Minnesota Lynx @ Phoenix Mercury
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 1 • PHX leads series 1-0
25-9, 10-7 Away
71
25-9, 10-7 Away
29-5, 16-1 Home
85
29-5, 16-1 Home
Shot Chart
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 22-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
- DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
- Penny Taylor misses 4-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Penny Taylor 's 5-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 16-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 12-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
- Erin Phillips makes 16-foot jumper
- Eshaya Murphy misses jumper
- Erin Phillips misses 15-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor misses technical free throw
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree misses 9-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 14-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
- Penny Taylor misses three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 14-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 18-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses tip shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 5-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 13-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes layup
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Eshaya Murphy misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Mistie Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monica Wright blocks Candice Dupree 's 17-foot jumper
- Erin Phillips misses layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes 10-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Diana Taurasi misses layup
- Brittney Griner makes layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
- Maya Moore blocks DeWanna Bonner's three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 21-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup
- Penny Taylor misses driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 13-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses tip shot
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 6-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 14-foot two point shot
- Lindsay Whalen misses 17-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Seimone Augustus makes 7-foot two point shot
- Janel McCarville makes 21-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- DeWanna Bonner blocks Tan White 's 17-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes jumper
- Monica Wright misses 12-foot two point jumper
- Monica Wright misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes technical free throw
- Lindsay Whalen makes 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 8-foot Running Jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 20-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses 5-foot jumper
- Tan White misses layup
- Janel McCarville makes 22-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Monica Wright misses jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 4-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 17-foot jumper
- Devereaux Peters misses tip shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Brittney Griner blocks Janel McCarville 's 4-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 16-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 5-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Brittney Griner blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 3-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi blocks Lindsay Whalen's jumper
- Penny Taylor blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 5-foot jumper
- Monica Wright makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Monica Wright misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1
- Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Tan White assists)
- Tan White makes driving layup
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Janel McCarville makes jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 8-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 9-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
- Monica Wright makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Brittney Griner blocks Janel McCarville 's 4-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 14-foot two point shot
- Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Monica Wright misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree blocks Maya Moore 's 23-foot three point jumper
LYNX
MERCURY
| TIME | PLAY | MIN | PHX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Janel McCarville vs. Brittney Griner (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:40 | | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:29 | | Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:26 | | Penny Taylor defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists) | 0 | 2 |
| 9:07 | | Seimone Augustus bad pass (Diana Taurasi steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 8:56 | | Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 0 | 4 |
| 8:41 | | Maya Moore misses 6-foot jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 8:40 | | Brittney Griner defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 8:34 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 22-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists) | 0 | 7 |
| 8:22 | | Minnesota Full timeout | 0 | 7 |
| 8:14 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 0 | 7 |
| 8:07 | | Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists) | 0 | 9 |
| 7:52 | | Seimone Augustus makes 14-foot two point shot | 2 | 9 |
| 7:35 | | Brittney Griner bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals) | 2 | 9 |
| 7:18 | | Lindsay Whalen misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 9 |
| 7:15 | | Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound | 2 | 9 |
| 7:13 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot | 4 | 9 |
