Williams scores 23 as Lynx win Game 1 of semifinals over Mercury 82-69

— Courtney Williams scored a game-high 23 points, Kayla McBride scored 21, and Napheesa Collier added 18 points and nine rebounds as the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx defeated the Phoenix Mercury 82-69 on Sunday in Game 1 of the best-of-five semifinal...
Sep 22, 2026, 12:52 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Alanna Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Natasha Mack makes layup (Kahleah Copper assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Natasha Mack makes 2-foot layup (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes 1-foot layup (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Monique Akoa Makani makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 1-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Alanna Smith makes 1-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Satou Sabally makes 2-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Courtney Williams makes driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Satou Sabally makes two point shot
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kahleah Copper makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes tip shot
  • Courtney Williams misses two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes 24-foot three pointer (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses driving layup
  • Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes two point shot
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes two point shot (Satou Sabally assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams makes driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses driving layup
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 16-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Courtney Williams makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses two point shot
  • Kahleah Copper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard misses layup
  • Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Natasha Mack makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Courtney Williams makes two point shot
  • Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kahleah Copper misses running pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
  • Napheesa Collier makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 1-foot layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Courtney Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes technical free throw
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses 47-foot three point jumper
  • Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Maria Kliundikova misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 28-foot three point jumper (Maria Kliundikova assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Williams makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Satou Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Courtney Williams makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kahleah Copper misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot three point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Satou Sabally misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Courtney Williams makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Satou Sabally misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Maria Kliundikova makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
  • Kahleah Copper misses driving layup
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