Lynx 82-76 Mercury (1 Jul, 2021) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

8-7, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	20	25	23	14	82
PHX	25	19	17	15	76

Phoenix Mercury

7-8, 2-6 home

Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Napheesa Collier blocks Kia Nurse 's 3-foot driving layup
Brittney Griner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brittney Griner makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes three pointer
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 17-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 19-foot jumper (Megan Walker assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Megan Walker assists)
Damiris Dantas blocks Megan Walker 's 4-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles blocks Brianna Turner 's 4-foot layup
Diana Taurasi misses three point pullup jump shot
Shey Peddy makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Kia Vaughn makes 8-foot jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving floating jump shot
Sylvia Fowles blocks Kia Vaughn 's 3-foot layup
Kia Vaughn misses 15-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 19-foot jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving floating jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Brittney Griner makes 15-foot jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Megan Walker makes 3-foot layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 15-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Brianna Turner makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Megan Walker misses 51-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot hook shot
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 16-foot jumper
Brianna Turner misses driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kia Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shey Peddy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Megan Walker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 13-foot two point shot
Brianna Turner misses two point shot
Kia Vaughn misses 20-foot jumper
Kia Vaughn makes 3-foot two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brittney Griner makes 24-foot jump bank shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Megan Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 21-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes jump bank shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
Brianna Turner misses layup
Brianna Turner makes jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Layshia Clarendon makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Sylvia Fowles makes layup
Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Sylvia Fowles misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Napheesa Collier 's 5-foot driving layup
Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
Layshia Clarendon makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 3-foot hook shot
Brianna Turner blocks Damiris Dantas's layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton misses two point shot
Damiris Dantas makes layup
Napheesa Collier makes layup
Crystal Dangerfield makes pullup jump shot
Napheesa Collier makes layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
Layshia Clarendon misses 3-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 11-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes alley oop layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
Sylvia Fowles misses 4-foot two point shot
Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses driving floating jump shot
Sylvia Fowles makes 2-foot two point shot (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Napheesa Collier makes layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses 9-foot jump bank shot
Megan Walker blocks Napheesa Collier 's 7-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses 6-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles makes 1-foot layup (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Crystal Dangerfield misses driving layup
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Damiris Dantas makes layup (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Napheesa Collier misses driving floating jump shot
Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses layup
Damiris Dantas misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes 9-foot hook shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes 18-foot jumper (Damiris Dantas assists)
Damiris Dantas makes 9-foot two point shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
Kayla McBride misses two point shot
Napheesa Collier misses layup
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Damiris Dantas assists)
Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three pointer (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Kayla McBride makes 19-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Kayla McBride makes 7-foot layup (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Napheesa Collier 's 7-foot layup
Layshia Clarendon makes driving layup
Jessica Shepard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 27-foot three point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
Jessica Shepard misses 14-foot jumper
Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
Layshia Clarendon misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Layshia Clarendon makes 3-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Layshia Clarendon makes driving layup
Sylvia Fowles misses 17-foot jumper
Layshia Clarendon makes 10-foot pullup jump shot

