“They just knocked us out from the start, we were in shock and we couldn't respond. »
With his 14 points at 4/13 shooting, DeWanna Bonner sums up in one sentence the story of this Game 5 of the semi-final between his Connecticut Sun and the Minnesota Lynx (88-77). Kayla McBride thus managed a big first quarter, with 10 of his 19 points in the first round of the game, but it was the duo Courtney Williams – Napheesa Collier who will kill the match, with pick-and-rolls and well-intentioned baskets.
Overtaken in this decisive Game 5, Alyssa Thomas and her comrades will quickly explode in a boiling Target Center, while the gap reached up to 24 points in the third quarter…
Game 1 in New York
Certainly, the Sun will keep up appearances at the end, but the Lynx were never in danger, behind a once again untenable Napheesa Collier with 27 points on 10/16 shooting, 11 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks.
“She is simply the mix of everything you want in a player” explains Stephanie Whitethe coach from Connecticut. “But I think what makes her so special, apart from obviously her technical qualities, is that she doesn't rush. She stays strong no matter what happens, and the whole team feeds off that. »
Now, it's time for the Finals against Liberty with Game 1 in New York, on the night of Thursday to Friday (02:00).
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
