Lynx start slow before routing Sky
With the teams meeting for the third time in days and fourth in there were no secrets between the Lynx and Chicago Sky It took more than a quarter for Minnesota to find its footing but once it did the Lynx pulled away to beat Chicago - Tuesday in the first contest after the All-Star break Kayla McBride and Napheesa Collier led five Lynx players in double-figures with points apiece Collier added a team-high eight rebounds and McBride a team-high tying five assists for Minnesota which improved to - in regular-season games at Target Center In improving to - overall the Lynx shot and scored points off Sky turnovers Chicago scored a mere six points off eight Lynx turnovers Controlling play early Chicago led - after the first quarter a frame where it had a - rebounding edge Interior play is what has keyed the Sky success this season In the club s previous three meetings Minnesota won two Chicago held a points in the paint advantage of six and two points Outscored - inside in the first quarter the Lynx finished with a - advantage Minnesota scored of the first points in the second quarter six of which started a - run for a - halftime lead The Lynx scored on their final possessions of the half Threes by Alanna Smith and McBride followed by three free throws from Courtney Williams and a layup from Collier pushed the lead to early in the third quarter Williams finished with points and five assists Smith points and four rebounds Bridget Carleton again ascertained her stroke from deep with three -pointers as part of her -point outing The Sky - went nearly eight minutes across the second and third quarters without a basket and scored just third-quarter points to trail - But at the buzzer Minnesota s Natisha Hiedeman fell to the court with a left ankle injury after appearing to get inadvertently tangled with a Chicago participant With a towel over her head Hiedeman needed assistance getting back to the locker room Related Articles Lynx Phee makes WNBA All-Star Competition her own The moments that made three Lynx teammates all-stars Lynx knock off Phoenix hit all-star break at WNBA-leading - Lynx at their best when defense leads the way Lynx s Kayla McBride earns all-star nod after all
