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Lynx beat Wings again to move to 3-0

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For the second time in five days, Napheesa Collier and the Minnesota Lynx got the best of Paige Bueckers and the Dallas Wings.

Collier had 28 points and eight rebounds to lead the Lynx to an 85-81 win over the visiting Wings on Wednesday to improve to 3-0.

Minnesota's first victory came in Friday's opener, when it spoiled Bueckers' WNBA debut with a 99-84 win at Dallas.

This time, the Lynx got off to a slow start as the Wings jumped out to a 15-5 lead midway through the first quarter. Minnesota responded with a 12-0 run and eventually built its lead to 11 points en route to sending Dallas to an 0-3 start.

Bueckers again struggled with her shot against the Lynx, though she did dish out 10 assists - the same number she tallied in her first two games.

The top pick of the draft scored 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting after finishing with 10 points and going 3 of 10 from the field in the opener.

Valkyries edge Mystics for franchise's first win

The first win for the Golden State Valkyries is now in the books.

A flurry of late 3-pointers helped the Valkyries beat the Washington Mystics 76-74 for the franchise's first victory.

Veronica Burton put Golden State ahead with a 3-pointer with 1:38 to play, Kayla Thornton converted a four-point play with 1:03 left and Burton drained another 3 with 29 seconds remaining to lead the Valkyries, who were blown out 84-67 by the visiting Los Angeles Sparks in Friday's season opener.

Burton finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists, while Thornton added 18 points.

Britteny Sykes led all scorers with 30 points for Washington (1-2), which lost for the first time this season.

Mercury top Sparks to start season 2-0

The Phoenix Mercury held on for an 89-86 win over the Los Angeles Sparks to open the season with consecutive victories.

Satou Sabally scored 25 points and Alyssa Thomas chipped in 19 points for the Mercury, who nearly blew all of a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Kelsey Plum led Los Angeles' late charge, scoring 14 of her 25 points in the final period - including all 11 of the Sparks' points in the final 2:35 - but she missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer from half-court in the closing seconds.