Olivia Miles showed out vs the Golden State Valkyries as the Minnesota Lynx emerged victorious. It was a close game and both teams really gave it their all. Minnesota trailed Golden State by 2 points at half time. However, Miles and co came out strong in the second half to win 87-84.
Miles scored 28 points with 4 rebounds and 7 assists in 28 minutes. This superior display included shooting 9 of 16 from the field and 8 of 11 from three. She surpassed Caitlin Clark’s rookie record for most threes in a game. Moreover, she was also about to break Paige Bueckers’ rookie record as well.
Olivia Miles’ 7 assists amounted up to 16 points and her 28 points adds up to 44 points. She has now scored or assisted 317 points in first 10 games of her rookie season. That is just 1 point behind Paige Bueckers, who has the most by any player in WNBA history.
Miles has been in tremendous form this season. She has well and truly proved herself to be worthy of that No. 2 draft pick. Many even believe that she deserved the top spot.
Fans react to Olivia Miles almost breaking Paige Bueckers’ record
The Dallas Wings drafted Azzi Fudd as the first pick. They had the choice to team up Olivia Miles with Paige Bueckers but they went in another direction. Fans were excited by the thought of Paige and Miles being hypothetical teammates.
“Still don’t under why Wings drafted Azzi over Olivia miles tho,” one fan wondered.
“League would have been in trouble if they were on the same team,” another fan claimed.
“unrivaled teammate soon?” One fan hoped.
“If they were on the same team…lmaoo,” one fan commented.
“How did she not get drafted #1? someone needs to be fired,” another said.
“Just imagine if you could pair these two together,” one fan imagined.
“They could have been playing on the same team too,” another said.
Miles has averaged 17 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 6.2 assists in 10 games so far. By the rate she is performing, she is set to break multiple records in her rookie season itself. The Lynx have now won 6 games in a row and are the early candidate to win the WNBA title this season.
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