2017 Minnesota Lynx season
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series
1 September 24 Los Angeles L 84-85 Maya Moore ( 27 ) Sylvia Fowles ( 13 ) Lindsay Whalen ( 6 ) Williams Arena 11,823 0-1
2 September 26 Los Angeles W 70-68 Lindsay Whalen ( 14 ) Sylvia Fowles ( 17 ) Rebekkah Brunson Lindsay Whalen ( 3 ) Williams Arena 11,434 1-1
3 September 29 Los Angeles L 64-75 Maya Moore ( 16 ) Sylvia Fowles ( 11 ) Alexis Jones ( 4 ) Staples Center 13,500 1-2
4 October 1 Los Angeles W 80-69 Sylvia Fowles ( 22 ) Sylvia Fowles ( 14 ) Lindsay Whalen ( 8 ) Staples Center 13,500 2-2
5 October 4 Los Angeles W 85-76 Maya Moore ( 18 ) Sylvia Fowles ( 20 ) Lindsay Whalen ( 8 ) Williams Arena 14,632 3-2
The 2017 WNBA season of the Minnesota Lynx is their 19th season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Lynx finished the 2016 season with a record of 28-6, finishing first in the Western Conference (and the league as a whole) and qualifying for the playoffs, before ultimately beating Los Angeles in the WNBA Finals to win their league-tying best fourth championship. The Lynx moved from their normal home, Target Center in Minneapolis, to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the 2017 season due to the renovation that would be taking place at Target Center. Due to the Minnesota Wild season beginning, the Lynx announced that the entirety of their playoff run would be played at the University of Minnesota's Williams Arena. The Lynx opened the season on May 14 with a 70-61 victory over the Chicago Sky. Sylvia Fowles led the way with 26 points and 10 rebounds. During the May 20 game versus the Dallas Wings, Rebekkah Brunson recorded her 3,000th career rebound, becoming the fifth player in league history to do so. Cheryl Reeve was named the inaugural WNBA Coach of the Month for the month of May. Lindsay Whalen became the all-time winningest player in WNBA history with 295 wins, with a June 9 victory over the Washington Mystics. The win broke the tie with Swin Cash, giving Whalen first place in that category all by herself. With the win against the San Antonio Stars on June 25, Seimone Augustus, Rebekkah Brunson, Maya Moore, and Lindsay Whalen became the winningest quartet in WNBA History with 122 wins, passing the Los Angeles Sparks quartet of Tamecka Dixon, Lisa Leslie, Mwadi Mabika, and Delisha Milton-Jones who recorded 121 from 1999 to 2004. During the July 6 victory over the Sparks, Maya Moore scored her 4,000th career point.