The Lynx have lived a lot this season on their 3-point shooting success. Friday in Dallas, it was part the team’s downfall.

Even more so was its lack of a consistent interior presence.

Thus, a seven-game winning streak came to an end via a 94-76 loss to the Wings.

Napheesa Collier led Minnesota with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Kayla McBride added 14 points. Bridget Carleton was 4 of 10 on 3s for her 12 points, but the rest of the Lynx combined to go 6 for 25 (24%) from outside the arc.

Minnesota entered the game as the league’s top 3-point shooting team at 39.2%.

Starting center Alanna Smith suffered a right ankle injury in the first quarter and gave it go a few times later. She finished with just two rebounds in 14 minutes and her absence left a hole in the middle that Dallas was able to exploit.

In winning its third straight, Dallas (9-22) had a 50-20 points-in-the-paint advantage, outrebounded the Lynx 38-32 and scored 25 points of 16 Minnesota turnovers. The Lynx had five points off eight Dallas turnovers.

Four of the its five starters, and six players overall, scored in double figures as Minnesota allowed its most points in a game since a June 27 loss in Dallas.

Outscoring Minnesota by 10 in the third quarter, the Wings used an early 9-0 fourth-quarter run to push its lead to 77-60.

Minnesota made just two of its first 15, and trailed 34-22 midway through the second. But the Lynx made a trio of treys — two by Carleton — as part of a 14-2 run to tie the game late in the first half. Minnesota led by one at the break.

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