Yahoo Sports Minnesota Lynx advance to WNBA semifinals with 2-game sweep of Phoenix Mercury
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx advance to WNBA semifinals with 2-game sweep of Phoenix Mercury.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Lynx advance to WNBA semifinals with 2-game sweep of Phoenix Mercury.
The Connecticut Sun forced a Game 5 in their WNBA playoff semifinal series with the Minnesota Lynx with a 92–82 win in Game 4.
Napheesa Collier scored 26 points for the Minnesota Lynx, who are one win away from the WNBA Finals after defeating the Connecticut Sun in Game 3 of their semifinal series.
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Minnesota won the defensive battle, got better bench production and managed to find balance as the Sun limited Napheesa Collier.
Reeve, who is both the head coach and President of Basketball Operations of the Lynx, led Minnesota to a 30-10 record and a semifinal berth.
In the sweep of the Mercury, Collier totaled 80 points, the most by any player in a two-game playoff stretch. Her 42 points also tied a postseason record for most points in a game.
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