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Minnesota Lynx Beat Phoenix Mercury 104-100 as Olivia Miles Hits Career High
Rookie Olivia Miles scored 33 points and recorded eight assists to become the first WNBA player with 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in 22 games. Kayla McBride added 37 points in the Lynx victory.
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The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 104-100 on Monday night behind rookie Olivia Miles' career-high 33 points and eight assists. Miles became the first WNBA player to reach 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in 22 career games, ESPN reported. Kayla McBride scored 37 points as the duo combined for 70, the first time two Lynx players each scored 30 or more in one game.
Their total ranked second in Lynx history behind a 74-point output by Maya Moore and Lindsay Whalen in a 2014 overtime contest, according to ESPN Research. The game included 23 lead changes and 13 ties. Miles scored 16 of her points in the fourth quarter, shooting 4-for-5 from the field and 3-for-4 from three-point range with three assists in that period.
Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said Miles deserves recognition for carrying the team. "She is the first player in [WNBA] history -- not the first rookie -- the first player in [WNBA] history to get 400 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists in 22 games," Reeve said. McBride, who has now scored 30 or more points eight times in her career, credited their recent connection.
"I think [Miles] and I have kind of connected over the last couple of games in that space," McBride said. " Miles was named a WNBA All-Star starter as a rookie. Her 33 points set a Lynx rookie single-game record.
