Mercury 80-72 Lynx (15 Jun, 2014) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

7-3, 4-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	26	24	18	12	80
MIN	12	19	23	18	72

Minnesota Lynx

8-3, 3-1 home

Maya Moore makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot two point shot
Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
Damiris Dantas misses layup
Damiris Dantas makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Penny Taylor blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot layup
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Maya Moore 's 25-foot three point jumper
Tan White makes driving layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Tan White misses free throw 1 of 1
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 16-foot two point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
Tan White misses driving layup
Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper
Tan White misses driving layup
Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 26-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Maya Moore misses 13-foot two point shot
Seimone Augustus misses 13-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three pointer
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Janel McCarville misses 16-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses tip shot
Diana Taurasi blocks Damiris Dantas's shot
Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
Seimone Augustus makes 7-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi blocks Seimone Augustus 's 4-foot jumper
Tan White misses jumper
Tricia Liston misses 22-foot three point jumper
Asia Taylor makes driving layup (Tricia Liston assists)
Asia Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Asia Taylor misses free throw 2 of 2
Asia Taylor misses jumper
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Damiris Dantas misses 5-foot jumper
Damiris Dantas makes 4-foot jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Damiris Dantas 's 2-foot layup
Brittney Griner blocks Maya Moore's shot
Janel McCarville makes 17-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 21-foot two point shot
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 21-foot jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
Devereaux Peters misses jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
Tan White makes 23-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot two point shot
Lindsay Whalen misses jumper
Damiris Dantas makes layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Tricia Liston makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Tan White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses 64-foot three point jumper
Tan White makes 6-foot two point shot
Janel McCarville misses 23-foot three point jumper
Janel McCarville misses 11-foot jumper
Janel McCarville misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tricia Liston makes free throw 1 of 2
Tricia Liston makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas misses
Asia Taylor makes driving layup
Asia Taylor misses free throw 1 of 1
Tan White makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monica Wright assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Asia Taylor 's 8-foot jumper
Monica Wright misses 15-foot jumper
Monica Wright makes 14-foot jumper
Asia Taylor makes driving layup
Monica Wright makes free throw 1 of 1
Tricia Liston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas makes free throw 1 of 2
Damiris Dantas makes free throw 2 of 2
Tan White misses driving layup
Asia Taylor makes 7-foot jumper (Tan White assists)
Tan White misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monica Wright misses 13-foot
Penny Taylor makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
Penny Taylor makes 13-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes layup
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes 11-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 20-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Candice Dupree makes 19-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 22-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup (Erin Phillips assists)
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 13-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses technical free throw
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Janel McCarville blocks DeWanna Bonner's shot
Candice Dupree makes 11-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips misses tip shot
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses Regular Jump Shot
Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
Erin Phillips makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three pointer
Penny Taylor misses technical free throw
Candice Dupree makes 4-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes 17-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper
Erin Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHX	MIN
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Janel McCarville (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Penny Taylor bad pass (Lindsay Whalen steals)	0	0
9:34	Maya Moore makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)	0	2
9:15	Penny Taylor makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)	2	2
8:53	Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot two point shot	2	4
8:44	Brittney Griner misses layup	2	4
8:42	Maya Moore defensive rebound	2	4
8:37	Maya Moore bad pass	2	4
8:18	Lindsay Whalen shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	2	4
8:18	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3	3	4
8:18	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3	4	4
8:18	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3	5	4
8:04	Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	5	6
7:50	Penny Taylor makes 13-foot jumper	7	6
7:33	Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper	7	6
7:33	Damiris Dantas offensive rebound	7	6
7:31	Damiris Dantas misses layup	7	6
7:30	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	7	6
7:22	Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper	7	6
7:20	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	7	6
7:18	Brittney Griner misses layup	7	6
7:16	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	7	6
7:15	Brittney Griner makes layup	9	6
6:48	Damiris Dantas makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)	9	8
6:31	DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Damiris Dantas steals)	9	8
6:26	Penny Taylor blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot layup	9	8
6:26	Minnesota offensive team rebound	9	8
6:26	Tan White enters the game for Seimone Augustus	9	8
6:18	Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	8
6:16	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	9	8
6:03	DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	11	8
5:54	Candice Dupree personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)	11	8
5:46	Maya Moore bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	11	8
5:39	Diana Taurasi makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	13	8
5:39	Minnesota Full timeout	13	8
5:16	Brittney Griner blocks Maya Moore 's 25-foot three point jumper	13	8
5:15	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	13	8
5:07	DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)	16	8
4:45	Tan White makes driving layup (Janel McCarville assists)	16	10
4:45	Brittney Griner shooting foul (Tan White draws the foul)	16	10
4:45	Erin Phillips enters the game for Penny Taylor	16	10
4:45	Tan White misses free throw 1 of 1	16	10
4:43	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	16	10
4:20	shot clock turnover	16	10
4:20	Asia Taylor enters the game for Damiris Dantas	16	10
4:07	Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	10
4:05	Phoenix defensive team rebound	16	10
4:05	Asia Taylor loose ball foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	16	10
4:05	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	16	10
3:51	Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot	16	10
3:49	Tan White defensive rebound	16	10
3:47	DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul)	16	10
3:47	Mistie Bass enters the game for Brittney Griner	16	10
3:46	Janel McCarville lost ball turnover (Candice Dupree steals)	16	10
3:34	DeWanna Bonner misses layup	16	10
3:32	Mistie Bass offensive rebound	16	10
3:27	Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	19	10
3:11	Maya Moore misses 16-foot two point jumper	19	10
3:10	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	19	10
2:58	Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	10
2:57	Asia Taylor defensive rebound	19	10
2:48	Seimone Augustus makes two point shot	19	12
2:20	Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper	19	12
2:19	Maya Moore defensive rebound	19	12
2:13	Tan White misses driving layup	19	12
2:11	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	19	12
2:03	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	21	12
1:42	Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper	21	12
1:37	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	21	12
1:20	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	12
1:19	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	21	12
1:13	Seimone Augustus offensive Charge (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	21	12
1:13	Seimone Augustus turnover	21	12
1:13	Anete Jekabsone-Zogota enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	21	12
1:13	Tricia Liston enters the game for Maya Moore	21	12
1:13	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Janel McCarville	21	12
1:01	Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)	23	12
51.0	Tan White misses driving layup	23	12
50.0	Mistie Bass defensive rebound	23	12
42.0	Devereaux Peters shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	23	12
42.0	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2	24	12
42.0	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus	24	12
42.0	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2	25	12
23.0	Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper	25	12
22.0	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	25	12
5.0	Tricia Liston shooting foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul)	25	12
5.0	Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2	25	12
5.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	25	12
5.0	Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2	26	12
0.0	Lindsay Whalen misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	12
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	26	12
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	12

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Mercury
80
Lynx
72

Game 1

15/6

Lynx
79
Mercury
92

Game 2

19/6

Mercury
67
Lynx
75

Game 3

1/8

Lynx
80
Mercury
82

Game 4

10/8

Target Center

6:00 PM, 15 June 2014

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 8,957

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Amy Bonner
Lamont Simpson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	15	6	.714	-	W1
Seattle	14	7	.667	1	W1
Las Vegas	13	7	.650	1.5	W1
Phoenix	11	10	.524	4	W2
Los Angeles	5	16	.238	10	L1
Dallas	5	17	.227	10.5	L1

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