Napheesa Collier scores 38 as Lynx fend off Mercury 102-95 in playoff opener

— Napheesa Collier scored a playoff career-high 38 points and the Minnesota Lynx blew a 23-point lead before rallying late to beat the Phoenix Mercury 102-95 on Sunday in Game 1 of a best-of-three series.
Sep 23, 2024, 07:44 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 3-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Alanna Smith blocks Brittney Griner 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier misses 15-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
  • Alanna Smith makes 15-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses layup
  • Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Celeste Taylor assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kahleah Copper misses layup
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Celeste Taylor assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Natasha Cloud blocks Napheesa Collier 's 4-foot layup
  • Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Cecilia Zandalasini makes two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
  • Monique Billings makes two point shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen misses 6-foot hook shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Celeste Taylor blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 2-foot two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier blocks Brittney Griner 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Monique Billings misses layup
  • Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 18-foot jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot jumper
  • Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes 6-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier misses 11-foot jump bank shot
  • Alanna Smith makes two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Kayla McBride 's 2-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Celeste Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Natasha Mack blocks Napheesa Collier 's 12-foot two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
  • Natasha Mack makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Natasha Cloud misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack misses 14-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three pointer (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Natasha Cloud makes 13-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Myisha Hines-Allen misses layup
  • Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 4-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 14-foot two point shot
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
  • Myisha Hines-Allen makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Natasha Cloud misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith blocks Natasha Cloud 's 2-foot driving layup
  • Bridget Carleton makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Alanna Smith blocks Kahleah Copper 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
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