Kayla McBride sets WNBA record with 10 3-pointers as Lynx clinch playoff berth: 'There is no better feeling'
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- Kayla McBride set a new WNBA single-game record with 10 three-pointers (shooting 10 of 14 from beyond the arc) and a career-high 43 points in the Minnesota Lynx's 103-90 victory over the Dallas Wings.
- The Lynx clinched a playoff berth with the win, becoming the first team this season to do so and improving to 27-7 overall.
- McBride scored 22 points going 8 of 9 from the field off passes from rookie Olivia Miles, who added 20 points and a season-high 13 assists in her first season as the Lynx's true point guard.
- The record-breaking three-pointer fell with 2:23 remaining in the fourth quarter, drawing a standing ovation at Target Center after a coach alerted McBride she needed just one more.
- McBride, 34, re-signed with Minnesota as one of the top free agents this past offseason after originally joining in 2021, calling the decision "the best decision I've ever made."
- The Lynx are on pace to break their franchise record of 34-10 wins set last year, despite Napheesa Collier missing the first 27 games while recovering from surgery on both ankles.
Why it matters: McBride's record validated her offseason decision to return to Minnesota over other suitors, and the Lynx's early playoff clinch puts them in position to chase a franchise-record win total. The McBride-Miles connection — a 34-year-old veteran and a rookie point guard — has transformed the Lynx into the most dangerous team in the league since May.
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