00:00McBride finished with 29 points on 1-0 for 1-9 shooting, adding 5 assists.
00:05Shepard delivered one of the most efficient triple-doubles in league history.
00:0922 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists on 1-0 for 1-1 shooting,
00:13completing the feat in just under 22 minutes.
00:16Heedman chipped in 17 off the bench.
00:19For Indiana, Mitchell's 27 points kept the minute.
00:21Hull's career-high 23 was a bright spot.
00:24Boston added 14-9, and Petty's 10 points in 16 minutes were an unexpected lift.
00:29From an analytical lens, Minnesota's victory was built on two things.
00:33McBride's shot-making and Shepard's all-around control of the game.
00:37Indiana's undoing was the third quarter, a stretch where their defensive rotations broke down,
00:42their offense stagnated, and the Lynx's passing big tore them apart.
00:46The Fever's first-half offense showed they can score with anyone,
00:49but their inability to adjust mid-game to a front-court facilitator of Shepard's caliber proved costly.
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