Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 3 • MIN wins series 2-1
14-20, 5-12 Away
80
14-20, 5-12 Away
22-12, 13-4 Home
91
22-12, 13-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Alana Beard misses jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker blocks Seimone Augustus 's 19-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup
- Kristi Toliver makes 15-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses driving layup
- Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses layup
- Maya Moore misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Anna Cruz makes driving layup
- Seimone Augustus misses jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses
- Candace Parker misses 10-foot jumper
- Anna Cruz makes jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Temeka Johnson misses driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
- Ana Dabovic makes driving layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes 6-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Devereaux Peters blocks Jantel Lavender 's 19-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus blocks Ana Dabovic 's 3-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Asjha Jones assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses Regular Jump Shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
- Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Devereaux Peters makes 8-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore makes driving layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 10-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Devereaux Peters blocks Candace Parker's jumper
- Devereaux Peters misses 16-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot (Ana Dabovic assists)
- Maya Moore misses layup
- Devereaux Peters misses tip shot
- Devereaux Peters makes 12-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ana Dabovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 12-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anna Cruz misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes jumper
- Ana Dabovic makes driving layup
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Anna Cruz misses 22-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes driving layup
- Devereaux Peters makes 9-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Candace Parker makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 1
- Seimone Augustus makes jumper
- Maya Moore blocks Jantel Lavender's shot
- Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 66-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup
- Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes 15-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses
- Devereaux Peters makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 14-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Candace Parker makes two point shot
- Maya Moore makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Anna Cruz blocks Alana Beard's layup
- Seimone Augustus makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
- Candace Parker makes 27-foot three point jumper
- Anna Cruz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Anna Cruz misses free throw 1 of 2
- Anna Cruz misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 11-foot jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes technical free throw
- Temeka Johnson makes driving layup
- Devereaux Peters blocks Ana Dabovic 's 4-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses shot
- Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)
- Anna Cruz makes driving layup
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 7-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 14-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles blocks Candace Parker 's 2-foot layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 12-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Lindsay Whalen misses 14-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
- Jantel Lavender misses Regular Jump Shot
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 6-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 14-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses layup
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard blocks Maya Moore 's 14-foot jumper
- Ana Dabovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ana Dabovic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 9-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard makes 11-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles blocks Kristi Toliver's layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses 18-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LA | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Jantel Lavender vs. Sylvia Fowles (Kristi Toliver gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:40 | | Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot step back jumpshot | 0 | 0 |
| 9:38 | | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:30 | | Sylvia Fowles misses layup | 0 | 0 |
| 9:29 | | Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:29 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 9:11 | | Alana Beard misses jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 9:07 | | Alana Beard offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 9:03 | | Jantel Lavender bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 9:00 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup | 0 | 4 |
| 8:41 | | Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 8:38 | | Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 8:32 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 4 |
| 8:30 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 0 | 4 |
| 8:22 | | Maya Moore shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul) | 0 | 4 |
| 8:22 | | Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8:22 | | Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8:19 | | Lindsay Whalen out of bounds lost ball turnover | 2 | 4 |
| 8:17 | | Nneka Ogwumike offensive foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 8:17 | | Nneka Ogwumike turnover | 2 | 4 |
