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Minnesota Lynx reduce Connecticut Sunlight, even series at 1-1

.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams composed 17 aspects as well as Alanna Smith possessed 15 lead to help the Minnesota Lynx countered an off night for superstar Napheesa Collier and beat the Connecticut Sunlight 77-70 to even the best-of-five WNBA semifinal set at one video game each Tuesday.Collier, who scored 80 points in the two-game sweep of Phoenix metro in the first round, was actually pursued 9 aspects on 3-for-14 capturing. She led the Lynx along with 12 rebounds as well as 5 helps, information to let her sustaining cast lead the fee past a lively opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 factors, 10 rebounds and 7 helps for the Sunshine, that shot only 5-for-20 coming from 3-point array. DeWanna Bonner racked up 17 scores and also Marina Mabrey incorporated 15 scores on 4-for-14 shooting after she went 7-for-19 for twenty points in the opener.Connecticut will certainly organize Activity 3 on Friday and also Activity 4 on Sunday. Then Game 5, if important, would certainly remain in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx certainly never lost successive home video games this season on their method to a 30-10 document for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 loss in Video game 1 clearly sustained a brutal follow-up in this constantly bodily match that looked like football sometimes greater than hoops.