Lynx beat Sky to claim 9th straight playoff spot

Posted August 27, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sylvia Fowles had a season-high 25 points and 12 rebounds, moving into third on the WNBA career rebounding list, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Chicago Sky 93-85 on Tuesday night to claim their ninth straight playoff berth.

Fowles has 3,307 career rebounds, passing Lisa Leslie and trailing Tamika Catchings (3,316) and Rebekkah Brunson (3,356).

Chicago guard Courtney Vandersloot also set a league record, breaking her single-season assists record on an inbounds pass to Diamond DeShields early in the third quarter. Vandersloot had five assists in the first quarter to tie her mark of 258 and she finished the game with 10.

Odyssey Sims had 23 points and eight assists for Minnesota (16-15), which swept Chicago this season. Napheesa Collier added 19 points. Damiris Dantas had 17 points and 10 boards and Danielle Robinson scored nine as the starters scored every point for Minnesota.

Cheyenne Parker scored 22 points, Diamond DeShields added 19 and Astou Ndour had 17 for Chicago (18-12).

Chicago Sky guard Katie Lou Samuelson blocks a shot by Minnesota Lynx guard Lexie Brown during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Minneapolis. (Carlos Gonzalez/Star Tribune via AP) The Associated Press

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