.MINNEAPOLIS-- Courtney Williams scored 17 aspects and also Alanna Smith possessed 15 suggest help the Minnesota Lynx balanced out an off evening for celebrity Napheesa Collier and also defeat the Connecticut Sun 77-70 to also the best-of-five WNBA semifinal collection at some video game each Tuesday.Collier, who composed 80 aspects in the two-game swing of Phoenix az in the preliminary, was pursued 9 points on 3-for-14 firing. She led the Lynx with 12 rebounds as well as 5 assists, web content to permit her assisting cast lead the fee past a fiery opponent.Editor's Picks2 RelatedAlyssa Thomas had 18 aspects, 10 rebounds and also 7 helps for the Sun, that shot merely 5-for-20 coming from 3-point selection. DeWanna Bonner recorded 17 scores as well as Harbor Mabrey included 15 scores on 4-for-14 shooting after she went 7-for-19 for twenty scores in the opener.Connecticut will throw Video game 3 on Friday as well as Game 4 on Sunday. Then Video game 5, if important, will remain in Minnesota on Oct. 8. The Lynx never ever shed consecutive home video games this period on their technique to a 30-10 report for the No. 2 seed in the playoffs, and also their 73-70 defeat in Game 1 plainly fueled a brutal consequence in this persistently bodily competition that appeared like soccer at times greater than hoops.