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2014 Minnesota Lynx season

The 2014 WNBA season was the 16th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx were defending their 2013 WNBA Championship, seeking to become the third franchise to win three titles.[1] However, their bid fell short as they lost to the Phoenix Mercury in the conference finals.

2014 Minnesota Lynx season
CoachCheryl Reeve
ArenaTarget Center
Attendanceper game
Results
Record25–9 (.735)
Place2nd (Western)
Playoff finishLost in Conference Finals
Team Leaders
PointsMoore (23.9)
ReboundsBrunson (8.2)
AssistsWhalen (5.6)
Media
RadioKLCI
TelevisionFS-N
ESPN2, NBATV

The Lynx had a positive offseason, re-signing free agent center Janel McCarville and guard Monica Wright, two key components of the 2013 championship team. The Lynx also announced their first uniform sponsor, the Mayo Clinic.[2]

Transactions

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Draft

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The following are the Lynx's selections in the 2014 WNBA draft.

Round Pick Player Nationality School/team/country
1 12 Tricia Liston   United States Duke
2 15 Asya Bussie   United States West Virginia
2 24 Christina Foggie   United States Vanderbilt
3 36 Asia Taylor   United States Louisville

Trades

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Date Trade
To Minnesota Lynx To New York Liberty
Right to swap 3rd round picks in 2015 WNBA Draft Sugar Rodgers

Personnel changes

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Roster

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2014 Minnesota Lynx roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Height Weight DOB From Yrs
G/F 33   Augustus, Seimone 6' 0" (1.83m) 165 lb (75kg) 04-30-1984 LSU 8
F 32   Brunson, Rebekkah 6' 2" (1.88m) 184 lb (83kg) 12-11-1981 Georgetown 10
C 34   Dantas, Damiris 6' 4" (1.93m) 190 lb (86kg) 11-17-1992 Brazil R
G 20   Liston, Tricia 6' 1" (1.85m) 181 lb (82kg) 02-20-1992 Duke R
C 4   McCarville, Janel 6' 2" (1.88m) 218 lb (99kg) 11-03-1982 Minnesota 7
G 3   McKenith, Nadirah 5' 7" (1.7m) 155 lb (70kg) 09-06-1991 St. John's 1
F 23   Moore, Maya 6' 0" (1.83m) 176 lb (80kg) 06-11-1989 Connecticut 3
F 14   Peters, Devereaux 6' 2" (1.88m) 170 lb (77kg) 10-08-1989 Notre Dame 2
G 31   Taylor, Asia 6' 1" (1.85m) 165 lb (75kg) 08-21-1991 Louisville R
G 13   Whalen, Lindsay 5' 9" (1.75m) 162 lb (73kg) 05-09-1982 Minnesota 10
G 5   White, Tan 5' 7" (1.7m) 154 lb (70kg) 09-27-1982 Mississippi State 10
G/F 22   Wright, Monica 5' 10" (1.78m) 170 lb (77kg) 07-15-1988 Virginia 4
Head coach
  Cheryl Reeve (La Salle)
Assistant coaches
  Shelley Patterson (Washington State)
  Jim Petersen (Minnesota)
Athletic trainer
  Chuck Barta (Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Assistant trainer
  Keith Uzpen (Minnesota State-Mankato)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Depth

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Pos. Starter Bench
C Janel McCarville Devereaux Peters
PF Damiris Dantas Asia Taylor
Rebekkah Brunson  
SF Maya Moore Tricia Liston
SG Seimone Augustus Tan White
Monica Wright  
PG Lindsay Whalen Lindsey Moore

Schedule

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Preseason

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2014 pre-season game log
Total: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Pre-season: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 5 Australia W 82–66 Waltea Rolle (17) Maya Moore (7) Tan White (8) Target Center
2550 		1–0
2 May 9 Phoenix W 72–64 Tan White (16) Maya Moore and Tricia Liston (6) Damiris Dantas and Tan White (3) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3194 		2–0
3 May 11 @ Chicago W 76–69 Asia Taylor (18) Damiris Dantas (9) Lindsey Moore (8) ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
3194 		3–0
2014 season schedule

