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| WNBA Preview: Indiana Fever vs. Minnesota Lynx |
The Indiana Fever have won seven in a row and are atop the Eastern Conference. Still, the club knows it has to play better as it closes out a five-game homestand. The Fever go for their seventh straight victory at Conseco Fieldhouse and the season sweep of the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night. Undefeated since a 93-89 overtime loss at Phoenix on June 19, Indiana (10-3) owns the league’s best record and is on its best run since a franchise-record 11-game winning streak from June 9-July 17, 2009. The Fever, two games in front of second-place New York in the East, played what coach Lin Dunn called “as good a first half” as she’s seen from the team in Wednesday’s 90-78 home win over Connecticut. They shot 52.9 percent and built a 23-point lead but yielded 48 points in the final 20 minutes. Indiana is among the league’s best, holding opponents to 73.9 points per game on 41.5 percent shooting. “You’ve seen glimpses of how good the team can be, and if we can put it together for 40 minutes, we can be an extraordinary team and a championship team,” forward Tamika Catchings said after scoring 13 points with seven assists and five rebounds. “We’re not to that point yet.” The Fever have one of the deepest teams in the WNBA, with 10 players having scored at least 10 points at least once. Led by Katie Douglas’ 20 points, six players reached double figures Wednesday for the third time in franchise history. “That’s what makes this such a great team,” said Catchings, who along with Douglas were voted All-Star starters Thursday. “We have so many different weapons.” The Lynx (7-4) have their share of offensive threats with Seimone Augustus (15.2 points per game), rookie Maya Moore (14.5), Lindsay Whalen (13.6) and Rebekkah Brunson (12.5), but coach Cheryl Reeve’s team will likely bring in a defensive mindset following a 112-105 home loss to the Mercury on Wednesday that dropped it out of first place in the West. “Some game for a fan to watch, people like scoring, but if you’re a fan of defense and a fan of the Lynx, defensively we just didn’t get it done,” said Reeve, whose club allowed 39 fourth-quarter points. The Lynx are holding teams to 32.9 percent shooting from 3-point range, but guarding Indiana’s long-range shooters could present a significant challenge. The Fever shot a franchise-record 64.7 percent (11 of 17) from beyond the arc Wednesday, with Douglas hitting three to increase her league-leading total to 32. Douglas had 22 points and Catchings added 17 - they also combined to score 15 consecutive fourth-quarter points - in a 78-75 win June 26 that prevented the Lynx from opening 4-0 at home for the first time. Moore, the first rookie voted to start in the All-Star game since Catchings and Seattle’s Sue Bird in 2002, scored 17 of her team-best 21 points in the opening 20 minutes of last month’s meeting. Indiana has lost three in a row at home to Minnesota since an 83-64 victory May 19, 2007. WNBA Picks: Indiana Fever Bet WNBA all season long at BetPhoenix. This online sportsbook has the best odds and wagering opportunities in the WNBA on a nightly basis. 
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The Minnesota Lynx have a tough challenge ahead of them on friay night when they take on the Indiana Fever.
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