MINNEAPOLIS — Olivia Miles scored a career-high 28 factors and set a WNBA rookie document with eight 3-pointers, and the Minnesota Lynx held off the Golden State Valkyries 87-84 on Thursday evening for his or her sixth straight victory.
Miles was 8 of 11 from 3-point vary to surpass Caitlin Clark and Crystal Robinson, who shared the earlier rookie mark with seven. The No. 2 general draft choose made her fifth straight 3 with 6:24 remaining within the first half to achieve 17 factors, whereas the remainder of her teammates had simply 14. She additionally made her first two 3s of the third quarter.
Minnesota (8-2) improved to 7-0 all-time towards Golden State, which joined the league final an growth staff final season.
The Lynx trailed 75-70 with seven minutes remaining earlier than scoring the subsequent 11 factors.
After Golden State pulled inside 86-84 with 33.8 seconds left, Courtney Williams dribbled down the clock earlier than discovering Miles, who tried a driving layup that rolled off the rim. However the Lynx grabbed the offensive rebound and Williams went 1 of two on the foul line for a three-point lead with 5.4 seconds left.
An inadvertent whistle led to a bounce ball that Golden State ahead Cecilia Zandalasini secured with 3.8 seconds left. After a timeout, Zandalasini didn’t hit the rim on a contested 3-pointer on the buzzer.
Williams completed with 17 factors, Kayla McBride added 14 and Natasha Howard had 12 factors and 10 rebounds for Minnesota. The Lynx went 13 of 26 from distance.
Zandalasini led Golden State (6-4) with 18 factors. Janelle Salaun had 5 3-pointers and 17 factors, and Tiffany Hayes added 15.
Golden State: At Las Vegas on Saturday.
Minnesota: Continues a three-game homestand on Saturday towards Seattle.
