WNBA, the Lynx and Valkyrie
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Early in the evening, the Lynx used a dominant fourth quarter to pull away from the Valkyries for a 72-53 win to tie the 2023 Aces for the most wins in a season in league history with 34. Napheesa Collier made her own history in the process by joining Elena Delle Donne as the only WNBA players to record a 50/40/90 season.
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With that sharpshooting, Collier joined the 50/40/90 club. The WNBA regular season concluded with Collier shooting 53% from the floor, 40.3% from 3-point range and 91% from the foul line. She's the second player in league history to go 50/40/90, along with Elena Della Donne in 2019. Collier is the first to do it while averaging 20 points per game.
After losing the WNBA Finals in five games to the Liberty last year, Collier and the Lynx have made it back to the postseason this year as the best team in the league. Collier has earned basically every honor her sport as to offer, except for two—a league MVP, and a championship.
After last year’s heartbreaking loss in the WNBA Finals, the Lynx have gone from hunter to hunted following a dominant regular season and the No. 1 overall seed in the WNBA playoffs.