Minnesota Lynx @ Golden State Valkyries

Minnesota LynxLynxMIN

29-7, 15-2 Away

MIN -2.5

Golden State ValkyriesValkyriesGS

25-9, 15-4 Home

Minnesota faces Golden State, looks for 30th win this season

Minnesota Lynx (29-7, 19-2 Western Conference) at Golden State Valkyries (25-9, 10-6 Western Conference)

Aug 18, 2026, 02:10 am - Data Skrive

Season Leaders

MINAvg. Per Game

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Injury Report

Golden State Valkyries

Name	Status	Est. Return
Iliana RupertI. RupertC	OFSNot Injury Related	May 1

Team Stats

MIN

92.6

Points

83.4

83.8

Points Against

76.7

48%

Field Goal %

43%

34.8

Rebounds

32.4

21.9

Assists

19.1

4.6

Blocks

3.9

9.1

Steals

7.8

Lynx

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/15/26	@LV	W92-87
8/12/26	@POR	W85-81
8/9/26	vsDAL	W103-90
8/8/26	vsLV	W98-87
8/6/26	vsLA	L89-82

Valkyries

DATE	OPP	RESULT
8/17/26	vsDAL	W78-70
8/12/26	vsCHI	W91-71
8/9/26	@LA	W84-78
8/7/26	@DAL	W94-76
8/4/26	vsTOR	W92-81

Data is currently unavailable.

2026-08-20T02:00ZOpenSpreadTotalML

Minnesota LynxLynxMIN

(29-7)

(29-7, 15-2 Away)

-1.5

-115

Golden State ValkyriesValkyriesGS

(25-9)

(25-9, 15-4 Home)

u164.5

-110

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Matchups

MIN

MIN leads season

2-0

Game 1@ MIN

Final

Game 2@ GS

Final

29-7

Game 3@ GS

25-9

29-7

Game 4@ MIN

25-9

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	29	7	.806	-	W4
Golden State	25	9	.735	3	W6
Las Vegas	24	13	.649	5.5	L2
Dallas	20	16	.556	9	L2
Portland	15	20	.429	13.5	W2
Phoenix	13	23	.361	16	L1
Los Angeles	12	23	.343	16.5	L5
Seattle	7	30	.189	22.5	L2

WNBA News

Wings star rookie Azzi Fudd out for season with knee injury

Wings star guard Azzi Fudd, the No. 1 overall pick in this year's WNBA draft, will undergo a procedure on her injured knee and miss the remainder of the season.

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Sabally out of FIBA World Cup for Germany amid concussion recovery

New York Liberty forward Satou Sabally, who is still recovering from a concussion, will not play for Germany when the country hosts the FIBA Women's World Cup next month.

Nneka Ogwumike, 11-time WNBA All-Star, to retire at end of season

Los Angeles Sparks star Nneka Ogwumike, an 11-time WNBA All-Star, announced Wednesday she will retire at the conclusion of the 2026 season.

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