{"id":123343,"date":"2025-08-06T10:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/123343\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:24:08","slug":"courtney-williams-second-half-surge-lifts-lynx-over-storm-91-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/123343\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Williams\u2019 second-half surge lifts Lynx over Storm 91-87"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 Courtney Williams scored 14 of her 20 points in the second half, Jessica Shepard added 13 points and 13 rebounds and Kayla McBride made 6 of 6 from the free-throw line in the final 30 seconds to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 91-87 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

DiJonai Carrington \u2014 who was\u00a0acquired from Dallas<\/a>\u00a0on Sunday in exchange for Diamond Miller, Karlie Samuelson and a 2027 second-round pick \u2014 made her debut for the Lynx and scored 13 points.<\/p>\n

McBride finished with 14 points and Bridget Carleton scored 12 on four second-half 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Nneka Ogwumike led the Storm with 23 points. Ogwumike moved past Lauren Jackson and DeWanna Bonner into seventh in WNBA history with 140 career games scoring at least 20 points.<\/p>\n

Erica Wheeler scored 19 points, Dominique Malonga added 12 and Skylar Diggins 11 for Seattle.<\/p>\n

Gabby Williams had nine points and three steals and broke Seattle\u2019s single-season steals records with 77 this season. Natasha Howard set the previous mark when she led the WNBA with 74 steals in 2019.<\/p>\n

The Lynx (25-5) have won seven of eight.<\/p>\n

Napheesa Collier (\u00a0right ankle<\/a>\u00a0) did not play for the Lynx. Collier, a minus-1000 favorite to win WNBA MVP at BetMGM Sportsbook,\u00a0left late in Minnesota\u2019s 111-58 win<\/a>\u00a0over Las Vegas on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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