Minneapolis (AP) – Natisha Hiedeman scored 21 factors, Napheesa Collier had 19 and Minnesota Lynx broke the Golden State Valkyries 72-53 Thursday night to ascertain a franchise document with 34 victories.
Minnesota (34-10) had already cliché extra at dwelling within the playoffs, locking the seeded n ° 1 with a victory over Connecticut final week. The lynx equaled the AS of Las Vegas 2023 for probably the most common victories within the historical past of the WNBA.
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Golden State (23-21) got here throughout the pinnacle n ° 8 within the playoffs and can once more play Minnesota on Sunday to start out a sequence at the most effective of three.
Necklace ended the common season by pulling 53% on the sector, 40.3% on a 3 -point vary and 91% of the free throw line to succeed in Elena Delle offers (in 2019) as solely gamers within the historical past of the WNBA to have a 50/40/90 season.
Jessica Shepard collected 11 factors and 14 rebounds for Minnesota. Dijonai Carrington (shoulder) missed his fourth consecutive match.
Iliana Rupert, Veronica Burton, Kaila Charles and Cecilia Zandalasini every scored eight factors to steer Golden State.
Minnesota led 17-8 after the primary quarter, as a result of Golden State was solely 4 out of 18 (22.2%) of the land, together with 0 for 7 behind the arc. The lynx has had a bonus of 34-22 at halftime behind 12 collar factors.
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The Valkyries missed their first 17 3 factors earlier than Rupert made a consecutive possession to cut back the advance of Minnesota to 45-41 with 1:28 to do within the third.
The Minnesota opened the fourth on a 12-0 sequence to increase its advance at 59-41 after Hiedeman’s speedy improvement. Hiedeman scored 9 factors within the first three minutes of the fourth.
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