(AP) -- The Minnesota Lynx's deficit in the Western Conference will likely keep them from lingering too long on a major victory.

Maya Moore is confident her club can avoid a letdown when it begins a two-game road trip Saturday night against the Tulsa Shock.

Minnesota (21-6) avoided a damaging blow in its drive for first place in the West by ending Phoenix's 16-game winning streak with a 75-67 victory Thursday. The Lynx limited the Mercury to 36.8 percent shooting in their season-high eighth consecutive win.

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