Lynx 88-71 Mercury (15 Jul, 2017) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

14-2, 8-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	23	18	23	24	88
PHX	13	11	25	22	71

Phoenix Mercury

11-7, 6-5 home

Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Danielle Robinson makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 8-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Danielle Robinson makes 17-foot Running Pullup Jump Shot
Diana Taurasi misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses 20-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
Monique Currie misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Yvonne Turner misses driving layup
Brittney Griner misses
Angel Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Angel Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
Yvonne Turner makes driving layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 16-foot two point shot
Camille Little misses layup
Danielle Robinson misses layup
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
Stephanie Talbot misses 5-foot jumper
Maya Moore blocks Diana Taurasi 's 19-foot jumper
Camille Little misses 20-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Camille Little misses
Camille Little misses free throw 1 of 2
Camille Little makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot two point jumper
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2
Camille Little misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Camille Little misses 3-foot jumper
Camille Little misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 21-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes two point shot
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 10-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Monique Currie misses 12-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Emma Cannon misses free throw 1 of 2
Emma Cannon makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 12-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper
Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles blocks Emma Cannon 's 2-foot shot
Monique Currie misses driving layup
Alexis Prince makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Cayla George misses 12-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
Cayla George misses 9-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner makes driving layup
Maya Moore misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Rebekkah Brunson makes 9-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Whalen misses 21-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes 16-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Renee Montgomery makes 19-foot jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Seimone Augustus misses jumper
Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot two point shot
Seimone Augustus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Maya Moore misses 22-foot jumper
Plenette Pierson makes 14-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Seimone Augustus makes 6-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes layup (Plenette Pierson assists)
Maya Moore makes 14-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Lindsay Whalen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore makes tip shot
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Sylvia Fowles misses
Rebekkah Brunson misses 17-foot jumper
Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
Renee Montgomery misses layup
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Renee Montgomery misses 10-foot jumper
Camille Little blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Plenette Pierson assists)
Renee Montgomery misses finger roll layup
Maya Moore makes technical free throw
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes 4-foot two point shot
Rebekkah Brunson misses driving layup
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Lindsay Whalen makes 16-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 12-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Plenette Pierson assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jia Perkins misses 20-foot jumper
Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
Maya Moore makes 14-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)
Rebekkah Brunson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 1-foot layup
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
Seimone Augustus makes driving layup
Plenette Pierson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 12-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
Lindsay Whalen makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Maya Moore misses free throw 1 of 2
Maya Moore misses free throw 2 of 2
Lindsay Whalen makes layup
Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 1
Seimone Augustus makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 1 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes free throw 2 of 2
Plenette Pierson makes driving layup
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Plenette Pierson assists)
Cayla George blocks Natasha Howard 's 5-foot shot
Renee Montgomery makes 19-foot jumper
Alexis Prince blocks Alexis Jones 's 13-foot jumper
Jia Perkins misses 17-foot jumper
Alexis Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Jones makes free throw 2 of 2

