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Napheesa Collier scores 42 to tie a WNBA playoff record for points, and the Lynx swept the Mercury

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Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier (24) works around Phoenix Mercury forward Monique Billings, left, in the first quarter of Game 2 of a WNBA basketball first-round playoff game Wednesday in Minneapolis.
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