Kayla McBride scored 18 points and DiJonai Carrington added 15 to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 83-71 on Sunday.

Minnesota (27-5) now leads the second-place Liberty (20-11) by 6.5 games with just 12 games to play in the regular season.

Kayla McBride scored 18 points and DiJonai Carrington added 15 to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 83-71 ...

Kayla McBride scored 18 points and DiJonai Carrington added 15 to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 83-71 on ...

Tari Phillips helped the Liberty reach the WNBA Finals twice in her five seasons with them, from 2000-04, and was an All-Star ...

This was the first game between the teams at Barclays Center since New York won the decisive Game 5 of the WNBA Finals last ...

A scary second half spelled the Liberty's doom in the second of four meetings against the Minnesota Lynx, who took an 83-71 ...

Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve made an argument for starting center Alanna Smith to be a candidate for the WNBA’s DPOY award.

The Lynx pulled away from the Liberty in the second half for their second straight win over the defending champions.

Kayla McBride scored 18 points and DiJonai Carrington added 15 to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the New York Liberty 83-71.

Kayla McBride scored a game-high 18 points as the Minnesota Lynx won their fifth straight game, defeating the host New York Liberty 83-71 on Sunday afternoon.

The Minnesota Lynx widened their lead atop the WNBA standings with an 83-71 win over the New York Liberty at Barclays Center ...