The Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night looked to bounce back from a season-opening home loss, but collapsed late and blew a 19-point second half lead to the Atlanta Dream as a result of an ill-timed offensive power outage.
Atlanta clawed their way back into the game with tough interior play that racked up free throws and hard-earned buckets at the rim, before a stone cold Aari McDonald 3-pointer gave the Dream their first lead of the game with 42.9 seconds to play and sucked the life out of a stunned Target Center crowd.
Although they sit at a disappointing 0-2 record considering how they’ve played in six of their eight quarters so far, Minnesota learned lessons on both ends of the floor they can carry with them deeper into the season.