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Napheesa Collier finished the night with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists. She shot perfect from the free throw line (7-of-7), marking the fifth time this season she has been perfect from the line (min. five attempts).
Collier added one steal and one block to her stat line making it the eighth time in franchise history a player has recorded 19+ points, 6+ rebounds, 6+ assists, 1+ steals and 1+ blocks. Of the eight games, Collier has recorded that stat line three times and Maya Moore has recorded the stat line five times.
With her second assist of the night, Collier registered her 200th career assist (currently 204).
Kayla McBride tallied a game-high 24 points, coming just shy of her season-high 26 points, which she scored on Wednesday against the Mercury, connecting on 4-of-6 from deep. This marks back-to-back games she has registered 20+ points and the 44th time in her career she has hit that mark.
In 29:37 minutes of play, Damiris Dantas recorded 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists. This marks her 38th career game in which she has registered 10+ points/5+ rebounds.
At the final buzzer, Layshia Clarendon finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. He has recorded 15+ points and 5+ rebounds in 13 career games now.

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— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) July 4, 2021

Team Notes

Led by 14 points from McBride, the Lynx notched 37 points in the second quarter, which ties the highest total for any quarter in franchise history.
Per Across the Timeline, Collier (19 points, six rebounds, six assists), Clarendon (17 points, seven rebounds, four assists) and Dantas (14points, seven rebounds, four assists) became the sixth trio of teammates to each have 14+ points, six+ rebounds and four+ assists in the same game.
The 31-point victory in Phoenix marks the second largest road win in franchise history
- 32 (110-78) – at Atlanta, June 10, 2016
- 31 (99-68) – at Phoenix, July 3, 2021
- 30 (107-71) – at Tulsa, June 30, 2011
With the victory tonight, the Lynx have won nine straight games on the road against Phoenix (eight in Phoenix and one in Bradenton).
The Lynx held the Mercury to 32.8% (21-of-64) shooting from the field tonight. Since the start of the 2011 season, the Lynx are 125-4 (5-0 this season) when holding their opponent to under 40% from the field.
Minnesota put up a season-high 59 points at the half, surpassing their previous mark of 52 vs Atlanta on Jun. 6th, 2021.