2013 Minnesota Lynx season | |
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Coach | Cheryl Reeve |
Arena | Target Center |
Attendance | 9,381 per game |
Results | |
Record | 26–8 (.765) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | WNBA Champions |
Team Leaders | |
Points | M. Moore (18.5) |
Rebounds | Brunson (8.9) |
Assists | Whalen (5.8) |
Media | |
Radio | KLCI |
Television | FS-N ESPN2, NBATV |
The 2013 WNBA season was the 15th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association. The Lynx won their second WNBA Championship in three years, and led the league in wins for the third straight season.
The Lynx entered the season as the two-time defending WNBA Western Conference champions. The Lynx won the 2011 WNBA Finals, but lost the 2012 WNBA Finals to the Indiana Fever.
The 2012 season saw the retirement of veteran center Taj McWilliams-Franklin. The Lynx replaced her in the offseason, trading guard Candice Wiggins for former University of Minnesota standout Janel McCarville, who had played with Lynx point guard Lindsay Whalen in college.
Despite returning three olympians and an all-star in their starting lineup, the Lynx were considered something of an afterthought going into the season, with much of the press going to the Phoenix Mercury, which drafted Brittney Griner.
Despite the lowered expectations, the Lynx had another outstanding season, finishing with the best record in the WNBA for the third straight year, and placing four players in the WNBA All-Star Game. After dispatching the Seattle Storm in the opening round of the playoffs, the Lynx swept the Phoenix Mercury in the Western Conference Finals, to earn their third straight trip to the WNBA Finals. They then defeated the Atlanta Dream to win their second WNBA title in three years. [1]
The following are the Lynx' selections in the 2013 WNBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/team/country |
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1 | 12 | Lindsey Moore | ![]() | Nebraska |
2 | 14 (From Phx.) | Sugar Rodgers | ![]() | Georgetown |
2 | 24 | Chucky Jeffery | ![]() | Colorado |
3 | 36 | Waltiea Rolle | ![]() | North Carolina |
On March 1, 2013, the Lynx announced that they had traded Candice Wiggins to the Tulsa Shock in exchange for a third-round pick in the draft and the rights to Janel McCarville from the New York Liberty. [2]
Date | Trade | |
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March 1, 2013 | To Minnesota Lynx | To Tulsa Shock |
Janel McCarville | Candice Wiggins |
Additions
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Pos. | Starter | Bench |
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C | Janel McCarville | Amber Harris |
PF | Rebekkah Brunson | Devereaux Peters |
SF | Maya Moore | Rachel Jarry |
SG | Seimone Augustus | Monica Wright Sugar Rodgers |
PG | Lindsay Whalen | Lindsey Moore |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP | |
1 | z-Minnesota Lynx | 26 | 8 | .765 | - | 34 |
2 | x-Los Angeles Sparks | 24 | 10 | .706 | 2 | 34 |
3 | x-Phoenix Mercury | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 34 |
4 | x-Seattle Storm | 17 | 17 | .500 | 9 | 34 |
5 | e-San Antonio Silver Stars | 12 | 22 | .353 | 14 | 34 |
6 | e-Tulsa Shock | 11 | 23 | .324 | 15 | 34 |
2013 pre-season game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 1–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–0)
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2013 season schedule |
2013 playoff game log Total: 7–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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Conference Finals: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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WNBA Finals: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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2013 season schedule |
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Seimone Augustus | 31 | 31 | 29.8 | .516 | .290 | .879 | 3.20 | 2.5 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 16.3 |
Rebekkah Brunson | 33 | 33 | 29.2 | .497 | 1.000 | .636 | 8.90 | 1.5 | 1.27 | 0.88 | 10.6 |
Amber Harris | 30 | 1 | 8.8 | .375 | .143 | .714 | 1.50 | 0.7 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 2.4 |
Rachel Jarry | 27 | 0 | 6.8 | .444 | .600 | .778 | 0.70 | 0.4 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 1.7 |
Janel McCarville | 32 | 32 | 21.9 | .488 | .429 | .804 | 4.30 | 2.9 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 6.3 |
Lindsey Moore | 23 | 0 | 5.7 | .258 | .250 | .750 | 0.60 | 1.0 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
Maya Moore | 34 | 34 | 31.4 | .509 | .453 | .882 | 6.20 | 3.0 | 1.74 | 0.97 | 18.5 |
Devereaux Peters | 34 | 2 | 18.6 | .396 | .000 | .852 | 4.60 | 1.1 | 0.71 | 1.00 | 4.1 |
Sugar Rodgers | 28 | 0 | 7.6 | .317 | .313 | .571 | 1.40 | 0.5 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 1.9 |
Lindsay Whalen | 34 | 34 | 29.6 | .486 | .111 | .783 | 4.40 | 5.8 | 0.76 | 0.06 | 14.9 |
Monica Wright | 33 | 3 | 22.5 | .428 | .256 | .791 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 1.03 | 0.18 | 9.0 |
WNBA Champions
WNBA Finals MVP - Maya Moore
All-WNBA First Team - Maya Moore, Lindsay Whalen
All-WNBA Second Team - Seimone Augustus
All-WNBA Defensive Second Team - Rebekkah Brunson
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month (August) - Maya Moore
WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month (September) - Maya Moore
WNBA Player of the Week - Maya Moore (3 times), Rebekkah Brunson
WNBA All-Stars - Seimone Augustus, Maya Moore, Rebekkah Brunson, Lindsay Whalen
WNBA Record for Fewest Turnovers per Game (12.1)
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