Lynx ease past the Mercury 88-65 behind Napheesa Collier's 18 points, 11 rebounds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Natisha Hiedeman also scored 18 points, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 88-65 on Tuesday night for their second series victory in five days.
Minnesota has started a season 8-0 for the fourth time in franchise history — the same amount as all of the other WNBA teams combined.
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After trailing 23-14 with 44.5 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lynx outscored the Mercury 49-23 to take a 63-46 lead with 2:41 remaining in the third.
Minnesota went on a 9-0 run midway through the fourth on a three-point play by Collier and back-to-back 3-pointers by Bridget Carleton and Kayla McBride to make it 80-56.
McBride, Alanna Smith and Karlie Samuelson each made three of Minnesota's 12 3-pointers.
Smith and McBride each scored 13 points for Minnesota. McBride also had a team-high seven assists. The Lynx finished with a season-high 29 assists on 34 made field goals, but also turned it over 23 times.
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Lexi Held scored 16 points and Satou Sabally had 15 points and eight rebounds for Phoenix (5-3). Kitija Laksa added 10 points.
Sabally scored her first points of the second half with 6:56 left in the fourth quarter.
The Lynx also beat the Mercury 74-71 on Friday without Collier, who was out with a lingering knee injury.
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