A Look at the Lynx: San Antonio

#1 posting 7.10.2006
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A LOOK AT THE LYNX: Offense vs San Antonio

A strong comeback in the fourth quarter propelled the Lynx past San Antonio to close out the first half of the season. Now with the all star break the Lynx get a week off. In a way it is too bad, because they could use the momentum from this game.

NUMBERS EXPLAINED
player, points, possessions, pp100, floor %

MINNESOTA
STARTERS
Amber Jacobs 11, 4, 275.0, 1.000
Seimone Augustus 32, 29, 110.3, .552
Kristin Mann 4, 8, 50.0, .250
Timika Williams 5, 6, 83.3, .500
Nicole Ohlde 14, 9, 155.6, .778
BENCH
Svetlana Abrosimova 8,7, 114.3, .429
Adrian Williams 2, 4, 50.0, .250
Megan Duffy 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Vanessa Hayden 7, 5, 140.0, .800

SAN ANTONIO
STARTERS
Shannon Johnson 20, 20, 100.0, .500
Vickie Johnson 12, 11, 109.1, .545
Agnieszka Bibrzycka 19, 15, 126.7, .467
Sophia Young 6, 7, 85.7, .429
Chantelle Anderson 6, 6, 100.0, .500
BENCH
Shanna Zolman 3, 5, 60.0, .200
Kendra Wecker 9, 4, 225.0, .750
Daima Ivanyi 2, 2, 100.0, .500
Katie Feenstra 3, 3, 100.0, .667
Team 0, 2, 0.0, .000 24 second violations

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Amber Jacobs

BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota 85, 75, 113.3, .546
San Antoniao 80, 75, 106.7, .467

The key quarter was the 4th, and the key sequence is when MN went on a 9 possession scoring spree with an 18-5 run. Amber Jacobs and Nicole Ohlde lifted their level of play, along with Vanessa Hayden off the bench. These three delivered solid efforts. Jacobs is averaging 94.4 pp100; Hayden 77, and Ohlde 103.2 for the year. So Jacobs and Hayden doubled their efforts.
MN did have a four possession drought at the end of the 2nd quarter, (it would stretch to 7 if you count the beginning of the 3rd) and another in the 3rd quarter. If you combine the two streaks it would be 1/12. They weathered that dry spell to make their surge at the end. Jacobs started the streak with a 3, and Vanessa Hayden provided the next three points over the next two possessions.
Now the second half of the season awaits. If Jacobs, Hayden and Ohlde can maintain this level of play, the Lynx may have a chance to get into the playoffs. If they revert back, we are looking at another lottery pick.

Next up: later today with the MN Triple Threat vs Mpls Lady Lakers semifinals from the Great Lakes Shootout.