Postgame Notes
Minnesota Lynx 96 (5-2) Atlanta Dream 81 (4-2)
May 27, 2026
Lynx notes
Player Notes
• Courtney Williams led the way tonight with a game and season-high 25 points on 10-of-15 (66.7%) shooting from the floor, along with seven assists, three rebounds and one steal. The performance marked her first 25+ point/5+ assist game of the season (15th career).
• Olivia Miles tallied 16 points on 6-of-10 (60.0%) shooting from the field, also recording five rebounds and a game-high eight assists. Tonight’s performance makes Miles the second Lynx rookie to post a 15+ point/8+ assist/5+ rebound game, and the first since Betty Lennox on Aug. 6, 2000, against the Indiana Fever.
• Through her first seven games, Miles becomes just the fourth player in WNBA history to average 15+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in seven career games, joining Caitlin Clark, Sabrina Ionescu and Candace Parker.
• Natasha Howard totaled 22 points on 11-of-16 shooting from the floor, also grabbing eight rebounds and dishing out five assists. Tonight’s game marks her second 20+ point/5+ rebound/5+ assist game of the season (eighth career).
Team Notes
• Tonight’s win marks the first Lynx win over the Dream since June 27, 2025, ending a three-game loss streak against Atlanta. The Lynx now move to 33-15 all-time, and 17-6 at Target Center, against the Dream.
• The Lynx finished tonight’s win shooting 40-of-67 (59.7%) from the floor, their second highest field goal percentage of the season.
• Led by Miles’ game-high eight assists, the Lynx tallied a season-high 26 dimes, marking the sixth time this season Minnesota has recorded 20+ assists.
(info courtesy of Lynx)
