Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-82.

The Sparks, three games outside of the WNBA’s final playoff spot nearing the midway point of the season, host first-place Minnesota on Thursday afternoon.

Minnesota is armed with two of the lethalist free-throw shooters in the WNBA. Entering Tuesday’s action, 32 players had shot 50-plus times from the stripe this season. Collier is first among them in free-throw percentage, while McBride is second (94.1).

The WNBA is back on Thursday afternoon when the red-hot Minnesota Lynx (17–3) take on the struggling Los Angeles Sparks (6–13) at Crypto.com Arena.

Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Courtney Williams had 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 for their third straight regular-season victory.

Napheesa Collier credited the Minnesota Lynx’s poise and focus in their 82–71 win over the Golden State Valkyries.

MINNEAPOLIS — Napheesa Collier scored 22 points and the Minnesota Lynx topped the Golden State Valkyries 82-71 on Saturday night. The Valkyrie took a 56-54 lead in the middle of the third quarter with a 10-0 run that started with a pair of 3-pointers by Tiffany Hayes but the Lynx closed with a 15-4 run to take a 69-60 lead into the fourth quarter.

For Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier, someone had to pay for the L’s she took in 2024. The gut punches in the WNBA Finals and Unrivaled Finals. She has receipts to give for them. Someone has to pay for that and pay for it all.