Wiggins, Anosike lead Lynx past Dream, 91-85
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. ATLANTA
Basketball Summaries, AP - 5 months ago
Candice Wiggins scored 23 points and Nicky Anosike had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 91-85 win over the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night.
Charde Houston added 18 points for the Lynx (7-3), who made 13 3-pointers to win their third straight. Roneeka Hodges had 15 points on 5-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc.
Iziane Castro Marques scored 31 points for the Dream (4-6), who remained one victory from eclipsing last season's total.
The Lynx went on a 14-2 run early in the third quarter, capped by Hodges' back-to-back 3s to give them a 70-54 lead.
Wiggins has picked up the scoring slack for Minnesota since Seimone Augustus' season-ending knee injury, averaging 23.3 points during the winning streak.
(This version CORRECTS APNewsNow. Lynx 91, Dream 85. corrects 3-pointers made by Lynx to 13 sted 12.)