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Sun Hold Off Lynx To Win 90-83 In Sylvia Fowles' Final Game

Fowles, the 2017 league MVP and four-time defensive player of the year had her league-best 192 career double-double with 10 points.

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August 15, 2022

Alyssa Thomas scored 16 points and her key bucket and rebound helped Connecticut hold off Minnesota 90-83 on Sunday in the final WNBA game for Lynx and league legend Sylvia Fowles.

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Fowles, the 2017 league MVP and four-time defensive player of the year had her league-best 192 career double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

She is the only player to lead two franchises (Minnesota and Chicago) in career rebounding and she is the only WNBA player to reach 4,000 career rebounds. Fowles checked out of the game for the last time to a long standing ovation, and hugged her coaches and teammates.

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