Napheesa Collier's 20 points lead Minnesota Lynx to dominant 101-72 win over Golden State Valkyries

— Napheesa Collier scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures and the Minnesota Lynx breezed to a 101-72 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-three first-round WNBA series.
Sep 14, 2025, 08:30 pm - AP

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Napheesa Collier makes 8-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Temi Fagbenle makes driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kaila Charles misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
  • Kaila Charles misses two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Veronica Burton makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kaila Charles assists)
  • Temi Fagbenle makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Temi Fagbenle misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Veronica Burton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Temi Fagbenle assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses driving floating jump shot
  • Temi Fagbenle makes two point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Janelle Salaun misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Courtney Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses driving layup
  • Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 1-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Temi Fagbenle misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Temi Fagbenle makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses two point shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Temi Fagbenle makes 16-foot jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Jessica Shepard misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes tip shot
  • Janelle Salaun makes driving layup (Temi Fagbenle assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes two point shot
  • Veronica Burton misses driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes 23-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
  • Janelle Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 14-foot jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 23-foot jump bank shot
  • Veronica Burton misses driving floating jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup
  • Veronica Burton misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes 18-foot step back jumpshot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Veronica Burton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Iliana Rupert assists)
  • Alanna Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Janelle Salaun misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes layup
  • Kate Martin misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Temi Fagbenle misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Temi Fagbenle misses 1-foot hook shot
  • Kayla McBride makes two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alanna Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Temi Fagbenle makes 1-foot layup (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes tip shot
  • Alanna Smith makes two point shot
  • Alanna Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Temi Fagbenle makes driving layup (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Temi Fagbenle misses layup
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 44-foot three point jumper
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kaila Charles misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Kaila Charles makes driving layup (Temi Fagbenle assists)
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Janelle Salaun misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses running pullup jump shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (DiJonai Carrington assists)
  • Janelle Salaun misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alanna Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cecilia Zandalasini misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot jump bank shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kate Martin makes 23-foot three point shot (Veronica Burton assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Veronica Burton makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Veronica Burton misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Kate Martin makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kate Martin makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kate Martin makes free throw 3 of 3
  • DiJonai Carrington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Iliana Rupert misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Janelle Salaun makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Cecilia Zandalasini assists)
  • DiJonai Carrington makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Veronica Burton misses 51-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (DiJonai Carrington assists)
  • Iliana Rupert misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Kate Martin misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kate Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Courtney Williams makes technical free throw
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kate Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Janelle Salaun makes 23-foot three point shot (Kate Martin assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kaila Charles misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • DiJonai Carrington misses two point shot
  • Janelle Salaun misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kate Martin misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes two point shot
  • Kaila Charles misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Carla Leite makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 3-foot layup (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup (Jaylyn Sherrod assists)
  • Carla Leite makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Carla Leite makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Camryn Taylor misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Kate Martin makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kate Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Carla Leite misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jaylyn Sherrod misses two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Kate Martin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kaitlyn Chen assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 16-foot jumper
  • Kate Martin misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Kate Martin makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes 3-foot two point shot (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Kaitlyn Chen makes two point shot (Kate Martin assists)
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