Lynx 84-77 Sparks (1 Aug, 2022) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

12-19, 6-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	26	26	17	15	84
LA	22	21	12	22	77

Los Angeles Sparks

12-17, 7-8 home

Katie Lou Samuelson makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chiney Ogwumike assists)
Moriah Jefferson blocks Kristi Toliver 's 6-foot driving layup
Kristi Toliver misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 17-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 18-foot jumper
Chiney Ogwumike makes 12-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Chennedy Carter makes pullup jump shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 20-foot jumper
Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
Chennedy Carter misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes driving layup (Chennedy Carter assists)
Jordin Canada makes two point shot
Chennedy Carter makes two point shot
Brittney Sykes misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Chennedy Carter misses driving floating jump shot
Chennedy Carter misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Jasmine Walker misses 17-foot two point shot
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Chiney Ogwumike makes 5-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 14-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles blocks Brittney Sykes's driving layup
Kristi Toliver misses three point pullup jump shot
Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Katie Lou Samuelson assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes 4-foot two point shot
Brittney Sykes misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 19-foot jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Jordin Canada misses 11-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jordin Canada assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada misses 9-foot two point shot
Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 15-foot jumper (Chennedy Carter assists)
Olivia Nelson-Ododa misses driving layup
Chennedy Carter makes 4-foot two point shot
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 32-foot three point jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 9-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 9-foot two point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 16-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
Jordin Canada misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Chennedy Carter misses running pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 26-foot three point jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 8-foot two point shot
Brittney Sykes misses two point shot
Jordin Canada misses layup
Brittney Sykes misses pullup jump shot
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson makes two point shot
Chennedy Carter misses two point shot
Chennedy Carter makes 12-foot jumper
Chennedy Carter misses driving floating jump shot
Jordin Canada misses two point shot
Brittney Sykes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Brittney Sykes misses three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
Jessica Shepard blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 11-foot two point shot
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup (Chiney Ogwumike assists)
Chiney Ogwumike misses 26-foot three point jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson misses 25-foot three point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
Brittney Sykes misses two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chiney Ogwumike misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Sykes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada misses 26-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers misses driving floating jump shot
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Aerial Powers misses 6-foot pullup jump shot
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Aerial Powers assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot (Aerial Powers assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Natalie Achonwa makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
Nikolina Milic makes two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Nikolina Milic misses layup
Rachel Banham makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Bridget Carleton assists)
Natalie Achonwa makes driving layup (Rachel Banham assists)
Rachel Banham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
Moriah Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot hook shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Aerial Powers makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Aerial Powers makes 4-foot two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes driving floating jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
Jessica Shepard misses 18-foot jumper
Natalie Achonwa misses 8-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jessica Shepard 's 17-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup
Kayla McBride misses 19-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Lindsay Allen misses layup
Lindsay Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natalie Achonwa misses layup
Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Aerial Powers assists)
Jessica Shepard misses 19-foot jumper
Rachel Banham makes 4-foot two point shot (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Natalie Achonwa misses two point shot
Jessica Shepard makes layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
Jordin Canada blocks Lindsay Allen 's 10-foot jumper
Natalie Achonwa misses driving layup
Rachel Banham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Rachel Banham makes 17-foot jumper (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Moriah Jefferson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Aerial Powers misses 10-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses 4-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride makes 16-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson blocks Aerial Powers 's 6-foot driving layup
Aerial Powers misses 19-foot jumper

