The Minnesota Lynx and Connecticut Sun were in the middle of some intense basketball on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals.
Sun guard DeJonai Carrington, the league's most improved player, drove to the basket and drew a hard foul from Lynx star Kayla McBride. Carrington stood up and tried to attack McBride in the face, but teammate Marina Mabry stopped her.
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Connecticut Sun guard DeJonai Carrington takes a shot while guarded by Minnesota Lynx guard Kayla McBride during a semifinal game at Target Center in Minneapolis on Oct. 1, 2024. (Matt Krohn Imagen Images)
Connecticut sun guard Marina Mabry holds back guard DeJonai Carrington during the semifinal game against the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center in Minneapolis, Oct. 1, 2024. (Matt Krohn Imagen Images)
“We all have to keep each other calm and focus on the goal in front of us,” Carrington said via ESPN after the game. “We know that no matter who we play, whether it's a hard foul or a cry, they're going to try us.
“We just have to stick together and make sure we’re focused on the goal, and that’s exactly what we saw there.”
This was not the only skirmish that occurred during the match. Mabry and WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Napheesa Collier were tied in the first quarter. McBride received a technical foul for hitting Mabry in the second quarter.
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Lynx guard Courtney Williams, a one-time All-Star who played more than four years with the Sun, described it as “playoff basketball.”
Minnesota tied the series with a 77-70 victory.
Williams led the Lynx with 17 points, five rebounds and four assists. McBride added 11 points and Collier nine points.
Carrington had 14 points and four rebounds, and Mabry added 15 points. Alyssa Thomas led the Sun with 18 points and 10 rebounds, and DeWanna Bonner added 17 points.
Minnesota Lynx guard Courtney Williams and forward Misha Hines-Allen celebrate the team's victory over the Connecticut Sun at Target Center in Minneapolis on October 1, 2024. (Matt Krohn Imagen Images)
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Game 3 is scheduled for Friday night in Connecticut.
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