7.9 Minnesota Lynx vs. Las Vegas Aces Postgame Notes
Published on July 9, 2023 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Minnesota Lynx News Release
Las vegas aces 113, minnesota lynx 89
target center, Sunday, july 9, 2023
High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Minnesota Lynx Collier - 18 Collier/Carleton/Milić - 5 Banham - 7
Las Vegas Aces Plum - 40 Wilson - 10 Gray - 10
Lynx Notes
Napheesa Collier led the Lynx tonight with a team-high 18 points on a season-high 77.8% (7-of-9) from the field, 2-of-3 from the three-point line and 2-of-2 from the free throw line. Collier added a team-high-tying five rebounds and four assists in 31:12 minutes of the game.
In 23:57 minutes on the night, Diamond Miller finished with 15 points, four rebounds and three assists. Tonight marks the fourth 15+ point game of Miller's career.
With her first three-point shot that opened the game, Kayla McBride officially surpassed Cappie Pondexter for 18th all-time for three-point field goals made and now sits with a total of 467. She finished with 11 points while shooting 4-of-8 from the field and 3-of-4 from behind the arc.
Nina Milić continues her strong play off the bench, finishing the night with a season-high 14 points on 6-of-10 from the field, a season-high five rebounds and a career-high-tying two steals. Milić last grabbed two steals on June 7, 2022 at New York.
Lynx Notes
Tonight marks the seventh time the Lynx' three-point field goal percentage (56.3%) was better than both their two-point field goal percentage (48.2%) and free throw percentage (53.3%). The last time this occurred was on June 10, 2009 against Los Angeles when Minnesota shot 60% from the three, 47.1% from the two-point range and 52.2% from the free throw line.
Aces Notes
Kelsey Plum had a strong game, ending the evening with a career-high and game-high 40 points, two rebounds and four assists in 30:40 minutes.
Next Game
The Lynx will play one more game before the All-Star Break when they take on the Dallas Wings on Wednesday at Target Center. Tip is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. CT and will air on Bally Sports North Extra, Twitter Live and Meta VR.
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