2020 Minnesota Lynx season

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2020 Minnesota Lynx season
Head Coach Cheryl Reeve
Arena Originally: Target Center
Rescheduled to: IMG Academy gymnasiums, Bradenton, Florida
Attendance 0 per game
Results
Record 14–8
(.636)
Place 4th (Western)
Playoff Finish 4th Seed, Lost in Semifinals to Seattle Storm
Team Leaders
Points Crystal Dangerfield – 16.2 ppg
Rebounds Sylvia Fowles – 9.7 rpg
Assists Crystal Dangerfield – 3.6 apg
Minnesota Lynx seasons
< 2019 2021 >

The 2020 WNBA season is the 22nd season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season began on July 26, 2020, versus the Connecticut Sun.[1]

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games.[2] However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.[4][5]

The Lynx' season started strongly, as the team won five of their first six games, with their only loss coming to the Seattle Storm. They won three of the next five to hold a 8–3 record at the halfway mark of the season. The team finished the season with a 3–2 stretch of five games and a 3–3 stretch of the last six games. Their overall 14–8 record earned them the fourth seed in the playoffs.

As the fourth seed, the Lynx earned a bye into the Second Round. They faced off against the Phoenix Mercury, and won a very close game 80–79. With that win, they advanced to face Seattle in the Semifinals. The Lynx lost the first game in the series by two points, and then were defeated by ten points and twenty-one points in games two and three. The three game sweep ended the Lynx' season.

Transactions

WNBA draft

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See also: 2020 WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country
1 6 Mikiah Herbert Harrigan  Anguilla
 United Kingdom		 South Carolina
2 16 Crystal Dangerfield  United States Connecticut

Trades/Roster Changes

Date Details
February 11, 2020 F Rebekkah Brunson retired and was hired as an assistant coach of the Lynx.[6]
February 25, 2020 Acquired G Rachel Banham from the Connecticut Sun in exchange for a 2nd round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft.[7]
February 29, 2020 Signed F Cecilia Zandalasini[8]
March 6, 2020 Traded the 14th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and their second round pick in the 2021 WNBA draft to Indiana Fever in exchange for G Shenise Johnson and the 16th pick in the 2020 WNBA draft.[9]
April 17, 2020 Traded F Stephanie Talbot to New York in exchange for the draft rights for G Erica Ogwumike.[10]
May 25, 2020 Waived G Linnae Harper and G Erica Ogwumike[11]
May 31, 2020 Moved G Odyssey Sims to an Inactive List and suspended F Jessica Shepard[12]
June 17, 2020 F Cecilia Zandalasini announces she will be opting out of the season due to COVID-19 and signed F Megan Huff[13][14]
July 30, 2020 Waived F Karima Christmas-Kelly and signed F Erica McCall[15]
August 6, 2020 Activated G Odyssey Sims and waived F Megan Huff[16]

Roster

2020 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 40 Canada Alexander, Kayla 6' 4" (1.93m) 186 lb (84kg) 1991-01-05 Syracuse 7
G 15 United States Banham, Rachel 5' 9" (1.75m) 172 lb (78kg) 1993-07-15 Minnesota 4
G 4 United States Brown, Lexie 5' 9" (1.75m) 160 lb (73kg) 1994-10-27 Duke 2
G/F 6 Canada Carleton, Bridget 6' 1" (1.85m) 180 lb (82kg) 1997-05-22 Iowa State 1
F 24 United States Collier, Napheesa 6' 2" (1.88m) 181 lb (82kg) 1996-09-23 Connecticut 1
G 2 United States Dangerfield, Crystal 5' 5" (1.65m) 122 lb (55kg) 1998-05-11 Connecticut R
F 92 Brazil Dantas, Damiris 6' 3" (1.91m) 201 lb (91kg) 1992-11-17 Brazil 5
C 34 United States Fowles, Sylvia Injured 6' 6" (1.98m) 217 lb (98kg) 1985-10-06 LSU 12
F 21 United Kingdom Herbert Harrigan, Mikiah 6' 2" (1.88m) 152 lb (69kg) 1998-08-21 South Carolina R
G 42 United States Johnson, Shenise 5' 11" (1.8m) 168 lb (76kg) 1990-12-08 Miami (FL) 7
F 24 United States McCall, Erica 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) 1995-08-21 Stanford 3
G 1 United States Sims, Odyssey 5' 8" (1.73m) 163 lb (74kg) 1992-07-13 Baylor 6
Head coach
United States Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
United States Plenette Pierson (Texas Tech)
United States Katie Smith (Ohio State)
United States Rebekkah Brunson (Georgetown)
Athletic trainer
United States Chuck Barta (UW-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
United States Kate Taber (Iowa)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Regular season

