2017 Minnesota Lynx season explained

The 2017 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx is their 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx finished the 2016 season with a record of 28–6, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs, before ultimately beating Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals to win their league-tying best fourth championship.

The Lynx moved from their normal home, Target Center in Minneapolis, to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the 2017 season due to the renovation that would be taking place at Target Center.^[1] Due to the Minnesota Wild season beginning, the Lynx announced that the entirety of their playoff run would be played at the University of Minnesota's Williams Arena.^[2]

The Lynx opened the season on May 14 with a 70–61 victory over the Chicago Sky. Sylvia Fowles led the way with 26 points and 10 rebounds.^[3] During the May 20 game versus the Dallas Wings, Rebekkah Brunson recorded her 3,000th career rebound, becoming the fifth player in league history to do so.^[4] Cheryl Reeve was named the inaugural WNBA Coach of the Month for the month of May.^[5] Lindsay Whalen became the all-time winningest player in WNBA history with 295 wins, with a June 9 victory over the Washington Mystics. The win broke the tie with Swin Cash, giving Whalen first place in that category all by herself.^[6]

With the win against the San Antonio Stars on June 25, Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore, and Lindsay Whalen became the winningest quartet in WNBA History with 122 wins, passing the Los Angeles Sparks quartet of Tamecka Dixon, Lisa Leslie, Mwadi Mabika, and Delisha Milton-Jones who recorded 121 from 1999 to 2004.^[7] During the July 6 victory over the Sparks, Maya Moore scored her 4,000th career point.^[8]

Four Lynx players were named to the West All-Star Team - Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles, Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson. Moore and Fowles were named starters, while Augustus and Brunson were named reserves. Brunson was selected as a replacement player for the injured Brittney Griner.^{[9] [10] [11]} During the July 16 game versus the Phoenix Mercury, Sylvia Fowles scored her 4,000th career point.^[12] Sylvia Fowles recorded her 500th career block during the July 25 game versus the New York Liberty, becoming the seventh person in league history to do so.^[13] Fowles grabbed her 2,500th career rebound during the August 8 game versus the Atlanta Dream. She became the 10th player in league history to reach that milestone.^[14]

The Lynx unveiled their new logo, which will be used in the 2018 season, at the halftime of the August 11 game versus the Los Angeles Sparks.^[15]

The team made WNBA history with the 111–52 victory over the Indiana Fever, breaking the WNBA record for margin of victory (59), largest run (37-0), and largest halftime lead (45). They also broke Lynx franchise records for most points in a half (68) and most field goals in any half (27), while tying a record for most points in any quarter (37).^{[16] [17]} During the same game, Jia Perkins passed Katie Douglas on the WNBA all-time steals list to move into fifth place.^[18] After beating the San Antonio Stars on August 25 to begin a 3-game road trip, the Lynx clinched a spot in the WNBA semifinals.^[19]

With their August 30 victory over the Indiana Fever, the Lynx recorded their 25th win of the season, which they have now done for six seasons in team history, tying a WNBA record.^[20] During the September 1 game versus the Chicago Sky, Maya Moore passed Katie Smith for the franchise record for career 3-pointers.^[21] On September 2, the WNBA and the Lynx announced that Minnesota would be the host of the 2018 WNBA All-Star Game. This would be the first time that the Lynx have hosted the All-Star Game.^[22] Following their regular season finale victory over the Washington Mystics, the Lynx clinched the overall top seed in the 2017 WNBA Playoffs.^[23]

By earning the top seed in the playoffs, the Lynx advanced to the semifinal round and faced the Washington Mystics. The Lynx swept the Mystics 3–0 to advance to the WNBA Finals. It is the Lynx's sixth time in seven years advancing to the Finals.^[24] The Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks in 5 games to win their fourth WNBA championship in seven years, tying the now-defunct Houston Comets for most championship titles.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/team/country
1	12	Alexis Jones		Baylor
2	24	Lisa Berkani		USO Mondeville (France)
3	36	Tahlia Tupaea		Sydney Uni Flames (Australia)

See also: 2017 WNBA draft.

