Lynx's Reeve ties WNBA coaching wins record at 379
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- Cheryl Reeve tied Mike Thibault for the WNBA's all-time regular-season coaching wins record at 379 as the Minnesota Lynx beat the Dallas Wings 85-77 in Arlington on Sunday.
- Reeve was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee, the night before the game and already owns the WNBA record for playoff coaching wins.
- Reeve can break the all-time record Friday when Minnesota visits the Liberty in New York.
- Natasha Howard posted 21 points and 14 rebounds and Olivia Miles added 21 points and eight assists (8-for-8 from the free-throw line, 64 points over the last three games) for Minnesota (15-4), which improved to 9-1 on the road and 3-0 vs. Dallas this season.
- Minnesota led 28-16 after the first quarter and stretched the margin to 45-29 at halftime by holding Dallas to 11-for-37 shooting with eight turnovers before the break.
- Paige Bueckers led Dallas (11-8) with 25 points on 10-of-17 shooting — her third straight 25-point game, tied for the second-longest single-season streak in Wings history — while Azzi Fudd added 21 points, making 12 of her first 14 shots in the third quarter.
Why it matters: Reeve sits one win from sole possession of the all-time regular-season coaching record with a Friday visit to the Liberty, capping a weekend that began with her Hall of Fame induction. The 15-4 Lynx, 9-1 on the road and 3-0 vs. Dallas, are staking a clear claim as the WNBA's top team heading into the season's stretch run.
