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Lynx update: They ended a six-game losing streak to start the season with an 80-78 victory at Washington on Saturday on Tiffany Mitchell’s field goal with three seconds remaining. … Kayla McBride scored a season-high 24 points to lead the Lynx, while Napheesa Collier contributed 17 points and nine rebounds. … Rookie Dorka Juhász, making her second start of the season, had seven points and eight rebounds. … The Lynx were 2-1 against the Liberty last season, winning two games at Target Center before losing the series finale in New York by 19 points. … Rookie F Diamond Miller (right ankle sprain) is out.
Liberty update: After going 16-20 last season, the Liberty (4-2) signed free agents Breanna Stewart and Courtney Vandersloot and acquired Jonquel Jones and Kayla Thornton in trades. … Stewart (2018) and Jones (2021) are past WNBA MVPs. … Stewart is averaging 23.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, while Vandersloot is averaging 10.5 points and 8.8 assists. Vandersloot is third on the WNBA’s career assists list. … Sabrina Ionescu, in her third WNBA season, is averaging 12.2 points and 6.7 rebounds. … Jones, who averaged 14.6 points and 8.6 rebounds for Connecticut last season, is averaging nine points and four rebounds this season.
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