Storm 88-74 Lynx (21 Aug, 2023) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

10-22, 6-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	21	26	17	24	88
MIN	15	25	12	22	74

Minnesota Lynx

15-17, 6-10 home

Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Tiffany Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)
Napheesa Collier misses layup
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diamond Miller misses jumper
Kayla McBride misses two point shot
Jessica Shepard misses 5-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier misses 20-foot two point shot
Ezi Magbegor blocks Napheesa Collier 's 3-foot driving layup
Kayla McBride makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)
Diamond Miller makes 2-foot two point shot
Diamond Miller misses layup
Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
Jessica Shepard misses 14-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Diamond Miller misses 22-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier misses three point jumper
Dorka Juhasz misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Diamond Miller misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Diamond Miller makes 2-foot layup (Dorka Juhasz assists)
Tiffany Mitchell makes driving layup
Tiffany Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Mitchell makes two point shot
Aerial Powers misses 12-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Mitchell assists)
Tiffany Mitchell misses driving layup
Kayla McBride makes 9-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
Jessica Shepard misses two point shot
Napheesa Collier misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Napheesa Collier makes 4-foot layup (Tiffany Mitchell assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 13-foot jumper (Diamond Miller assists)
Sami Whitcomb blocks Kayla McBride 's 4-foot layup
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diamond Miller misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Mitchell misses driving layup
Kayla McBride makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu blocks Diamond Miller 's 3-foot driving layup
Ezi Magbegor blocks Napheesa Collier's layup
Bridget Carleton misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride misses three point jumper
Jessica Shepard makes layup (Diamond Miller assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd blocks Bridget Carleton 's 3-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier makes jumper (Diamond Miller assists)
Diamond Miller misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diamond Miller misses two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 17-foot step back jumpshot (Nikolina Milic assists)
Kayla McBride misses 11-foot two point shot
Nikolina Milic makes 18-foot jumper (Tiffany Mitchell assists)
Aerial Powers makes driving layup
Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
Nikolina Milic misses 3-foot two point shot
Rachel Banham misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Rachel Banham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Aerial Powers makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Dorka Juhasz misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nikolina Milic makes 20-foot jumper (Dorka Juhasz assists)
Nikolina Milic misses 16-foot jumper
Aerial Powers misses 19-foot jumper
Diamond Miller makes two point shot
Diamond Miller misses 24-foot three point shot
Aerial Powers makes 7-foot pullup jump shot (Dorka Juhasz assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jordan Horston assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Horston assists)
Ezi Magbegor misses 9-foot two point shot
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Jordan Horston misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses running pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Napheesa Collier blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses driving layup
Jordan Horston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Napheesa Collier blocks Mercedes Russell 's 6-foot pullup jump shot
Mercedes Russell makes 4-foot hook shot (Kia Nurse assists)
Jade Melbourne misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Horston misses two point shot
Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jade Melbourne assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes 12-foot two point shot
Jade Melbourne makes 2-foot two point shot
Mercedes Russell makes 11-foot two point shot (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Mercedes Russell misses driving layup
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 19-foot running pullup jump shot
Joyner Holmes misses two point shot
Jordan Horston misses 12-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mercedes Russell makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jordan Horston misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three pointer
Jordan Horston makes 9-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes three pointer
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses two point shot
Ezi Magbegor misses layup
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes two point shot
Jordan Horston makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Ezi Magbegor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes two point shot
Jordan Horston misses 20-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Horston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 2-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mercedes Russell misses 6-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 13-foot two point shot
Mercedes Russell makes layup (Kia Nurse assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kia Nurse makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Mercedes Russell misses driving layup
Ezi Magbegor makes 1-foot layup (Jade Melbourne assists)
Mercedes Russell misses 10-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
Kia Nurse makes driving layup (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Ezi Magbegor makes 5-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Joyner Holmes makes 25-foot three point jumper
Joyner Holmes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Yvonne Turner makes 22-foot jumper (Joyner Holmes assists)

