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Lynx guard Courtney Williams ready for WNBA Finals spotlight

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Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty 95-93 in overtime to win Game 1 of WNBA Finals .

Courtney Williams had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in Thursday 's win.

Williams is averaging a team-high 5.6 assists per game for Lynx over eight postseason games.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve : "She has been in Finals games, and she knows her team needed her to get aggressive".

Courtney Williams had 23 3 -pointers in the regular season , but has 10 in eight playoff games.

Two of those came in Game 1 of the Finals, the second in overtime period after New York had cut the lead to one with 1:16 left.

"We have such a tight-knit circle with our families involved as well," Williams said.

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