LYNX

SPARKS

TIME		MIN	LA
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Aerial Powers gains possession)	0	0
9:47	Aerial Powers misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
9:43	Katie Lou Samuelson defensive rebound	0	0
9:36	Katie Lou Samuelson makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	0	2
9:24	Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)	3	2
9:05	Sylvia Fowles shooting foul	3	2
9:05	Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
9:05	Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2	3	4
8:46	Moriah Jefferson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)	5	4
8:32	Katie Lou Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chiney Ogwumike assists)	5	7
8:20	Moriah Jefferson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	5	7
8:16	Sparks defensive team rebound	5	7
8:07	Moriah Jefferson blocks Kristi Toliver 's 6-foot driving layup	5	7
8:07	Sparks offensive team rebound	5	7
7:59	Kristi Toliver misses 28-foot step back jumpshot	5	7
7:58	Lynx defensive team rebound	5	7
7:52	Nneka Ogwumike personal foul	5	7
7:46	Aerial Powers lost ball turnover (Katie Lou Samuelson steals)	5	7
7:45	Nneka Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Aerial Powers steals)	5	7
7:42	Aerial Powers steps out of bounds turnover	5	7
7:30	Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	7
7:28	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	5	7
7:21	Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)	7	7
7:11	Katie Lou Samuelson misses 17-foot jumper	7	7
7:07	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	7	7
6:58	Aerial Powers misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	7	7
6:45	Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound	7	7
6:45	Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot	9	7
6:37	Chiney Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper	9	7
6:35	Lynx defensive team rebound	9	7
6:14	Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Aerial Powers assists)	11	7
6:02	Brittney Sykes misses driving layup	11	7
6:02	Aerial Powers defensive rebound	11	7
5:59	Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot (Aerial Powers assists)	13	7
5:58	Sparks Full timeout	13	7
5:58	Jordin Canada enters the game for Brittney Sykes	13	7
5:58	Chennedy Carter enters the game for Kristi Toliver	13	7
5:37	Katie Lou Samuelson misses 18-foot jumper	13	7
5:33	Sparks offensive team rebound	13	7
5:22	Chiney Ogwumike makes 12-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)	13	9
5:06	Moriah Jefferson makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	15	9
4:46	Nneka Ogwumike misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	15	9
4:44	Moriah Jefferson defensive rebound	15	9
4:40	Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)	18	9
4:33	Chennedy Carter makes pullup jump shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	18	11
4:21	Moriah Jefferson makes 9-foot pullup jump shot	20	11
4:09	Brittney Sykes enters the game for Katie Lou Samuelson	20	11
4:07	Nneka Ogwumike misses 20-foot jumper	20	11
4:02	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	20	11
3:49	Moriah Jefferson lost ball turnover (Nneka Ogwumike steals)	20	11
3:44	Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	20	13
3:27	Sylvia Fowles offensive foul	20	13
3:27	Sylvia Fowles turnover	20	13
3:26	Olivia Nelson-Ododa enters the game for Chiney Ogwumike	20	13
3:26	Natalie Achonwa enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	20	13
3:14	Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)	20	15
3:04	Chennedy Carter shooting foul	20	15
3:04	Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2	21	15
3:04	Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2	22	15
2:52	Chennedy Carter misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	22	15
2:48	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	22	15
2:36	Aerial Powers lost ball turnover (Brittney Sykes steals)	22	15
2:22	Olivia Nelson-Ododa makes driving layup (Chennedy Carter assists)	22	17
2:07	Moriah Jefferson misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	22	17
2:07	Jordin Canada defensive rebound	22	17
2:02	Jordin Canada makes two point shot	22	19
2:02	Moriah Jefferson shooting foul	22	19
2:02	Jasmine Walker enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	22	19
2:02	Nikolina Milic enters the game for Aerial Powers	22	19
2:02	Rachel Banham enters the game for Moriah Jefferson	22	19
2:02	Bridget Carleton enters the game for Jessica Shepard	22	19
2:02	Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 1	22	20
1:49	Lindsay Allen enters the game for Kayla McBride	22	20
1:45	Natalie Achonwa vs. Brittney Sykes (Chennedy Carter gains possession)	22	20
1:45	Natalie Achonwa lost ball turnover (Brittney Sykes steals)	22	20
1:42	Chennedy Carter makes two point shot	22	22
1:34	Lynx Full timeout	22	22
1:21	Natalie Achonwa makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)	24	22
54.8	Jordin Canada lost ball turnover (Natalie Achonwa steals)	24	22
54.0	Nikolina Milic makes two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)	26	22
30.3	Brittney Sykes misses 9-foot pullup jump shot	26	22
30.3	Lynx defensive team rebound	26	22
28.9	Olivia Nelson-Ododa loose ball foul	26	22
5.2	Lindsay Allen bad pass (Jasmine Walker steals)	26	22
3.0	Chennedy Carter misses driving floating jump shot	26	22
3.0	Sparks offensive team rebound	26	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	22

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Lynx
87
Sparks
84

Game 1

18/5

Sparks
85
Lynx
83

Game 2

30/5

Lynx
84
Sparks
77

Game 3

1/8

crypto.com Arena

12:00 AM, 1 August 2022

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 6,857

Referees:
Kurt Walker
Maj Forsberg
Blanca Burns

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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