Lynx beat Storm 83-64 behind another red-hot shooting performance from Kayla McBride

Because Kayla McBride is on an all-time hot foot, the Lynx were able to overcome tough stretches of play, 18 turnovers, another night of struggle at times on the defensive boards to win a road game.

McBride, the WNBA's leading three-pointer, scored a season-high 32 points in Minnesota's 83-64 win over the Seattle Storm on Sunday night at Target Center.

After setting a franchise and personal record eight threes in a one-point loss at Phoenix on Friday, McBride made seven of ten threes on Sunday, posting a record scoring total for a Lynx player this season. season as the Lynx improved to 8-3 while ending Seattle's six-game winning streak.

It was a physical game, with Napheesa Collier having words with Nneka Ogwumike and Ezi Magbegor during the match.

Collier scored 19 points with 14 rebounds and Bridget Carleton scored 13 points as the Lynx overcame a shaky second quarter by outscoring Seattle 47-23 in the second half.

The Lynx, who opened the season with back-to-back wins over the Storm, have now handed Seattle three of their four losses.

Jewell Loyd led Seattle (7-4) with 25 points. Ogwumike had 14.

McBride scored 12 points in Minnesota's 23-11 third quarter, then nine more in the fourth as the Lynx pulled away. The Lynx held Seattle to 34.7% shooting.

The Lynx held Seattle to 8-of-21 shooting, got 11 points from McBride and seven more from Collier, but led by just one point at 21-20 after one quarter.

The reasons? Other than Collier and McBride, the Lynx were a combined 1 of 7 from three points. The Lynx committed five turnovers in the first quarter. And Minnesota let Loyd go.

Loyd scored 11 points in the quarter, including five in the Storm's 7-3 lead.

A lineup of mostly reserves started the second quarter on a 6-0 run to give the Lynx a 27-20 lead on Cecilia Zandalasini's jumper with 7:26 left in the half.

Over the next 4:08, Seattle took advantage of Lynx turnovers and its own offensive rebounds to score the next 14 points. During that 14-0 stretch, the Lynx went 0 of 4, missing two layups and a three, committed turnovers and allowed Seattle to get six offensive rebounds.

Thanks to two Lynx timeouts, that streak was extended to 19-2 in over five minutes, giving Seattle a 10-point lead on Ogwumike's basket with 1:20 left.

The Lynx closed the quarter 7-2 to get within five at halftime. And it became a 17-6 run after the Lynx started the second half on a 10-4 run to gain a point on McBride's free throw with 6:01 left in the quarter.

Loyd scored on the other end, but the Lynx came right back with an 11-2 run that included two threes and a drive from McBride and Collier's three that gave the Lynx a lead of eight with 2:14 to play. The Lynx still led by seven entering the fourth quarter.