Lynx Gearing Up To Host Los Angeles In 1st Round Of Playoffs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx are gearing up to host the Los Angeles Sparks in the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

Game One tips off Friday at 8 p.m. at Target Center.

The Lynx finished the regular season 22-12, the second-best overall record in the league, and secured home court advantage in the Western Conference Semifinals.

But the health of Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus is a big question mark for Minnesota. Augustus hasn't played since Aug. 19 with a foot injury while Whalen didn't play in September because of discomfort in her Achilles tendon and bursitis in her right heel.

But the Lynx still have plenty of offensive talent in Maya Moore and Sylvia Fowles.

Los Angeles finished the regular season 14-20. Minnesota won the season series 3-1.

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