UNCASVILLE, Conn. — The No. 6 seed Minnesota Lynx forced a winner-take-all Game 3 in their first-round series against the No. 3 Connecticut Sun with an 82-75 victory Sunday at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Forward Napheesa Collier (26 points) and guard Kayla McBride (28 points) spearheaded the effort, becoming the first pair of Lynx teammates to score at least 25 points apiece in a playoff game; both marks were also career playoff highs.
The Sun cut the Lynx’s 16-point lead to three late in the fourth, but Minnesota warded them off down the stretch to stave off elimination.
“We’ve been in adverse situations all season and we’ve responded,” McBride said. “Today was just another example of that.”
After an 0-6 start in their first season without a member of their 2010s dynasty, the Lynx have an opportunity to win their first playoff series since 2017, when they won their most recent WNBA title. The franchise hadn’t won a game in a playoff series since then.
