MINNEAPOLIS — Napheesa Collier scored 31 factors and Kayla McBride scored eight of her 19 factors within the fourth quarter to assist the Minnesota Lynx clinch a playoff berth with a 90-80 win over Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever on Saturday night time.
Minnesota (22-8), which beat the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces 87-74 on Friday, has received six video games in a row, together with 5 straight by double figures since coming back from the Olympic break.
Clark, the No. 1 choose within the draft, led Indiana (13-16) with 23 factors and eight assists and have become the quickest participant in league historical past (29 video games) to attain at the least 500 factors (520) and document 200 assists (240).
Bridget Carleton hit a 3-pointer to offer the Lynx a 10-point lead with 7:49 left earlier than Lexie Hull sandwiched a pair of layups round a 3-pointer to chop Indiana’s deficit to 72-69 with 6:16 left.
McBride answered with a jumper after which added two 3-pointers in a 14-2 run that pushed the result in 15 factors with 3:23 remaining.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 21 factors for the Fever. Aliyah Boston added 10 factors and 15 rebounds.
Carleton hit 4 3-pointers and completed with 16 factors for Minnesota. Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman added 10 factors apiece.
The Lynx hosted a jersey retirement ceremony for Maya Moore Irons’ No. 23 instantly following the sport.
She joins Seimone Augustus (No. 33), Rebekkah Brunson (No. 32), Sylvia Fowles (No. 34) and Lindsay Whalen (No. 13) as the one gamers in franchise historical past to obtain the honour.
Moore Irons — Clark’s favourite participant rising up — helped the Lynx to 4 WNBA championships, was 2014 MVP and the 2013 Finals MVP.
The 2011 Rookie of the 12 months, Moore Irons was a six-time All-Star, incomes All-Star Sport MVP honors thrice.
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