A pair of the top teams in the Western Conference play each other on Saturday, June 22 as the Minnesota Lynx host the Phoenix Mercury at Target Center in Minneapolis.
The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on NBA TV. Fans looking to watch this WNBA game can do so for free by using FuboTV and DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial or with SlingTV, which doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available.
Entering the day at 12-3, the Lynx are one of only three teams with double0digit wins and three losses or less along with the league-leading Connecticut Sun and the New York Liberty. Minnesota enters the game on a five-game winning streak and it is also riding a five-game home winning streak.
Phoenix is sixth in the league standings at 8-7 but has been 4-1 since Brittney Griner returned from injury in an 81-80 win over the Lynx on June 7. The Mercury’s only loss since the Olympian got back on the floor was a 103-99 loss to the Las Vegas Aces. THe last matchup with the Lynx was decided on a game-winning Kahleah Copper three-pointer with 0.2 seconds remaining.
Who: Phoenix Mercury vs. Minnesota Lynx
When: Saturday, June 22
Where: Target Center in Minneapolis
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); Sling; DirecTV Stream
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“Taking what the defense gives me and also kind of creating space for myself and not trying to force anything,” Atkins said after a loss at Indiana that snapped Washington’s two-game winning streak. “Starting to let the game come to me, getting into more of a rhythm, kind of seeing how our team plays, playing to the strengths of my teammates.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article
