Lynx 84-71 Storm (28 May, 2012) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

0-3, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	9	15	26	21	71
MIN	17	20	31	16	84

Minnesota Lynx

4-0, 3-0 home

Lindsay Whalen missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Maya Moore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Maya Moore missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 4 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
Jessica Adair made Layup. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Jessica Adair missed 12 ft Jumper.
Jessica Adair missed 8 ft Jumper.
Amber Harris missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jessica Adair made Two Point Shot.
Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Maya Moore made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore missed Three Point Jumper.
Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Jessica Adair.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 15 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Amber Harris missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed 11 ft Jumper.
Amber Harris missed Tip Shot.
Maya Moore made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 17 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Jumper.
Maya Moore made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Devereaux Peters.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Monica Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.
Devereaux Peters's Layup blocked by Camille Little.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Devereaux Peters made Layup. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Monica Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Jessica Adair missed Jumper.
Maya Moore missed Tip Shot.
Maya Moore missed Tip Shot.
Devereaux Peters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Devereaux Peters made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Devereaux Peters made Layup. Assisted by Maya Moore.
Devereaux Peters missed 17 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made Driving Layup.
Devereaux Peters made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed Tip Shot.
Devereaux Peters made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Amber Harris made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erin Thorn.
Maya Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Adair missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jessica Adair made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Thorn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Wiggins missed Driving Layup.
Ann Wauters's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Camille Little's Layup blocked by Maya Moore.
Ann Wauters missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 18 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Camille Little missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 63 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed Layup.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Ann Wauters's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Ann Wauters made Layup.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
Ann Wauters made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Ann Wauters missed Jumper.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Camille Little made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Camille Little's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Ewelina Kobryn made Layup. Assisted by Camille Little.
Ewelina Kobryn made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Ewelina Kobryn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Shekinna Stricklen made Two Point Shot.
Shekinna Stricklen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shekinna Stricklen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shekinna Stricklen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird's 21 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Lindsay Whalen.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Ann Wauters missed 4 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shekinna Stricklen.
Ann Wauters made 21 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 14 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

STORM

LYNX

TIME		SEA	MIN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Ann Wauters vs. Rebekkah Brunson. Taj McWilliams-Franklin gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Lindsay Whalen missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:41	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:33	Maya Moore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	0	2
9:07	Turnover	0	2
8:57	Rebekkah Brunson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	0	4
8:40	Camille Little Offensive Foul. Maya Moore gains possession.	0	4
8:40	Camille Little Foul	0	4
8:32	Lindsay Whalen missed 8 ft Running Jumper.	0	4
8:30	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:21	Ann Wauters's Layup blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	0	4
8:19	Camille Little Offensive Rebound.	0	4
8:18	Camille Little's Layup blocked by Maya Moore.	0	4
8:18	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	0	4
8:10	Ann Wauters missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	4
8:07	Ann Wauters Offensive Rebound.	0	4
7:52	Sue Bird missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	4
7:52	Lindsay Whalen Defensive Rebound.	0	4
7:31	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass	0	4
7:07	Ann Wauters Bad Pass. Stolen by Maya Moore.	0	4
7:01	Maya Moore missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	4
7:01	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	0	4
6:46	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	3	4
6:28	Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	4
6:28	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	3	4
6:18	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Discontinue Dribble	3	4
6:09	Sue Bird missed 18 ft Jumper.	3	4
6:07	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	3	4
5:58	Lindsay Whalen missed 4 ft Jumper.	3	4
5:58	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	3	4
5:41	Tanisha Wright made 18 ft Jumper.	5	4
5:28	Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.	5	4
5:26	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	5	4
5:26	Jessica Adair enters the game for Maya Moore.	5	4
5:26	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	5	4
5:26	Monica Wright enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	5	4
5:24	Jessica Adair made Layup. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.	5	6
5:07	Tanisha Wright missed 7 ft Jumper.	5	6
5:05	Jessica Adair Defensive Rebound.	5	6
4:58	Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Two Point Shot.	5	8
4:48	Sue Bird missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	5	8
4:48	Jessica Adair Defensive Rebound.	5	8
4:39	Seimone Augustus missed 6 ft Running Jumper.	5	8
4:39	Jessica Adair Offensive Rebound.	5	8
4:33	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.	5	10
4:13	Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.	5	10
4:13	Jessica Adair Defensive Rebound.	5	10
4:07	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.	5	10
4:05	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	5	10
3:56	Camille Little missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	10
3:54	Candice Wiggins Defensive Rebound.	5	10
3:47	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Monica Wright gains possession.	5	10
3:47	Full Timeout.	5	10
3:47	Amber Harris enters the game for Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	5	10
3:47	Katie Smith enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	5	10
3:47	Shekinna Stricklen enters the game for Tina Thompson.	5	10
3:45	Monica Wright Foul. Ann Wauters gains possession.	5	10
3:45	Monica Wright Foul	5	10
3:21	Camille Little missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	10
3:20	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	5	10
3:20	Turnover	5	10
3:09	Ann Wauters Personal Foul. Monica Wright gains possession.	5	10
2:58	Jessica Adair missed 12 ft Jumper.	5	10
2:57	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	5	10
2:43	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	10
2:42	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	5	10
2:29	Monica Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by Ann Wauters.	5	10
2:26	Sue Bird Bad Pass	5	10
2:26	Sue Bird Loose Ball Foul. Candice Wiggins gains possession.	5	10
2:26	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	5	10
2:15	Monica Wright Bad Pass. Stolen by Ann Wauters.	5	10
2:01	Shekinna Stricklen made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	8	10
1:43	Jessica Adair missed 8 ft Jumper.	8	10
1:42	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	8	10
1:21	Shekinna Stricklen missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	10
1:20	Amber Harris Defensive Rebound.	8	10
1:07	Amber Harris missed 10 ft Jumper.	8	10
1:07	Jessica Adair Offensive Rebound.	8	10
1:06	Jessica Adair made Two Point Shot.	8	12
53.9	Candice Wiggins Personal Foul. Ann Wauters gains possession.	8	12
53.9	Maya Moore enters the game for Monica Wright.	8	12
53.9	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Jessica Adair.	8	12
53.9	Tina Thompson enters the game for Camille Little.	8	12
53.9	Ewelina Kobryn enters the game for Ann Wauters.	8	12
53.9	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	8	12
48.6	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	8	12
48.6	Tina Thompson Foul	8	12
26.6	Maya Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	8	15
8.2	Candice Wiggins Personal Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	8	15
8.2	Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	15
8.2	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	8	15
8.2	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	15
1.2	Maya Moore made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	9	17
0.4	Tanisha Wright missed 63 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	17
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	9	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	9	17

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Storm
71
Lynx
84

Game 1

28/5

Storm
55
Lynx
79

Game 2

7/6

Lynx
62
Storm
65

Game 3

18/6

Lynx
86
Storm
73

Game 4

22/8

Target Center

12:00 AM, 28 May 2012

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Kevin Sparrock
Jeff Smith

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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