New York looks for 25th win this season in matchup against Minnesota

New York Liberty (24-16, 12-5 Eastern Conference) at Minnesota Lynx (31-9, 20-3 Western Conference)

Minneapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Lynx -7.5; over/under is 176.5

BOTTOM LINE: New York Liberty will try to earn its 25th victory this season when the Liberty visit the Minnesota Lynx.

The Lynx have gone 14-6 in home games. Minnesota ranks seventh in the WNBA with 39.2 points in the paint led by Natasha Howard averaging 11.6.

The Liberty are 10-10 on the road. New York averages 13.5 turnovers per game and is 6- when committing fewer turnovers than opponents.

Minnesota makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.0 percentage points higher than New York has allowed to its opponents (45.2%). New York scores 6.4 more points per game (89.8) than Minnesota gives up (83.4).

The two teams play for the third time this season. The Lynx defeated the Liberty 90-85 in their last matchup on July 11. Kayla McBride led the Lynx with 25 points, and Sabrina Ionescu led the Liberty with 25 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Olivia Miles is shooting 49.5% and averaging 19.7 points for the Lynx. McBride is averaging 18.2 points over the last 10 games.

Breanna Stewart is scoring 20.4 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Liberty. Jonquel Jones is averaging 2.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 7-3, averaging 88.6 points, 31.3 rebounds, 21.4 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.3 points per game.

Liberty: 7-3, averaging 89.7 points, 37.4 rebounds, 21.5 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 84.2 points.

INJURIES: Lynx: Emma Cechova: out for season (knee).

Liberty: Satou Sabally: out for season (head).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.