Lynx beat the Mercury 79-66 to improve to 12-0 at home heading into the All-Star break

— Kayla McBride scored 18 points, Courtney Williams had 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 79-66 on Wednesday to improve to 12-0 at home this season heading into the All-Star break.
Jul 16, 2025, 08:16 pm - AP

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot hook shot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses layup
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot jumper
  • Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond Miller makes 2-foot layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Kitija Laksa misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Courtney Williams misses two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Kitija Laksa misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld blocks Courtney Williams 's 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses two point shot
  • Kalani Brown makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Kiana Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kiana Williams makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Kitija Laksa makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Mack makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three pointer (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 13-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova blocks Alyssa Thomas's driving layup
  • Kiana Williams misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • Courtney Williams misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot jumper (Kalani Brown assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kalani Brown blocks Courtney Williams 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Kiana Williams assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Mack makes 3-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Napheesa Collier blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
  • Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kiana Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kiana Williams makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes driving layup
  • Kitija Laksa misses running pullup jump shot
  • Kalani Brown blocks Bridget Carleton 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • Diamond Miller misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses layup
  • Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes tip shot
  • Kalani Brown misses layup
  • Kalani Brown makes driving layup
  • Diamond Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard misses 12-foot jumper
  • Kalani Brown makes 19-foot jumper (Kiana Williams assists)
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kalani Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kalani Brown makes layup (Kitija Laksa assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Maria Kliundikova misses two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Kitija Laksa misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kiana Williams misses driving layup
  • Natasha Mack makes tip shot
  • Kitija Laksa blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 14-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kiana Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kitija Laksa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Bridget Carleton misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alanna Smith misses two point shot
  • Alanna Smith blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 7-foot two point shot
  • Kitija Laksa misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kiana Williams misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Kathryn Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kiana Williams assists)
  • Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Anastasiia Olairi Kosu misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup
  • Kiana Williams misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Diamond Miller misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
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