Trades and roster changes

Date	Trade
February 1, 2017	Signed F Plenette Pierson^[25]
April 14, 2017	Acquired the draft rights to F/C Chantel Oshaor from Chicago in exchange for Keisha Hampton^[26]
April 18, 2017	Signed F Shao Ting^[27]
April 19, 2017	Signed F Keyona Hayes ^[28]
April 20, 2017	Signed 1st Round Pick, G Alexis Jones^[29]
April 21, 2017	Signed F/C Chantel Osahor, F Breanna Richardson, and G Moriah Mack ^[30]
April 26, 2017	Signed 2nd Round Pick, G Lisa Berkani ^[31]
April 28, 2017	Waived F Keyona Hayes ^[32]
May 9, 2017	Waived F/C Chantel Oshaor, F Breanna Richardson, and G Moriah Mack ^[33]
May 12, 2017	Waived F Shao Ting and Suspend G Lisa Berkani ^[34] ^[35]
August 28, 2017	Signed F Cecilia Zandalasini^[36]
September 1, 2017	Signed C Sylvia Fowles to a Multi-Year Extension ^[37]

Roster

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench
C	Sylvia Fowles	Plenette Pierson Temi Fagbenle
PF	Rebekkah Brunson	Natasha Howard
SF	Maya Moore	Cecilia Zandalasini
SG	Seimone Augustus	Jia Perkins
PG	Lindsay Whalen	Renee Montgomery Alexis Jones

Schedule

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 5 | Atlanta | | Natasha Howard (19) | Chantel Osahor (6) | Chantel Osahor
Alexis Jones (5) | Xcel Energy Center
5,132 | 1 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 8 | @ Washington | | Rebekkah Brunson (14) | Rebekkah Brunson (7) | Lindsay Whalen (5) | Verizon Center
1,426 | 2 - 0

