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.

Thursday night was some sort of basketball hangover. The Lynx offense looked a little disjointed, much like it did in Tuesday’s Commissioner’s Cup loss to Indiana. Minnesota struggled to defend inside.

A key for the Lynx entering Thursday’s game was being strong defensively, especially in the paint. Minnesota struggled with that early before finding its groove on both ends of the court en route