Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 2 • Series tied 1-1
29-5, 13-4 Away
77
29-5, 13-4 Away
25-9, 15-2 Home
82
25-9, 15-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Candice Dupree makes 17-foot two point shot
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
- Monica Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Monica Wright 's 3-foot layup
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes 3-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
- Maya Moore misses 14-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot
- Maya Moore misses driving layup
- Erin Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore 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 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Erin Phillips makes 22-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
- Tan White misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Erin Phillips misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Lindsay Whalen makes 17-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 9-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot jumper (Damiris Dantas assists)
- Penny Taylor makes 5-foot two point shot
- Mistie Bass blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 2-foot layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes technical free throw
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes 2-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore misses 8-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 7-foot two point shot
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks Candice Dupree 's 15-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 8-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Maya Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Mistie Bass makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Lindsay Whalen makes 13-foot jumper
- Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 2
- Erin Phillips makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Erin Phillips misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 11-foot jumper (Monica Wright assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 17-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses 14-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 9-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 18-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Janel McCarville makes 1-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor makes layup
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 8-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes technical free throw
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes 21-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses two point shot
- Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
- Damiris Dantas makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Erin Phillips makes driving layup
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot
- Candice Dupree blocks Damiris Dantas 's 18-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 17-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monica Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Erin Phillips makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses two point shot
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses Running Jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 11-foot shot
- Tan White makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tan White makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Candice Dupree misses 8-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Tan White misses 13-foot two point shot
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Tan White misses 4-foot Running Jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
- Maya Moore misses 20-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses jumper
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Brittney Griner blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot layup
- Brittney Griner blocks Seimone Augustus 's 6-foot shot
- Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
- Janel McCarville misses 14-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Candice Dupree makes driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candice Dupree misses 8-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner misses 36-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Janel McCarville (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:52 | | Diana Taurasi offensive foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:52 | | Diana Taurasi turnover | 0 | 0 |
| 9:37 | | Lindsay Whalen bad pass (Candice Dupree steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:30 | | Diana Taurasi lost ball turnover (Rebekkah Brunson steals) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:25 | | Penny Taylor shooting block foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:25 | | Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9:25 | | Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9:23 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 0 | 1 |
| 9:11 | | Maya Moore personal foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul) | 0 | 1 |
| 9:00 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper | 0 | 1 |
| 9:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Janel McCarville (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 1 |
| 9:00 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 0 | 1 |
| 8:41 | | Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists) | 2 | 1 |
| 8:32 | | Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 1 |
| 8:30 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 2 | 1 |
| 8:22 | | Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists) | 4 | 1 |
| 8:06 | | Rebekkah Brunson bad pass | 4 | 1 |
| 7:45 | | Candice Dupree makes 17-foot two point shot | 6 | 1 |
