Phoenix Mercury @ Connecticut Sun

SECOND ROUND

18-16, 9-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercury PHX	18	25	25	20	88
Sun CONN	29	21	18	15	83

Connecticut SunSunCONN

21-13, 12-5 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Yvonne Turner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Jonquel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Courtney Williams misses 17-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Jasmine Thomas makes 12-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen makes 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes 14-foot two point shot
Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup
Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1
Alyssa Thomas makes layup
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses layup
Jonquel Jones makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot two point shot
Yvonne Turner makes two point shot
Alyssa Thomas makes 11-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
Courtney Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner misses 22-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Courtney Williams makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)
Monique Currie misses 17-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 19-foot two point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 9-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses 15-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas blocks Leilani Mitchell's layup
Danielle Robinson misses 5-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 3-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 22-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine Thomas misses 15-foot two point jumper
Morgan Tuck makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones makes layup (Morgan Tuck assists)
Danielle Robinson misses 16-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes layup
Morgan Tuck makes free throw 1 of 2
Morgan Tuck misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alex Bentley assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 10-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 1
Alex Bentley makes 3-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Monique Currie blocks Courtney Williams 's 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Courtney Williams makes 14-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot
Leilani Mitchell makes three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Alex Bentley misses 6-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 5-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes driving layup (Alex Bentley assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Courtney Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Yvonne Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Alex Bentley misses free throw 1 of 2
Alex Bentley makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses technical free throw
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla Pedersen makes free throw 1 of 2
Kayla Pedersen misses free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses two point shot
Jonquel Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Yvonne Turner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Courtney Williams makes 6-foot jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Yvonne Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
Courtney Williams misses three point jumper
Jonquel Jones misses two point shot
Leilani Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes 13-foot two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup
Yvonne Turner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Leilani Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 18-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot
Alex Bentley makes 18-foot two point shot
Monique Currie misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Williams makes 7-foot two point shot
Camille Little makes 11-foot two point shot
Jonquel Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla Pedersen makes layup
Courtney Williams blocks Monique Currie's layup
Monique Currie makes 10-foot jumper
Courtney Williams misses two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot jumper
Shekinna Stricklen makes 20-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses layup
Alyssa Thomas misses
Monique Currie misses 15-foot two point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Jonquel Jones's layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses layup
Shekinna Stricklen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Monique Currie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alex Bentley misses 23-foot
Alyssa Thomas misses 15-foot jumper
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
Jonquel Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shekinna Stricklen misses free throw 1 of 2
Shekinna Stricklen misses free throw 2 of 2
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2
Camille Little makes free throw 2 of 2
Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Jonquel Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		PHX	CONN
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Jonquel Jones (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Yvonne Turner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	3	0
9:26	Jonquel Jones makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jasmine Thomas assists)	3	3
9:11	Brittney Griner lost ball turnover (Alyssa Thomas steals)	3	3
9:08	Diana Taurasi personal block (Alyssa Thomas draws the foul)	3	3
9:03	Connecticut offensive team rebound	3	3
9:03	Courtney Williams misses 17-foot jumper	3	3
9:03	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	3	3
9:03	Jonquel Jones misses layup	3	3
8:59	Jasmine Thomas makes 12-foot two point shot	3	5
8:36	Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper	3	5
8:36	Shekinna Stricklen defensive rebound	3	5
8:27	Shekinna Stricklen makes 23-foot three point jumper	3	8
8:11	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	8
8:11	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	3	8
8:03	Jasmine Thomas makes 14-foot two point shot	3	10
7:54	Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup	5	10
7:54	Jasmine Thomas shooting foul (Leilani Mitchell draws the foul)	5	10
7:54	Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 1	5	10
7:52	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	5	10
7:46	Alyssa Thomas makes layup	5	12
7:33	Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)	7	12
7:07	Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	7	12
7:07	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	7	12
7:01	Alyssa Thomas shooting foul (Leilani Mitchell draws the foul)	7	12
7:01	Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2	8	12
7:01	Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2	9	12
6:46	Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
6:45	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	9	12
6:41	Shekinna Stricklen misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
6:39	Courtney Williams offensive rebound	9	12
6:35	Camille Little shooting foul (Jasmine Thomas draws the foul)	9	12
6:35	Jasmine Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2	9	12
6:35	Connecticut offensive team rebound	9	12
6:35	Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	9	13
6:22	Diana Taurasi misses jumper	9	13
6:20	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	9	13
6:11	Jasmine Thomas misses 18-foot jumper	9	13
6:11	Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound	9	13
6:09	Alyssa Thomas misses layup	9	13
6:07	Jonquel Jones makes two point shot	9	15
6:07	Jonquel Jones offensive rebound	9	13
5:48	Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot two point shot	11	15
5:30	Alyssa Thomas lost ball turnover (Yvonne Turner steals)	11	15
5:24	Yvonne Turner makes two point shot	13	15
5:09	Alyssa Thomas makes 11-foot jumper	13	17
4:54	Brittney Griner makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)	15	17
4:39	Courtney Williams makes 17-foot jumper	15	19
4:18	Yvonne Turner misses 22-foot jumper	15	19
4:18	Jasmine Thomas defensive rebound	15	19
4:09	Jasmine Thomas makes driving layup	15	21
3:58	Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	21
3:57	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	15	21
3:47	Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)	15	23
3:41	Phoenix Full timeout	15	23
3:41	Monique Currie enters the game for Diana Taurasi	15	23
3:41	Emma Cannon enters the game for Camille Little	15	23
3:27	Emma Cannon lost ball turnover (Courtney Williams steals)	15	23
3:21	Alyssa Thomas bad pass (Yvonne Turner steals)	15	23
3:13	Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)	18	23
2:54	Jonquel Jones misses layup	18	23
2:51	Shekinna Stricklen offensive rebound	18	23
2:44	Courtney Williams makes layup (Jonquel Jones assists)	18	25
2:30	Monique Currie misses 17-foot jumper	18	25
2:29	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	18	25
2:20	Shekinna Stricklen misses 19-foot two point jumper	18	25
2:19	Emma Cannon defensive rebound	18	25
2:00	Brittney Griner misses 9-foot jumper	18	25
2:00	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	18	25
1:43	Courtney Williams misses 15-foot jumper	18	25
1:42	Emma Cannon defensive rebound	18	25
1:34	Jasmine Thomas blocks Leilani Mitchell's layup	18	25
1:34	Phoenix offensive team rebound	18	25
1:34	Danielle Robinson enters the game for Yvonne Turner	18	25
1:34	Alex Bentley enters the game for Shekinna Stricklen	18	25
1:23	Danielle Robinson misses 5-foot jumper	18	25
1:23	Jonquel Jones defensive rebound	18	25
1:13	Jasmine Thomas misses layup	18	25
1:12	Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound	18	25
1:09	Alyssa Thomas makes two point shot	18	27
53.0	Brittney Griner misses 3-foot jumper	18	27
52.0	Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound	18	27
45.0	Jasmine Thomas misses 22-foot jumper	18	27
44.0	Emma Cannon defensive rebound	18	27
25.0	Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	27
24.0	Alex Bentley defensive rebound	18	27
2.0	Camille Little enters the game for Brittney Griner	18	28
2.0	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Leilani Mitchell	18	28
2.0	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2	18	29
2.0	Monique Currie shooting foul (Alyssa Thomas draws the foul)	18	27
2.0	Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2	18	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	29

Matchups

PHX

PHX wins series

1-0

CONN

Game 1•@ CONN

Final

Game Information

Uncasville, CT

Referee:Roy Gulbeyan

Referee:Maj Forsberg

Referee:Byron Jarrett

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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