Lynx 88-77 Sparks (7 Jul, 2017) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

12-4, 5-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	14	22	25	16	77
MIN	25	21	22	20	88

Minnesota Lynx

13-1, 6-1 home

Rebekkah Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 16-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses 9-foot two point shot
Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 4-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses jumper
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Renee Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Plenette Pierson makes 12-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Maya Moore misses 12-foot jumper
Natasha Howard misses layup
Plenette Pierson misses 13-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Renee Montgomery makes 15-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Jia Perkins makes 17-foot jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 12-foot jumper
Plenette Pierson makes two point shot
Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
Seimone Augustus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Renee Montgomery misses free throw 1 of 2
Renee Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2
Renee Montgomery misses layup
Rebekkah Brunson misses jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
Alexis Jones misses layup
Rebekkah Brunson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
Lindsay Whalen misses free throw 1 of 1
Maya Moore misses 25-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses layup
Maya Moore makes tip shot
Rebekkah Brunson misses 13-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes 2-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
Lindsay Whalen misses three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
Lindsay Whalen misses 17-foot two point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses layup
Lindsay Whalen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Maya Moore makes 11-foot two point shot (Renee Montgomery assists)
Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses 18-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup
Alana Beard blocks Maya Moore 's 15-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Jia Perkins assists)
Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Plenette Pierson misses jumper
Renee Montgomery makes driving layup (Plenette Pierson assists)
Maya Moore misses 15-foot
Plenette Pierson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Jia Perkins makes 16-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Renee Montgomery misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes 2-foot two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot two point shot
Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Renee Montgomery misses free throw 1 of 2
Renee Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses 15-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
Candace Parker blocks Rebekkah Brunson's layup
Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
Renee Montgomery makes free throw 1 of 2
Renee Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 20-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes 16-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 17-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims makes 4-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims misses layup
Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
Essence Carson misses layup
Jantel Lavender makes 16-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 4-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 6-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Alana Beard makes 21-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Sylvia Fowles blocks Alana Beard's layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Alana Beard misses jumper
Sylvia Fowles blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 3-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Chelsea Gray misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Alana Beard misses 19-foot two point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Alana Beard makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Seimone Augustus blocks Chelsea Gray's layup
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson makes 17-foot two point shot
Alana Beard misses jumper
Candace Parker misses 18-foot jumper
Essence Carson makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Odyssey Sims makes 9-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 1
Jantel Lavender makes 21-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Chelsea Gray misses layup
Riquna Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Riquna Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses layup
Riquna Williams makes driving layup
Chelsea Gray makes 9-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard misses layup
Chelsea Gray makes 28-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson makes driving layup
Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
Chelsea Gray misses free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles blocks Essence Carson's layup
Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 27-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper

SPARKS

LYNX

TIME		LA	MIN
10:00	Nneka Ogwumike vs. Sylvia Fowles (Riquna Williams gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper	0	0
9:37	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	0	0
9:30	Rebekkah Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:26	Maya Moore offensive rebound	0	0
9:23	Maya Moore makes 16-foot jumper	0	2
9:07	Chelsea Gray makes 20-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)	2	2
8:48	Lindsay Whalen lost ball turnover (Chelsea Gray steals)	2	2
8:44	Chelsea Gray Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	2	2
8:27	Sylvia Fowles misses layup	2	2
8:26	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	2	2
8:17	Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:15	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	2	2
8:00	Chelsea Gray shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)	2	2
8:00	Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2	2	3
8:00	Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
7:48	Alana Beard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	2	4
7:35	Nneka Ogwumike personal foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)	2	4
7:26	Riquna Williams shooting foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul)	2	4
7:26	Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2	2	5
7:26	Seimone Augustus misses free throw 2 of 2	2	5
7:24	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	2	5
7:20	Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)	2	7
7:07	Alana Beard makes driving layup	4	7
6:48	Lindsay Whalen misses 9-foot two point shot	4	7
6:48	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	7
6:37	Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (Maya Moore steals)	4	7
6:35	Alana Beard shooting foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)	4	7
6:35	Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2	4	8
6:35	Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2	4	9
6:35	Sylvia Fowles loose ball foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	4	9
6:20	Nneka Ogwumike makes 16-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)	6	9
6:11	Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)	6	11
5:58	Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper	6	11
5:56	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	6	11
5:54	Riquna Williams personal foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)	6	12
5:54	Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2	6	12
5:54	Essence Carson enters the game for Riquna Williams	6	12
5:54	Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2	6	13
5:35	Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	13
5:33	Maya Moore defensive rebound	6	13
5:20	Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper	6	13
5:18	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	6	13
5:05	Nneka Ogwumike makes 17-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)	8	13
4:45	Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	13
4:43	Seimone Augustus offensive rebound	8	13
4:39	Seimone Augustus makes 4-foot two point shot	8	15
4:15	Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	15
4:13	Maya Moore defensive rebound	8	15
4:05	Full timeout	8	15
4:05	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker	8	15
4:05	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	8	15
4:01	Sylvia Fowles misses layup	8	15
4:00	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	8	15
3:36	Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot jumper	8	15
3:35	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	8	15
3:16	Renee Montgomery makes 24-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)	8	18
2:58	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup	10	18
2:32	Rebekkah Brunson misses jumper	10	18
2:31	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	10	18
2:29	Sylvia Fowles bad pass (Chelsea Gray steals)	10	18
2:25	Chelsea Gray lost ball turnover (Renee Montgomery steals)	10	18
2:15	Sylvia Fowles bad pass (Nneka Ogwumike steals)	10	18
2:09	Jantel Lavender makes layup (Alana Beard assists)	12	18
1:53	Sylvia Fowles traveling	12	18
1:53	Odyssey Sims enters the game for Chelsea Gray	12	18
1:53	Jia Perkins enters the game for Seimone Augustus	12	18
1:53	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	12	18
1:34	Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper	12	18
1:31	Essence Carson offensive rebound	12	18
1:20	Odyssey Sims makes 4-foot jumper	14	18
1:12	Nneka Ogwumike personal foul (Plenette Pierson draws the foul)	14	18
1:12	Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2	14	19
1:12	Candace Parker enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	14	19
1:12	Natasha Howard enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	14	19
1:12	Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2	14	20
57.0	Jantel Lavender bad pass (Renee Montgomery steals)	14	20
49.0	Renee Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)	14	23
39.0	Candace Parker Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	14	23
26.0	Plenette Pierson makes 12-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)	14	25
4.0	Odyssey Sims misses layup	14	25
2.0	Renee Montgomery defensive rebound	14	25
0.0	Renee Montgomery lost ball turnover (Alana Beard steals)	14	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	25

Regular Season Series

LA wins 2-1

Sparks
77
Lynx
88

Game 1

7/7

Sparks
70
Lynx
64

Game 2

12/8

Lynx
67
Sparks
78

Game 3

28/8

Xcel Energy Center

1:00 AM, 7 July 2017

Saint Paul, MN

Attendance: 9,821

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Billy Smith
Janetta Graham

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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