Lynx 106-98 Mercury (20 Jul, 2011) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

10-4, 5-2 away

106

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	21	32	24	106
PHX	28	23	22	25	98

Phoenix Mercury

10-5, 5-2 home

Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree missed Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 17 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kara Braxton made 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made 16 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Nakia Sanford's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Jessica Adair.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree made Layup.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Kara Braxton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Temeka Johnson missed 37 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston's 3 ft Two Point Shot blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Candice Wiggins made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Jessica Adair made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Adair made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Seimone Augustus made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore missed Layup.
Jessica Adair made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Adair's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Kara Braxton.
Maya Moore made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Jumper.
Jessica Adair made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Adair made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 5 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Maya Moore made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Temeka Johnson.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Lindsay Whalen missed 17 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Layup.
Monica Wright made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Maya Moore's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Maya Moore made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made 17 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Jessica Adair missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Candice Wiggins missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore missed Layup.
Maya Moore missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Maya Moore missed 16 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maya Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maya Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHX
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Taj McWilliams-Franklin vs. Kara Braxton. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	0	0
9:53	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	0	0
9:38	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
9:27	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	2	3
9:11	Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.	2	3
9:08	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	2	3
8:56	Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.	2	5
8:38	Lindsay Whalen Traveling	2	5
8:38	Charde Houston enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	2	5
8:26	Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.	2	5
8:25	Maya Moore Defensive Rebound.	2	5
8:21	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	2	5
8:21	Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	5
8:21	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	2	5
8:21	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	5
8:11	Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	3	8
7:52	Charde Houston Traveling	3	8
7:37	Candice Dupree missed Two Point Shot.	3	8
7:35	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	3	8
7:28	Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	6	8
7:22	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	6	8
7:01	Rebekkah Brunson missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	8
7:01	Charde Houston Offensive Rebound.	6	8
6:58	Temeka Johnson Shooting Foul. Charde Houston gains possession.	6	8
6:58	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Kara Braxton.	6	8
6:58	Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	8
6:58	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	6	8
6:58	Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	8
6:45	Maya Moore Personal Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	7	8
6:37	DeWanna Bonner made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	7	10
6:18	Charde Houston's 3 ft Two Point Shot blocked by DeWanna Bonner.	7	10
6:18	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	7	10
6:13	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	7	12
6:01	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	7	12
6:01	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	7	12
5:43	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	9	12
5:33	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Candice Dupree gains possession.	9	12
5:33	Alexis Gray-Lawson enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	9	12
5:33	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Charde Houston.	9	12
5:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin enters the game for Maya Moore.	9	12
5:33	Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	13
5:33	Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	14
5:22	Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	14
5:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Rebound.	9	14
5:22	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Turnover. Stolen by Alexis Gray-Lawson.	11	16
5:20	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Personal Foul. Alexis Gray-Lawson gains possession.	9	14
5:07	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	14
5:05	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	14
4:58	Seimone Augustus made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	11	14
4:39	Penny Taylor made 17 ft Jumper.	11	16
4:13	Candice Dupree Shooting Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	11	16
4:13	Official Timeout.	11	16
4:13	Kara Braxton enters the game for Penny Taylor.	11	16
4:13	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Candice Dupree.	11	16
4:13	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	16
4:13	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	16
4:11	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	12	16
4:05	Lindsay Whalen made 17 ft Two Point Shot.	14	16
3:47	DeWanna Bonner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	16
3:46	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	14	16
3:36	Seimone Augustus made 5 ft Running Jumper.	16	16
3:16	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.	16	19
2:59	Seimone Augustus made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	18	19
2:35	Marie Ferdinand-Harris made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	18	22
2:16	Candice Wiggins made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	21	22
1:52	Kara Braxton made 4 ft Jumper.	21	24
1:45	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	23	24
1:39	Seimone Augustus Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	23	24
1:39	Jessica Adair enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	23	24
1:39	Monica Wright enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	23	24
1:39	Nakia Sanford enters the game for DeWanna Bonner.	23	24
1:39	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	25
1:39	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	26
1:21	Nakia Sanford Shooting Foul. Jessica Adair gains possession.	23	26
1:21	Jessica Adair made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	26
1:21	Jessica Adair made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	26
1:04	Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.	25	26
1:02	Monica Wright Defensive Rebound.	25	26
59.3	Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.	27	26
45.9	Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.	27	26
44.9	Jessica Adair Defensive Rebound.	27	26
37.1	Seimone Augustus made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	29	26
22.4	Alexis Gray-Lawson made 16 ft Jumper.	29	28
0.9	Candice Wiggins missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	28
0.0	Jessica Adair Offensive Rebound.	29	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	29	28

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-2

Mercury
112
Lynx
105

Game 1

13/7

Lynx
106
Mercury
98

Game 2

20/7

Mercury
73
Lynx
90

Game 3

3/8

Lynx
80
Mercury
85

Game 4

10/8

Lynx
96
Mercury
90

Game 5

11/9

8:30 PM, 20 July 2011

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

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