Minnesota Lynx vs. Golden State
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Target Center
Watch: Fan Duel Sports Network North
Radio: BOB-FM, 106.1
Bottom line: The Lynx are 11-1 against Western Conference opponents this season. Minnesota averages 85.7 points and has outscored opponents by an average of 11.5 points. … Golden State scores 79.5 points while outscoring opponents by 2.3 points per game.
Last time: The Lynx won 86-75 in San Francisco on June 2. Napheesa Collier had 24 points and 11 boards for Minnesota.
Top performers: Collier, the Western Conference player of the month for June, is scoring a WNBA-best 24.6 points a game and ranks fifth with in rebounding (8.2 per game) for the Lynx. Kayla McBride is averaging 14.9 points and 2.2 rebounds over the past 10 games. … Kayla Thornton is averaging 15 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals for the Valkyries.
Last 10: Lynx (8-2) averaged 86.6 points, 33.7 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.8 points per game. … Valkyries (7-3) averaged 82.8 points, 38.6 rebounds, 19.1 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field.
Injuries: Lynx, Karlie Samuelson, out (foot). … Valkyries, none listed.
—- Associated Press
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