Lynx guard Danielle Robinson still believes her career three-point total should be three, not two.
Robinson, as you likely know, made her first two, official, three-point shots ever in WNBA play in Minnesota's 22-point victory at Indiana Wednesday.
It was something that was bound to happen. Robinson – who entered the season 0-for-33 from three in her first six seasons – has been encouraged to shoot the three by Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve, and Robinson spent her off-season building that shot.
Still, after Reeve jokingly said at the start of the season that she'd bet her house on the fact Robinson would hit one this year, it's nice to have that pressure off.
"That wasn't going to happen,'' Robinson said of Reeve having to follow through on the bet. Robinson was talking after the team's morning shootaround preparing for tonight's game against Las Vegas at Target Center. "Trust me, even if it took a half-court heave, it was going to happen, OK?''
Well, it did happen Wednesday. Twice. She took a pass from Maya Moore and hit a 22-footer with 4:04 left in the first quarter, giving the Lynx a 17-8 lead. Then she got another, from a Sylvia Fowles assist, with 7:24 left in the fourth quarter.
After having waited so long, how did that first one feel?
"I knew it was going in,'' Robinson said. "When it left my hand it felt really, really good. I'm sad the fans didn't get to see the first one live, but hopefully I'll give 'em one tonight.''