2011-09-17

Lynx edge Silver Stars 66-65 for 1-0 series lead

Quick Read Whalen scores 20 and Lynx edge Silver Stars 66-65 for 1-0 series lead

Photo credit: AP | Minnesota Lynx forward Taj McWilliams-Franklin (8) takes a shot against San Antonio Silver Stars center Ruth Riley (00) in the first half of Game 1 of a first-round WNBA playoff basketball series, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Minneapolis . (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)

(AP) -- On a night when their head coach and rookie teammate collected league honors, Lindsay Whalen and Seimone Augustus showed why the Minnesota Lynx might not be done accepting trophies this year.

Whalen scored 20 points and Augustus added 19 as Minnesota's MVP candidates carried the Lynx past the San Antonio Silver Stars 66-65 in Game 1 of their WNBA Western Conference semifinal on Friday.

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