Natisha Hiedeman came off the bench to score 18 points, Napheesa Collier added 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists and the visiting Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 91-82 on Thursday.

Collier made a step-back jumper in the lane with 1.7 seconds left in the first half to give Minnesota a 50-40 lead. The Lynx bench scored 30 points in the first half, led by Hiedeman’s 16 on 6-of-9 shooting.

Minnesota dominated the third quarter by shooting 56.5% (13 of 23) from the floor and outscored Los Angeles 30-19.

Collier’s basket with 44 seconds remaining in the third gave the Lynx a 27-point lead at 80-53. But the Sparks scored the final six points of the third and the opening 11 points of the fourth to close within 80-70.

Williams added 16 points and seven assists and Smith scored 15 for Minnesota (18-3), which lost at Phoenix 79-71 on Wednesday to end a five-game winning streak.

Kelsey Plum led Los Angeles (6-14) with 17 points and a season-high 12 assists. Julie Vanloo finished with 15 points on five 3-pointers.

Mystics 70, Aces 68: Brittney Sykes scored 18 points, Shakira Austin had 16 points and eight rebounds, and host Washington closed on a 12-2 run to beat short-handed Las Vegas.

The Mystics trailed 66-58 with 3:45 remaining.

Austin grabbed an offensive rebound and put it back with 39.8 seconds left to play to give Washington its first lead, 69-68, since it was 15-13 in the first quarter.

Sykes was fouled with 4.3 seconds left and made a free throw for a two-point lead. After a timeout to advance to midcourt, Jackie Young took an inbounds pass at the top of the key and but missed a layup after driving into the lane.

Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson did not play for Las Vegas because of an injured right wrist. Wilson, a three-time MVP, was injured in the Aces’ 87-78 loss at New York on Tuesday night when she fell hard to the floor. She underwent an MRI, but the Aces have not made the results public.