Lynx 71-61 Mercury (31 Aug, 2015) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

17-13, 6-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	20	19	11	11	61
MIN	17	17	14	23	71

Minnesota Lynx

20-10, 11-3 home

Lindsay Whalen misses 14-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses tip shot
Anna Cruz makes two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot layup
Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
Anna Cruz misses 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 8-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Anna Cruz's layup
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses two point shot
Renee Montgomery makes 20-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Renee Montgomery makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 4-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses layup
Maya Moore misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 2-foot shot
Maya Moore makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists)
Devereaux Peters makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Maya Moore misses layup
Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot two point jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes layup
Rebekkah Brunson misses 15-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Monique Currie blocks Anna Cruz 's 2-foot layup
Brittney Griner blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 3-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses jumper
Renee Montgomery misses jumper
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses two point shot
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Anna Cruz misses layup
Renee Montgomery misses driving layup
Maya Moore misses Running Jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 16-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
Asjha Jones misses 19-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Anna Cruz makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1
Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Anna Cruz misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
Renee Montgomery misses 18-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup
Brittney Griner blocks Renee Montgomery 's 2-foot shot
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 2-foot layup
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 4-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Anna Cruz misses 12-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 7-foot two point shot (Anna Cruz assists)
Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper
Devereaux Peters misses 18-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery makes 18-foot two point shot
Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devereaux Peters assists)
Maya Moore makes 13-foot two point shot (Devereaux Peters assists)
DeWanna Bonner blocks Maya Moore 's 2-foot layup
Maya Moore misses 21-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
Renee Montgomery makes 17-foot jumper
Anna Cruz makes driving layup
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Devereaux Peters misses layup
Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore makes 14-foot two point shot (Devereaux Peters assists)
Anna Cruz misses jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Maya Moore misses 20-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses free throw 1 of 2
Renee Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 17-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Monique Currie makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Marta Xargay Casademont misses driving layup
Brittney Griner makes layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Monique Currie misses two point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Leilani Mitchell misses 15-foot two point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Noelle Quinn makes 16-foot jumper (Cayla Francis assists)
Cayla Francis makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
Noelle Quinn makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree misses 4-foot Running Jumper
Noelle Quinn makes layup (Cayla Francis assists)
Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 16-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point shot
Monique Currie makes 13-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles blocks Candice Dupree 's 4-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 11-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn misses 15-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes 11-foot jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marta Xargay Casademont misses driving layup
Marta Xargay Casademont misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Monique Currie makes 18-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 7-foot
Noelle Quinn misses 20-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles blocks Brittney Griner's layup
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Maya Moore blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses driving layup
Anna Cruz blocks Leilani Mitchell 's 1-foot layup
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes 8-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes 11-foot two point shot
Leilani Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHX	MIN
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Sylvia Fowles (Monique Currie gains possession)	0	0
9:34	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:33	Minnesota defensive team rebound	0	0
9:17	Lindsay Whalen misses 14-foot jumper	0	0
9:15	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	0	0
9:15	Sylvia Fowles misses tip shot	0	0
9:15	Monique Currie defensive rebound	0	0
8:55	Brittney Griner makes 17-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	2	0
8:47	Anna Cruz makes two point shot (Maya Moore assists)	2	2
8:26	Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot	2	2
8:26	Minnesota defensive team rebound	2	2
8:11	Brittney Griner blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 3-foot layup	2	2
8:10	Minnesota offensive team rebound	2	2
8:06	Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper	2	2
8:03	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	2	2
7:56	Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	4	2
7:39	Anna Cruz misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
7:39	Marta Xargay Casademont defensive rebound	4	2
7:31	Marta Xargay Casademont lost ball turnover (Anna Cruz steals)	4	2
7:20	Maya Moore makes 8-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	4	4
7:11	Monique Currie makes 18-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	6	4
6:54	Maya Moore lost ball turnover (Candice Dupree steals)	6	4
6:46	Marta Xargay Casademont misses driving layup	6	4
6:45	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	6	4
6:33	Brittney Griner blocks Anna Cruz's layup	6	4
6:33	Minnesota offensive team rebound	6	4
6:30	Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	4
6:28	Marta Xargay Casademont vs. Anna Cruz (Sylvia Fowles gains possession)	6	4
6:28	Minnesota offensive team rebound	6	4
6:20	Maya Moore misses two point shot	6	4
6:18	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	6	4
6:05	Brittney Griner makes layup	8	4
5:52	Anna Cruz bad pass (Monique Currie steals)	8	4
5:52	Rebekkah Brunson personal foul (Monique Currie draws the foul)	8	4
5:35	DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	4
5:33	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	8	4
5:30	Anna Cruz bad pass	8	4
5:30	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	8	4
5:30	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	8	4
5:15	Marta Xargay Casademont bad pass (Maya Moore steals)	8	4
5:07	Renee Montgomery makes 20-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)	8	6
4:48	DeWanna Bonner makes layup	10	6
4:24	Renee Montgomery makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)	10	8
4:03	Monique Currie misses two point jumper	10	8
4:01	Maya Moore defensive rebound	10	8
3:56	Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper	10	8
3:55	Phoenix defensive team rebound	10	8
3:55	Rebekkah Brunson loose ball foul (Monique Currie draws the foul)	10	8
3:55	Full timeout	10	8
3:55	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Marta Xargay Casademont	10	8
3:55	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Monique Currie	10	8
3:55	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Anna Cruz	10	8
3:55	Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	10	8
3:38	Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	10	8
3:38	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
3:38	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
3:26	Devereaux Peters bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	12	8
3:17	Leilani Mitchell misses 15-foot two point jumper	12	8
3:16	Minnesota defensive team rebound	12	8
3:16	Candice Dupree loose ball foul (Devereaux Peters draws the foul)	12	8
3:01	Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	8
3:00	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	12	8
2:50	Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper	12	8
2:49	Minnesota defensive team rebound	12	8
2:49	Cayla Francis enters the game for Candice Dupree	12	8
2:41	Renee Montgomery bad pass (Brittney Griner steals)	12	8
2:24	DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot jumper	12	8
2:23	DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound	12	8
2:21	Devereaux Peters shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	12	8
2:21	DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2	12	8
2:21	Phoenix offensive team rebound	12	8
2:21	Anna Cruz enters the game for Renee Montgomery	12	8
2:21	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	13	8
2:09	Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	13	10
1:47	Maya Moore shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	13	10
1:47	Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2	13	10
1:47	Phoenix offensive team rebound	13	10
1:47	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
1:30	Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 4-foot jumper	14	10
1:29	Maya Moore offensive rebound	14	10
1:27	Maya Moore misses layup	14	10
1:25	Maya Moore offensive rebound	14	10
1:24	Maya Moore misses layup	14	12
1:23	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	14	12
1:23	Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot	14	12
1:04	Noelle Quinn makes 16-foot jumper (Cayla Francis assists)	16	10
58.0	Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)	16	13
46.0	Cayla Francis makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)	18	15
32.0	Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 2-foot shot	18	15
31.0	Noelle Quinn defensive rebound	18	15
28.0	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)	20	15
4.0	Maya Moore makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists)	20	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	17

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

Target Center

12:00 AM, 31 August 2015

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 9,123

Referees:
Amy Bonner
Tom Mauer
Michael Price

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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