Will the Lynx be cured of the Fever they caught last Sunday? They did get three days of rest to get the temperature down, so here's to hoping for a more spirited performance from Minnesota in tonight's game.

After spending a couple of days looking at how the Indiana Fever won Game One of the 2012 WNBA Finals, today we look at the defending champion Minnesota Lynx who will try to even the series at one apiece before heading to Indianapolis for Games Three

Injured Indiana Fever guard Katie Douglas remains doubtful for Game Two of the 2012 WNBA Finals after missing Game One due to an ankle injury suffered in the Eastern Conference Finals. But how have the Fever won without their star shooter?

Indiana Fever forward Erlana Larkins tied the record for second-most rebounds in a WNBA Finals game in a surprising Game One win against the Minnesota Lynx. However, it's another rebounding record that she tied, which was even more significant.

Will Minnesota or Indiana draw first blood?

Although the Indiana Fever were swept by the Minnesota Lynx during the regular season, they played close enough to believe that the 2012 WNBA Finals could be more competitive than the standard narrative might suggest.

The Indiana Fever have advanced to the 2012 WNBA Finals after escaping a pair of a three-game series in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. So how did they do it?

Unfortunately, I had to watch another conference finals game on DVR and was actually eager to see how on earth the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun in such dominant fashion after I heard that Katie Douglas left the game on a stretcher.

Will the experience of Catchings and Douglas prevail, or reigning MVP Tina Charles, Sixth Woman Renee Montgomery, and the "Real" MIP, Kara Lawson see their team in the Finals?

The very fact that the Minnesota Lynx have been able to survive the best shots that their Western Conference opponents could muster says quite a bit about this team statistically.

Can Katie Douglas get more offensive support at home from her teammates? Doing so may extend this series to three games.

The following are my running notes of the game as I watched the DVR recording. I also had two "spoilers" in my email inbox when I got home that primed to me to watch a couple of things, but I'll get to those at the end.

Find out in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, but the Sparks won't win if Kristi Toliver looks surprised at the sight of Maya Moore shooting the basketball!

18 points and 15 rebounds from Tina Charles powered Connecticut to a 76-62 Game 2 win over Indiana. Katie Douglas led the Fever with 27 points. For freebies, things that rock, large shoulder chips, and more, join your intrepid blogger.