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | May 14 | Chicago | | Sylvia Fowles (26) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Maya Moore (6) | Xcel Energy Center
9,234 | 1 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | May 18 | @ New York | | Maya Moore (16) | Maya Moore (11) | Maya Moore (6) | Madison Square Garden
7,004 | 2 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | May 20 | @ Dallas | | Sylvia Fowles (27) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Lindsay Whalen (6) | College Park Center
5,169 | 3 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | May 23 | Connecticut | | Sylvia Fowles (21) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Maya Moore (5) | Xcel Energy Center
8,033 | 4 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | May 26 | @ Connecticut | | Sylvia Fowles (20) | Maya Moore (11) | Seimone Augustus
Renee Montgomery (4) | Mohegan Sun Arena
6,333 | 5 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 | May 28 | San Antonio | | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Lindsay Whalen (10) | Xcel Energy Center
9,034 | 6 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 | June 3 | @ Seattle | | Sylvia Fowles (26) | Sylvia Fowles
Seimone Augustus (7) | Maya Moore (4) | KeyArena
7,576 | 7 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 | June 9 | @ Washington | | Sylvia Fowles (21) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Maya Moore
Lindsay Whalen (6) | Verizon Center
6,518 | 8 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 | June 11 | @ Dallas | | Sylvia Fowles (30) | Rebekkah Brunson (14) | Seimone Augustus (9) | College Park Center
3,998 | 9 - 0|- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 | June 17 | Connecticut | | Maya Moore (22) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Rebekkah Brunson (5) | Xcel Energy Center
10,121 | 9 - 1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 | June 23 | Washington | | Maya Moore (22) | Sylvia Fowles (15) | Maya Moore (7) | Xcel Energy Center
9,723 | 10 - 1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 | June 25 | San Antonio | | Sylvia Fowles
Maya Moore (22) | Rebekkah Brunson
Sylvia Fowles (10) | Seimone Augustus (5) | Xcel Energy Center
9,013 | 11 - 1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 | June 30 | @ Phoenix | | Maya Moore (21) | Rebekkah Brunson (10) | Maya Moore (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena
11,330 | 12 - 1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 | July 6 | Los Angeles | | Sylvia Fowles
Renee Montgomery (20) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Renee Montgomery (4) | Xcel Energy Center
9,821 | 13 - 1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 | July 8 | @ Chicago | | Rebekkah Brunson (22) | Sylvia Fowles (6) | Lindsay Whalen (5) | Allstate Arena
6,942 | 13 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 | July 14 | @ Phoenix | | Seimone Augustus
Maya Moore (19) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Maya Moore (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,493 | 14 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 | July 16 | Phoenix | | Sylvia Fowles (18) | Maya Moore (9) | Seimone Augustus (3) | Xcel Energy Center
10,022 | 15 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 | July 19 | Dallas | | Sylvia Fowles (24) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Seimone Augustus (9) | Xcel Energy Center
17,834 | 16 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 | July 25 | New York | | Maya Moore (27) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Seimone Augustus
Rebekkah Brunson
Plenette Pierson (3) | Xcel Energy Center
10,123 | 17 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 | July 28 | @ Atlanta | | Sylvia Fowles (29) | Rebekkah Brunson
Sylvia Fowles (8) | Seimone Augustus (10) | McCamish Pavilion
4,197 | 18 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 | July 30 | Seattle | | Sylvia Fowles (29) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Jia Perkins (7) | Xcel Energy Center
12,432 | 19 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 | August 3 | Atlanta | | Sylvia Fowles (25) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Renee Montgomery (7) | Xcel Energy Center
9,622 | 20 - 2|- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 | August 6 | @ Indiana | | Maya Moore (28) | Rebekkah Brunson (12) | Seimone Augustus (4) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
8,226 | 20 - 3|- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 | August 8 | @ Atlanta | | Sylvia Fowles (27) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Renee Montgomery (6) | McCamish Pavilion
4,006 | 21 - 3|- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 | August 11 | Los Angeles | | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Seimone Augustus (6) | Xcel Energy Center
11,533 | 21 - 4|- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | August 16 | @ Seattle | | Maya Moore (15) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Renee Montgomery (4) | KeyArena
7,876 | 21 - 5|- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 | August 18 | Indiana | | Sylvia Fowles (25) | Natasha Howard
Jia Perkins (7) | Seimone Augustus (8) | Xcel Energy Center
9,621 | 22 - 5|- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | August 20 | @ New York | | Maya Moore (22) | Sylvia Fowles (15) | Renee Montgomery
Seimone Augustus
Plenette Pierson (3) | Madison Square Garden
10,007 | 22 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 | August 22 | Phoenix | | Maya Moore (21) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Renee Montgomery (7) | Xcel Energy Center
10,723 | 23 - 6|- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 | August 25 | @ San Antonio | | Maya Moore (24) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Renee Montgomery (8) | AT&T Center
7,950 | 24 - 6|- style="background:#fcc;" | 31 | August 27 | @ Los Angeles | | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Seimone Augustus (6) | Staples Center
19,282 | 24 - 7|- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 | August 30 | @ Indiana | | Maya Moore (18) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Maya Moore
Seimone Augustus
Natasha Howard (3) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse
7,625 | 25 - 7|- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 | September 1 | Chicago | | Sylvia Fowles (27) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Maya Moore (9) | Xcel Energy Center
9,709 | 26 - 7|- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 | September 3 | Washington | | Maya Moore (26) | Sylvia Fowles (8) | Sylvia Fowles (5) | Xcel Energy Center
10,321 | 27 - 7

Playoffs

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 | September 12 | Washington | | Seimone Augustus (24) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Maya Moore (4) | Williams Arena
7,834 | 1 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | September 14 | Washington | | Sylvia Fowles (25) | Rebekkah Brunson (10) | Lindsay Whalen (7) | Williams Arena
9,033 | 2 - 0|- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 | September 17 | Washington | | Maya Moore (21) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Lindsay Whalen
Maya Moore (5) | Capital One Arena
7,950 | 3 - 0|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 24 | Los Angeles | | Maya Moore (27) | Sylvia Fowles (13) | Lindsay Whalen (6) | Williams Arena
11,823 | 0 - 1|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 | September 26 | Los Angeles | | Lindsay Whalen (14) | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Rebekkah Brunson
Lindsay Whalen (3) | Williams Arena
11,434 | 1 - 1|- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | September 29 | Los Angeles | | Maya Moore (16) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Alexis Jones (4) | Staples Center
13,500 | 1 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 | October 1 | Los Angeles | | Sylvia Fowles (22) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Lindsay Whalen (8) | Staples Center
13,500 | 2 - 2|- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 | October 4 | Los Angeles | | Maya Moore (18) | Sylvia Fowles (20) | Lindsay Whalen (8) | Williams Arena
14,632 | 3 - 2

