McBride Extends Scoring Streak In Win Over Wings
Thu, Jul 8, 2021, 12:45 PM
- Kayla McBride finished the night with a game-high 25 points, shooting 9-of-13 from the floor and marking her first career streak of three-straight games with 20+ points.
- To round out her stat line, McBride added five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers, becoming the third Lynx player to tally a stat line of 25+ points, 5+ rebounds, 5+ assists and register no turnovers, joining Seimone Augustus and Maya Moore (twice).
- McBride’s string of consecutive free throws ended at 38 tonight, which ties the fourth-longest streak in franchise history, tying Katie Smith (38, Jun. 10, 2000 – Jun. 24, 2000).
- Sylvia Fowles registered her league-leading 174th career double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds. This marks her seventh double-double of the season and the 16th time she has led the team in rebounding.
- With her sixth made field goal of the night, Fowles tied Katie Smith for fourth on the Lynx leaderboard for field goals made at 1,127.
- Layshia Clarendon notched 10 points, three rebounds and a game-high eight assists. This marks his 29th career game tallying 10+ points and 5+ assists (fourth of the season).
- Off the bench, Bridget Carleton recorded 10 points, shooting 2-of-4 from deep, marking her second game as a Lynx scoring 10+ points off the bench.
- Napheesa Collier contributed 10 points, four rebounds, one assist and a career-high-tying four blocks.
Team Notes
- With the victory tonight, the Lynx are now on a five-game win streak for the 20th time in franchise history.
- Minnesota extended their home win streak against Dallas to eight contests and won the 2021 season series 2-1.
- The Lynx racked up 20 fast break points tonight, which ties their season high and they are now 37-2 all time when registering 20+ fast break points.
- Minnesota finished the night with 13 total turnovers, 11 of them coming in the first half, two in the second half and none in the final 12 minutes.