The Indiana Fever shut out a tricky season once they play host to the playoff-bound Minnesota Lynx on Sunday afternoon in Indianapolis.
Indiana (12-27) has misplaced its final two video games, together with a 76-59 defeat to the Connecticut Solar on Friday. Kelsey Mitchell, the crew’s main scorer at 18.1 factors per sport, scored 15 within the loss.
Regardless of their struggles as of late, the Fever have labored to keep up a constructive mindset behind robust management. Veteran ahead Emma Cannon, who has been within the league since 2017, talked about that after a loss to the Chicago Sky on Tuesday.
“I really feel it is simply main by instance,” Cannon stated. “My routine hasn’t modified from the start of the season till now. I really feel the youthful women see it and see what I do, and I simply attempt to be a frontrunner to all people and preserve all people constructive and shifting ahead.”
Indiana had success towards Minnesota this season, successful two of the three conferences, together with a 91-73 victory on Aug. 10 at residence.
The Lynx (19-20) are coming off a 92-87 loss to the Sky on Friday regardless of 28 factors from Napheesa Collier and 24 from Diamond Miller.
Collier, one of many prime all-around gamers within the league, is averaging 21.5 factors and eight.4 rebounds per sport for the Lynx, who bought off to a sluggish begin towards Chicago.
“We did not dictate sufficient to start with,” Collier stated, based on the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “We weren’t aggressive sufficient getting up in them, making them take unhealthy photographs. And it lit a hearth.”
Minnesota is presently sixth within the general standings and wishes a win Sunday over the Fever, coupled with an Atlanta Dream loss to Dallas, to maneuver again into the fifth spot earlier than the playoffs.
“We did not execute tonight (towards Chicago) however we’ve to lock in towards Indiana,” Collier stated. “They work exhausting in each sport they’re in.”
—Subject Degree Media
