If there were any doubt about what [DiJonai Carrington](https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-lynx-dallas-wings-trade-dijonai-carrington/601449094) could bring to an already loaded Lynx roster, she erased it Tuesday night.
Acquired from the Dallas Wings this past weekend, the 5-11 guard wasted no time announcing her presence. In her Lynx debut, Carrington scored 13 points on 5-for-7 shooting to go along with four rebounds, two steals and two assists — all in less than 18 minutes — as [the Lynx](https://www.startribune.com/sports/lynx) edged the Storm 91-87 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.
Want to understand Carrington’s impact in a sequence? Just look at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Carrington swatted Storm guard Tiffany Mitchell’s layup attempt at one end — Carrington thinks she might have jammed her pinky finger from hitting the backboard — then pulled herself off the floor, ran down the court and drilled a three-pointer to tie the score at 68.
“They thought they had a transition layup and,” Carrington said via videoconference, pausing to raise her eyebrows for dramatic effect, “we had different plans.”
The previous 48 hours were a blur for Carrington.
After being traded to the Lynx on Sunday, Carrington said she arrived in Seattle that same day. She was soon able to get a practice and shootaround in before making her Lynx debut Tuesday.
“It’s been great,” Carrington said. “I know people are probably like, ‘Oh my God. It happened so fast.’ But I don’t have no complaints. I’m right where I need to be.”