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHX
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Brittney Griner (Danielle Robinson gains possession)	0	0
9:44	Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:44	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Maya Moore misses 7-foot jump bank shot	0	0
9:33	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	0	0
9:18	Rebekkah Brunson makes 9-foot jumper	2	0
9:08	Lindsay Whalen personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	2	0
9:00	Danielle Robinson makes driving layup	2	2
9:00	Rebekkah Brunson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:51	Camille Little defensive rebound	2	2
8:33	Diana Taurasi misses 8-foot jumper	2	2
8:32	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	2	2
8:27	Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper	5	2
8:15	Brittney Griner makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)	5	4
7:58	Lindsay Whalen bad pass (Danielle Robinson steals)	5	4
7:52	Danielle Robinson makes 17-foot Running Pullup Jump Shot	5	6
7:33	Danielle Robinson personal foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)	5	6
7:24	Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	6
7:24	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	5	6
7:13	Stephanie Talbot bad pass (Lindsay Whalen steals)	5	6
7:05	Lindsay Whalen misses 21-foot jumper	5	6
7:05	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	5	6
6:56	Diana Taurasi misses layup	5	6
6:56	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	5	6
6:47	Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper	5	6
6:46	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	5	6
6:43	Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)	5	8
6:26	Stephanie Talbot personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)	5	8
6:26	Renee Montgomery enters the game for Lindsay Whalen	5	8
6:16	Sylvia Fowles makes 16-foot jumper (Renee Montgomery assists)	7	8
6:00	Stephanie Talbot misses 20-foot jumper	7	8
6:00	Renee Montgomery defensive rebound	7	8
5:50	Renee Montgomery makes 19-foot jumper	9	8
5:37	Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	8
5:35	Maya Moore defensive rebound	9	8
5:26	Rebekkah Brunson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)	12	8
5:13	Rebekkah Brunson personal foul (Camille Little draws the foul)	12	8
4:58	Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot	12	10
4:48	Sylvia Fowles offensive foul (Camille Little draws the foul)	12	10
4:48	Sylvia Fowles turnover	12	10
4:48	Official timeout	12	10
4:30	Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot	12	10
4:28	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	12	10
4:18	Seimone Augustus misses jumper	12	10
4:18	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	12	10
4:11	Sylvia Fowles personal foul (Danielle Robinson draws the foul)	12	10
4:11	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	12	10
4:03	Brittney Griner offensive foul (Plenette Pierson draws the foul)	12	10
4:03	Brittney Griner turnover	12	10
3:50	Renee Montgomery misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	10
3:49	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	12	10
3:39	Danielle Robinson bad pass (Seimone Augustus steals)	12	10
3:26	Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot two point shot	14	10
3:06	Camille Little bad pass (Plenette Pierson steals)	14	10
2:57	Seimone Augustus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)	17	10
2:48	Phoenix Full timeout	17	10
2:48	Angel Robinson enters the game for Stephanie Talbot	17	10
2:48	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Camille Little	17	10
2:48	Monique Currie enters the game for Diana Taurasi	17	10
2:48	Yvonne Turner enters the game for Danielle Robinson	17	10
2:48	Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus	17	10
2:48	Jia Perkins enters the game for Renee Montgomery	17	10
2:36	Monique Currie misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	10
2:36	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	17	10
2:28	Maya Moore misses 22-foot jumper	17	10
2:28	Phoenix defensive team rebound	17	10
2:15	Jia Perkins personal foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	17	10
2:03	Brittney Griner misses layup	17	10
2:02	Yvonne Turner offensive rebound	17	10
1:58	Yvonne Turner misses driving layup	17	10
1:58	Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound	17	10
1:51	Jia Perkins traveling	17	10
1:42	Brittney Griner offensive foul (Jia Perkins draws the foul)	17	10
1:42	Brittney Griner turnover	17	10
1:17	Plenette Pierson makes 14-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)	19	10
1:04	Brittney Griner misses	19	10
1:04	Angel Robinson offensive rebound	19	10
1:04	Maya Moore personal foul (Angel Robinson draws the foul)	19	10
1:04	Angel Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2	19	11
1:04	Emma Cannon enters the game for Brittney Griner	19	11
1:04	Natasha Howard enters the game for Maya Moore	19	11
1:04	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson	19	11
1:04	Angel Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2	19	12
46.0	Seimone Augustus makes 6-foot jumper	21	12
31.0	Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	12
31.0	Monique Currie offensive rebound	21	12
25.0	Natasha Howard shooting block foul (Yvonne Turner draws the foul)	21	12
25.0	Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2	21	13
25.0	Yvonne Turner misses free throw 2 of 2	21	13
24.0	Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound	21	13
1.0	Seimone Augustus makes jumper	23	13
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	13

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 4-0

Lynx
91
Mercury
83

Game 1

1/7

Lynx
88
Mercury
71

Game 2

15/7

Mercury
66
Lynx
81

Game 3

17/7

Mercury
69
Lynx
105

Game 4

23/8

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 15 July 2017

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,493

Referees:
Tiara Cruse
Byron Jarrett
Thomas Nunez

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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