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League-Leading Lynx Visit Dream in College Park as Collier’s Status Remains Uncertain

Atlanta is two wins from a franchise single-season record.

Overview

  • Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Gateway Center Arena, with Minnesota at 28-6 and Atlanta at 22-13.
  • League scoring leader Napheesa Collier has missed five straight games with a right ankle injury; the AP lists her out, Field Level Media says she could return, and a Thursday preview lists her as questionable.
  • The Dream will be without starting point guard Jordin Canada due to a hamstring injury, with Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard and Brionna Jones carrying the scoring load.
  • Minnesota’s six-game winning streak ended Tuesday in an 85-75 loss to New York, where reserves Natisha Hiedeman, DiJonai Carrington and Maria Kliundikova supplied 38 points.
  • Atlanta won the most recent meeting on July 27 by 90-86, and the matchup features a perimeter tilt with the Dream averaging 9.3 made threes per game and the Lynx 9.5.