Atlanta faces Minnesota, looking to end 7-game losing streak

Atlanta Dream (7-16, 3-10 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (16-8, 11-4 Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Wednesday, 1 p.m. EDT

IN BRIEF: The Atlanta Dream enter the game against the Minnesota Lynx having lost seven straight games.

The Lynx are 10-3 at home. Minnesota ranks fourth in the Western Conference in rebounding at 34.6. Napheesa Collier leads the Lynx with 10.2 rebounds.

The Dream are 4-8 on the road. Atlanta is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 75.0 points per game and a 40.8% shooting percentage.

Minnesota is scoring 81.0 points per game, as many as Atlanta is allowing. Atlanta is averaging 5.3 three-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer than Minnesota’s 6.3 three-pointers per game.

The two teams are meeting for the third time this season. The Lynx beat the Dream 68-55 in their last meeting on June 20. Collier led the Lynx with 16 points and Tina Charles led the Dream with 14 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alanna Smith is averaging 11.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.8 blocks for the Lynx.

Charles is averaging 13.7 points and 8.4 rebounds for the Dream.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 5-5, averaging 73.2 points, 35.9 rebounds, 21.0 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game on 40.4% shooting. Opponents are averaging 73.1 points per game.

Dream: 1-9, averaging 74.2 points, 35.9 rebounds, 19.2 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.0 blocks per game on a 42.2% shooting percentage. Their opponents are averaging 83.5 points.

INJURIES: Lynx: Napheesa Collier: absent (foot).

Dream: Rhyne Howard: out (ankle), Jordin Canada: out (finger).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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