Minnesota Lynx to play the New York Liberty Friday

The Lynx are 16-4 in home games. Minnesota ranks second in the Western Conference with 26.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Napheesa Collier averaging 7.5.

The Liberty are 16-4 on the road. New York scores 85.6 points while outscoring opponents by 9.1 points per game.

Minnesota makes 44.8% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than New York has allowed to its opponents (42.5%). New York has shot at a 44.8% rate from the field this season, 3.8 percentage points higher than the 41.0% shooting opponents of Minnesota have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Collier is scoring 20.4 points per game with 9.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists for the Lynx.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lynx: 6-4, averaging 84.8 points, 29.9 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 82.9 points per game.

Liberty: 7-3, averaging 82.6 points, 35.6 rebounds, 19.5 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 78.5 points.