Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WNBA SEMIFINALS - GAME 2 • MIN leads series 2-0
16-18, 5-12 Away
86
16-18, 5-12 Away
28-6, 15-2 Home
96
28-6, 15-2 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
- Penny Taylor blocks Maya Moore's layup
- Maya Moore makes two point shot
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi makes 5-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Isabelle Harrison misses driving layup
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree misses driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Penny Taylor makes two point shot
- Sylvia Fowles makes 13-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1
- Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
- Seimone Augustus blocks Penny Taylor's jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
- Jia Perkins makes driving layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay misses driving layup
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 19-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 14-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes 9-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses layup
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore misses 10-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 13-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
- Mistie Bass misses layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 6-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus misses 14-foot jumper
- Isabelle Harrison makes driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses layup
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore blocks Penny Taylor's layup
- Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Renee Montgomery misses jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses
- Diana Taurasi makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 13-foot jumper
- Renee Montgomery misses two point shot
- Marta Xargay misses layup
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Natasha Howard makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Marta Xargay makes driving layup
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jia Perkins misses jumper
- Penny Taylor blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 3-foot layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 4-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 1 of 2
- Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candice Dupree misses 4-foot jumper
- Jia Perkins misses 14-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
- Jia Perkins makes two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Marta Xargay makes driving layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 55-foot Regular Jump Shot
- Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses two point shot
- Seimone Augustus makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Penny Taylor misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes layup
- Brittney Griner misses 5-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 19-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 8-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Candice Dupree makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses 16-foot jumper
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup (Candice Dupree assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 1
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
- Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jia Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
- Natasha Howard makes layup
- Penny Taylor makes driving layup
- Renee Montgomery misses 21-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
- Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 3-foot jumper
- Jia Perkins makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jia Perkins makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Howard makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes 5-foot jumper
- DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jia Perkins makes 8-foot two point shot
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Renee Montgomery assists)
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
- Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes jumper
- Maya Moore misses 21-foot jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
- Jia Perkins makes 6-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
- Sylvia Fowles misses two point shot
- Marta Xargay misses jumper
- Candice Dupree misses layup
- Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
- Candice Dupree makes 12-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Penny Taylor misses 3-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
- Penny Taylor misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner blocks Jia Perkins 's 2-foot layup
- Penny Taylor blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
- Jia Perkins blocks Diana Taurasi's shot
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
- Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus misses free throw 2 of 2
- Lindsay Whalen makes 22-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Brittney Griner vs. Sylvia Fowles (Diana Taurasi gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:41 | | Candice Dupree makes layup (Marta Xargay assists) | 2 | 0 |
| 9:19 | | Penny Taylor blocks Maya Moore's layup | 2 | 0 |
| 9:18 | | Maya Moore offensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:17 | | Maya Moore makes two point shot | 2 | 2 |
| 9:08 | | Brittney Griner offensive foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 9:08 | | Brittney Griner turnover | 2 | 2 |
| 8:51 | | Marta Xargay personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 8:41 | | Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists) | 2 | 4 |
| 8:37 | | Maya Moore personal foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul) | 2 | 4 |
| 8:26 | | Diana Taurasi makes jumper (Penny Taylor assists) | 4 | 4 |
| 8:18 | | Brittney Griner personal foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 8:18 | | Isabelle Harrison enters the game for Brittney Griner | 4 | 4 |
| 8:12 | | Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists) | 4 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 8:00 | | Maya Moore defensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 7:54 | | Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 7:52 | | Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 7:50 | | Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup | 4 | 8 |
| 7:41 | | Diana Taurasi makes 5-foot two point shot | 6 | 8 |
| 7:33 | | Rebekkah Brunson bad pass (Marta Xargay steals) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:24 | | Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper | 6 | 8 |
| 7:22 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 6 | 8 |
