Postgame Notes: MIN vs LAS (8.6.26)
Published on August 6, 2026 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
LOS ANGELES SPARKS 89 (12-18), MINNESOTA LYNX 82 (25-7)
August 6, 2026
Lynx notes
Player Notes
Olivia Miles scored a team-high 23 points on 8-of-16 (50.0%) shooting from the floor, adding seven rebounds, five assists and two steals, marking her fifth 20+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist game of the season.
Napheesa Collier posted 21 points on 10-of-20 (50.0%) shooting from the field, eight rebounds, six assists and a steal, marking her first 20+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist game of the season (21st career).
Courtney Williams added 12 points, eight rebounds, a steal, and a block, marking her 17th 10+ point/5+ rebound game of the season (157th career). With her five field goals, Williams moved to 25th all-time on the WNBA field goals made leaderboard (1,962), passing Lindsay Whalen.
Team Notes
In tonight's matchup, the Lynx totaled 35 rebounds, marking the 13th game this season Minnesota grabbed 35+ rebounds.
The Lynx totaled seven steals in tonight's game, marking the 26th game of the season totaling 7+ steals.
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