WNBA · Game completed

Minnesota Lynx31-981atAtlanta Dream26-1489

Sun, Aug 30, 3:00 PM EDTGateway Center Arena @ College Park, Atlanta, GAANF / Peachtree Sports Network · NBA TV · Victory+ (ATL) · Victory+ (MIN)

The box score

Final numbers

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
MIN	21	20	21	19	81
ATL	26	26	19	18	89

Minnesota Lynx

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Natasha HowardF	31	9	7	7	4	2	4	3-6	0-1	3-4	-9
Napheesa CollierF	35	17	7	2	2	1	1	5-15	2-5	5-6	-16
Kayla McBrideG	37	17	3	3	3	0	0	7-16	2-6	1-2	-4
Courtney WilliamsG	31	11	3	4	3	0	3	5-12	1-1	0-0	-4
Olivia MilesG	30	21	5	0	1	0	2	7-14	1-3	6-7	-19
Nia Coffey	18	0	4	1	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+3
Chloe Bibby	6	2	1	0	0	1	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	-1
Liatu King	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+2
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Maya Caldwell	10	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	+4
Eliska Joklova	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2
Team		81	32	17	14	4	11	30-70	6-19	15-19

Atlanta Dream

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Naz HillmonF	30	7	3	1	0	0	4	3-9	1-5	0-0	+21
Angel ReeseF	33	15	11	2	2	1	5	5-9	0-0	5-8	+15
Allisha GrayG	35	23	11	2	3	0	2	8-16	6-11	1-1	+17
Jordin CanadaG	36	16	4	10	0	1	2	6-12	2-6	2-3	+5
Rhyne HowardG	35	16	1	3	2	1	0	6-16	2-9	2-2	+5
DeWanna Bonner	17	7	4	2	1	0	2	3-5	1-3	0-0	-14
Sika Kone	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-2
Madina Okot	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Te-Hina Paopao	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+3
Isobel Borlase	8	5	3	0	0	0	3	2-2	1-1	0-0	-6
Team		89	37	21	8	3	18	33-71	13-36	10-14

DNP: Indya Nivar (coach's decision)

Lead tracker

Biggest lead · ATL: 20
Biggest lead · MIN: 2
Times tied: 1
Lead changes: 1
Longest run · MIN: 8

How they entered this matchup

Rest edge: MINTravel tax: MINNational TV

MIN has the rest edge with 139h between tipoffs, 95.5h more than ATL.
MIN is carrying the heavier travel load at 913 mi from its previous stop.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

The lineMIN −2.5 · didn't cover

The line

Pregame line · how it landed

SpreadMIN −2.5didn't cover — lost by 8

MoneylineMIN −142 · ATL +120ATL won — upset

TotalO/U 177.5under — 170 combined

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	MIN	ATL
Record	31-9	26-14
Days rest	5 days	1 day
Hours rest	139h	43.5h
Rest swing	+95.5h	-95.5h
Travel in	913 mi	0 mi
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	afternoon	afternoon
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 2 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	3	1

MIN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 3 vs. ATL's 1.

How each side got here

MIN

913 mi

Minneapolis, MNCollege Park, GA

MIN came from Minneapolis, MN with 913 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Minneapolis, MN to College Park, GA

ATL

0 mi

College Park, GANo travel

ATL stayed in College Park, GA between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in College Park, GA

Where this game sits in the run

MIN

Road trip

MIN is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles913 mi

ATL

Homestand

ATL is in game 2 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment2 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles8 mi

Where it aired

National: NBA TV
Local TV: ATLANF / Peachtree Sports NetworkATLVictory+ (ATL)MINVictory+ (MIN)in-market
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