| 7:01 | | Diana Taurasi makes layup (Penny Taylor assists) | 4 | 11 |
| 7:01 | | Lindsay Whalen shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 4 | 11 |
| 7:01 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 6:45 | | Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 6:41 | | Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 6:41 | | Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper | 4 | 12 |
| 6:37 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot | 6 | 12 |
| 6:37 | | Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound | 4 | 12 |
| 6:28 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point jumper | 6 | 12 |
| 6:26 | | Brittney Griner offensive rebound | 6 | 12 |
| 6:13 | | Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot | 6 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound | 6 | 12 |
| 6:03 | | Seimone Augustus makes 7-foot two point shot | 8 | 12 |
| 5:56 | | Penny Taylor misses 4-foot jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 5:54 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Janel McCarville makes 21-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Brittney Griner offensive foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 10 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Brittney Griner turnover | 10 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Tan White enters the game for Maya Moore | 10 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 10 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Monica Wright enters the game for Janel McCarville | 10 | 12 |
| 5:16 | | DeWanna Bonner blocks Tan White 's 17-foot jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 5:13 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 5:07 | | Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper | 10 | 12 |
| 5:05 | | Tan White defensive rebound | 10 | 12 |
| 5:00 | | Seimone Augustus makes jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 4:41 | | Rebekkah Brunson blocks Penny Taylor 's 5-foot jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 4:37 | | Monica Wright defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 4:35 | | Monica Wright misses 12-foot two point jumper | 12 | 12 |
| 4:31 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 12 | 12 |
| 4:26 | | DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Devereaux Peters steals) | 12 | 12 |
| 4:26 | | Diana Taurasi personal take foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul) | 12 | 12 |
| 4:26 | | Maya Moore enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 12 | 12 |
| 4:26 | | Erin Phillips enters the game for Penny Taylor | 12 | 12 |
| 4:20 | | Maya Moore lost ball turnover (DeWanna Bonner steals) | 12 | 12 |
| 4:07 | | Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:51 | | Monica Wright misses 17-foot two point jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 3:47 | | Devereaux Peters offensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Devereaux Peters lost ball turnover (Erin Phillips steals) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Monica Wright shooting block foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 12 | 15 |
| 3:46 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 3:46 | | Janel McCarville enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson | 12 | 15 |
| 3:46 | | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Tan White | 12 | 15 |
| 3:46 | | Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 3:45 | | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 12 | 15 |
| 3:26 | | Maya Moore bad pass (Erin Phillips steals) | 12 | 15 |
| 3:19 | | Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper | 12 | 15 |
| 3:16 | | DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot jumper | 12 | 17 |
| 3:16 | | DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound | 12 | 15 |
| 3:02 | | Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup | 14 | 17 |
| 3:02 | | Candice Dupree shooting block foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 14 | 17 |
| 3:02 | | Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore | 14 | 17 |
| 3:02 | | Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 1 | 15 | 17 |
| 2:44 | | Candice Dupree makes jumper | 15 | 19 |
| 2:21 | | Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper | 15 | 19 |
| 2:19 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 15 | 19 |
| 2:11 | | Brittney Griner makes 16-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists) | 15 | 21 |
| 1:52 | | Monica Wright traveling | 15 | 21 |
| 1:34 | | Brittney Griner makes 12-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists) | 15 | 23 |
| 1:10 | | Brittney Griner defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 15 | 23 |
| 1:10 | | Seimone Augustus makes technical free throw | 16 | 23 |
| 1:10 | | Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree | 16 | 23 |
| 1:10 | | Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Devereaux Peters | 16 | 23 |
| 1:10 | | Tan White enters the game for Monica Wright | 16 | 23 |
| 59.0 | | Lindsay Whalen makes 19-foot jumper | 18 | 23 |
| 45.0 | | Diana Taurasi disc dribble turnover | 18 | 23 |
| 30.0 | | Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper | 20 | 23 |
| 9.0 | | Diana Taurasi offensive foul (Janel McCarville draws the foul) | 20 | 23 |
| 9.0 | | Diana Taurasi turnover | 20 | 23 |
| 9.0 | | Eshaya Murphy enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 20 | 23 |
| 9.0 | | Maya Moore enters the game for Tan White | 20 | 23 |
| 1.0 | | Lindsay Whalen misses 8-foot Running Jumper | 20 | 23 |
| 0.0 | | Mistie Bass defensive rebound | 20 | 23 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 20 | 23 | |
PHX leads 1-0
Game Information
Mortgage Matchup Center
3:00 AM, 30 August 2014
Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 10,376
- Referees:
- Sue Blauch
- Tom Mauer
- Michael Price
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| Team | 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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