The Minnesota Lynx had just beaten the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup earlier this season, and their next game was a noon start in Dallas. Courtney Williams just wasn’t into it. The ninth-year veteran went through the motions in that loss to a Wings team that wound up with the league’s second-worst record,

Collier, of course, is the player for whom this Lynx team was built. And her numbers — especially in the playoffs — have been impressive. But in the pick-and-roll game, which

Courtney Williams deserves her flowers NOW for her heroic performance during Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.