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHX
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Brittney Griner (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:39	Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot	0	2
9:22	Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper	0	2
9:20	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	0	2
9:15	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	0	4
8:58	Diana Taurasi shooting foul	0	4
8:58	Damiris Dantas makes free throw 1 of 2	1	4
8:58	Damiris Dantas makes free throw 2 of 2	2	4
8:44	Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
8:42	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	2	4
8:33	Napheesa Collier misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	2	4
8:29	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	4
8:25	Napheesa Collier shooting foul	2	4
8:25	Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2	2	4
8:25	Phoenix offensive team rebound	2	4
8:25	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
8:13	Layshia Clarendon makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	4	5
8:04	Napheesa Collier blocks Kia Nurse 's 3-foot driving layup	4	5
8:01	Napheesa Collier defensive rebound	4	5
7:51	Sylvia Fowles makes layup	6	5
7:41	Brittney Griner bad pass (Layshia Clarendon steals)	6	5
7:37	Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)	8	5
7:22	Brittney Griner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	8	7
7:05	Sylvia Fowles misses 19-foot jumper	8	7
6:59	Layshia Clarendon offensive rebound	8	7
6:55	Layshia Clarendon out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	7
6:36	Brittney Griner makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	8	9
6:20	Brittney Griner blocks Napheesa Collier 's 5-foot driving layup	8	9
6:17	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	8	9
6:13	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals)	8	9
6:08	Napheesa Collier makes two point shot	10	9
5:54	Diana Taurasi makes three pointer	10	12
5:38	Layshia Clarendon makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	12	12
5:24	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
5:22	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	12	12
5:12	Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 3-foot hook shot	12	12
5:08	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	12	12
5:03	Diana Taurasi misses two point shot	12	12
5:03	Minnesota defensive team rebound	12	12
5:03	Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Kia Nurse	12	12
4:41	Layshia Clarendon bad pass (Brianna Turner steals)	12	12
4:37	Kayla McBride shooting foul	12	12
4:37	Official timeout	12	12
4:37	Megan Walker enters the game for Diana Taurasi	12	12
4:37	Bridget Carleton enters the game for Layshia Clarendon	12	12
4:37	Crystal Dangerfield enters the game for Kayla McBride	12	12
4:37	Brianna Turner misses free throw 1 of 2	12	12
4:37	Phoenix offensive team rebound	12	12
4:37	Brianna Turner makes free throw 2 of 2	12	13
4:24	Brianna Turner blocks Damiris Dantas's layup	12	13
4:20	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	12	13
4:14	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 17-foot jumper	12	15
4:05	Sylvia Fowles offensive foul	12	15
4:05	Sylvia Fowles turnover	12	15
3:46	Brittney Griner makes 19-foot jumper (Megan Walker assists)	12	17
3:19	Crystal Dangerfield misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	17
3:17	Phoenix defensive team rebound	12	17
3:17	Kia Vaughn enters the game for Brittney Griner	12	17
3:10	Crystal Dangerfield shooting foul	12	17
3:10	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 1 of 3	12	18
3:10	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 2 of 3	12	19
3:10	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 3 of 3	12	20
2:50	Damiris Dantas misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	20
2:47	Phoenix defensive team rebound	12	20
2:38	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup	12	20
2:36	Skylar Diggins-Smith offensive rebound	12	20
2:29	Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Megan Walker assists)	12	23
2:21	Minnesota Full timeout	12	23
2:21	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Skylar Diggins-Smith	12	23
2:16	Bridget Carleton misses two point shot	12	23
2:12	Crystal Dangerfield offensive rebound	12	23
1:59	Damiris Dantas makes layup	14	23
1:52	Damiris Dantas blocks Megan Walker 's 4-foot two point shot	14	23
1:49	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	14	23
1:39	Napheesa Collier makes layup	16	23
1:19	Sylvia Fowles blocks Brianna Turner 's 4-foot layup	16	23
1:14	Brianna Turner offensive rebound	16	23
1:12	Diana Taurasi misses three point pullup jump shot	16	23
1:09	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	16	23
1:03	Crystal Dangerfield makes pullup jump shot	18	23
55.9	Phoenix Full timeout	18	23
55.9	Kia Nurse enters the game for Megan Walker	18	23
55.9	Brittney Griner enters the game for Sophie Cunningham	18	23
55.9	Shey Peddy enters the game for Brianna Turner	18	23
55.9	Jessica Shepard enters the game for Crystal Dangerfield	18	23
55.9	Layshia Clarendon enters the game for Bridget Carleton	18	23
55.9	Kayla McBride enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	18	23
39.8	Shey Peddy makes driving layup	18	25
27.5	Napheesa Collier makes layup (Jessica Shepard assists)	20	25
19.2	Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	20	25
16.7	Layshia Clarendon defensive rebound	20	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	25

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Mercury
77
Lynx
75

Game 1

15/5

Lynx
82
Mercury
76

Game 2

1/7

Lynx
99
Mercury
68

Game 3

4/7

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 1 July 2021

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 4,122

Referees:
Isaac Barnett
Dannica Mosher
John Conley

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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