McBride scores 24, makes late layup; Lynx beat Sparks 87-84

— Kayla McBride scored 24 points in her season debut for Minnesota while Sylvia Fowles and Moriah Jefferson each added 20 points to help the Lynx win their first game of the season with a 87-84 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night.
May 18, 2023, 01:04 pm - AP

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  • Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Aerial Powers misses layup
  • Liz Cambage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Liz Cambage makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Aerial Powers misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Aerial Powers misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Aerial Powers misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Katie Lou Samuelson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sylvia Fowles makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Sykes makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Chennedy Carter assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 14-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Chennedy Carter misses layup
  • Aerial Powers misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
  • Lexie Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Liz Cambage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Liz Cambage misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Liz Cambage assists)
  • Evina Westbrook misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikolina Milic assists)
  • Liz Cambage misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Katie Lou Samuelson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
  • Katie Lou Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Liz Cambage makes 17-foot jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
  • Katie Lou Samuelson misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot (Aerial Powers assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses layup
  • Brittney Sykes misses 17-foot jumper
  • Aerial Powers makes 25-foot three point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes driving layup
  • Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Chennedy Carter makes driving layup
  • Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Moriah Jefferson misses two point shot
  • Liz Cambage misses running pullup jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses alley oop layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kayla McBride misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot
  • Liz Cambage makes 9-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses two point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses 52-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 9-foot two point shot (Liz Cambage assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 17-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aerial Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aerial Powers misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes makes two point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lexie Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Chiney Ogwumike assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Jordin Canada makes driving layup
  • Jordin Canada misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Lexie Brown makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes 2-foot layup (Evina Westbrook assists)
  • Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jasmine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lexie Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Lexie Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Bridget Carleton makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Liz Cambage misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Katie Lou Samuelson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot
  • Lexie Brown misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Evina Westbrook misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Chennedy Carter makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot (Liz Cambage assists)
  • Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Sykes misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chennedy Carter makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
  • Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot hook shot
  • Chennedy Carter misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes tip shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
  • Chennedy Carter makes driving layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Katie Lou Samuelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
  • Brittney Sykes misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Sylvia Fowles makes tip shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses driving layup
  • Lexie Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes two point shot
  • Liz Cambage makes 9-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Liz Cambage misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kayla McBride makes 4-foot two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordin Canada misses 25-foot three point shot
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