Courtney Williams scored 23 points in 10 shots and was held for 82-77 wins at Seattle Storm on Tuesday night at Minneapolis, Minneapolis.
Alanna Smith added 16 points to 11 points for the first five matches for Minnesota. Napheesa Collier made only 7 shots to 18, but finished with double pairs (16 points, 10 rebounds).
Gabby Williams scored 20 points to lead Seattle, who won three games. Skylar Diggins finished with 18 points and Nkeka Ogwumike had 11 points with eight boards.
Seattle, Diggins’in 27.4 seconds before the basket was taken in 76-73.
However, Lynx became intact when two free throws were sinking to make 78-73 23.1 seconds before McBride.
After Diggins made one of the two free throw attempts to attract Seattle into four points, McBride re-delivered Minnesota to the top 80-74 with 14.1 seconds.
Erica Wheeler made Seattle’s deficit in 11.1 seconds to 80-77, but proved to be the last basket for this storm. Collier made two free throws to finish the score.
In the third quarter, the storm left Lynx 22-15 behind and the deficit ranks fourth.
Lynx took ahead 14-2 to start the game. Diggins made an order for the first ownership that put the storm in the first 2-0 and returned from the next 14 points in a row.
Smith, Courtney Williams and McBride, all of the 14 points during Lynx’s run. Smith made a pair of order, Williams dived into a basket, and a jump shot, and McBride emptied each of the first two 3 -point attempt.
At the end of the first quarter, Lynx led 26-11.
The storm left Lynx 18-13 in the second quarter, but he was behind 39-29. Seattle, 3-Free throw by the 3-Diggins, Gabby Williams’ a basket and Ezi Magbegor’un thanks to an arrangement of 8-0 ran to half.
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