Dantas, Collier Lead Comeback Over Dallas

Sat, Sep 5, 2020, 12:32 PM

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  • Damiris Dantas led the Lynx in back-to-back games notching 18 points and a career-high 13 rebounds, her first double-double of the season (sixth career).
  • In a game-high 37:57 minutes, Napheesa Collier finished with 14 points and a career-high-tying 14 rebounds, accounting for her fifth double-double of the season.
  • Dantas and Collier both recorded double-doubles, marking the first Lynx duo double-double of the season (six last season) and 45th time in franchise history (including playoffs).
  • Crystal Dangerfield tallied 15 points and a team-high five assists. This marks her fourth 15+point/5+ assist game of the season. She becomes the only Lynx rookie to record that stat line four times in a season. Tonya Edwards (1999), Betty Lennox (2000), Lindsey Harding (2007) and Candice Wiggins (2008) registered that stat line three times in their rookie season.
  • Bridget Carleton finished with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Carleton has now scored in double-figures on four occasions.
  • At the final buzzer, Odyssey Sims had 16 points on 5-of-6 shooting, three assists and one steal. Sims also shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the charity stripe.
  • In 18:27 minutes off the bench, Rachel Banham scored 11 points on a perfect 4-of-4 shooting, including 3-of-3 from deep. Banham added four assists and three rebounds.

Minnesota Team Notes

  • After allowing Dallas to shoot 54.3% in the first half, the Lynx defense held the Wings to 27.6% from the field including 15.4% from deep. Minnesota outrebounded Dallas 24-8 in the second half.
  • At the 3:07 minute mark of the second quarter the Lynx were down by 15 (42-27) for the second time this season (both against Dallas). Minnesota erased that deficit, making this the sixth double-digit comeback win of the season.
  • The Lynx grabbed a season-high 43 rebounds tonight, passing their previous high of 42 (vs. Washington, 8/11/20).
  • Minnesota outrebound Dallas 43-23, the eighth largest rebounding margin the Lynx have had in a game:
    • +26 (51-25) — vs. Dallas, 7/9/2016
    • +25 (45-20) — vs. Indiana, 8/18/2017
    • +24 (48-24) — vs. Phoenix, 7/14/2019
    • +23 (50-27) — at San Antonio, 8/27/2011
    • +23 (49-26) — at San Antonio, 6/9/2006
    • +22 (48-26) — at Phoenix, 6/19/2013
    • +21 (52-31) — vs. San Antonio, 8/28/2012
    • +20 (43-23) — at Dallas, 9/4/2020
  • Minnesota improves to 6-0 all-time on Sept. 4:
    • 2011 — W86-68 at New York
    • 2012 — W88-77 vs. Los Angeles
    • 2013 — W83-74 vs. Los Angeles
    • 2015 — W81-65 vs. Indiana
    • 2016 — W93-79 vs. Connecticut
    • 2020 — W88-75 at Dallas
  • The Lynx went 10-of-21 from deep, marking the third-straight game they have connected on 10+ threes, a franchise first.
  • Minnesota outscored Dallas in second chance points (10-0).