Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Postgame Notes
Published on June 25, 2021 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
Lynx Notes
Sylvia Fowles tallied a game-high 30 points and team-high 14 rebounds marking her sixth career 30+ points/10+ rebound game. She added four assists, four steals and four blocks and became the first player in league history to record such stat line.
Tonight's performance marks Fowles' 172nd career double-double, her 80th in a Lynx uniform and her 5th this season.
With Fowles' second steal of the night she moved into fifth on the Lynx ranks for steals, passing Lindsey Whalen (224).
At the final buzzer, Napheesa Collier registered her first double-double of the season (15th career) with 23 points, 10 rebounds and a season-high eight assists.
Layshia Clarendon finished the night with season-high 20 points and seven assists, marking back-to-back games with at least seven assists and the 26th time in their career he has hit that mark.
Per Elias, with Fowles (30), Collier (23) and Clarendon (20) all scoring 20+ points in tonight's game, it marks the seventh time in Lynx history that three players register 20+ points in the same game. The last time this happened was September 1, 2017, vs Chicago (Sylvia Fowles - 27, Renee Montgomery - 21 and Maya Moore - 20).
Team Notes
With the victory tonight, the Lynx snapped the Aces five-game win streak and are now 7-7 on the season (3-3 in Commissioner's Cup games). The Lynx are now 5 -3 at home and 2-0 in overtime contests this season.
Minnesota held Las Vegas to 38.5% shooting from the floor. Since the 2011 season, the Lynx are 124-4 when holding an opponent to 40% or less from the floor.
Minnesota scored 54 points in the paint tonight, which marks a season high in the category and the second time this season that the Lynx have tallied 50+ paint points.
Aces Notes
Liz Cambage tallied 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds. This accounts for her 38th double-double of her career.
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