Lynx 68-65 Sparks (26 May, 2005) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

1-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
LOS	26	39	65
MIN	39	29	68

Minnesota Lynx

1-1, 1-0 home

Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 16 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's Layup blocked by Tamecka Dixon.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Amber Jacobs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Kristi Harrower made 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Vanessa Hayden's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amber Jacobs missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Christi Thomas made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Christi Thomas made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas's Layup blocked by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore missed 3 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Running Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 15 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Doneeka Hodges's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Amber Jacobs.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 18 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 46 ft Three Point Jumper.

SPARKS

LYNX

TIME		LOS	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Nicole Ohlde. Tamika Whitmore gains possession.	0	0
19:43	Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:40	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:38	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:37	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Svetlana Abrosimova Traveling	0	0
19:10	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	0	0
19:09	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:08	Tamika Whitmore Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	0	0
18:46	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	0	0
18:36	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	0	0
18:16	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	0	0
18:02	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
18:00	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
17:45	Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	0	2
17:37	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
17:36	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	0	2
17:36	Chamique Holdsclaw Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	2
17:15	Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
17:15	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	0	2
17:01	Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.	0	4
16:46	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	0	4
16:35	Doneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	3	4
16:17	Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	3	7
16:02	Christi Thomas made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	5	7
15:51	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	5	7
15:51	Minnesota Full Timeout.	5	7
15:38	Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	5	10
15:19	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	5	10
15:18	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	5	10
15:00	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	10
15:00	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	5	10
14:52	Christi Thomas made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	7	10
14:52	Tamika Williams Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	10
14:52	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 1.	8	10
14:40	Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	8	12
14:26	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	8	12
14:26	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:08	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	8	14
13:53	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	8	14
13:48	Doneeka Hodges Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	14
13:48	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	8	14
13:41	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	8	14
13:33	Christi Thomas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	14
13:32	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	8	14
13:30	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	8	14
13:30	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	14
13:30	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	8	14
13:30	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	14
13:17	Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	9	16
12:57	Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	11	16
12:33	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	11	16
12:33	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:25	Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	16
12:22	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	11	16
12:22	Christi Thomas's Layup blocked by Svetlana Abrosimova.	11	16
12:21	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:15	Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	11	16
12:12	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	11	16
12:07	Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	13	16
11:44	Nicole Ohlde 3 second	13	16
11:44	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	13	16
11:44	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	13	16
11:44	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	13	16
11:37	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	16
11:22	Tamika Whitmore missed 3 ft Jumper.	13	16
11:21	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	13	16
11:18	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	16
11:18	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	16
11:18	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	14	16
11:18	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	16
11:18	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	16
10:51	Katie Smith Bad Pass	15	16
10:37	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	16
10:34	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	15	16
10:11	Kristi Harrower missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	16
10:08	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	15	16
10:04	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	15	16
10:04	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	15	16
9:49	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	15	19
9:40	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 11 ft Jumper.	15	19
9:37	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	15	19
9:27	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	15	22
9:18	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	15	22
9:18	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	15	22
9:10	Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
8:57	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	22
8:57	Vanessa Hayden Foul	18	22
8:57	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	18	22
8:57	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Christi Thomas.	18	22
8:42	Lisa Leslie Traveling	18	22
8:33	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	18	22
8:33	Nicole Ohlde Foul	18	22
8:12	Nikki Teasley missed 17 ft Jumper.	18	22
8:11	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	18	22
8:10	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.	18	22
8:08	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	18	22
8:03	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	22
8:03	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	23
8:03	Amber Jacobs missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	23
8:03	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Goaltending	18	23
8:03	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	24
7:54	Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	18	24
7:52	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	18	24
7:52	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Katie Smith.	18	24
7:48	Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	24
7:47	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	18	24
7:35	Vanessa Hayden missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	24
7:33	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	18	24
7:26	Tamika Whitmore Traveling	18	24
7:15	Vanessa Hayden's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.	18	24
7:13	Vanessa Hayden Offensive Rebound.	18	24
7:13	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	24
7:13	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	25
7:13	Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	25
7:13	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	18	25
6:56	Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	18	25
6:54	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	18	25
6:47	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	25
6:46	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	18	25
6:46	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	25
6:46	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	18	25
6:33	Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.	18	25
6:33	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	18	25
6:33	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	25
6:20	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	18	25
6:18	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	18	25
6:09	Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.	20	25
5:58	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	20	25
5:52	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Amber Jacobs.	20	25
5:35	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	25
5:33	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	20	25
5:31	Nicole Ohlde's Layup blocked by Tamecka Dixon.	20	25
5:31	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	20	25
5:31	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	20	25
5:31	Katie Smith enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	20	25
5:20	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	25
5:18	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	20	25
5:13	Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Running Jumper.	22	25
5:07	Minnesota Full Timeout.	22	25
4:47	Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	25
4:45	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	22	25
4:30	Tamika Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Chamique Holdsclaw.	22	25
4:13	Nikki Teasley missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	25
4:13	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	22	25
4:07	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	22	27
3:54	Svetlana Abrosimova Jump Ball	22	27
3:49	Chamique Holdsclaw Lost Ball. Stolen by Amber Jacobs.	22	27
3:46	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	27
3:46	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	28
3:46	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	22	28
3:46	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	29
3:23	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	22	29
3:20	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	22	29
3:17	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	29
3:17	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	30
3:17	Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	31
3:04	Christi Thomas missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	22	31
3:01	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	22	31
2:57	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	22	33
2:38	Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	24	33
2:29	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass	24	33
2:15	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	24	33
2:13	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	24	33
2:03	Amber Jacobs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	24	36
1:45	Tamika Whitmore Lost Ball. Stolen by Amber Jacobs.	24	36
1:39	Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	24	38
1:19	Chamique Holdsclaw made 15 ft Jumper.	26	38
1:00	Raffaella Masciadri Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	26	38
1:00	Katie Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	38
1:00	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	26	38
1:00	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	39
44.9	Raffaella Masciadri missed 15 ft Jumper.	26	39
42.9	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	26	39
37.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.	26	39
36.9	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	26	39
13.9	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	39
11.9	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	26	39
7.1	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	26	39
7.1	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	26	39
7.1	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	26	39
7.1	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	26	39
1.0	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.	26	39
0.2	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	26	39
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	39

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sparks
65
Lynx
68

Game 1

26/5

Lynx
56
Sparks
69

Game 2

19/6

Sparks
72
Lynx
76

Game 3

7/8

Lynx
63
Sparks
74

Game 4

24/8

Target Center

1:00 AM, 26 May 2005

Minneapolis, MN

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

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Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

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