The Minnesota Lynx blew a 19-point lead and lost to the Atlanta Dream 83-77 Tuesday night at Target Center.
Aari McDonald hit a 3-pointer with 42.5 seconds to play to give the Dream their first lead of the night at 80-77. It was the exclamation point on a 19-point second-half comeback by the Dream.
Atlanta trailed Minnesota 64-45 late in the third before storming back, going on a 14-3 run to end the third and cutting Minnesota’s lead to 67-59 entering the fourth. Just 49 seconds in the final quarter they had the deficit down to three at 67-64.
They traded buckets for the next seven minutes before Atlanta tied it 77-77 with 2:35 to play. Twelve seconds later Napheesa Collier fouled out on a moving screen, putting the Lynx in a tough spot over the final two-plus minutes.
Collier led Minnesota with 20 points while the Dream were fueled by Allisha Gray’s 26 points and 10 rebounds.
Up next: Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Thursday
