I'm seeing 4 assists and 4 steals for Napheesa.81-71 LAS final
At least the Lynx didn’t give up.
Parker 20 pts, 10 reb, 3 ast, 1 blk
Lexie Brown 20 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl
Collier 14 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl
Tonight the Lynx play a comparably poor passing team in the Wing. Two of the three top candidates for the rookie of the year will be on display in the game in Minnesota. Be interesting to see these two talented players in the same game.Minnesota may be the worst passing team in the WNBA, particularly post entry. That is something Shepard seemed to do very well. This group is the gang that couldn’t pass straight.
Napheesa posts up her defender 5-10 times a game and doesn’t sniff the ball.
Tonight the Lynx play a comparably poor passing team in the Wing. Two of the three top candidates for the rookie of the year will be on display in the game in Minnesota. Be interesting to see these two talented players in the same game.
When she's through with basketball, Shepard should go into diplomacy.
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Ogunbowale taking the lead points-wise 22-19 with about 4 min left

It pretty much epitomizes their stark contrast between efficiency and volume:Ogunbowale taking the lead points-wise 22-19 with about 4 min left

Collier certainly did not hurt her chances.