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Minnesota Lynx: Maya Moore scores48 in two-overtime winBy Jared [email protected]: 07/23/2014 12:01:00 AM CDTUPDATED: 07/23/2014 12:09:09 AM CDT
It wasn't difficult to believe a game like this was coming for Maya Moore. Sure, she had nine 30-point games already this season, but there still was no signature effort -- that one game in whichshe seemed unstoppable.
That game happened Tuesday night for the Minnesota Lynx all-star.
Moore scored 23 points in the first half and matched her season high of 38 after a 15-point thirdquarter. She finished with a franchise-record 48, breaking Katie Smith's mark by two points, as theLynx held off the Atlanta Dream 112-108 in double overtime at Target Center.
Moore's total was the second-highest in WNBA history, trailing only the 51 points scored lastseason by Riquna Williams of Tulsa.
Moore's final point, on a free throw with two seconds left in double overtime, sent her past the 47-point totals posted by Diana Taurasi in 2006 and Lauren Jackson in 2007.Moore finished 16 for 30 from the floor and 7 for 9 on three-point attempts. With 10 games of 30points or more this season, she tied the league record held by Taurasi.
"We needed every single one of them," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said. Reeve said Moore'sachievement was even more impressive considering she did it without Minnesota's second-leadingscorer, Seimone Augustus, in the lineup to draw attention from the Atlanta defense. Augustusmissed her ninth straight game with left knee bursitis but is expected to return on Friday.
For Moore, her performance was all about staying within the offensive scheme and notoverthinking things.
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Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore shoots against Atlanta Dream forward Sancho Lyttle in the first halfon Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at Target Center in Minneapolis. Moore scored a franchise-record 48 points tolead the Lynx to a 112-108 double-overtime win. (AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
(/portlet/article/html/imageDisplay.jsp?contentItemRelationshipId=6113711)Minnesota Lynx forward Maya Moore, right, looks topass the ball against Atlanta Dream guard AngelMcCoughtry in the first half Tuesday at Target Center.(AP Photo/Stacy Bengs)
"The coaching staff drew up some sets that put usin great positions to score. The post players did agood job screening for me away from the ball, andI was just trying to be aggressive, shoot withconfidence and attack," Moore said.
As is custom for Moore after she has a big game,she insisted that her only concern was getting thewin, and she'll do whatever it takes for that tohappen.
Even in the win against the Eastern Conference'sbest team, Moore and Reeve acknowledged thatthere is plenty to improve upon heading into theLynx's final 10 games of the season. A 14-pointfourth quarter lead was relinquished and plenty ofopportunities were squandered late in the gameand in overtime, things they said areunacceptable.
"We're still hungry; I'm still hungry to get better.This wasn't a perfect game for us; we want to keeprising," Moore said.
"All of a sudden our offense went south. We hadsome really bad turnovers, hard shots and they
started making everything scoring on every possession and all of a sudden we are in OT," Reevesaid, specifically noting Minnesota's 23 turnovers as something "you can't do."
With all the areas that need to be patched up before playoff time, Reeve was in good spiritsknowing that Moore is on her side.
"For me, it's hands down who the MVP is in this league." Reeve said. "There's no one close. It'scrazy how good she's been."
Brunson returns
Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson played for the first time this season after undergoing kneesurgery in May. She showed no signs of rust, snaring 12 rebounds and scoring 17 points in 35minutes.
"(Playing 35 minutes) wasn't the plan," Brunson said with a laugh. "I wasn't going to hold back.The reason I was out there was because everybody was confident I was ready, and I wanted to playthat way."
Lindsay Whalen added 26 points for the Lynx. Sancho Lyttle had 26 points and 12 rebounds forAtlanta.
Cooper absent
Dream coach and former Los Angeles Lakers star Michael Cooper was not in attendance Tuesday,as it was announced Monday that he has early stages of tongue cancer. He is expected to miss twoweeks.
Assistant coach Karleen Thompson acted as head coach in Cooper's absence.
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