STORM

LYNX

TIME		SEA	MIN
10:00	Ezi Magbegor vs. Jessica Shepard (Diamond Miller gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
9:43	Lynx offensive team rebound	0	0
9:42	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu loose ball foul	0	0
9:30	Tiffany Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)	0	3
9:02	Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jordan Horston assists)	2	3
8:44	Napheesa Collier misses layup	2	3
8:42	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	2	3
8:32	Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	3
8:29	Lynx defensive team rebound	2	3
8:11	Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:08	Jessica Shepard offensive rebound	2	3
8:02	Diamond Miller misses jumper	2	3
8:00	Jordan Horston defensive rebound	2	3
7:50	Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Horston assists)	5	3
7:33	Kayla McBride misses two point shot	5	3
7:30	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound	5	3
7:23	Ezi Magbegor misses 9-foot two point shot	5	3
7:20	Diamond Miller defensive rebound	5	3
7:17	Diamond Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover	5	3
7:08	Kayla McBride personal foul	5	3
7:00	Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	7	3
6:40	Jessica Shepard misses 5-foot two point shot	7	3
6:37	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound	7	3
6:29	Jewell Loyd misses driving layup	7	3
6:27	Tiffany Mitchell defensive rebound	7	3
6:24	Sami Whitcomb personal foul	7	3
6:08	Napheesa Collier misses 20-foot two point shot	7	3
6:06	Lynx offensive team rebound	7	3
6:06	shot clock turnover	7	3
5:43	Jordan Horston misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	7	3
5:41	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	7	3
5:35	Ezi Magbegor blocks Napheesa Collier 's 3-foot driving layup	7	3
5:35	Lynx offensive team rebound	7	3
5:31	Kayla McBride makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)	7	5
5:18	Tiffany Mitchell personal foul	7	5
5:11	Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot	7	5
5:09	Storm offensive team rebound	7	5
5:09	Tiffany Mitchell loose ball foul	7	5
5:09	Rachel Banham enters the game for Tiffany Mitchell	7	5
5:00	Jewell Loyd makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	9	5
4:50	Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)	9	8
4:40	Jewell Loyd misses running pullup jump shot	9	8
4:40	Lynx defensive team rebound	9	8
4:40	Official timeout	9	8
4:27	Rachel Banham bad pass (Jordan Horston steals)	9	8
4:22	Rachel Banham personal foul	9	8
4:16	Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	9	8
4:14	Jewell Loyd offensive rebound	9	8
4:12	Napheesa Collier blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot jumper	9	8
4:12	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	9	8
4:06	Napheesa Collier out of bounds lost ball turnover	9	8
3:47	Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	12	8
3:40	Diamond Miller makes 2-foot two point shot	12	10
3:30	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses driving layup	12	10
3:30	Storm offensive team rebound	12	10
3:20	Rachel Banham shooting foul	12	10
3:20	(03:20) [Storm] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	12	10
3:20	Sami Whitcomb misses free throw 1 of 3	12	10
3:20	Storm offensive team rebound	12	10
3:20	Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 2 of 3	13	10
3:20	Bridget Carleton enters the game for Rachel Banham	13	10
3:20	Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 3 of 3	14	10
3:06	Diamond Miller misses layup	14	10
3:04	Jessica Shepard offensive rebound	14	10
3:03	Jessica Shepard misses two point shot	14	10
3:01	Diamond Miller offensive rebound	14	10
3:01	Diamond Miller traveling	14	10
2:46	Jordan Horston misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	10
2:43	Bridget Carleton defensive rebound	14	10
2:32	Jessica Shepard misses 14-foot jumper	14	10
2:29	Jordan Horston defensive rebound	14	10
2:25	Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Jessica Shepard	14	10
2:25	Mercedes Russell enters the game for Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu	14	10
2:25	Kia Nurse enters the game for Jordan Horston	14	10
2:20	Jewell Loyd makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Ezi Magbegor assists)	16	10
2:05	Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diamond Miller assists)	16	13
1:50	Napheesa Collier blocks Mercedes Russell 's 6-foot pullup jump shot	16	13
1:50	Storm offensive team rebound	16	13
1:50	Jade Melbourne enters the game for Sami Whitcomb	16	13
1:46	Mercedes Russell makes 4-foot hook shot (Kia Nurse assists)	18	13
1:46	Napheesa Collier shooting foul	18	13
1:46	Mercedes Russell misses free throw 1 of 1	18	13
1:44	Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound	18	13
1:25	Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	13
1:23	Mercedes Russell defensive rebound	18	13
1:13	Jade Melbourne misses 24-foot step back jumpshot	18	13
1:10	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	18	13
1:06	Jordan Horston enters the game for Jewell Loyd	18	13
1:02	Ezi Magbegor personal foul	18	13
54.1	Napheesa Collier makes 10-foot pullup jump shot	18	15
38.0	Jordan Horston misses two point shot	18	15
36.1	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	18	15
29.1	Diamond Miller misses 22-foot two point shot	18	15
27.2	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	18	15
5.0	Kia Nurse makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jade Melbourne assists)	21	15
0.0	Napheesa Collier misses three point jumper	21	15
0.0	Lynx offensive team rebound	21	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	21	15

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Storm
93
Lynx
104

Game 1

28/6

Lynx
99
Storm
97

Game 2

30/6

Lynx
78
Storm
70

Game 3

19/8

Storm
88
Lynx
74

Game 4

21/8

Target Center

12:00 AM, 21 August 2023

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 6,525

Referees:
Michael Price
Tiara Cruse
Tyler Ricks

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Minnesota	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Dallas	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Las Vegas	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Phoenix	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Seattle	0	1	.000	1	L1

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