What started as a playoff game on Tuesday nearly descended into a 1980s Chicago Bulls-Detroit Pistons affair, as the Minnesota Lynx outlasted the Sun 77-70 to even the WNBA semifinal 1-1, but did so among a bevvy of hard fouls, cheap shots and trash talk.
MINNEAPOLIS -- Through two games in their WNBA semifinal matchup, one thing seems to be clear about the relationship between theWhat started as a playoff game on Tuesday night nearly descended into a 1980s Bulls-Pistons affair as the officiating crew in Minneapolis seemed to blow their whistles far less than they could have. There were hard fouls, cheap shots and endless trash talk. There were even a few moments where it seemed as if a fight might ensue.
After both teams combined to miss their first 14 shots, the scrappiness that had defined the first game of the series on Sunday, returned., the WNBA's defensive player of the year, for a loose ball in the first half before officials stepped in-between both players and their teammates who'd come over to back them., who'd stuck her tongue out after an earlier layup, grabbed her right ankle following a bruising tussle in the paint.
For the Lynx, Game 2 had a different vibe than Game 1. Although Napheesa Collier struggled in her second consecutive outing following a record-breaking effort in the first round against the gave the squad key buckets and energy off the bench. Hines-Allen, the sister of Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen, flexed in the second half after her layup helped the team extend its lead.
"It's an emotional game," said Sun coach Stephanie White."That's part of why we love it. We're competitors, they're competitors. We've got great players, they've got great players. I think we just have to make sure we channel it the right way. Everybody wants to win. Everybody's fighting for a championship."
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