Statistics

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Sylvia Fowles	34	34	30.8	.655	.000	.768	18.9	10.4	1.5	1.3	2.0
Maya Moore	34	34	31.3	.442	.411	.858	17.3	5.0	3.5	1.9	0.4
Seimone Augustus	32	32	27.7	.502	.432	.868	10.9	2.9	4.0	0.6	0.1
Rebekkah Brunson	30	30	26.9	.449	.348	.711	10.2	6.7	1.5	1.1	0.4
Lindsay Whalen	22	22	23.6	.451	.353	.750	8.0	2.5	4.1	0.5	0.1
Renee Montgomery	34	12	21.9	.424	.358	.842	8.0	1.6	3.4	0.7	0.1
Plenette Pierson	34	4	13.7	.427	.339	.792	5.2	2.2	1.5	0.4	0.1
Natasha Howard	34	0	11.7	.484	.214	.733	4.3	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.6
Jia Perkins	34	2	16.3	.369	.316	.833	4.2	2.0	1.4	1.1	0.0
Alexis Jones	29	0	7.3	.342	.379	.857	2.6	0.8	0.8	0.3	0.0
Temi Fagbenle	21	0	4.2	.500	.000	.778	1.2	1.0	0.0	0.1	0.2
Cecilia Zandalasini	3	0	6.3	.250	.000	.000	0.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Sylvia Fowles	8	8	35.4	.631	.000	.559	18.6	13.1	1.5	1.6	2.0
Maya Moore	8	8	33.4	.515	.542	.730	18.3	5.3	3.0	1.8	0.4
Seimone Augustus	8	8	31.8	.490	.526	.500	13.9	4.8	3.5	0.4	0.5
Rebekkah Brunson	8	8	28.0	.361	.111	.793	9.5	6.0	1.6	1.1	0.5
Lindsay Whalen	8	8	22.9	.457	.222	.789	7.4	2.0	4.9	0.5	0.1
Renee Montgomery	8	0	17.1	.449	.393	.500	7.0	1.3	1.9	0.5	0.3
Plenette Pierson	8	0	5.4	.364	.500	.000	1.1	0.8	0.5	0.1	0.1
Natasha Howard	7	0	5.6	.200	.000	.800	1.1	0.9	0.0	0.3	0.0
Jia Perkins	8	0	15.8	.333	.286	1.000	3.3	2.0	0.9	0.8	0.1
Alexis Jones	5	0	6.0	.333	.667	.000	2.4	0.8	1.4	0.0	0.0
Temi Fagbenle	2	0	2.0	.667	.000	.000	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cecilia Zandalasini	5	0	2.2	1.000	.000	.000	0.4	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

