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Minnesota Lynx reduce Connecticut Sunlight, also collection at 1-1

.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams scored 17 factors and Alanna Johnson possessed 15 indicate help the Minnesota Lynx offset an off evening for superstar Napheesa Collier as well as defeat the Connecticut Sunlight 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at one video game each Tuesday.Collier, who composed 80 points in the two-game move of Phoenix metro in the preliminary, was actually upheld nine aspects on 3-for-14 capturing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds and five supports, material to permit her sustaining directed lead the charge past a spirited opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 points, 10 rebounds as well as 7 helps for the Sun, who fired just 5-for-20 coming from 3-point range. DeWanna Bonner racked up 17 scores as well as Harbor Mabrey included 15 points on 4-for-14 firing after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut will definitely organize Video game 3 on Friday and Video Game 4 on Sunday. After that Video game 5, if essential, would certainly reside in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never shed consecutive home games this season on their technique to a 30-10 record for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, as well as their 73-70 loss in Video game 1 clearly fed an intense consequence in this constantly physical matchup that resembled football at times much more than hoops.