Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
19-15, 9-8 Away
62
19-15, 9-8 Away
26-8, 15-2 Home
85
26-8, 15-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
- Maya Moore blocks Briana Gilbreath's 1-foot layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 7-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 4-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot two point shot
- Briana Gilbreath makes 16-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 4-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus blocks DeWanna Bonner's 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 21-foot jumper
- Krystal Thomas makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Devereaux Peters blocks Candice Dupree 's 3-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses 13-foot two point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 10-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lynetta Kizer makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 19-foot jumper
- Lynetta Kizer misses 20-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 14-foot two point shot
- Jasmine James misses 18-foot jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 8-foot jumper
- Briana Gilbreath misses 12-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup
- Maya Moore makes 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses layup
- Alexis Hornbuckle misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
- Janel McCarville blocks Diana Taurasi's 6-foot jumper
- Monica Wright misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Jasmine James misses 10-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi blocks Devereaux Peters' 2-foot layup
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 14-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devereaux Peters makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
- Charde Houston misses 14-foot jumper
- Krystal Thomas blocks Devereaux Peters 's 8-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses driving layup
- Monica Wright misses two point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Brittney Griner blocks Monica Wright 's 13-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 27-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 55-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Briana Gilbreath assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
- Brittney Griner makes layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Janel McCarville makes 16-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 15-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Diana Taurasi's 4-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Janel McCarville blocks Brittney Griner's jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 4-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses jumper
- Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 5-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot two point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
- Monica Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsey Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Charde Houston misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup
- Monica Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
- Monica Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charde Houston makes two point shot
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Charde Houston makes 18-foot jumper
- Monica Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes two point shot
- Charde Houston misses 58-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 11-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monica Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore makes layup
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 1
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monica Wright makes 15-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Brittney Griner's 6-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 17-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
- Monica Wright makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Charde Houston misses 6-foot jumper
- Krystal Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Krystal Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Amber Harris makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsey Moore assists)
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lynetta Kizer misses 18-foot jumper
- Monica Wright makes driving layup
- Charde Houston makes 17-foot jumper (Jasmine James assists)
- Alexis Hornbuckle makes 11-foot two point shot
- Rachel Jarry misses jumper
- Sugar Rodgers misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sugar Rodgers makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Krystal Thomas misses 5-foot jumper
- Jasmine James misses 16-foot jumper
- Rachel Jarry misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rachel Jarry makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jasmine James makes layup (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
- Rachel Jarry misses driving layup
- Charde Houston makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine James assists)
- Sugar Rodgers misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Rebekkah Brunson (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:37 | | Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:37 | | Janel McCarville defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:33 | | Lindsay Whalen out of bounds lost ball turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 9:23 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:17 | | Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:15 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:02 | | Briana Gilbreath misses 17-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:00 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 8:55 | | Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 8:53 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 8:41 | | Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 8:40 | | Briana Gilbreath offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 8:37 | | Maya Moore blocks Briana Gilbreath's 1-foot layup | 0 | 0 |
| 8:36 | | Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 8:26 | | Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 8:11 | | Janel McCarville defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 8:00 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 7:58 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 7:50 | | Diana Taurasi makes 7-foot two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 7:28 | | Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 2 |
| 7:26 | | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 2 | 2 |
| 7:13 | | Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists) | 4 | 2 |
| 7:01 | | Brittney Griner shooting foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 7:01 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7:01 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 6:41 | | Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot | 4 | 4 |
| 6:41 | | Janel McCarville defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 6:26 | | Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 6:24 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 6:18 | | Lindsay Whalen personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 6:07 | | Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper | 4 | 4 |
| 6:07 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 4 | 4 |
| 5:56 | | Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Janel McCarville assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 5:52 | | DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Maya Moore steals) | 4 | 6 |
| 5:48 | | Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists) | 4 | 8 |
| 5:35 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 8 |
| 5:33 | | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 4 | 8 |
| 5:26 | | Brittney Griner makes 4-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 5:07 | | Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot two point shot | 6 | 10 |
| 4:52 | | Briana Gilbreath makes 16-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 4:39 | | Seimone Augustus misses 4-foot jumper | 8 | 10 |
| 4:37 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 4:31 | | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Maya Moore steals) | 8 | 10 |
| 4:28 | | Maya Moore makes driving layup | 8 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Brittney Griner out of bounds lost ball turnover | 8 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Full timeout | 8 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Monica Wright enters the game for Maya Moore | 8 | 12 |
| 3:59 | | Seimone Augustus bad pass (Diana Taurasi steals) | 8 | 12 |
| 3:53 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 3:49 | | Seimone Augustus defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 3:38 | | Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup | 8 | 14 |
| 3:14 | | Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 2:57 | | Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot two point shot | 10 | 16 |
| 2:29 | | Seimone Augustus blocks DeWanna Bonner's 23-foot three point jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 2:27 | | Janel McCarville defensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 2:24 | | Diana Taurasi shooting foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 2:24 | | Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 2:24 | | Krystal Thomas enters the game for Brittney Griner | 10 | 17 |
| 2:24 | | Jasmine James enters the game for Briana Gilbreath | 10 | 17 |
| 2:24 | | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Janel McCarville | 10 | 17 |
| 2:24 | | Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 2:11 | | Diana Taurasi misses 21-foot jumper | 10 | 18 |
| 2:09 | | Krystal Thomas offensive rebound | 10 | 18 |
| 2:06 | | Krystal Thomas makes layup | 12 | 18 |
| 1:53 | | Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup | 12 | 20 |
| 1:40 | | Devereaux Peters blocks Candice Dupree 's 3-foot jumper | 12 | 20 |
| 1:40 | | Maya Moore enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 12 | 20 |
| 1:40 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 12 | 20 |
| 1:40 | | Candice Dupree vs. Devereaux Peters (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 12 | 20 |
| 1:30 | | Monica Wright in bound foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 12 | 20 |
| 1:30 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 13 | 20 |
| 1:30 | | Lynetta Kizer enters the game for Candice Dupree | 13 | 20 |
| 1:30 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 20 |
| 1:16 | | Lindsay Whalen misses 13-foot two point jumper | 14 | 20 |
| 1:15 | | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 14 | 20 |
| 1:13 | | Maya Moore makes 10-foot jumper | 14 | 22 |
| 55.0 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 22 |
| 54.0 | | Devereaux Peters defensive rebound | 14 | 22 |
| 48.0 | | Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 14 | 24 |
| 31.0 | | Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 24 |
| 28.0 | | Krystal Thomas offensive rebound | 14 | 24 |
| 9.0 | | Lynetta Kizer makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists) | 16 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper | 16 | 24 |
| 0.0 | | Lynetta Kizer defensive rebound | 16 | 24 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 16 | 24 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Tom Mauer
Referee:Daryl Humphrey
2024-25 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |
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