Lynx Face Fever With Seeding at Stake, Miles Questionable

The Minnesota Lynx visit the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a WNBA regular-season game with playoff seeding at stake, though the outcome of Tuesday night's contest had not been reported as of Wednesday. Tipoff was scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. The Lynx entered with the league's best record at 32-10 and could clinch the No. 1 seed by matching the Valkyries' win total in their final two regular-season games. The Fever stood at 27-15 and held the No. 5 seed, with a path to as high as No. 3 if they won their last two games and the Aces lost once. The central question surrounding the game was the availability of Lynx rookie guard Olivia Miles. Minnesota listed her as questionable with a left calf sprain, an announcement made after the Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 101-89. Miles participated in shootaround wearing a sleeve on her lower leg, and associate coach Eric Thibault said she was doing all right, but no official confirmation of her status was available before tipoff. Miles has been central to Minnesota's season, averaging 19.8 points, 6.0 assists and 4.7 rebounds while leading all rookies in scoring and assists.