sylvia Fowles (14)Lindsay Whalen (6)Target Center
    13,013
    18–16
    2018 season schedule

    Playoffs

    2018 playoff game log
    Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
    WNBA First Round: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
    GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
    Attendance
    Series
    1August 21@ Los AngelesL 68–75 Sylvia Fowles (18)Sylvia Fowles (12)Lindsay Whalen (5)Staples Center
    8,598
    0–1
    2018 playoff schedule

    Standings

    #Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
    1Seattle Storm (1)268.76513–413–411–5
    2Phoenix Mercury (5)2014.58869–811–68–8
    3Los Angeles Sparks (6)1915.559711–68–99–7
    4Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.52989–89–89–7
    5Dallas Wings (8)1519.4411110–75–127–9
    6e –Las Vegas Aces1420.412128–96–114–12

    Notes

    (#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
    x – Qualified for playoffs
    e – Eliminated from playoffs

    Playoffs

    First round
    Single elimination
    (Aug. 21)
    Second round
    Single elimination
    (Aug. 23)
    Semifinals
    Best-of-5
    (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)
    WNBA Finals
    Best-of-5
    (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
    1Seattle Storm3
    4Connecticut Sun865Phoenix Mercury2
    5Phoenix Mercury1015Phoenix Mercury961Seattle Storm3
    8Dallas Wings833Washington Mystics0
    2Atlanta Dream2
    3Washington Mystics963Washington Mystics3
    6Los Angeles Sparks756Los Angeles Sparks64
    7Minnesota Lynx68

    Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

    • Bold – Game or series winner
    • Italic – Team with home-court advantage

    Statistics

    Legend
      GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG Rebounds per game
     APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game
     FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage TO Turnovers per game
     PF Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

    Regular season

    PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%PPGRPGAPGSPGBPG
    Maya Moore343431.8.423.365.83318.05.42.61.70.4
    Sylvia Fowles343432.0.619.000.75717.711.92.21.41.2
    Seimone Augustus333326.2.467.318.70610.81.82.60.40.2
    Rebekkah Brunson252527.6.405.375.6737.26.82.40.80.5
    Danielle Robinson28218.6.445.158.8546.51.83.30.90.0
    Lindsay Whalen322919.3.363.357.8815.72.63.10.70.1
    Cecilia Zandalasini29616.5.409.383.8405.71.91.10.30.0
    Tanisha Wright33417.8.383.396.7414.31.62.00.50.1
    Sydney Colson208.5.429.000.5003.51.02.00.00.5
    Alexis Jones2608.8.352.320.7503.30.90.70.10.1
    Temi Fagbenle3029.4.506.000.6963.12.00.60.30.3
    Erlana Larkins13012.9.444.0001.002.12.71.30.70.2

    Awards and Milestones

    RecipientAward/MilestoneDate Awarded
    Maya MooreWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekJune 24, 2018[20]
    July 2, 2018 [21]
    Rebekkah BrunsonWNBA's All-Time Leading Rebounder (3,318)July 5, 2018 [22]
    Cheryl ReeveWNBA's Winningest Female Head Coach (206)July 5, 2018 [23]
    Maya MooreWNBA Cares Community Assist Award - JuneJuly 12, 2018 [24]
    Seimone AugustusWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018 [25]
    Maya Moore
    Sylvia Fowles
    Maya MooreBest WNBA Player - ESPY'sJuly 19, 2018 [26]
    Rebekkah BrunsonWNBA All-Star Selection ReplacementJuly 25, 2018 [27]
    Maya MooreWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekAugust 13, 2018[28]
    Sylvia FowlesWNBA Peak Performer – ReboundsAugust 19, 2018[29]

    Top 20 Players

    With the Lynx entering their 20th season in the league, the organization began ranking their Top 20 Players of All-Time.[30]

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