The 2022 Minnesota Lynx season was the 24th season for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association, and the 13th season under head coach Cheryl Reeve.
The season tipped-off on May 6, 2022, versus the Seattle Storm.
On November 28, 2021, Napheesa Collier announced her pregnancy with an announcement in People Magazine. Collier stated, "âÂÂI am very excited to start a family with my fiancé Alex. Having a child is truly a beautiful journey and I am grateful to have the support of our families, friends and the Lynx as I begin this special chapter of motherhood.â On December 8, 2021, Cheryl Reeve was named the new United States women's national basketball team head coach for the 2021-2024 cycle.
On February 1, 2022, the Lynx opened free agency and re-signed Sylvia Fowles to a one-year deal. Fowles also announced at this time that this season would be her last and she would be retiring following the 2022 season.
The Lynx struggled to start the season, losing their first four games and only winning two games in the first month of the season. They finished May 2âÂÂ7 overall. Their struggles continued into June as they won only one of the first seven games in the month and went on a five game losing streak. However, their fortunes improved at the end of the month as they won three of their last four games to finish the month 4âÂÂ7. The momentum carried over into July and the Lynx won four of their first six games, but then only won two of their last five games to finish the season 6âÂÂ5. A better August might have seen the Lynx qualify for the playoffs, but they finished the month 2âÂÂ3, which left them one game out of the eighth and final playoff spot. This was the first time since 2010, the Lynx missed the playoffs and had a sub-.500 record. This ended the WNBAâÂÂs longest active playoff streak at 12 straight years.
Moriah Jefferson recorded the first-ever triple-double in Lynx history on June 28, 2022. She had 13 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in a 92âÂÂ64 victory over her former team, the Dallas Wings. The 10 assists were also a career-high for Jefferson.
Napheesa Collier returned to the court on August 7, 2022, just 10 and half weeks after giving birth to her daughter. She finished with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, and 1 block in the game.
|- | 1 | April 27 | @ Washington | L 66âÂÂ78 | Sylvia Fowles (16) | Sylvia Fowles (8) | Achonwa<br>Turner (2) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>3,220 | 0âÂÂ1
|- | 2 | May 1 | Las Vegas | W 89âÂÂ86 | Yvonne Turner (15) | Rennia Davis (13) | Clarendon<br>Turner<br>Shepard (3) | Target Center<br>N/A | 1âÂÂ1
|- | 1 | May 6 | @ Seattle | L 74âÂÂ97 | Sylvia Fowles (16) | Jessica Shepard (12) | Jessica Shepard (5) | Climate Pledge Arena<br> 12,904 | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 8 | Washington | L 66âÂÂ78 | Jessica Shepard (16) | Jessica Shepard (12) | Jessica Shepard (4) | Target Center<br>8,134 | 0âÂÂ2 |- | 3 | May 10 | @ Indiana | L 76âÂÂ82 | Sylvia Fowles (26) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Jessica Shepard (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse<br>1,078 | 0âÂÂ3 |- | 4 | May 14 | Chicago | L 78âÂÂ82 | Nikolina Milià(18) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Jefferson<br>Westbrook (5) | Target Center<br>6,503 | 0âÂÂ4 |- | 5 | May 17 | @ Los Angeles | W 87âÂÂ84 | Kayla McBride (24) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Moriah Jefferson (6) | Crypto.com Arena<br>4,701 | 1âÂÂ4 |- | 6 | May 19 | @ Las Vegas | L 87âÂÂ93 | Aerial Powers (25) | Jessica Shepard (14) | Moriah Jefferson (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>3,640 | 1âÂÂ5 |- | 7 | May 21 | @ Dallas | L 78âÂÂ94 | Fowles<br>McBride<br>Shepard (14) | Sylvia Fowles (9) | Banham<br>Jefferson (4) | College Park Center<br>3,813 | 1âÂÂ6 |- | 8 | May 24 | New York | W 84âÂÂ78 | Aerial Powers (18) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Jefferson<br>Shepard (4) | Target Center<br> | 2âÂÂ6 |- | 9 | May 29 | Los Angeles | L 83âÂÂ85 | Kayla McBride (19) | Sylvia Fowles (7) | Moriah Jefferson (4) | Target Center<br>7,234 | 2âÂÂ7 |-
