MINNESOTA LYNX 99 (12-3), LOS ANGLES SPARKS 83 (7-8)
June 17, 2026
Lynx notes
Player Notes
• Olivia Miles scored a career-high 31 points on 12-of-15 (80.0%) shooting from the floor and 2-of-3 (66.7%) from deep, along with four rebounds and four assists. Miles becomes the first rookie in franchise history to record a 30+ point/4+ assist game.
• With Miles’ performance tonight, she becomes only the third rookie in WNBA history to post a 30+ point game on 80%+ shooting from the floor (Paige Bueckers, Aug. 20, 2025 & Ruthie Bolton, Aug. 12, 1997).
• Kayla McBride added 14 points shooting 6-of-12 (50.0%) from the floor, grabbed four rebounds and recorded three steals, marking her third 10+ point/3+ steal game of the season (33rd career).
• At 9:49 in the third quarter, McBride made her second three-pointer of the game, and her 749th career three, moving her to fifth all-time on the WNBA three-pointers made leaderboard, passing Tina Thompson (748).
• Natasha Howard totaled 15 points shooting 6-of-13 (46.1%) from the floor in tonight’s contest, also adding nine boards and two assists, marking her eighth 15+ point/5+ rebound game of the season (119th career).
Team Notes
• Minnesota had four players recording one or more steal in tonight’s win: Nia Coffey (5), McBride (3), Maya Caldwell (1), and Howard (1), marking the eighth 10+ steal game of the season.
• The Lynx shot 9-of-21 (42.9%) from beyond the arc, marking the seventh time this season Minnesota has shot 42% or better from deep.
• As a team, Minnesota totaled 34 rebounds, 21 assists and 11 steals, marking the sixth 30+ rebound/20+ assist/10+ steal game of the season and the 89th such game in franchise history.
(info courtesy of Lynx)
