Minnesota Lynx @ Atlanta Dream
WNBA FINALS - GAME 3 • MIN leads series 3-0
26-8, 11-6 Away
86
26-8, 11-6 Away
17-17, 13-4 Home
77
17-17, 13-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 8-foot jumper
- Angel McCoughtry misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Janel McCarville makes 11-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Jasmine Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists)
- Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper
- Angel McCoughtry misses 11-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 3-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Erika de Souza misses free throw 1 of 2
- Erika de Souza makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 5-foot jumper
- Jasmine Thomas misses 5-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses layup
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Armintie Herrington makes 8-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington misses free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Erika de Souza 's 5-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes misses 6-foot jumper
- Monica Wright makes 9-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Erika de Souza misses 5-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Erika de Souza makes 4-foot jumper (Le'coe Willingham assists)
- Le'coe Willingham blocks Seimone Augustus 's 12-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 13-foot two point shot
- Erika de Souza makes 11-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville makes 15-foot two point shot
- Erika de Souza makes 6-foot jumper (Le'coe Willingham assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington makes 3-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists)
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monica Wright assists)
- Erika de Souza makes free throw 1 of 2
- Erika de Souza misses free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alex Bentley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 3
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 3
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 3 of 3
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore misses free throw 2 of 2
- Aneika Henry misses 5-foot jumper
- Alex Bentley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aneika Henry assists)
- Aneika Henry makes 4-foot jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 12-foot two point shot
- Janel McCarville makes 3-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Aneika Henry makes 4-foot jumper (Angel McCoughtry assists)
- Monica Wright misses 16-foot jumper
- Le'coe Willingham misses 14-foot jumper
- Monica Wright blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 3-foot layup
- Monica Wright misses 9-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
- Aneika Henry misses 6-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Jasmine Thomas misses layup
- Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Angel McCoughtry misses 6-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes 3-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Angel McCoughtry makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 11-foot two point shot
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erika de Souza misses 14-foot jumper
- Alex Bentley misses 20-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 19-foot jumper
- Angel McCoughtry misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 19-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Erika de Souza misses 5-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper
- Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 17-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Angel McCoughtry makes 6-foot two point shot (Le'coe Willingham assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington misses 6-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 12-foot jumper
- Alex Bentley makes 5-foot two point shot (Angel McCoughtry assists)
- Alex Bentley makes free throw 1 of 1
- Le'coe Willingham misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Armintie Herrington makes 6-foot two point shot (Angel McCoughtry assists)
- Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
- Angel McCoughtry makes technical free throw
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 10-foot two point shot
- Angel McCoughtry makes driving layup
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 19-foot jumper
- Erika de Souza misses 15-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 4-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Le'coe Willingham misses 19-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 20-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington misses 16-foot jumper
- Angel McCoughtry makes 13-foot jumper
- Angel McCoughtry misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Angel McCoughtry misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Bentley misses 17-foot jumper
- Angel McCoughtry blocks Devereaux Peters 's 11-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 20-foot jumper (Monica Wright assists)
- Monica Wright makes 5-foot jumper
- Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tiffany Hayes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 11-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jasmine Thomas blocks Monica Wright 's 11-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes makes 7-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 6-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses jumper
- Alex Bentley misses 18-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Bentley makes 3-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tiffany Hayes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 20-foot jumper
- Alex Bentley misses 16-foot jumper
- Erika de Souza makes two point shot
- Maya Moore makes jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
- Erika de Souza misses 8-foot two point shot
- Tiffany Hayes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Bentley makes 11-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Angel McCoughtry misses 10-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Angel McCoughtry 's 6-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 2 of 2
- Monica Wright makes 2-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus blocks Angel McCoughtry 's 23-foot three point jumper
- Alex Bentley makes layup
- Monica Wright makes 4-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville blocks Tiffany Hayes 's 10-foot jumper
- Erika de Souza makes two point shot
- Angel McCoughtry blocks Monica Wright 's 19-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington makes layup
- Armintie Herrington misses free throw 1 of 1
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Armintie Herrington misses layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot two point shot
- Alex Bentley makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Bentley misses 3-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 10-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Angel McCoughtry makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists)
- Maya Moore misses 10-foot jumper
- Tiffany Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2
- Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Bentley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | ATL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Janel McCarville vs. Erika de Souza (Le'coe Willingham gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:42 | | Jasmine Thomas misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:42 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:19 | | Maya Moore personal block (Jasmine Thomas draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:19 | | Rebekkah Brunson bad pass (Le'coe Willingham steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:03 | | Jasmine Thomas bad pass | 0 | 0 |
| 8:41 | | Janel McCarville bad pass (Le'coe Willingham steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 8:33 | | Jasmine Thomas bad pass (Janel McCarville steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 8:22 | | Seimone Augustus makes 8-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:14 | | Angel McCoughtry misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:10 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:03 | | Janel McCarville makes 11-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 4 | 0 |
| 7:48 | | Angel McCoughtry bad pass (Seimone Augustus steals) | 4 | 0 |
| 7:37 | | Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 6 | 0 |
| 7:15 | | Jasmine Thomas makes 18-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists) | 6 | 2 |
| 7:01 | | Janel McCarville makes 20-foot jumper | 8 | 2 |
| 6:39 | | Angel McCoughtry misses 11-foot jumper | 8 | 2 |
| 6:37 | | Janel McCarville defensive rebound | 8 | 2 |
| 6:30 | | Maya Moore makes 3-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 10 | 2 |
| 6:28 | | Janel McCarville shooting foul (Erika de Souza draws the foul) | 10 | 3 |
| 6:28 | | Erika de Souza misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 6:28 | | Atlanta offensive team rebound | 10 | 2 |
| 6:28 | | Erika de Souza makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 6:13 | | Le'coe Willingham shooting foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 11 | 3 |
| 6:13 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 6:13 | | Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 6:11 | | Erika de Souza defensive rebound | 11 | 3 |
| 6:01 | | Angel McCoughtry traveling | 11 | 3 |
| 5:39 | | Rebekkah Brunson misses 5-foot jumper | 11 | 3 |
| 5:30 | | Armintie Herrington defensive rebound | 11 | 3 |
| 5:20 | | Jasmine Thomas misses 5-foot jumper | 11 | 3 |
| 5:11 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 11 | 3 |
| 5:09 | | Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper | 11 | 3 |
| 5:05 | | Angel McCoughtry defensive rebound | 11 | 3 |
| 5:03 | | Angel McCoughtry bad pass (Lindsay Whalen steals) | 11 | 3 |
| 4:58 | | Seimone Augustus misses layup | 11 | 3 |
| 4:58 | | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 11 | 3 |
| 4:58 | | Maya Moore makes driving layup | 13 | 3 |
| 4:52 | | Atlanta Full timeout | 13 | 3 |
| 4:52 | | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Janel McCarville | 13 | 3 |
| 4:52 | | Monica Wright enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 13 | 3 |
| 4:52 | | Tiffany Hayes enters the game for Angel McCoughtry | 13 | 3 |
| 4:45 | | Armintie Herrington makes 8-foot jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 4:43 | | Armintie Herrington misses free throw 1 of 1 | 13 | 5 |
| 4:43 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 4:43 | | Rebekkah Brunson shooting foul (Armintie Herrington draws the foul) | 13 | 5 |
| 4:22 | | Monica Wright vs. Erika de Souza (Monica Wright gains possession) | 13 | 5 |
| 4:03 | | Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 4:00 | | Tiffany Hayes defensive rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 3:50 | | Rebekkah Brunson blocks Erika de Souza 's 5-foot jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 3:50 | | Atlanta offensive team rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 3:50 | | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Maya Moore | 13 | 5 |
| 3:38 | | Tiffany Hayes misses 6-foot jumper | 13 | 5 |
| 3:36 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 13 | 5 |
| 3:31 | | Monica Wright makes 9-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 15 | 5 |
| 3:15 | | Erika de Souza misses 5-foot jumper | 15 | 5 |
| 3:15 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 3:04 | | Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper | 15 | 5 |
| 3:02 | | Le'coe Willingham defensive rebound | 15 | 5 |
| 2:26 | | Erika de Souza makes 4-foot jumper (Le'coe Willingham assists) | 15 | 7 |
| 2:14 | | Le'coe Willingham blocks Seimone Augustus 's 12-foot jumper | 15 | 7 |
| 2:01 | | Devereaux Peters offensive rebound | 15 | 7 |
| 2:00 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes 13-foot two point shot | 17 | 9 |
| 2:00 | | Erika de Souza makes 11-foot jumper | 17 | 9 |
| 1:59 | | Janel McCarville makes 15-foot two point shot | 19 | 9 |
| 1:59 | | Janel McCarville enters the game for Devereaux Peters | 19 | 9 |
| 1:47 | | Erika de Souza makes 6-foot jumper (Le'coe Willingham assists) | 17 | 9 |
| 1:47 | | Minnesota Full timeout | 17 | 9 |
| 1:47 | | Maya Moore enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 17 | 9 |
| 1:47 | | Alex Bentley enters the game for Jasmine Thomas | 17 | 9 |
| 1:35 | | Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper | 17 | 9 |
| 1:31 | | Le'coe Willingham defensive rebound | 17 | 9 |
| 1:20 | | Armintie Herrington makes 3-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists) | 17 | 11 |
| 1:10 | | Le'coe Willingham personal foul (Janel McCarville draws the foul) | 19 | 13 |
| 54.0 | | Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monica Wright assists) | 22 | 13 |
| 43.0 | | Monica Wright shooting foul (Erika de Souza draws the foul) | 22 | 14 |
| 43.0 | | Erika de Souza makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 43.0 | | Aneika Henry enters the game for Le'coe Willingham | 19 | 12 |
| 43.0 | | Erika de Souza misses free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 12 |
| 41.0 | | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 19 | 12 |
| 23.0 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 22 | 14 |
| 3.0 | | Alex Bentley makes 27-foot three point jumper (Tiffany Hayes assists) | 22 | 15 |
| 3.0 | | Atlanta defensive team rebound | 22 | 17 |
| 0.0 | | Erika de Souza shooting foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 25 | 17 |
| 0.0 | | Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 3 | 27 | 17 |
| 0.0 | | Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 3 | 27 | 17 |
| 0.0 | | Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 3 of 3 | 27 | 17 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 27 | 17 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Duluth, GA
Referee:Denise Brooks
Referee:Brenda Pantoja
Referee:Lamont Simpson
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 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | W6 |
| New York | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | W3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6 | W3 |
| Washington | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14 | L10 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19 | L2 |
| Chicago | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L4 |
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