Regular season

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2014 game log
Total: 19–6 (Home: 12–1; Road: 7–5)
May: 6–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 May 16 @ Washington W 89–77 Maya Moore (34) Damiris Dantas (12) Lindsay Whalen (8) Verizon Center
7395 		1–0
2 May 18 Connecticut W 90–87 Maya Moore (33) Maya Moore (12) Lindsay Whalen (4) Target Center
9434 		2–0
3 May 23 @ Tulsa W 94–93 Maya Moore (38) Maya Moore (13) Lindsay Whalen (5) BOK Center
6845 		3–0
4 May 24 New York W 87–82 Maya Moore (30) Damiris Dantas (8) Janel McCarville (6) Target Center
8323 		4–0
5 May 26 @ Chicago W 75–72 Lindsay Whalen (22) Janel McCarville (12) Lindsay Whalen (4) Allstate Arena
6058 		5–0
6 May 30 San Antonio W 88–72 Maya Moore (26) Maya Moore (9) McCarville &
M. Moore (5) 		Target Center
8734 		6–0
June: 6–5 (Home: 3–1; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 June 1 @ San Antonio W 87–79 Seimone Augustus (25) Maya Moore (9) Lindsay Whalen (10) AT&T Center
5089 		7–0
8 June 6 @ Seattle L 64–67 Augustus & M. Moore (12) Damaris Dantas (8) Tan White (5) KeyArena
6836 		7–1
9 June 8 @ Los Angeles W 85–72 Seimone Augustus (26) Maya Moore (13) Lindsay Whalen (7) Staples Center
8770 		8–1
10 June 13 @ Atlanta L 82–85 Lindsay Whalen (22) Maya Moore (9) Seimone Augustus (6) Philips Arena
6684 		8–2
11 June 15 Phoenix L 82–85 Maya Moore (13) Damaris Dantas (12) Lindsay Whalen (5) Target Center
8957 		8–3
12 June 17 @ Los Angeles W 94–77 Maya Moore (31) Devereaux Peters (6) Janel McCarville (8) Staples Center
9636 		9–3
13 June 18 @ Phoenix L 79–92 Maya Moore (36) M. Moore & Whalen (4) Lindsay Whalen (5) US Airways Center
8963 		9–4
14 June 20 Washington W 75–65 Maya Moore (20) Maya Moore (10) M. Moore & L.Whalen (7) Target Center
8813 		10–4
15 June 22 Indiana W 83–77 Maya Moore (25) M. Moore & Peters (6) Lindsay Whalen (6) Target Center
8704 		11–4
16 June 27 @ Seattle L 71–81 Maya Moore (20) Maya Moore (10) Lindsay Whalen (4) KeyArena
6547 		11–5
17 June 29 Seattle W 74–69 Janel McCarville (22) Maya Moore (7) Maya Moore (7) Target Center
8814 		12–5
July: 9–1 (Home: 7–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 July 3 San Antonio W 91–84 Lindsay Whalen (22) Janel McCarville (9) Lindsay Whalen (7) Target Center
7622 		13–5
19 July 6 @ New York L 80–87 Maya Moore (25) Maya Moore (8) Lindsay Whalen (5) Madison Square Garden
8151 		13–6
20 July 8 Los Angeles W 83–72 Maya Moore (30) Lindsay Whalen (9) Devereaux Peters (6) Target Center
7920 		14–6
21 July 10 @ Tulsa W 91–85 Maya Moore (33) Maya Moore (11) Lindsay Whalen (10) BOK Center
4961 		15–6
22 July 13 Seattle W 77–60 Maya Moore (26) Maya Moore (12) Lindsay Whalen (7) Target Center
9114 		16–6
23 July 16 Tulsa W 93–82 Maya Moore (32) Damiris Dantas (11) Moore and Whalen (5) Target Center
16413 		17–6
24 July 22 Atlanta W 112–108 Maya Moore (48) Rebekkah Brunson (12) Lindsay Whalen (9) Target Center
9332 		18–6
25 July 25 San Antonio W 88–78 Seimone Augustus (17) Maya Moore (8) Seimone Augustus (6) Target Center
9104 		19–6
26 July 27 @ Connecticut W 76–65 Maya Moore (17) Rebekkah Brunson (10) Maya Moore (4) Mohegan Sun Arena
8019 		20–6
27 July 31 Phoenix W 75–67 Maya Moore (20) Rebekkah Brunson (11) McCarville & Whalen (5) Target Center
9513 		21–6
August: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
28 August 2 @ Tulsa W 84–75 Maya Moore (40) Rebekkah Brunson (9) Lindsay Whalen (6) BOK Center
6339 		22–6
29 August 5 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse
 23–6
30 August 7 Chicago Target Center
 24–6
31 August 9 @ Phoenix US Airways Center
 24–7
32 August 12 Los Angeles Target Center
 24–8
33 August 15 @ San Antonio AT&T Center
 24–9
34 August 16 Tulsa W 80–63 Maya Moore (19) Maya Moore (12) Lindsay Whalen (9) Target Center
 25–9
2014 season schedule

2014 Season standings

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# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB GP
1 y-Phoenix Mercury 29 5 .853 - 34
2 x-Minnesota Lynx 25 9 .735 4.0 34
3 x-San Antonio Stars 16 18 .471 13.0 34
4 x-Los Angeles Sparks 16 18 .471 13.0 34
5 e-Tulsa Shock 12 22 .353 17.0 34
6 e-Seattle Storm 12 22 .353 17.0 34

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ Minnesota Lynx clinch WNBA title: The playoff campaign in photos
  2. ^ Lynx to put Mayo Clinic logo on jerseys
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