5th straight win for Lynx sets stage for Sunday showdown with Aces

Las Vegas lost for just the second time all season on Friday night.

Make it five straight wins for the Minnesota Lynx after they defeated the Phoenix Mercury 75-64 Friday night in Minneapolis. 

Five straight wins has the Lynx back to .500 with a 9-9 record, a tremendous surge following an 0-6 start to the season. And it sets the stage for their biggest test yet when they host the 16-2 Las Vegas Aces on Sunday at 6 p.m. 

Napheesa Collier, who had scored 30+ points in three of the last four games, led Minnesota with 12 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals against the Mercury, who fell to a WNBA worst 3-14 this season. 

Las Vegas lost for just the second time all season on Friday, losing 80-78 to the Dallas Wings. Dallas hit a pair of free throws with less a second remaining to pull the upset.