Lynx bounce back in Chicago, roll past Sky

Courtney Williams reiterated what has been a Lynx mantra all season We know if we lean into our defense and we bring potency on defense our offense follows she declared after Monday night s - win at Chicago That was a crucial difference for the Lynx - who played much better in their own end against a Chicago unit with a strong inside presence The Sky had a - edge in the paint both teams had rebounds and second-chance points were just - Sky In Saturday s - loss in Chicago the Lynx were outscored - in the paint were outrebounded - and the Sky had a - advantage in second-chance points It takes a lot out of you physically to make plays against chosen pretty good pressure I was hoping we could wear them down and I think that happened a little bit mentioned coach Cheryl Reeve Williams had four of Minnesota s season-high steals Napheesa Collier and Bridget Carleton each had three Getting those steals we had a lot deflections trying to get them off the boards That was really huge because those second-chance points they get off those offensive rebounds allows their field-goal percentage to go up with easy buckets and then we re not playing in transition which is where we want to be Collier disclosed She scored a game-high points including for from the free-throw line and of from deep Williams scored points grabbed eight rebounds and added seven assists I had a chip on my shoulder for sure Williams explained After we lost the last battle all my comments Instagram Facebook Twitter was flooded like You ain t beat Chicago They want to be trolls but they can t troll the troll she stated with a devilish-like laugh We had to get our git back With the final seconds of the third quarter ticking away Williams drove into the lane and passed it out to Collier who drained a -pointer with less than a second left for a five-point Minnesota lead Midway through the fourth quarter Williams had a steal in the defensive end Nineteen seconds later her pass from below the basket went out to Collier who calmly stroked another trey for a -point cushion This is the last of four straight road games for the Lynx who went - on the trip Minnesota has a Wednesday noon home tournament against Phoenix before the all-star break Minnesota shot from the field had assists on makes and scored points off Sky turnovers Kayla McBride added points including a trio of fourth-quarter baskets and Carleton had a trio of treys amongst her points This was one of BC s best games this year Reeve mentioned We ve been really on her about aggression and being more of an assassin mindset as a shooter When she doesn t take those shots and be aggressive what she s leaving for the others gets a lot harder I really thought BC took that to heart and from start to finish was locked in Minnesota led by seven late in the first quarter Chicago - led by late in the second quarter but treys from Carleton and McBride got the Lynx within - at halftime Two days ago the Sky had first-half points and a -point lead at the break