For the Minnesota Lynx, life without superstar Napheesa Collier has gone surprisingly well, due in part to star rookie Olivia Miles. Miles has helped Minnesota to a six-game winning streak that will be on the line at home against the struggling Seattle Storm on Saturday.

But the Valkyries countered with a strong scoring surge from their bench. Golden State outscored Minnesota’s bench 18-9 to take a two-point lead at halftime. The Valkyries were outrebounded 43-31 and allowed the Lynx to hit 13 3-pointers.

The Minnesota Lynx look to extend their five-game winning streak when they host the Golden State Valkyries on Thursday, June 4.

Fresh off re-signing with the Lynx this offseason, guard Courtney Williams recounted one of her first conversations with rookie point guard Olivia Miles. “Yo,” Williams said. “You about to make this overly easy for me?

Five-time All-Star forward Napheesa Collier is nearing her return to the Minnesota Lynx. Here's what head coach Cheryl Reeve said.

Olivia Miles has dazzled as a rookie. Our expert WNBA predictions expect her to stuff the stat sheet tonight against the Valkyries!

Cheryl Reeve has spent the last 15 years building the Minnesota team into an elite team in the league and has a standard of addressing problems in both wins and losses. This standard was upheld after her team’s 87-84 win over the Golden State Valkyries.

The Minnesota Lynx got yet another win, and Cheryl Reeve believes this one is especially meaningful.