WNBA: Napheesa Collier Leads Minnesota Lynx Past New York Liberty In Finals Rematch

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Napheesa Collier led the Minnesota Lynx to a 100-93 victory over the New York Liberty, scoring 30 points and grabbing nine rebounds. Kayla McBride contributed 24 points in this rematch of last year's WNBA Finals. Bridget Carleton hit a crucial 3-pointer with just over seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, extending Minnesota's lead to 79-66.

Collier's performance was outstanding, making 11 of her 16 shots and hitting six out of nine free throws. This marked her fifth game this season scoring at least 30 points for Minnesota, who now hold a record of 23-5. The Lynx made a season-high 15 three-pointers and reached the century mark in points for the fourth time this year.

Sabrina Ionescu led New York with 31 points, but they missed Breanna Stewart due to a knee injury. Isabelle Harrison added 15 points while Marine Johannes scored 14 for New York, who now stand at 17-9. Despite their efforts, they couldn't overcome Minnesota's strong shooting performance.

In another exciting match, Naz Hillmon scored a career-high of 21 points, including a decisive three-pointer with just seconds remaining. This shot secured an 88-85 win for the Atlanta Dream against the Dallas Wings. Hillmon scored twelve of her points in the final quarter alone.

Allisha Gray contributed with fifteen points for Atlanta, while Brionna Jones and Maya Caldwell added fourteen and thirteen respectively. Dallas rookie Paige Bueckers also shone by scoring nine of her twenty-one points in the last five minutes, marking her eleventh game this season with at least twenty points.

Aari McDonald led Indiana Fever to their third consecutive win by scoring a career-high twenty-seven points against Phoenix Mercury. Aliyah Boston supported with twenty-two points and twelve rebounds as Indiana triumphed with a score of 107-101 despite missing Caitlin Clark due to injury.

Fever Triumphs Over Mercury

The Fever improved their record to seven wins without Clark this season. Boston scored Indiana's first fourteen points in the fourth quarter, helping them secure an eighty-eight to seventy-nine lead. Chloe Bibby's corner three-pointer extended their advantage further.

Phoenix's Alyssa Thomas delivered an impressive performance with thirty-two points and fifteen rebounds but couldn't prevent their fourth loss in five games. Kahleah Copper added twenty-two points while Sami Whitcomb scored eighteen for Phoenix as they struggled to keep up with Indiana's offensive prowess.