Minnesota Lynx reach 10 consecutive wins

The Minnesota Lynx entered August 6 with the WNBA’s longest active winning streak after beating the Indiana Fever 108-100 on August 2 for their 10th straight victory. The result pushed Minnesota to 25-6, the best record in the league, and kept the Lynx at the center of a late-season race that also includes a reshaped Phoenix Mercury team and a tightening playoff picture. A weekly WNBA roundup published this week by Rickey Smiley’s platform grouped those threads together: Minnesota’s 10 straight wins, Sydney Taylor’s continued production, and Kelsey Plum’s move to Phoenix. FanSided’s standings and game previews also pointed to the same split-screen picture — the Lynx pulling away at the top while the Mercury tried to turn a deadline move into a postseason push. ### How did Minnesota get to 10 straight wins? Minnesota reached the mark by closing out Indiana on August 2 in a 108-100 win that gave the Lynx a league-best 25-6 record. Coverage of that game described it as another example of Minnesota holding up late against one of the WNBA’s hottest teams. (newsbreak.com) The Lynx’s official schedule page listed that Indiana win as the latest completed result before an August 6 meeting with Las Vegas. The same page showed Minnesota’s next stretch included games against the Aces, Dallas and Portland, giving the streak immediate tests rather than a long break. ### Why was the streak getting broader attention on August 6? A Rickey Smiley weekly roundup published this week singled out the Lynx with the phrase “The Lynx Reach 10 Straight” and framed Minnesota as one of the defining stories of the week. (msn.com) That roundup placed the streak alongside other league-wide developments rather than treating it as an isolated game result. (lynx.wnba.com) FanSided’s standings coverage made a similar point from a different angle, saying Minnesota “continues to separate themselves” in the WNBA standings. That language matched the basic standings picture: the Lynx sat first in the league entering August 6. ### Where does Phoenix fit into a story about Minnesota? (newsbreak.com) Phoenix entered the same August 6 news cycle because of Kelsey Plum’s arrival and the Mercury’s attempt to revive their playoff position. FanSided’s standings piece said the Mercury had gotten “a new sign of life” after the trade, while a separate preview focused on Plum and Phoenix fighting for a playoff spot. (fansided.com) Another game-day item published this week pointed to Plum’s immediate impact in Phoenix by asking whether she could follow a strong debut with another win. Sports Illustrated’s betting coverage also described the trade as one that changed title odds for Phoenix and other teams. (fansided.com) ### Why was Shakira Austin part of the playoff-race conversation? FanSided’s August 6 preview said Shakira Austin entered a key matchup averaging 20.6 points and 10.6 rebounds over her last five games. That recent production was cited in the same playoff-race frame as Plum’s arrival, underscoring how individual hot streaks were shaping the lower half of the postseason race. (msn.com) The broader standings snapshot showed why those performances mattered. Phoenix was still trying to make up ground from below the cut line area, while Minnesota was operating from the opposite end of the table with the league’s top record. ### What came next after the 10th straight win? August 6 brought Minnesota a home game against the Las Vegas Aces, according to the Lynx schedule page, while Phoenix was part of the night’s playoff-race slate against Atlanta. (msn.com) Those games were the next checkpoints for two of the stories that had converged in the league’s midweek coverage — the Lynx trying to extend the longest streak in the WNBA, and the Mercury trying to turn a trade into late-season momentum. (fansided.com) (lynx.wnba.com)