| 7:22 | | Lindsay Whalen loose ball foul (Isabelle Harrison draws the foul) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:16 | | Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul) | 6 | 8 |
| 7:16 | | Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 7:16 | | Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 6:56 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Maya Moore assists) | 8 | 10 |
| 6:39 | | Isabelle Harrison misses driving layup | 8 | 10 |
| 6:37 | | Seimone Augustus defensive rebound | 8 | 10 |
| 6:33 | | Marta Xargay shooting foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul) | 8 | 12 |
| 6:33 | | Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 11 |
| 6:33 | | Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 6:11 | | Candice Dupree misses driving layup | 8 | 12 |
| 6:09 | | Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Lindsay Whalen misses layup | 8 | 12 |
| 6:01 | | Isabelle Harrison defensive rebound | 8 | 12 |
| 5:48 | | Penny Taylor makes two point shot | 10 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Jia Perkins enters the game for Maya Moore | 10 | 12 |
| 5:43 | | Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen | 10 | 12 |
| 5:31 | | Candice Dupree kicked ball violation | 10 | 12 |
| 5:30 | | Sylvia Fowles makes 13-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 5:30 | | Isabelle Harrison shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul) | 10 | 14 |
| 5:30 | | Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1 | 10 | 15 |
| 5:18 | | Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper | 10 | 15 |
| 5:16 | | Phoenix offensive team rebound | 10 | 15 |
| 5:16 | | Renee Montgomery in bound foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 11 | 15 |
| 5:16 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 5:16 | | Lindsey Harding enters the game for Marta Xargay | 11 | 15 |
| 5:16 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 15 |
| 5:03 | | Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot | 12 | 17 |
| 4:50 | | Seimone Augustus blocks Penny Taylor's jumper | 12 | 17 |
| 4:48 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 12 | 17 |
| 4:45 | | Seimone Augustus misses layup | 12 | 17 |
| 4:43 | | Jia Perkins offensive rebound | 12 | 17 |
| 4:35 | | Diana Taurasi personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul) | 12 | 17 |
| 4:35 | | Full timeout | 12 | 17 |
| 4:35 | | DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor | 12 | 17 |
| 4:35 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 4:35 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 19 |
| 4:35 | | Maya Moore enters the game for Seimone Augustus | 12 | 19 |
| 4:20 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) | 12 | 19 |
| 4:20 | | Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw | 13 | 19 |
| 4:07 | | Lindsey Harding bad pass (Jia Perkins steals) | 13 | 19 |
| 4:03 | | Jia Perkins makes driving layup | 13 | 21 |
| 3:43 | | Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper | 13 | 21 |
| 3:41 | | Jia Perkins defensive rebound | 13 | 21 |
| 3:31 | | Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists) | 13 | 24 |
| 3:23 | | Phoenix Full timeout | 13 | 24 |
| 3:23 | | Brittney Griner enters the game for Isabelle Harrison | 13 | 24 |
| 3:23 | | Marta Xargay enters the game for Lindsey Harding | 13 | 24 |
| 3:18 | | Phoenix 20 Sec. timeout | 13 | 24 |
| 3:05 | | Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul) | 13 | 24 |
| 3:05 | | Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 14 | 24 |
| 3:05 | | Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 24 |
| 2:53 | | Maya Moore bad pass (Diana Taurasi steals) | 15 | 24 |
| 2:49 | | Renee Montgomery personal foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul) | 17 | 24 |
| 2:49 | | Marta Xargay makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 24 |
| 2:49 | | Natasha Howard enters the game for Sylvia Fowles | 16 | 24 |
| 2:49 | | Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2 | 17 | 24 |
| 2:39 | | Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 24 |
| 2:38 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 17 | 24 |
| 2:31 | | Marta Xargay misses driving layup | 17 | 24 |
| 2:31 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 17 | 24 |
| 2:24 | | Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 27 |
| 2:10 | | Rebekkah Brunson personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul) | 19 | 27 |
| 2:10 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2 | 18 | 27 |
| 2:10 | | Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Renee Montgomery | 18 | 27 |
| 2:10 | | Seimone Augustus enters the game for Jia Perkins | 18 | 27 |
| 2:10 | | Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 27 |
| 2:00 | | DeWanna Bonner personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 19 | 27 |
| 2:00 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 28 |
| 2:00 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 29 |
| 1:47 | | DeWanna Bonner out of bounds lost ball turnover | 19 | 29 |
| 1:30 | | Maya Moore misses 19-foot jumper | 19 | 29 |
| 1:29 | | DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound | 19 | 29 |
| 1:23 | | Diana Taurasi bad pass (Natasha Howard steals) | 19 | 29 |
| 1:13 | | Rebekkah Brunson makes 14-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists) | 19 | 31 |
| 59.0 | | Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper | 19 | 31 |
| 58.0 | | Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound | 19 | 31 |
| 50.0 | | Brittney Griner personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 19 | 31 |
| 50.0 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 19 | 32 |
| 50.0 | | Mistie Bass enters the game for Brittney Griner | 19 | 32 |
| 50.0 | | Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi | 19 | 32 |
| 50.0 | | Jia Perkins enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson | 19 | 32 |
| 50.0 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 19 | 33 |
| 35.0 | | Marta Xargay makes 9-foot jumper | 21 | 33 |
| 19.0 | | Maya Moore misses layup | 21 | 33 |
| 18.0 | | Minnesota offensive team rebound | 21 | 33 |
| 18.0 | | Candice Dupree loose ball foul (Maya Moore draws the foul) | 21 | 35 |
| 18.0 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2 | 21 | 34 |
| 18.0 | | Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2 | 21 | 35 |
| 4.0 | | DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup | 23 | 35 |
| 4.0 | | Natasha Howard shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul) | 23 | 35 |
| 4.0 | | DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1 | 24 | 35 |
| 0.0 | | Lindsay Whalen traveling | 24 | 35 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 24 | 35 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Jeff Smith
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Byron Jarrett
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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