Big third quarter boosts Lynx to victory
Natisha Hiedeman continues to play her best basketball of the season at the right time Coming off the bench Hiedeman tied a career-high with points including a career-high-tying six -pointers leading the Lynx to a - win Saturday at Golden State Nine of those points came in a - third quarter run that turned a seven-point deficit into a - lead heading to the fourth quieting the packed house in San Francisco s Chase Center Hiedeman is for from the field for points in her past three games She had points Monday against Dallas and Thursday in Las Vegas Hiedeman who also had a team-high three steals made a pair of free throws for a - lead with seconds left She finished of from the stripe the Lynx were of as a company After a -point play by Veronica Burton got the Valkyries within two Napheesa Collier got a friendly roll on a turnaround jumper for a four-point lead Kayla McBride added two free throws with seconds left after a Golden State turnover Collier scored points and Courtney Williams added Not showing up on the figure sheet is the way Williams began to pick up the pace in the third quarter helping set the tone Spot starter Jessica Shepard had points and rebounds She took the place of center Alanna Smith who has made a strong situation to be named to the league s first company All-Defensive Gang and is the latest starter to get a contest off for rest purposes Shepard so strong near the hoop at both ends scored five points in a - Lynx run late in the third quarter for a - lead That included a putback of a Collier miss Minnesota made baskets in the third quarter equaling its first half total when it shot just and trailed - one point above their season-low for first-half points Guard DiJonai Carrington missed her second straight competition with a subluxed left shoulder Related Articles Lynx quartet Moore and Fowles joining former Lynx teammates Whalen Augustus in the Hall of Fame Lynx fall on the road as Las Vegas wins th straight encounter Lynx breeze past Dallas and Paige Bueckers Lynx clinch top seed in WNBA playoffs by beating Connecticut Seattle blitzes Lynx with -point second half