Standings

Playoffs

Awards and milestones

Recipient	Award/Milestone	Date Awarded
Rebekkah Brunson	3,000th Career Rebound	May 20 ^[38]
Sylvia Fowles	Player of the Week	May 13–21 ^[39] May 22–28 ^[40] June 5–11 ^[41] July 17–23 ^[42] August 7–13 ^[43]
Minnesota Lynx	Tied WNBA All-Time Record for Consecutive Wins in May (23 Straight)	May ^[44]
Sylvia Fowles	Player of the Month	May ^[45] June ^[46] July ^[47]
Cheryl Reeve	Coach of the Month	May ^[48]
Lindsay Whalen	Became WNBA's All-Time Winningest Player (295 Wins)	June 9 ^[49]
Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen	Became WNBA's Winningest Quartet (122 Wins)	June 25 ^[50]
Maya Moore	4,000th Career Point	July 6 ^[51]
Maya Moore Sylvia Fowles	All-Star Starters	July 11 ^[52]
Sylvia Fowles	4,000th Career Point	July 16 ^[53]
Seimone Augustus	All-Star Reserve	July 18 ^[54]
Rebekkah Brunson	All-Star Reserve	July 19 ^[55]
Maya Moore	All-Star Game MVP	July 22 ^[56]
Sylvia Fowles	500th Career Block	July 25 ^[57]
Sylvia Fowles	2,500th Career Rebound	August 8 ^[58]
Maya Moore	Franchise Record for Career 3-Pointers (461)	September 1 ^[59]
Sylvia Fowles	1st Team All-Defense	September 12 ^[60]
Rebekkah Brunson Maya Moore	2nd Team All-Defense	September 12 ^[61]
Sylvia Fowles	MVP	September 14 ^[62]
Sylvia Fowles Maya Moore	1st Team All-WNBA	September 29 ^[63]
Sylvia Fowles	Finals MVP	October 5 ^[64]

