Mercury 73-66 Lynx (8 Aug, 2015) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

15-6, 7-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	19	16	21	10	66
PHX	26	7	25	15	73

Phoenix Mercury

14-7, 9-2 home

Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes layup
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 5-foot jump bank shot
Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot two point jumper
Noelle Quinn misses free throw 1 of 2
Noelle Quinn makes free throw 2 of 2
Marta Xargay Casademont misses 10-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 11-foot jump bank shot
Mistie Bass makes layup
Candice Dupree misses 11-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 3-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses jumper
Mistie Bass misses layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 18-foot jumper
Maya Moore blocks Leilani Mitchell 's 8-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 1-foot two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 3-foot
Monique Currie misses 8-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 5-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 21-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes technical free throw
DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marta Xargay Casademont makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Marta Xargay Casademont makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes driving layup
Marta Xargay Casademont makes 15-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Noelle Quinn assists)
Maya Moore blocks Mistie Bass 's 3-foot layup
Marta Xargay Casademont makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes 20-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Noelle Quinn makes 17-foot jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
Noelle Quinn misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper
Marta Xargay Casademont makes 19-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn misses 20-foot jumper
Marta Xargay Casademont makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes technical free throw
Leilani Mitchell misses 18-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 6-foot
Noelle Quinn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn makes layup (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
Rebekkah Brunson blocks Monique Currie 's 5-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree misses 7-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn makes free throw 1 of 2
Noelle Quinn makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles misses 18-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
Anna Cruz makes 14-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's shot
Rebekkah Brunson makes 17-foot jumper (Tricia Liston assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes 14-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tricia Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Asjha Jones misses 16-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Asjha Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1
Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Anna Cruz makes two point shot
Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Anna Cruz makes layup
Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Devereaux Peters makes 7-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 18-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Anna Cruz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 16-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup
Brittney Griner blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 7-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes 18-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
Maya Moore makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Devereaux Peters misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner blocks Maya Moore 's 10-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes 10-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Rebekkah Brunson makes 13-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Maya Moore makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Anna Cruz makes free throw 1 of 2
Anna Cruz makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 2-foot shot
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses 19-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mistie Bass blocks Anna Cruz 's 8-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes jumper
Devereaux Peters makes 9-foot two point shot
Devereaux Peters misses 18-foot jumper
Mistie Bass blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot jumper
Devereaux Peters misses jumper
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Asjha Jones misses 15-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
Asjha Jones makes 8-foot two point shot
Anna Cruz misses 13-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
Lindsay Whalen makes 20-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses jumper
Asjha Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Maya Moore 's 5-foot layup
Asjha Jones makes 11-foot jumper
Asjha Jones misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot layup
DeWanna Bonner blocks Maya Moore 's 25-foot three point jumper
Asjha Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 27-foot three point jumper

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHX
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Brittney Griner (DeWanna Bonner gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:40	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Anna Cruz traveling	0	0
9:15	Candice Dupree makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	0	2
9:00	Sylvia Fowles misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
8:59	Leilani Mitchell defensive rebound	0	2
8:48	Leilani Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	0	5
8:33	Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot	2	5
8:15	Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	5
8:14	Anna Cruz defensive rebound	2	5
7:58	Anna Cruz makes 14-foot two point shot	4	5
7:43	Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper	4	5
7:43	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	4	5
7:22	Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's shot	4	5
7:20	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	4	5
7:15	Candice Dupree makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)	4	7
6:47	shot clock turnover	4	7
6:47	Tricia Liston enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	4	7
6:33	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Monique Currie assists)	4	9
6:09	Rebekkah Brunson makes 17-foot jumper (Tricia Liston assists)	6	9
5:50	DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper	6	9
5:48	Anna Cruz defensive rebound	6	9
5:46	Anna Cruz out of bounds lost ball turnover	6	9
5:35	Monique Currie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	6	12
5:16	Sylvia Fowles makes 14-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)	8	12
4:58	Rebekkah Brunson shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	8	12
4:58	Official timeout	8	12
4:58	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Maya Moore	8	12
4:58	Asjha Jones enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	8	12
4:58	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Anna Cruz	8	12
4:58	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	8	13
4:58	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	8	14
4:33	Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	14
4:33	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	8	14
4:22	Lindsay Whalen personal foul (Monique Currie draws the foul)	8	14
4:16	Brittney Griner misses layup	8	14
4:16	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	8	14
4:13	Brittney Griner makes layup	8	16
4:01	Tricia Liston misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	16
4:01	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	8	16
3:46	Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	16
3:45	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	8	16
3:30	Asjha Jones misses 16-foot jumper	8	16
3:29	Phoenix defensive team rebound	8	16
3:29	Maya Moore enters the game for Tricia Liston	8	16
3:29	Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	8	16
3:29	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Monique Currie	8	16
3:11	Candice Dupree makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)	8	18
3:05	Sylvia Fowles bad pass (Leilani Mitchell steals)	8	18
3:03	Leilani Mitchell misses 5-foot jump bank shot	8	18
3:02	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	8	18
2:59	Minnesota Full timeout	8	18
2:59	Marta Xargay Casademont enters the game for Leilani Mitchell	8	18
2:50	Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)	10	18
2:31	Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper	10	18
2:31	Maya Moore defensive rebound	10	18
2:24	Asjha Jones misses 19-foot jumper	10	18
2:23	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	10	18
2:10	Renee Montgomery shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	10	18
2:10	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	10	19
2:10	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Renee Montgomery	10	19
2:10	Anna Cruz enters the game for Asjha Jones	10	19
2:10	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	10	20
1:55	Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)	12	20
1:34	Candice Dupree makes driving layup	12	22
1:20	Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot two point shot	14	22
1:20	Brittney Griner shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)	14	22
1:20	Cayla Francis enters the game for Candice Dupree	14	22
1:20	Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1	15	22
1:01	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)	15	24
1:01	Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	15	24
1:01	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1	15	25
51.0	Devereaux Peters makes jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	17	25
35.0	DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot two point jumper	17	25
34.0	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	17	25
14.0	Maya Moore personal block (Noelle Quinn draws the foul)	17	25
14.0	Noelle Quinn misses free throw 1 of 2	17	25
14.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	17	25
14.0	Noelle Quinn makes free throw 2 of 2	17	26
0.0	Anna Cruz makes two point shot	19	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	26

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-2

Lynx
66
Mercury
81

Game 1

14/6

Mercury
56
Lynx
71

Game 2

28/6

Lynx
66
Mercury
73

Game 3

8/8

Lynx
67
Mercury
79

Game 4

23/8

Mercury
61
Lynx
71

Game 5

31/8

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 8 August 2015

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,120

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Michael Price
Billy Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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