LYNX: KT4MVP

"You know she's going to be the one that makes the play. A big shot by a big-time player... Big-time players play in crunch time. You saw Katie Smith do it."
– Seattle coach Anne Donovan, following Katie Smith's buzzer-beater on Aug. 2

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Averaged 18.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the regular season

Leads all WNBA guards in scoring and third among guards in rebounding

Lynx surpassed their previous franchise record for wins in a season by three games

Led the team in scoring 21 times, in rebounding four times and in assists five times

Holds the team's top seven scoring efforts of the season

Scored 20+ points 14 times this season

Tied a club record with six consecutive 20+ outings

Scored in double figures in 30 of 34 games

The all-time leading scorer in U.S. professional history, she's now scored 4,298 points in her ABL/WNBA career

Recorded the 4,000th point in her pro career on July 10

Scored the 2,500th point of her WNBA career (in her 139th game) July 1, the seventh player in league history to reach that plateau; only Cynthia Cooper (117) made it to 2,500 faster

Moved past Cooper for fifth on the WNBA's career scoring chart July 16; has now scored 2,867 points in her WNBA career

Made the 500th three-pointer of her professional career on June 27; became the first player in WNBA history to reach 350 career treys July 26

Had her WNBA-record streak of 32 straight games with a made three-pointer snapped on Aug. 4

Hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer against Seattle on Aug. 2

Tied WNBA marks for three-pointers made in a game (7) and half (5, 1st) in a win June 14 at Seattle

Scored a game-high 27 points (7-10 FG) with four rebounds in 40 minutes in a comeback victory at Sacramento on Aug. 9

Made 12-of-14 free throws in that game, including six in the final 1:15

Poured in 34 points July 10 vs. Connecticut, the 10th 30-point night of her career and the WNBA's single-game high this season

Contributed 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 41 minutes as the Lynx defeated Houston for the first time ever (June 1)

Led all scorers with 23 points, including 17 in the game's opening 13 minutes, in a home win over San Antonio on July 25

Hit her first six shots en route to a game-high 19 points in a win at Washington on June 29

Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds on July 16

Tied her season high of six assists Aug. 13 (originally set on Opening Night)

Made her fourth straight All-Star Game appearance

The Lynx are 2-7 when she scores fewer than 15 points

Katie Smith helped limit Indiana's Tamika Catchings to a season-low seven points — 12 below her average — in Minnesota's 83-75 win over the Fever on June 21 at Target Center. Smith has held several of the WNBA's elite scorers in check this summer, highlighted by the following defensive efforts:

Date, Opponent	Player	Season Avg.	Min	FG-A	3P-A	Reb	Ast	TO	Pts
6/1 vs. Houston	Sheryl Swoopes	15.8 ppg	44	5-18	0-3	6	2	4	12
6/21 vs. Indiana	Tamika Catchings	19.5 ppg	35	3-10	0-2	8	2	4	7
7/1 at Houston	Tina Thompson	17.0 ppg	33	4-16	1-3	3	2	0	10
7/10 vs. Connecticut	Nykesha Sales	16.5 ppg	28	2-8	0-2	3	3	2	6
7/29 at Houston	Sheryl Swoopes	15.8 ppg	36	4-13	0-2	4	5	2	8
8/16 at San Antonio	Marie Ferdinand	13.8 ppg	38	3-10	0-2	5	1	4	9

Photo gallery

All-Star photos

Smith's buzzer-beater:
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Three, block, assist:
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