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WNBA Playoffs: Minnesota Lynx, Indiana Fever compete for the title
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October 22, 2012
The Indiana Fever's unexpected path to a title
It's probably fair to say that nobody expected the Indiana Fever to deny the Minnesota Lynx a second consecutive title. Not only did they accomplish the feat, but they did so in convincing fashion: winning the series 3-1 with an impressive 87-78 win.
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October 19, 2012
Friday WNBA Finals open thread: Game 3 on ESPN2
How will the Fever respond to Cheryl Reeve after she unleashed the fury and showed her nasty? Find out tonight!
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October 18, 2012
Lynx use record-setting rebounding to win Game Two
After yet another slow start, the Minnesota Lynx got back to their strengths with a record-setting rebounding effort to defeat the visiting Indiana Fever in Game Two of the 2012 WNBA Finals.
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October 18, 2012
Video: Cheryl Reeve's tech that changed Game Two
During the Minnesota Lynx's 83-71 win over the Indiana Fever in Game Two of the WNBA Finals, coach Cheryl Reeve drew a technical late in the third quarter that changed the course of the game.
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October 17, 2012
WNBA Finals open thread: Lynx try to even score
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.
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October 17, 2012
Lynx not worried about changing things in Game Two
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
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October 16, 2012
Why is Indiana able to win without Katie Douglas?
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?
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October 15, 2012
Just how good was Erlana Larkins in Game One?
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.
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October 14, 2012
WNBA open thread: The WNBA Finals begin
Will Minnesota or Indiana draw first blood?
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October 14, 2012
WNBA Finals preview: Three keys to watch for
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.
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October 13, 2012
Augustus wants video game to simulate Comets-Lynx
Tim Leighton of the Pioneer Press previews the 2012 WNBA Finals by taking a look at how the defending champion Minnesota Lynx would stack up against the Houston Comets.
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October 13, 2012
WNBA Finals Schedule: Minnesota vs. Indiana
The nationally-televised WNBA Finals best-of-five is set to begin Sunday, Oct. 14
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October 13, 2012
How did the Indiana Fever make the WNBA Finals?
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?
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October 12, 2012
Notes on the Fever's win to advance to the Finals
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.
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October 11, 2012
Indiana Fever advance to 2012 WNBA Finals
Congrats to the Indiana Fever, who make their first trip back to the WNBA Finals since 2009.
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October 11, 2012
Lynx players scout Fever, Sun before ECF Game 3
Andrea Ellis of LynxBasketball.com writes in her practice report from Minneapolis that the Minnesota Lynx are just as excited as the rest of us about Game Three of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals tonight.
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October 11, 2012
WNBA open thread: Eastern Conference Finals Game 3
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?
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October 9, 2012
Catchings: Zellous' game-winner was well-practiced
David Woods of the Indianapolis Star reports that Indiana Fever forward Tamika Catchings has seen Shavonte Zellous pull off a shot like the game-winner she hit last night in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Finals before.
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October 9, 2012
How the Minnesota Lynx survived the West
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.
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October 8, 2012
Zellous hits game-winner, forces Game Three
Shavonte Zellous hits a game-winner with .5 seconds to go to life Indiana Fever to 78-76 victory #wnba
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October 8, 2012
Mike Thibault expects physical game with Indiana
Connecticut Sun coach Mike Thibault is expecting a physical game, as reported by Mike DiMauro of The Day.
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October 8, 2012
WNBA open thread: Can the Fever avoid elimination?
Can Katie Douglas get more offensive support at home from her teammates? Doing so may extend this series to three games.
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October 7, 2012
Notes on Minnesota's win over L.A. in WCF Game 2
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.
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October 7, 2012
WNBA open thread: Can the Sparks stay alive?
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!
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October 6, 2012
Sun beat Fever behind Charles' resurgence
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.