Game 5 between the Minnesota Lynx and the Connecticut Sun was highly anticipated, but the actual game was anticlimactic.
The Lynx left no doubt they were the better team on Tuesday, beating the Sun 88-77. The scoreboard doesn’t reflect just how dominant Minnesota was; they led by as many as 24 points and were up double digits for the majority of the contest.
Napheesa Collier rose to the challenge of a winner-take-all game and made it clear that the gap between her and the second-best player on the floor was huge. She ended the night with 27 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and four blocks. Courtney Williams also came up big for the Lynx, scoring 24 points. Her ability to outplay the Sun guards was a huge factor in the win.
On the Sun side, the starters were good, but not great. DiJonai Carrington was a bright spot and scored 17 points, while Marina Mabrey scored eight off the bench. It just wasn’t enough in a must-win game on the road.
Minnesota’s hot-shooting first half
The opening minutes of Game 5 went in Connecticut’s favor, starting out on a 9-2 run. After that, though, it was all Minnesota. The Lynx scored 10 unanswered points until Mabrey ended the drought for the Sun.
For every action, however, there is an equal or opposite reaction, and the Lynx got…
