Napheesa Collier scored 28 points, Courtney Williams had 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and five steals and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Washington Mystics 92-75 for their third straight regular-season victory.

Minnesota Lynx superstar Napheesa Collier has earned her second Western Conference Player of the Month award this season. The honor comes days after Collier was named one of two captains for the WNBA All-Star game.

A key for the Lynx entering Thursday’s game was being strong defensively, especially in the paint. Minnesota struggled with that early before finding its groove on both ends of the court en route