Season: 44-37-1
As we all know this game isn't until Sunday which is just too far away for my liking..
. Going to let my futures bet on Fever ride out because the Lynx are massive fav's to win this series which I do understand why because the Lynx are 20-2 S/U in their last 22 post-season home games which is a HUGE ask for Indy to go into Minny and to grab at least 1 win from 3 attempts possibly but I do believe they can because they did in 2012.
Here is what unfolded in 2012.
Game #1: Fever @ Lynx: Fever won 76-70
Game #2: Fever @ Lynx: Lynx won 83-71
Game #3: Lynx @ Fever: Fever won 76-59
Game #4: Lynx @ Fever: Fever won 87-78
The thing that amazes me about both squads now and compared to 2012 is that they haven't changed to much. Indy has a new coach and it was coach Dunn that won the title in 2012 but this new coach finally figured out here rotations and getting Larkins more involved.
The Lynx still have 4 of their stating 5 from 2012 and so do the Fever so these 2 teams know each other very well.
As we all know the Lynx got a gift in their last game vs the Mercury with a foul called with 1.5 seconds on the clock left which the WNBA has since apologised for saying it wasn't a foul. Terrible. I don't think there will be many calls in these games and to be honest, the Lynx don't get many free throws per game and they are a leagues lowest at giving them away so be mindful of this if you plan on playing overs in this series because a lot of the points will have to come from shooting rather than FT's. No lines yet for game #1 but im expecting Indy +5 pf +6 seeing that the Mercury were +5. Total will be around the 146 mark I would think as well.
I stated yesterday that since Larkins was placed into the starting line-up this post-season, she has been a beast. She doesn't care who she matches up against, she will pin them down and take care of business.
The Lynx were ranked 4th in the league for offense efficiency with 101.3 points per 100 possessions and the Fever ranked 3rd in the league with 102.4
As for defense, the Lynx were ranked 2nd allowing just 96.3 points per 100 possessions and Fever 5th allowing 99.9 points per possession so these 2 teams are pretty closely matched. The thing I like about the Fever is their depth. If one of their players is having a bad night, then another one will step up. The Lynx aren't like that. If Moore is off, then sometime Whalen or Augustus will step up but they don't have many bench players that will step up. I expect both starting line-ups to play some massive minutes especially in game #1 and we all saw what Moore did to Phoenix in game #2. She had 20 points by HT. Going to be a great series and cannot wait for it to get started.
BOL everyone, been a great season in here as usual and thanks for all those that stuck around to keep posting in the WNBA contest.