"The Minnesota Lynx clinched homecourt advantage throughout the WNBA playoffs as they won their franchise-record 31st game Saturday, 94-70, at Connecticut. The Lynx had five players score in double figures, led by Alanna Smith and DiJonai Carrington with 18 points each. Napheesa Collier had 17 points and 9 rebounds. "The games are so hard, no matter where you are," Smith said. "So if you have that [homecourt] advantage, getting that energy from your fans, it's huge.""
""We have a scenario now that if we win our home games, we win a WNBA championship," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We believe in our abilities at home; our fan base is terrific. They're going to turn out like crazy for us. "It doesn't mean that it's easy. But anything that you can get to be an advantage in your favor, we needed to be able to secure that. It was one of our goals, and happy that the team accomplished it.""
The Minnesota Lynx clinched homecourt advantage for the WNBA playoffs with a franchise-record 31st win, 94-70 at Connecticut. Five players scored in double figures, led by Alanna Smith and DiJonai Carrington with 18 points each, and Napheesa Collier added 17 points and nine rebounds. The Lynx finished with the league's best overall record (31-8) and best home mark (18-2). Coach Cheryl Reeve emphasized the importance of winning at home and securing that edge, noting the team made it a goal. The season expanded to 44 games, and Minnesota reached 31 wins in 39 games.
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