Napheesa Collier scored 26 points and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun 90-81 to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinals series.

Minnesota led by 7 points after one quarter and 48-36 at the half thanks to Collier, who made 7 of her 10 shots in the opening 20 minutes. Brionna Jones led Connecticut with 21.

The Minnesota Lynx are one win away from the WNBA Finals after a 90-81 victory over the Connecticut Sun in Game 3 of their semifinals matchup. The Lynx took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. Connecticut cut Minnesota's lead to 86-79 with 1:20 remaining in the fourth quarter,