The WNBA-leading Minnesota Lynx will start a home-and-home weekend series when they visit the hot Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.
Minnesota (13-2) won in Phoenix 91-83 on June 30, but the Mercury (11-6) have ripped off a season-high four consecutive victories since.
“They’ve changed a little bit,” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve told WNBA.com.
“That’s what happens during the course of the season; two weeks is a long time. Somebody gets hot and starts playing well, so then the emphasis of what they are running could be tweaked a little bit or they add a wrinkle. … You have to be nimble.