The 10-year WNBA veteran is hitting threes at a historic clip in Minnesota’s first 11 games of the season.
. The right wing? McBride is 14-for-27, fourth-best in the league. The top of the arc? McBride is 11-for-23, second-best in the league. The left wing? McBride is 15-for-28, fifth-best in the league. She has sunk two of three shots from 29-plus feet, too. In total, McBride’s 43 made threes are the most for any player in the first 11 games of a season in league history.
McBride is coming off a two-game stretch where she drained seven threes in a win against the Seattle Storm, two nights after sinking a career-best eight in a"I'm just having a lot of fun,” McBride said after the Lynx’s win against the Storm on Sunday night.Her scorching start has been fueled by two components: a lightning-quick release and help from her teammates. McBride is shooting 54.9% on all catch-and-shoot attempts, and she has been left unguarded on 60.
Guarding McBride is easier said than done, and Seattle’s help defense and rotations, at times, created more problems than answers. Midway through the first quarter, Lynx forward Napheesa Collier pump-faked Ezi Magbegor, creating a clear lane to the hoop. Storm guard/forward Victoria Vivians stepped into the paint to help, but as soon as she did, she was caught in no man’s land. Collier dished to an open McBride on the left wing. Quick three.
Her hot streak started well before June: The Minnesota markswoman shot 7-of-11 from three in the EuroLeague semifinals and finals, guiding Turkish club Fenerbahce to back-to-back EuroLeague titles and earning Final Four MVP honors. She capped her European tour shooting 43.5% from beyond the arc and, in addition to the EuroLeague title, McBride and Collier helped Fenerbahce become the eighth Triple Crown winner in the EuroLeague Women’s modern era..
Tuesday night, McBride and the Lynx have an opportunity to vault to the top of the Western Conference Commissioner’s Cup standings with a win against a struggling Aces squad. One more record to watch: If McBride hits five threes, she will become the first player in league history
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