NBA

Chicago Sky at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
13-27, 7-13 Away
Final
83 - 66

30-10, 16-4 Home

Napheesa Collier stars as the Lynx beat the Sky 83-66 for their 5th straight victory

What a shot by Cecilia Zandalasini

Collier also grabbed eight rebounds for Minnesota (28-9), which has won 12 of 13 overall. Courtney Williams had 14 points and 10 assists, and Alanna Smith finished with 11 points and 12 rebounds.

Chennedy Carter scored 17 points for Chicago (13-24), which dropped into a tie with Washington for the final playoff spot after losing for the ninth time in 11 games. Kamilla Cardoso finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Lindsay Allen and reserve Rachel Banham both scored 10.

Dana Evans' 3-pointer gave Chicago a 29-23 lead with 6:34 left in the first half. Kayla McBride answered with a 3-pointer and added a pair of free throws in an 11-0 run as Minnesota took a five-point lead.

Collier opened the third quarter with a 3-pointer and Williams followed with three baskets in another 11-0 run for Minnesota.

Chicago fell to 0-3 since losing rookie Angel Reese to a broken left wrist. Reese set a rookie record for double-doubles and is averaging a league-leading 13.1 rebounds per game.

UP NEXT

Sky: Host the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.

Lynx: Travel to play the New York Liberty on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 66 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 66 - 83
4th 3.1 Lindsay Allen defensive rebound 66 - 83
4th 6.1 Cecilia Zandalasini misses 23-foot three point jumper 66 - 83
4th 31.1 Rachel Banham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists) 66 - 83

Statistics

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25-68 FG 33-73
36.8 Field Goal % 45.2
4-17 3PT 8-26
23.5 Three Point % 30.8
12-17 FT 9-10
70.6 Free Throw % 90.0
34 Rebounds 39
9 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 32
17 Assists 25
4 Steals 8
6 Blocks 4
12 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
2 Fast Break Points 14
30 Points in Paint 24
12 Fouls 14
9 Largest Lead 20

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 8,810 · 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

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8
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