Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCollier scores 16, Carleton 14 as Lynx win fifth straight 68-55 over Atlanta; Howard injured
Bridget Carleton scored 14 points and Dorka Juhasz had 10 points off the bench for the Lynx (12-2), who posted a 19-6 advantage from its reserves. Juhasz also had 11 rebounds. Carleton was 4 of 5 behind the arc but her teammates were 3 of 17.
Atlanta’s top two scorers, Rhyne Howard (16.2) and Allysha Gray (15-8) combined for 13 points on 2 of 25 shooting, 0 of 14 from 3-point range. Howard left the game in the third quarter with a lower leg injury and did not return.
Minnesota struggled with its offense, going 7 of 22 from 3-point range and shooting 35.5% overall (27 of 76) but held the Dream to 29% (19 of 66).
Tina Charles led Atlanta (6-7) with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Nia Coffey had all 11 of her points in the first half and Haley Jones had 11.
Minnesota took a 45-30 lead at the half, using an 11-0 run spanning the first two quarters to get some separation. The Dream got back in the game with an 11-4 run before before Courtney Williams made three free throws for the Lynx in the last second.
Jones scored to pull Atlanta within 43-39 with 3 1/2 minutes to go in the third quarter but reserve Cecilia Zandalasini hit a 3 to give the Lynx an 11-point lead and it was 56-47 heading to the fourth quarter.
Minnesota outscored Atlanta 12-8 over the last 10 minutes.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 55 - 68 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 55 - 68 | |
4th 7.0 | Olivia Epoupa defensive rebound | 55 - 68 | |
4th 9.1 | Nia Coffey misses 27-foot three point jumper | 55 - 68 | |
4th 19.1 | Dream defensive team rebound | 55 - 68 |
Statistics
ATL | MIN | |
---|---|---|
19-66 | FG | 27-76 |
28.8 | Field Goal % | 35.5 |
4-23 | 3PT | 7-22 |
17.4 | Three Point % | 31.8 |
13-20 | FT | 7-8 |
65.0 | Free Throw % | 87.5 |
46 | Rebounds | 45 |
12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
34 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
16 | Assists | 19 |
4 | Steals | 5 |
9 | Blocks | 4 |
13 | Turnovers | 9 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
22 | Points in Paint | 36 |
12 | Fouls | 17 |
1 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,206 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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