Overview

• Thursday’s matchup at Target Center pits the 14-2 Lynx—8-0 at home—against an 8-9 Mystics team that is 3-6 on the road.
• Minnesota looks to recover from a 74-59 loss to the Indiana Fever in the Commissioner’s Cup title game.
• Washington arrives off a 79-71 defeat to the Dallas Wings in which rookie guard Sonia Citron scored 22 points.
• The teams split their first meeting on June 25 when the Mystics edged the Lynx 68-64 in Washington.
• Reports indicate the Mystics are open to trading forward Aaliyah Edwards before the August deadline, but she says her focus remains on the team.