Lynx 72-69 Sparks (21 Jun, 2016) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

13-0, 8-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	25	13	18	16	72
LA	21	18	17	13	69

Los Angeles Sparks

11-1, 5-1 home

Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Candace Parker misses 18-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 18-foot two point jumper
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes 4-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 1
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Ana Dabovic misses 13-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 1
Ana Dabovic makes free throw 1 of 2
Ana Dabovic makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson blocks Jantel Lavender 's 17-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 7-foot jumper
Essence Carson makes 16-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 9-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Alana Beard makes 18-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 12-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Essence Carson makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists)
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 15-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
Alana Beard makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Essence Carson makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 3
Kristi Toliver misses free throw 2 of 3
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 3 of 3
Sylvia Fowles blocks Essence Carson 's 3-foot layup
Alana Beard makes 18-foot two point shot
Alana Beard misses 16-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson blocks Candace Parker's layup
Candace Parker makes layup
Candace Parker misses 14-foot hook shot
Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Essence Carson makes 7-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 14-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard makes 19-foot two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
Essence Carson misses 18-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 8-foot two point shot
Essence Carson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Essence Carson misses jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Renee Montgomery blocks Jantel Lavender 's 3-foot layup
Sylvia Fowles blocks Candace Parker's layup
Jantel Lavender misses 19-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 10-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Candace Parker misses 13-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 22-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 12-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses 15-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
Maya Moore makes 13-foot two point shot
Seimone Augustus misses hook shot
Seimone Augustus misses layup
Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses 14-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 22-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses layup
Jia Perkins misses 18-foot jumper
Natasha Howard makes 4-foot jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Jia Perkins misses 15-foot jumper
Natasha Howard makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses layup
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes 2-foot layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Jia Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2
Jia Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot two point shot
Janel McCarville misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1
Seimone Augustus misses 15-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses layup
Seimone Augustus makes 6-foot two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Natasha Howard makes driving layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
Jia Perkins misses 24-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Chelsea Gray blocks Lindsay Whalen 's 10-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 7-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker blocks Jia Perkins 's 3-foot layup
Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Maya Moore misses 19-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
Maya Moore misses 9-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Jia Perkins makes 19-foot two point shot
Lindsay Whalen misses layup
Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses 7-foot jumper
Natasha Howard makes 1-foot layup (Janel McCarville assists)
Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Janel McCarville misses 19-foot jumper
Natasha Howard makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Natasha Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard blocks Natasha Howard 's 2-foot layup
Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 2-foot layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
Jia Perkins makes 18-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jia Perkins makes two point shot
Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 1
Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes 19-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 12-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes 1-foot two point shot
Renee Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)

