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Olivia Miles' 23 Lifts Lynx to League-Best 17-6 Record

7/12/2026

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Miles Leads Lynx

Olivia Miles scored 23 points as the Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty 90-85 on Saturday.
The win lifted the Lynx to a 17-6 record, the league’s best.
Miles, the No. 2 2026 draft pick, averages 18.7 points, 5.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds.
She is the fastest to 350 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists, joining three others in 21 games and boosting her Rookie of the Year and MVP cases.

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Collier Returns

Coach Cheryl Reeve affirmed Napheesa Collier as the Lynx’s unquestioned leader, dubbing the squad “Phee’s team.”
Collier, after dual ankle surgeries, is close to returning for her season debut.
Collier finished second to A'ja Wilson in the MVP race in both 2024 and 2025.
Kayla McBride scored a game-high 25 points, shooting 5-for-11 from three.
Reeve said Collier will benefit from playing with All-Star starter Miles at point guard.

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Sabally Out

Satou Sabally will miss Saturday, her fifth straight concussion-related absence.
New York lists Rebecca Allen (questionable, nose), Pauline Astier (questionable, left ankle) and Leonie Fiebich (out, left foot soreness).
Minnesota reports forward Napheesa Collier out with a left-ankle issue and forward Emma Cechová out for the season after an ACL tear.
Guard Olivia Miles, cleared of a right calf strain, will play in the 1:00 p.m. ET game at Minneapolis’s Target Center.

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Miles Leads Lynx

Olivia Miles scored 23 points as the Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty 90-85 on Saturday.
The win lifted the Lynx to a 17-6 record, the league’s best.
Miles, the No. 2 2026 draft pick, averages 18.7 points, 5.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds.
She is the fastest to 350 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists, joining three others in 21 games and boosting her Rookie of the Year and MVP cases.

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