Lynx happy to see August end after struggling this month - SI.com
NEW YORK (AP) The Minnesota Lynx came into the season as the prohibitive favorite to win their third WNBA championship in five seasons. ''We're still just trying to get everything going,'' Maya Moore said after the team lost to New York on Friday night. The reigning MVP shot 48 percent from the field last season, but is converting only 42 percent this year. Part of Minnesota's woes lately is an injury to Seimone Augustus. She's missed the team's last four games with a left foot injury. ''It's getting better, but I'm still day-to-day,'' Augustus said. Augustus was hard-pressed to remember a time when the Lynx scuffled as much as they have been lately - especially since drafting Moore with the top pick in 2011. ''It's definitely been a while,'' Augustus said. Minnesota (20-10) also lost point guard Lindsay Whalen in Sunday's win over Phoenix. ''It was already concerning going into the game, she's been booted for a little while,'' Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said. With a three-game lead over Phoenix and four games left, Reeve hopes that Whalen can get some time to heal. ''I'm not sure we're going to really push that,'' she said. Source: www.si.com
