Napheesa Collier scored a game-high 26 factors to assist the Minnesota Lynx publish a 96-92 extra time win over the Atlanta Dream in School Park, Ga., on Friday.
Kayla McBride added 18 factors and Courtney Williams tallied 16 factors and eight assists for the Lynx (13-2), who led by 17 within the first half and have gained 4 of their final 5. Bridget Carleton had 14 factors, whereas Alanna Smith completed with 9 factors and a team-high eight rebounds.
Brionna Jones led Atlanta (10-6) with 18 factors, adopted by Allisha Grey’s 17 and Brittney Griner’s 16. Rhyne Howard had 15 factors and eight assists, Jordin Canada scored 14 factors and Naz Hillmon added 10 for the Dream, who dropped their second straight sport.
Atlanta scored the primary 4 factors of extra time on free throws earlier than Williams’ jumper and Collier’s back-to-back baskets gave Minnesota a 92-90 lead with 1:13 left.
Smith blocked Canada’s layup with 20.5 seconds left and McBride knocked down two free throws to push Minnesota’s result in 4. After a layup by Grey’s layup, McBride hit a pair of game-sealing foul photographs.
The Dream started the fourth on a 14-6 run, taking an 82-75 lead on Canada’s layup with 3:50 remaining. Williams and McBride every had baskets to tug the Lynx inside three, earlier than Hillmon’s layup gave the Dream a five-point edge with 1:40 left.
McBride’s triple was adopted by Jones’ layup because the Dream led 86-82 with 1:05 remaining. Collier’s layup reduce Minnesota’s deficit in half simply three seconds later.
Canada missed two layups after which fouled Collier, who made two free throws to knot the rating with 21 seconds remaining, sending the sport to extra time.
Trailing by 5 at halftime, Atlanta started the third quarter on a 6-0 run to take its first lead for the reason that opening minute of the sport. On the 5:45 mark of the third, Jones’ 3-point play gave the Dream their largest result in that time at 61-58.
Howard knocked down a pair of free throws to push Atlanta’s result in 68-64, earlier than Natasha Hiedeman’s layup and Katie Samuelson’s triple despatched the Lynx into the fourth quarter with a one-point edge.
Carleton’s consecutive 3-pointers and Collier’s jumper gave the Lynx a 45-28 lead with 4:33 left within the first half. After Williams’ triple gave Minnesota a 15-point lead, Atlanta answered with a 10-0 run to chop its deficit to 48-43.
Main 52-47 at halftime, Minnesota was paced by Collier’s 15 first-half factors. Griner had 10 factors on the half for Atlanta.
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