WNBA FACEOFF Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream for CHAMPIONSHIP

[Applause] [Music] [Applause] Minnesota enters tonight owning the series 3 this is the last and final meeting of the season for the regular [Applause] season and the first turnover for Atlanta up ahead Smith challenging at The Rim gets the bucket over gray it's just one for 15 from three as well so one for 16 now the dish underneath from Courtney Williams and that's not talked about up Courtney Williams being such an efficient playmaker so nefisa Collier seeing a lot of hands on on the inside from Atlanta is Ryan Howard bottom of the bucket she doesn't need a lot of time Atlanta 12 and 23 coming into this game they've won four of their last or have gone four and six in their last 10 is Courtney Williams the mid-range game is so long it takes up a lot of space Smith off the deck challenging Charles and gets the bucket missed the game on September 1st against Chicago because of the ankle has really started to come alive as she's been back with the team Courtney Williams [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] again Bridget Carlson knocks that one down one at the foul and will get it so she'll get a free throw that she is the player that needs to be in that position and she has proven to be quite an asset feel like that's a t-shirt yeah we're look into it they had to get it outside the three-point Lane and mafisa Collier just slid into naticia Hyman and she is she was in some pain yeah grimacing was a for Atlanta Caldwell off the mark on the first attempt NE with the rebound how active the hands of the links three on two opportunity block at The Rim by Haley Jones The Dive Nisa Coler able to get it sends it out to Bridget Carlton and once again the three from the wing and those are the kind of because they are a really good passing team it's one thing to pass the ball but it's another to put it right in the shooting pocket right on point the league in assist tiisha right said they move the ball so well that you can't find ways to fall asleep as we saw underneath Haley Jones also very good with cutting but held up in the paint in a turnover here come the links McBride and gets the bucket and that's the kind of possession that I was just talking about in that first quarter it's been great but she said they can't play behind referring to nefa col or they've got to be more physical she said offensively however they got the set screens to get each other open and at the same time they got to do more to get [Music] open Ryan Howard pulls up money those are the kind of shots where everything going down I love that after she had that four game stretch where she didn't not knocked down a three she told us I haven't shot this bad since I was born we're seeing a different Ryan Howard now Atlanta got the stop on the defensive end Tina the release and gets the bucket beautiful execution after that [Applause] [Music] timeout Bridget lost her Defender and that back door gets them a nice bucket did that without your Alicia gray goggles but um I'm glad you did it thanks you're welcome Courtney Williams though no joke for mid-range or two-point game rather after those free throws Courtney Williams bounce pass and a piece of Collier and that's the two- player vandini off on that shot Here Comes Atlanta Maya CWA off the bench has earned every second if I'm tiisha right I'm trying to get her extra minutes in the rotation she just got that look seven points in 6 minutes is only missed one field goal while on the other three for five seven points she's leading the dream in scoring so far Angel and here comes Jordan steel pick six lock it in the 2019 steals leader in the WNBA also has won a title understands how you need to get things done defensively as Bridget Carlton knocks down the triple that's a lot of ground to cover defens defensively if you're Atlanta the double coming to Tina Charles Nas Hillman cleans it up on the other side back door it's a clinic the way they pass the way they share absolutely [Applause] does less than 90 seconds to go in the first half Courtney Williams with a hesi and bucket gray tipped it away the dish Maisha hands [Music] Allen and that's strong and if she gets 2 feet in the paint there's no one that can stop her yeah she's been a great addition and a beautiful dish again how does not four rolls that one in as well 7.3 for Atlanta to work with with Ryan Howard up top working her way all to the rim and that's blocked by nefisa clier didn't give up much of a fight 2.5 left gray just gets it off and that will be waved good but they will review it but Ali a gray off the deck Alis s gray strong Ryan Howard fourth attempt count it the hustle from Ryan Howard on that possession she gets Up Gippy so she'll be sent to the bench on lurella Kuai who had plus minutes in the first half checks in that makes the lineup a little bigger for Atlanta and there is kayb McBride's from both the field and the three-point line but that is her first three of the game over these three games she's averaging 23 points but Alisha [Applause] gray Alicia gray first in double digits for Atlanta as Caleb McBride keeping her at Bay for a half with McBride's looking to get involved Tina Charles can catch anything and you can count the bucket [Applause] too Courtney Williams up top leading the way she has been quiet to start the second half which always makes me hesitate to say because as soon as we do Courtney Williams get Tina Charles with the rebound and klier starting the break for the links gets it back from Courtney Williams hopefully secure the win here at Gateway Center Arena Ryan Howard out of the timeout wet couple of games ago at Cheo around when Tanisha Wright told her team if you don't come out here fighting for your life don't show [Music] up H Allen was ready for that she read that got the Ste and McBride working Baseline more movement from their offense natia with the shooting ability of Minnesota a very rare one-on-one look for Tina Charles [Music] inside five on the shot clock theilla kubai tried to draw the foul but a nice take for Maisha hin Allen as she gets the bucket ravished with injury and the fact that that team is fighting at this point of the year and still has a chance to get in the playoffs okay Ryan all right so Ryan Howard gets that one to go less than a minute in the third Caleb McBride oh he got a shooting Clinic we got a shootout right now Dina Charles couldn't connect on that one but congrats our in order she has tied the franchise record for double doubles in a season with 18 as an and one for nefisa ker at the other end nefisa ker has really taken things in her own hands quite [Music] literally after the Olympic break but their defense is where it's really going to count down the stretch of this game they got to get stops and can't there Lana Smith [Music] almost looks like hot potato at this point two on the shot clock [Music] wow up the floor pinpoint Nas Hillman from Gray so there will not be a foul committed by Atlanta as this one will be ticking down to the final second in Atlanta dropping to 12 and 24 and the Minnesota links going to 27 and n