2020 game log
2020 season schedule

Playoffs

2020 playoff game log
Second Round
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 17 Phoenix Mercury W 80–79 Damiris Dantas (22) Napheesa Collier (9) Napheesa Collier (6) IMG Academy 1–0
Semifinals
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 September 22 Seattle Storm L 86–88 Napheesa Collier (25) Napheesa Collier (9) Crystal Dangerfield (6) IMG Academy 0–1
2 September 24 Seattle Storm L 79–89 Damiris Dantas (23) Carleton, Dantas (7) Crystal Dangerfield (7) IMG Academy 0–2
3 September 27 Seattle Storm L 71–92 Napheesa Collier (22) Napheesa Collier (15) Dantas & Sims (4) IMG Academy 0–3
2020 playoff schedule

Standings

# Team W L PCT GB Conf.
1 x – Las Vegas Aces 18 4 .818 – 8–2
2 x – Seattle Storm 18 4 .818 – 8–2
3 x – Los Angeles Sparks 15 7 .682 3 5–5
4 x – Minnesota Lynx 14 8 .636 4 4–6
5 x – Phoenix Mercury 13 9 .591 5 4–6
6 x – Chicago Sky 12 10 .545 6 6–4
7 x – Connecticut Sun 10 12 .455 8 7–3
8 x – Washington Mystics 9 13 .409 9 6–4
9 e – Dallas Wings 8 14 .364 10 1–9
10 e – Atlanta Dream 7 15 .318 11 5–5
11 e – Indiana Fever 6 16 .273 12 4–6
12 e – New York Liberty 2 20 .091 16 2–8


Playoffs

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Main article: 2020 WNBA Playoffs
 
 First round:
Single elimination
(September 15)		 Second round:
Single elimination
(September 17)		 Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(September 20–29)		 WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(October 2–11)
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
1
Las Vegas Aces		 3
 
 
7
Connecticut Sun		 2
 
 
  
 
 
4
Minnesota Lynx		 80
 
  
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		 79
 
5
Phoenix Mercury		 85
 
  
 
8
Washington Mystics		 84
 
1
Las Vegas Aces		 0
 
  
 
2
Seattle Storm		 3
 
6
Chicago Sky		 81
 
  
 
7
Connecticut Sun		 94
 
3
Los Angeles Sparks		 59
 
 
7
Connecticut Sun		 73
 
 
  
 
 
2
Seattle Storm		 3
 
 
4
Minnesota Lynx		 0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Teams re-seeded after each round.

Semifinals
Team 1 2 3 4 5
1
Las Vegas Aces		 62 83 68 84 66
7
Connecticut Sun		 87 75 77 75 63
Team 1 2 3
2
Seattle Storm		 88 89 92
4
Minnesota Lynx		 86 79 71
WNBA Finals
Team 1 2 3
1
Las Vegas Aces		 80 91 59
2
Seattle Storm		 93 104 92
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Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage  TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per game Team leader League leader

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Crystal Dangerfield 21 19 30.0 47.1 33.3 92.2 2.0 3.6 0.9 0.0 16.2
Napheesa Collier 22 22 34.2 52.3 40.8 82.9 9.0 3.3 1.8 1.3 16.1
Sylvia Fowles 7 7 24.1 60.9 0 82.8 9.7 0.9 0.9 1.1 14.6
Damiris Dantas 22 22 26.6 46.4 4..6 72.7 6.1 2.6 1.1 0.2 12.9
Odyssey Sims 13 7 18.5 40.4 33.3 90.9 2.0 3.5 0.5 0.1 6.9
Rachel Banham 20 1 17.0 46.2 47.2 80.0 1.3 2.4 0.5 0.1 6.9
Bridget Carleton 22 15 25.8 52.0 45.7 64.3 3.5 2.5 0.7 0 6.6
Lexie Brown 17 13 22.0 34.2 26.9 79.2 1.9 2.4 1.8 0 6.4
Shenise Johnson 17 4 12.5 34.1 35.3 89.3 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 5.1
Mikiah Herbert Harrigan 21 0 11.1 36.6 42.4 71.4 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 3.8
Erica McCall 19 0 9.4 35.6 25.0 81.8 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.4 2.7
Kayla Alexander 16 0 5.6 53.3 0 62.5 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 2.3

Awards and Milestones

Recipient Award/Milestone Date Awarded Reference
Napheesa Collier Western Conference Player of the Week August 17, 2020 [17]
2nd Team All-Defense September 29, 2020 [18]
All-WNBA Second Team October 4, 2020 [19]
Crystal Dangerfield WNBA Rookie of the Month – August September 1, 2020 [20]
WNBA Rookie of the Month – September September 15, 2020 [21]
Rookie of the Year September 17, 2020 [22]
All-Rookie Team September 27, 2020 [23]
Cheryl Reeve Coach of the Year September 17, 2020 [24]

References

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