External links

• The Official Site of the Minnesota Lynx

Notes and References

1. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Announce Xcel Energy Center as Home for 2017 Season. 2017-05-21. lynx.wnba.com.
2. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Announce Williams Arena as Home for All Potential 2017 Postseason Games. 2017-07-27. lynx.wnba.com.
3. Web site: Lynx open season by stopping Sky;Sylvia Fowles scores 26. 2017-05-21. Star Tribune. startribune.com.
4. Web site: Fowles, Augustus lift Lynx over Wings. 2017-05-21. Star Tribune. startribune.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525223513/http://www.startribune.com/fowles-augustus-lift-lynx-over-wings-89-87/423391983/. 2017-05-25. dead.
5. Web site: Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve Named WNBA Coach of the Month. 2017-06-03. wnba.com.
6. Web site: Whalen Becomes WNBA's All-Time Leader In Wins. 2017-06-09. wnba.com.
7. Web site: Three Observations From Sunday's Lynx Win Over Stars. 2017-06-27. wnba.com.
8. Web site: Lynx beat Sparks 88-77 in rematch of WNBA Finals. 2017-07-07. startribune.com.
9. Web site: Seattle's Bird, Five Former MVPs Selected to Start Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017. 2017-07-11. wnba.com.
10. Web site: Ogwumike, Stewart Highlight Reserves For Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017. 2017-07-18. wnba.com.
11. Web site: Minnesota's Brunson, New York's Rodgers Named As Replacement Players For Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017. 2017-07-19. wnba.com.
12. Web site: After slow first half, Lynx crush shorthanded Phoenix. 2017-07-17. startribune.com.
13. Web site: Moore, Lynx survive Liberty's furious 2nd half comeback. 2017-07-26. swishappeal.com.
14. Web site: Fowles' 27 points, 13 boards lead Lynx by Dream 81-72. 2017-08-09. wnba.com.
15. Web site: Minnesota Lynx unveil fierce new logo for 2018. 2017-08-12. foxsports.com.
16. Web site: Lynx shatter WNBA margin record, blasting Fever 111-52. 2017-08-19. wnba.com.
17. 898756071526772736. Lynx_PR. In tonight's 111-52 victory.... 2017-08-19. 19 August 2017.
18. Web site: Gameday preview: Lynx in New York to take on Liberty. 2017-08-19. startribune.com.
19. Web site: Lynx Complete Sweep Of Stars, Clinch Spot In Semis. 2017-08-25. lynx.wnba.com.
20. Web site: Lynx Top Fever In Final Regular Season Road Game. 2017-08-30. lynx.wnba.com.
21. Web site: Lynx Fly By Sky For 26th Win. 2017-09-01. lynx.wnba.com.
22. Web site: Minnesota Lynx To Host Verizon WNBA All-Star 2018. 2017-09-02. lynx.wnba.com.
23. Web site: Lynx Take Down Mystics In Regular Season Finale. 2017-09-03. lynx.wnba.com.
24. Web site: Moore, Lynx headed to WNBA Finals after 3-0 sweep of Mystics. 2017-09-17. foxsports.com.
25. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Sign Two-Time WNBA Champion Plenette Pierson. 2017-02-01. lynx.wnba.com.
26. Web site: Chicago Sky trade UW's Chantel Osahor to Minnesota Lynx. 2017-04-14. Seattle Times. seattletimes.com.
27. Web site: Lynx Sign Forward Shao Ting. 2017-04-18. lynx.wnba.com.
28. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Sign Keyona Hayes to Training Camp Roster. 2017-04-19. lynx.wnba.com.
29. Web site: Lynx Sign First-Round Pick Alexis Jones. 2017-04-20. lynx.wnba.com.
30. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Add Three to Complete Training Camp Roster. 2017-04-21. lynx.wnba.com.
31. Web site: WNBA Transactions. 2017-05-12. wnba.com.
32. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Waive Keyona Hayes. 2017-04-28. lynx.wnba.com.
33. Web site: Lynx waive 3 players, trim training camp roster to 12. 2017-05-11. foxsports.com.
34. Web site: Lynx decide on 11-player roster, waive Shao Ting. 2017-05-12. startribune.com.
35. Web site: WNBA Transactions. 2017-05-12. wnba.com.
36. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Sign Forward Cecilia Zandalasini. 2017-08-28. lynx.wnba.com.
37. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Announce Multi-Year Contract Extension With Sylvia Fowles. 2017-09-01. lynx.wnba.com.
38. Web site: Fowles, Augustus lift Lynx over Wings. 2017-05-21. Star Tribune. startribune.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170525223513/http://www.startribune.com/fowles-augustus-lift-lynx-over-wings-89-87/423391983/. 2017-05-25. dead.
39. Web site: Atlanta's Clarendon and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week. 2017-05-24. wnba.com.
40. Web site: Sylvia Fowles, Epiphanny Prince Named WNBA Players of the Week. 2017-05-30. wnba.com.
41. Web site: Tina Charles and Sylvia Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week. 2017-06-12. wnba.com.
42. Web site: New York's Charles and Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week. 2017-07-24. wnba.com.
43. Web site: Connecticut's Jones, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Week. 2017-08-14. wnba.com.
44. Web site: Minnesota Lynx Make History by Going Undefeated in May. 2017-05-28. wnba.com.
45. Web site: Lynx Center Sylvia Fowles Named Western Conference Player of the Month. 2017-06-03. wnba.com.
46. Web site: Connecticut's Jones, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Month. 2017-07-05. wnba.com.
47. Web site: New York's Charles, Minnesota's Fowles Named WNBA Players of the Month. 2017-08-04. wnba.com.
48. Web site: Lynx Head Coach Cheryl Reeve Named WNBA Coach of the Month. 2017-06-03. wnba.com.
49. Web site: Whalen Becomes WNBA's All-Time Leader In Wins. 2017-06-09. wnba.com.
50. Web site: Three Observations From Sunday's Lynx Win Over Stars. 2017-06-27. wnba.com.
51. Web site: Lynx beat Sparks 88-77 in rematch of WNBA Finals. 2017-07-07. startribune.com.
52. Web site: Seattle's Bird, Five Former MVPs Selected to Start Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017. 2017-07-11. wnba.com.
53. Web site: After slow first half, Lynx crush shorthanded Phoenix. 2017-07-18. startribune.com.
54. Web site: Ogwumike, Stewart Highlight Reserves For Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017. 2017-07-18. wnba.com.
55. Web site: Minnesota's Brunson, New York's Rodgers Named As Replacement Players For Verizon WNBA All-Star 2017 2017. 2017-07-19. wnba.com.
56. Web site: Maya Moore Wins Verizon All-Star Game 2017 MVP Honors. 2017-07-22. wnba.com.
57. Web site: Moore, Lynx survive Liberty's furious 2nd half comeback. 2017-07-26. swishappeal.com.
58. Web site: Fowles' 27 points, 13 boards lead Lynx by Dream 81-72. 2017-08-09. wnba.com.
59. Web site: Lynx reach 100 points for 3rd straight home game, top Sky. 2017-08-01. kare1.com. kare11.com.
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