| 7:56 | | Candace Parker blocks Seimone Augustus 's 19-foot jumper | 2 | 4 |
| 7:54 | | Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound | 2 | 4 |
| 7:52 | | Lindsay Whalen makes layup | 2 | 6 |
| 7:43 | | Kristi Toliver makes 15-foot jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 7:16 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 7:15 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 7:09 | | Alana Beard misses driving layup | 4 | 6 |
| 7:07 | | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 7:00 | | Rebekkah Brunson misses layup | 4 | 6 |
| 6:58 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 6:37 | | Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 6:37 | | Candace Parker offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 6:35 | | Sylvia Fowles personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 4 | 6 |
| 6:35 | | Anna Cruz enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 4 | 6 |
| 6:31 | | Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot step back jumpshot | 4 | 6 |
| 6:30 | | Seimone Augustus defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 6:20 | | Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 6:18 | | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 6:16 | | Maya Moore misses layup | 4 | 6 |
| 6:15 | | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 6:15 | | Maya Moore misses layup | 4 | 6 |
| 6:13 | | Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 6:13 | | Candace Parker shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul) | 4 | 6 |
| 6:13 | | Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6:13 | | Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5:54 | | Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists) | 6 | 8 |
| 5:35 | | Rebekkah Brunson lost ball turnover (Candace Parker steals) | 6 | 8 |
| 5:31 | | Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Anna Cruz steals) | 6 | 8 |
| 5:20 | | Anna Cruz makes driving layup | 6 | 10 |
| 5:07 | | Kristi Toliver bad pass | 6 | 10 |
| 4:52 | | Seimone Augustus misses jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 4:50 | | Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 4:50 | | Sylvia Fowles misses | 6 | 10 |
| 4:48 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 4:43 | | Candace Parker misses 10-foot jumper | 6 | 10 |
| 4:41 | | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 6 | 10 |
| 4:18 | | Anna Cruz makes jumper | 6 | 12 |
| 4:01 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists) | 8 | 12 |
| 3:48 | | Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Los Angeles defensive team rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Full timeout | 8 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Ana Dabovic enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike | 8 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Temeka Johnson enters the game for Kristi Toliver | 8 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles | 8 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 8 | 12 |
| 3:21 | | Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper | 8 | 12 |
| 3:20 | | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 3:15 | | Temeka Johnson personal foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 8 | 12 |
| 3:08 | | Maya Moore makes 15-foot two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 8 | 14 |
| 2:57 | | Temeka Johnson misses driving layup | 8 | 14 |
| 2:55 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper | 8 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 2:26 | | Alana Beard bad pass (Maya Moore steals) | 8 | 14 |
| 2:19 | | Temeka Johnson personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 8 | 14 |
| 2:19 | | Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Devereaux Peters | 8 | 14 |
| 2:16 | | Alana Beard personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 8 | 14 |
| 2:16 | | Los Angeles Full timeout | 8 | 14 |
| 2:16 | | Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Alana Beard | 8 | 14 |
| 2:04 | | Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper | 8 | 14 |
| 2:03 | | Anna Cruz offensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 1:54 | | Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper | 8 | 14 |
| 1:52 | | Candace Parker defensive rebound | 8 | 14 |
| 1:36 | | Ana Dabovic makes driving layup | 10 | 14 |
| 1:15 | | Sylvia Fowles makes 6-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists) | 10 | 16 |
| 1:04 | | Sylvia Fowles personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 1:04 | | Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore | 10 | 16 |
| 1:04 | | Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles | 10 | 16 |
| 56.0 | | Devereaux Peters blocks Jantel Lavender 's 19-foot jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 55.0 | | Ana Dabovic offensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 55.0 | | Anna Cruz personal foul (Ana Dabovic draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 48.0 | | Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 48.0 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 48.0 | | Asjha Jones enters the game for Devereaux Peters | 10 | 16 |
| 48.0 | | Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 16 |
| 48.0 | | Devereaux Peters shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul) | 10 | 16 |
| 47.0 | | Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 36.0 | | Seimone Augustus blocks Ana Dabovic 's 3-foot jumper | 10 | 16 |
| 35.0 | | Asjha Jones defensive rebound | 10 | 16 |
| 20.0 | | Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Asjha Jones assists) | 10 | 18 |
| 2.0 | | Temeka Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover | 10 | 18 |
| 1.0 | | Lindsay Whalen misses Regular Jump Shot | 10 | 18 |
| 0.0 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 10 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 10 | 18 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Amy Bonner
Referee:Tom Mauer
Referee:Eric Brewton
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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