Down by as many as 17 points in the third quarter, the Lynx clawed back to beat Golden State, 75-74, on Wednesday, holding off the Valkyries in the final seconds to sweep their first-round WNBA playoff series, 2-0, at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif.

Napheesa Collier scored 24 points and hit a go-ahead 18-footer with 1:24 remaining to lift top-seeded Minnesota into the second round.

The Valkyries had one final chance with four seconds remaining following a shot-clock violation, but Cecilia Zandalasini missed a pull-up jump shot at the buzzer.

Collier shot 10 for 16 from the field and followed up her 20-point performance in Game 1 with a 14-point second half to bring her team back — and give the Lynx another chance to keep chasing that championship they just missed last year.

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