Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationNapheesa Collier scores 23 to help Lynx beat Sparks 89-75
Courtney Williams finished with 13 points and 10 assists and Jessica Shepard scored 11 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lynx (2-0).
Azura Stevens led the Sparks (1-1) with 21 points. Dearica Hamby added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Kelsey Plum finished with 18 points and five assists.
Williams hit a 3-pointer a little over a minute into the second half that gave Minnesota the lead for good at 49-47 and sparked a 9-0 run.
Plum's basket with 7:45 to play cut the deficit to 75-70 but Karlie Samuelsson and Smith each hit a 3-pointer during an 11-0 run as the Sparks went scoreless for more than 5 1/2 minutes.
The Lynx shot 48% (34 of 71) from the field and hit 10 3-pointers.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 89 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 75 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Dearica Hamby lost ball turnover (Marieme Badiane steals) | 82 - 75 |
| 4th 19.1 |  |
Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 1 | 82 - 75 |
| 4th 19.1 | |
Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Napheesa Collier | 81 - 75 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 34-71 | FG | 24-60 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 10-25 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 11-13 | FT | 18-24 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 27 | Assists | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,170 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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