Murray is freaking awful

kinda stunning how many lynx players have disappeared down the stretch of this season

i have to believe miles is more injured than we know.

very similar path for Lynx to last year. Strong start, struggling finish that carried into the post-season.

lynx have struggled to defend without fouling all season.

ragtag suns team shooting 55 percent. sheesh

imho defense will be the lynx's playoff downfall

at this point, if not dimes, could miles give us a few nickels?

remember when the Lynx could score?

and on defense, lynx give up way too many points in the paint.

also: mcbride's incredible stretch hid some brewing issues with lynx half-court offense.

time for miles to adjust to the way teams have adjusted to her.

seems like the lynx season is tracking much like last year. effectiveness waning as regular season comes to a close

To give you an idea of how rich the Lynx history is: Minnesota is in first place in the WNBA at 27-7. And that's the fifth-best winning percentage for a season (thus far) in team history.

looks like one team decided to play defense

mcbride is clearly hurt

every aspect of the wnba is improving -- level of play, number of great players, coaching -- but one. officiating.

toronto opens game shooting 70 percent while taking 17-12 lead. Defense, anyone? Lynx offense will out-score teams -- especially mediocre ones -- in the regular season. but this kind of defense won't get the job done in a playoff run.

after all that the Lynx give Seattle -- which had just 4 seconds and had to inbound from its own end line -- a wide-open look at a three. Lynx eke out the win, but this could have gone to OT.

Dorka a minus-19 through three quarters.