| 7:28 | | Janel McCarville bad pass (Penny Taylor steals) | 6 | 1 |
| 7:24 | | Janel McCarville personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 6 | 1 |
| 7:24 | | Monica Wright enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 6 | 1 |
| 7:16 | | Janel McCarville personal foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 6 | 1 |
| 7:16 | | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Janel McCarville | 6 | 1 |
| 7:13 | | Penny Taylor makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists) | 8 | 1 |
| 6:56 | | Monica Wright misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 1 |
| 6:56 | | Phoenix defensive team rebound | 8 | 1 |
| 6:48 | | Candice Dupree bad pass | 8 | 1 |
| 6:39 | | Brittney Griner blocks Monica Wright 's 3-foot layup | 8 | 1 |
| 6:39 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 8 | 1 |
| 6:31 | | Brittney Griner shooting foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 8 | 1 |
| 6:31 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 2 |
| 6:31 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 6:11 | | DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot jumper | 8 | 3 |
| 6:09 | | Diana Taurasi offensive rebound | 8 | 3 |
| 6:03 | | Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 3 |
| 6:03 | | Devereaux Peters defensive rebound | 8 | 3 |
| 5:50 | | Lindsay Whalen misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 3 |
| 5:48 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 8 | 3 |
| 5:37 | | Devereaux Peters personal foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul) | 8 | 3 |
| 5:22 | | Monica Wright shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul) | 8 | 3 |
| 5:22 | | DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 3 |
| 5:22 | | DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 3 |
| 5:11 | | Devereaux Peters bad pass (Candice Dupree steals) | 10 | 3 |
| 5:11 | | Devereaux Peters personal foul (Candice Dupree draws the foul) | 10 | 3 |
| 5:11 | | Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 3 |
| 5:11 | | Damiris Dantas enters the game for Devereaux Peters | 11 | 3 |
| 5:11 | | Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 3 |
| 4:54 | | Lindsay Whalen makes 3-foot two point shot | 12 | 5 |
| 4:45 | | Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot jumper | 12 | 5 |
| 4:43 | | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 12 | 5 |
| 4:37 | | Full timeout | 12 | 5 |
| 4:37 | | Penny Taylor vs. Lindsay Whalen (Maya Moore gains possession) | 12 | 5 |
| 4:20 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 5 |
| 4:18 | | Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound | 12 | 5 |
| 4:11 | | Lindsay Whalen offensive foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 12 | 5 |
| 4:11 | | Lindsay Whalen turnover | 12 | 5 |
| 4:11 | | Erin Phillips enters the game for Penny Taylor | 12 | 5 |
| 4:11 | | Seimone Augustus enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 12 | 5 |
| 3:51 | | Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists) | 14 | 5 |
| 3:25 | | Maya Moore misses 14-foot jumper | 14 | 5 |
| 3:24 | | Erin Phillips defensive rebound | 14 | 5 |
| 3:15 | | Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper | 14 | 5 |
| 3:14 | | Erin Phillips offensive rebound | 14 | 5 |
| 3:01 | | Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot | 14 | 5 |
| 3:00 | | Minnesota defensive team rebound | 14 | 5 |
| 3:00 | | Tan White enters the game for Damiris Dantas | 14 | 5 |
| 2:43 | | Maya Moore misses driving layup | 14 | 5 |
| 2:42 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 14 | 5 |
| 2:33 | | Erin Phillips misses 23-foot three point jumper | 14 | 5 |
| 2:32 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 14 | 5 |
| 2:10 | | Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper | 14 | 5 |
| 2:08 | | Diana Taurasi defensive rebound | 14 | 5 |
| 1:54 | | Erin Phillips bad pass (Monica Wright steals) | 14 | 5 |
| 1:52 | | DeWanna Bonner shooting foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 14 | 5 |
| 1:52 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 6 |
| 1:52 | | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Monica Wright | 14 | 6 |
| 1:52 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 1:40 | | Tan White personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 14 | 7 |
| 1:40 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 7 |
| 1:40 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 7 |
| 1:28 | | Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper | 16 | 7 |
| 1:25 | | Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound | 16 | 7 |
| 1:23 | | Lindsay Whalen misses layup | 16 | 7 |
| 1:22 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 16 | 7 |
| 1:15 | | Erin Phillips makes 22-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists) | 19 | 7 |
| 1:07 | | Minnesota Full timeout | 19 | 7 |
| 55.0 | | Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper | 19 | 7 |
| 53.0 | | Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound | 19 | 7 |
| 52.0 | | Seimone Augustus makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 19 | 9 |
| 39.0 | | Diana Taurasi makes driving layup | 21 | 9 |
| 39.0 | | Tan White shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 21 | 9 |
| 39.0 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1 | 22 | 9 |
| 23.0 | | Tan White misses 23-foot three point jumper | 22 | 9 |
| 21.0 | | Candice Dupree defensive rebound | 22 | 9 |
| 1.0 | | Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper | 22 | 9 |
| 0.0 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 22 | 9 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 22 | 9 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Amy Bonner
Referee:Eric Brewton
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 |
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