LYNX

SPARKS

TIME		MIN	LA
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Kristi Toliver gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)	0	3
9:30	Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
9:29	Candace Parker defensive rebound	0	3
9:23	Candace Parker misses 18-foot jumper	0	3
9:22	Maya Moore defensive rebound	0	3
9:15	Kristi Toliver shooting foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul)	0	3
9:15	Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
9:15	Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	2	3
8:59	Alana Beard misses 18-foot two point jumper	2	3
8:56	Maya Moore defensive rebound	2	3
8:48	Rebekkah Brunson bad pass (Alana Beard steals)	2	3
8:47	Lindsay Whalen personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	2	3
8:33	Alana Beard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	2	3
8:15	Seimone Augustus misses 15-foot jumper	2	3
8:14	Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound	2	3
8:11	Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot	4	3
8:03	Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	3
8:00	Maya Moore defensive rebound	4	3
7:52	Maya Moore makes 13-foot two point shot	6	3
7:31	Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper	6	3
7:30	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	6	3
7:22	Seimone Augustus misses hook shot	6	3
7:20	Seimone Augustus offensive rebound	6	3
7:18	Seimone Augustus misses layup	6	3
7:18	Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound	6	3
7:15	Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot	8	3
7:13	Los Angeles Full timeout	8	3
7:09	Essence Carson bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals)	8	3
7:07	Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)	8	3
7:07	Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2	9	3
7:07	Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2	10	3
6:54	Alana Beard makes 4-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)	10	5
6:54	Rebekkah Brunson shooting foul (Alana Beard draws the foul)	10	5
6:54	Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 1	10	5
6:48	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	10	5
6:48	8 second turnover	10	5
6:28	Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	5
6:28	Maya Moore defensive rebound	10	5
6:20	Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)	12	5
6:07	Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	12	5
6:07	Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2	12	5
6:07	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	12	5
6:07	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	12	6
5:48	Rebekkah Brunson misses 14-foot jumper	12	6
5:46	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	12	6
5:35	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	12	6
5:35	Natasha Howard enters the game for Seimone Augustus	12	6
5:35	Jia Perkins enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	12	6
5:35	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Essence Carson	12	6
5:28	Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	6
5:26	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	12	6
5:16	Maya Moore back court turnover	12	6
5:16	Janel McCarville enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	12	6
5:03	Maya Moore shooting block foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	12	6
5:03	Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2	12	6
5:03	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	12	6
5:03	Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2	12	6
5:03	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	12	6
5:03	Natasha Howard loose ball foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	12	6
5:03	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	12	7
5:03	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker	12	7
5:03	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
4:48	Renee Montgomery misses 22-foot three point jumper	12	8
4:47	Natasha Howard offensive rebound	12	8
4:45	Natasha Howard misses layup	12	8
4:43	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	12	8
4:35	Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot jumper	12	8
4:31	Maya Moore defensive rebound	12	8
4:24	Jia Perkins misses 18-foot jumper	12	8
4:24	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	12	8
4:16	Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	12	10
3:57	Natasha Howard makes 4-foot jumper (Jia Perkins assists)	14	10
3:47	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Jia Perkins steals)	14	10
3:41	Jia Perkins misses 15-foot jumper	14	10
3:39	Maya Moore offensive rebound	14	10
3:33	Natasha Howard makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)	16	10
3:15	Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper	16	10
3:15	Jia Perkins defensive rebound	16	10
3:08	Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper	16	10
3:06	Alana Beard defensive rebound	16	10
3:01	Janel McCarville shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	16	10
3:01	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	16	11
3:01	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore	16	11
3:01	Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Natasha Howard	16	11
3:01	Essence Carson enters the game for Alana Beard	16	11
3:01	Ana Dabovic enters the game for Chelsea Gray	16	11
3:01	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
2:46	Renee Montgomery misses layup	16	12
2:44	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	16	12
2:38	Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Janel McCarville assists)	18	12
2:14	Ana Dabovic misses 13-foot jumper	18	12
2:13	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	18	12
1:59	Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup	20	12
1:49	Kristi Toliver makes driving layup	20	14
1:49	Renee Montgomery shooting foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul)	20	14
1:49	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Renee Montgomery	20	14
1:49	Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 1	20	15
1:31	Sylvia Fowles misses layup	20	15
1:31	Ana Dabovic defensive rebound	20	15
1:31	Sylvia Fowles loose ball foul (Ana Dabovic draws the foul)	20	15
1:31	Ana Dabovic makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
1:31	Candace Parker enters the game for Kristi Toliver	20	16
1:31	Ana Dabovic makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
1:13	Sylvia Fowles makes 2-foot layup (Janel McCarville assists)	22	17
1:05	Ana Dabovic lost ball turnover (Jia Perkins steals)	22	17
1:02	Ana Dabovic shooting foul (Jia Perkins draws the foul)	22	17
1:02	Jia Perkins misses free throw 1 of 2	22	17
1:02	Minnesota offensive team rebound	22	17
1:02	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	22	17
1:02	Jia Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2	23	17
50.0	Seimone Augustus shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	23	17
50.0	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	23	18
50.0	Ann Wauters enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	23	18
50.0	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	23	19
41.0	Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot two point shot	25	19
16.0	Rebekkah Brunson blocks Jantel Lavender 's 17-foot jumper	25	19
15.0	Candace Parker offensive rebound	25	19
12.0	Candace Parker makes 7-foot jumper	25	21
0.0	Janel McCarville misses 24-foot three point jumper	25	21
0.0	Minnesota offensive team rebound	25	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	21

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Lynx
72
Sparks
69

Game 1

21/6

Sparks
94
Lynx
76

Game 2

25/6

Lynx
77
Sparks
74

Game 3

7/9

crypto.com Arena

8:30 PM, 21 June 2016

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 9,112

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Jeff Wooten
Aaron 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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