Sparks @ Lynx 2:30 PM - Target Center
Where to Watch: FSNN-MIN | LiveAccess
Where to Listen: BOB 106 FM
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- The Lynx and Sparks meet this afternoon in a rematch from Friday night’s 82-74 Los Angeles season-opening win at Staples Center. The first 2,500 fans in attendance today will receive a 2011 Lynx magnet schedule, courtesy of Best Buy and Identisys.
- The Lynx will be looking to snap an eight-game losing streak to the Sparks. LA leads the all-time series 34-9.
- In her WNBA debut, No. 1 overall draft choice Maya Moore totaled a game-high 21 points (7-of-17 FG; 4-of-11 3FG) to go along with four rebounds and four assists Friday night in Los Angeles.
- Moore’s 21 points were tied for the third-most point scored by a rookie in their WNBA debut (Parker, 2008, 34; Taurasi, 2004, 22). In scoring 21 points, Moore became just the fifth rookie - first since Candace Parker in 2008 - to score 20+ points in their WNBA debut.
- After recording a franchise-record 12 double-doubles in 2010, Lynx All-Star forward Rebekkah Brunson notched her first of the 2011 season on Friday night, scoring 10 points and grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds.
- Lindsay Whalen comes into today’s game just 34 rebounds shy of becoming the third player in WNBA history to record 2,500+ points, 1,000+ rebounds and 1,000+ assists.
- In front of a sold-out crowd of 9,985, the Lynx dropped the 2010 Home Opener to Washington, 87-76. The Lynx come into today’s contest 7-5 all-time in Home Openers.
- The Lynx will play host to the Tulsa Shock on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.