|- | 10 | June 1 | @ Atlanta | L 76âÂÂ84 | Kayla McBride (20) | Sylvia Fowles (20) | Rachel Banham (6) | Gateway Center Arena<br>1,268 | 2âÂÂ8 |- | 11 | June 5 | @ New York | W 84âÂÂ77 | Aerial Powers (27) | Sylvia Fowles (8) | Rachel Banham (4) | Barclays Center<br>4,119 | 3âÂÂ8 |- | 12 | June 7 | @ New York | L 69âÂÂ88 | Kayla McBride (13) | Jessica Shepard (7) | Smalls<br>Westbrook (4) | Barclays Center<br>3,196 | 3âÂÂ9 |- | 13 | June 10 | Washington | L 59âÂÂ76 | Aerial Powers (12) | Jessica Shepard (15) | Moriah Jefferson (6) | Target Center<br>6,315 | 3âÂÂ10 |- | 14 | June 12 | Indiana | L 80âÂÂ84 | Nikolina Milià(18) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Aerial Powers (7) | Target Center<br>6,806 | 3âÂÂ11 |- | 15 | June 14 | Seattle | L 79âÂÂ81 | Kayla McBride (20) | Nikolina Milià(7) | Aerial Powers (7) | Target Center<br>6,031 | 3âÂÂ12 |- | 16 | June 19 | @ Las Vegas | L 95âÂÂ96 | Moriah Jefferson (23) | Jessica Shepard (19) | Moriah Jefferson (7) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>4,603 | 3âÂÂ13 |- | 17 | June 21 | @ Phoenix | W 84âÂÂ71 | Kayla McBride (18) | Jessica Shepard (13) | Moriah Jefferson (9) | Footprint Center<br>6,394 | 4âÂÂ13 |- | 18 | June 23 | Phoenix | W 100âÂÂ88 | Moriah Jefferson (21) | Sylvia Fowles (10) | Aerial Powers (6) | Target Center<br>8,004 | 5âÂÂ13 |- | 19 | June 26 | @ Chicago | L 85âÂÂ88 | McBride<br>Shepard (15) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Aerial Powers (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>7,022 | 5âÂÂ14 |- | 20 | June 28 | Dallas | W 92âÂÂ64 | Aerial Powers (20) | Natalie Achonwa (13) | Moriah Jefferson (10) | Target Center<br>5,603 | 6âÂÂ14 |-
|- | 21 | July 1 | Las Vegas | L 85âÂÂ91 | Rachel Banham (24) | Sylvia Fowles (5) | Achonwa<br>Banham (4) | Target Center<br>6,104 | 6âÂÂ15 |- | 22 | July 3 | Las Vegas | W 102âÂÂ71 | Aerial Powers (32) | Sylvia Fowles (11) | Moriah Jefferson (6) | Target Center<br>7,603 | 7âÂÂ15 |- | 23 | July 6 | Chicago | W 81âÂÂ78 | Aerial Powers (22) | Aerial Powers (11) | Moriah Jefferson (6) | Target Center<br>11,103 | 8âÂÂ15 |- | 24 | July 12 | Phoenix | W 118âÂÂ107 (2OT) | Aerial Powers (35) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Kayla McBride (5) | Target Center<br>6,503 | 9âÂÂ15 |- | 25 | July 14 | Dallas | L 87âÂÂ92 | Rachel Banham (24) | Sylvia Fowles (17) | Sylvia Fowles (3) | Target Center<br>4,834 | 9âÂÂ16 |- | 26 | July 15 | @ Indiana | W 87âÂÂ77 | Kayla McBride (28) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Jefferson<br>Shepard (5) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>1,530 | 10âÂÂ16 |- | 27 | July 17 | @ Washington | L 57âÂÂ70 | Kayla McBride (16) | Fowles<br>Shepard (12) | Jessica Shepard (7) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>4,200 | 10âÂÂ17 |- | 28 | July 22 | Connecticut | L 84âÂÂ94 | Aerial Powers (14) | Natalie Achonwa (6) | Lindsay Allen (7) | Target Center<br>8,321 | 10âÂÂ18 |- | 29 | July 24 | Connecticut | L 79âÂÂ86 | Aerial Powers (17) | Jessica Shepard (8) | Aerial Powers (4) | Target Center<br>7,231 | 10âÂÂ19 |- | 30 | July 28 | @ Atlanta | W 92âÂÂ85 | Aerial Powers (25) | Sylvia Fowles (14) | Moriah Jefferson (7) | Gateway Center Arena<br>2,396 | 11âÂÂ19 |- | 31 | July 31 | @ Los Angeles | W 84âÂÂ77 | Moriah Jefferson (22) | Jessica Shepard (10) | Jefferson<br>Powers (4) | Crypto.com Arena<br>6,857 | 12âÂÂ19 |-
|- | 32 | August 3 | @ Seattle | L 77âÂÂ89 | Nikolina Milià(13) | Fowles<br>Milià(6) | Natalie Achonwa (6) | Climate Pledge Arena<br>13,500 | 12âÂÂ20 |- | 33 | August 7 | Atlanta | W 81âÂÂ71 | Kayla McBride (20) | Sylvia Fowles (8) | Jefferson<br>McBride (6) | Target Center<br>9,421 | 13âÂÂ20 |- | 34 | August 10 | @ Phoenix | W 86âÂÂ77 | Kayla McBride (18) | Jessica Shepard (12) | Moriah Jefferson (12) | Footprint Center<br>7,307 | 14âÂÂ20 |- | 35 | August 12 | Seattle | L 69âÂÂ96 | Aerial Powers (18) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | L. Allen<br>McBride (3) | Target Center<br>12,134 | 14âÂÂ21 |- | 36 | August 14 | @ Connecticut | L 83âÂÂ90 | Lindsay Allen (26) | Sylvia Fowles (12) | Lindsay Allen (6) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>7,489 | 14âÂÂ22 |-
<br /><sup>â¡</sup>Waived/Released during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Traded during the season <br /><sup>â </sup>Acquired during the season