Storm 89-77 Lynx (4 Aug, 2022) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

12-20, 6-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	18	14	22	23	77
SEA	30	26	22	11	89

Seattle Storm

20-12, 13-4 home

Gabby Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Sue Bird makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
Tina Charles makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point shot (Gabby Williams assists)
Sue Bird misses running pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 2-foot layup (Tina Charles assists)
Jewell Loyd misses driving floating jump shot
Sylvia Fowles blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 4-foot driving layup
Gabby Williams makes 13-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 16-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes 27-foot three point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses driving floating jump shot
Breanna Stewart makes two point shot
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Rachel Banham blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 7-foot layup
Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 12-foot jumper
Briann January misses 39-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses 9-foot two point shot
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Briann January makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Epiphanny Prince misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 18-foot running pullup jump shot
Briann January misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses running pullup jump shot
Sue Bird makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Tina Charles assists)
Gabby Williams makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 18-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird makes two point shot
Sue Bird makes 29-foot three point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird misses 19-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Breanna Stewart misses 11-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 8-foot jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sylvia Fowles blocks Jewell Loyd 's 2-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 4-foot layup (Sue Bird assists)
Gabby Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 8-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 8-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Tina Charles misses 18-foot jumper
Gabby Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (Gabby Williams assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses running pullup jump shot
Sue Bird misses three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Gabby Williams makes driving layup (Tina Charles assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 3-foot two point shot (Gabby Williams assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 12-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart makes layup (Gabby Williams assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 13-foot jumper
Epiphanny Prince misses 28-foot three point jumper
Gabby Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 5-foot layup
Jessica Shepard misses 11-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles misses 8-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles misses 3-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Sylvia Fowles makes alley oop layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Aerial Powers misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Jessica Shepard makes 9-foot two point shot
Rachel Banham makes 28-foot jump bank shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Natalie Achonwa misses 15-foot jumper
Rachel Banham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nikolina Milic makes two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
Natalie Achonwa makes 20-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Lindsay Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nikolina Milic makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
Rachel Banham misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Lindsay Allen makes 15-foot jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
Aerial Powers misses driving floating jump shot
Aerial Powers misses 14-foot two point shot
Aerial Powers misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jessica Shepard misses layup
Aerial Powers makes layup
Moriah Jefferson misses 3-foot two point shot
Sylvia Fowles makes 6-foot hook shot (Aerial Powers assists)
Moriah Jefferson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
Jessica Shepard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Sylvia Fowles misses 7-foot hook shot
Aerial Powers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard makes two point shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 13-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes hook shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Aerial Powers misses 8-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Jessica Shepard makes 7-foot two point shot (Aerial Powers assists)
Aerial Powers misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jessica Shepard makes jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride makes 22-foot jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Aerial Powers misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lindsay Allen misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart blocks Rachel Banham 's 24-foot three point jumper
Natalie Achonwa makes 1-foot layup (Rachel Banham assists)
Briann January blocks Nikolina Milic 's 8-foot two point shot
Nikolina Milic makes 2-foot two point shot
Moriah Jefferson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Bridget Carleton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Bridget Carleton misses 29-foot three point jumper
Rachel Banham misses running pullup jump shot
Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point shot (Rachel Banham assists)
Nikolina Milic makes 4-foot layup (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Nikolina Milic makes 6-foot two point shot (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Lindsay Allen makes 2-foot layup (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Nikolina Milic makes 5-foot hook shot (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Lindsay Allen makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Nikolina Milic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton misses three point jumper
Lindsay Allen makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Natalie Achonwa misses 13-foot jumper
Rachel Banham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)

LYNX

STORM

TIME		MIN	SEA
10:00	Sylvia Fowles vs. Breanna Stewart (Moriah Jefferson gains possession)	0	0
9:53	Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:50	Jessica Shepard offensive rebound	0	0
9:43	Moriah Jefferson misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:39	Gabby Williams defensive rebound	0	0
9:21	Gabby Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)	0	3
8:57	Sue Bird blocks Sylvia Fowles 's 5-foot layup	0	3
8:54	Sue Bird defensive rebound	0	3
8:51	Sue Bird makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot	0	6
8:32	Jessica Shepard misses 11-foot two point shot	0	6
8:29	Tina Charles defensive rebound	0	6
8:24	Tina Charles makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Breanna Stewart assists)	0	9
8:16	Lynx Full timeout	0	9
8:00	Sylvia Fowles misses 8-foot two point shot	0	9
7:57	Tina Charles defensive rebound	0	9
7:52	Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point shot (Gabby Williams assists)	0	12
7:35	Sylvia Fowles misses 3-foot two point shot	0	12
7:32	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	0	12
7:28	Sue Bird misses running pullup jump shot	0	12
7:25	Gabby Williams offensive rebound	0	12
7:24	Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	12
7:19	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	0	12
7:05	Moriah Jefferson makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	2	12
6:53	Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	2	12
6:50	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	2	12
6:43	Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)	5	12
6:31	Jewell Loyd makes 2-foot layup (Tina Charles assists)	5	14
6:16	Moriah Jefferson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	5	14
6:13	Tina Charles defensive rebound	5	14
5:54	Jewell Loyd misses driving floating jump shot	5	14
5:51	Aerial Powers defensive rebound	5	14
5:51	Tina Charles personal foul	5	14
5:43	Gabby Williams personal foul	5	14
5:34	Tina Charles shooting foul	5	14
5:34	Storm delay of game violation	5	14
5:34	Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	6	14
5:34	Ezi Magbegor enters the game for Tina Charles	6	14
5:34	Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	7	14
5:24	Jessica Shepard shooting foul	7	14
5:24	Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2	7	14
5:24	Storm offensive team rebound	7	14
5:24	Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	7	15
5:08	Sylvia Fowles makes alley oop layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)	9	15
4:57	Sylvia Fowles blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 4-foot driving layup	9	15
4:55	Ezi Magbegor offensive rebound	9	15
4:45	Gabby Williams makes 13-foot two point shot	9	17
4:25	Kayla McBride bad pass (Breanna Stewart steals)	9	17
4:18	Jewell Loyd misses 16-foot jumper	9	17
4:14	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	9	17
4:08	Aerial Powers misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	9	17
4:05	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	9	17
4:00	Sue Bird makes 27-foot three point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)	9	20
3:44	Kayla McBride misses 22-foot pullup jump shot	9	20
3:38	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	9	20
3:35	Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)	9	23
3:15	Jessica Shepard makes 9-foot two point shot	11	23
3:15	Breanna Stewart shooting foul	11	23
3:15	Natalie Achonwa enters the game for Aerial Powers	11	23
3:15	Rachel Banham enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	11	23
3:15	Jessica Shepard misses free throw 1 of 1	11	23
3:12	Gabby Williams defensive rebound	11	23
2:58	Jewell Loyd misses driving floating jump shot	11	23
2:54	Storm offensive team rebound	11	23
2:54	Lindsay Allen enters the game for Moriah Jefferson	11	23
2:53	Gabby Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	23
2:53	Briann January enters the game for Sue Bird	11	23
2:39	Natalie Achonwa bad pass (Breanna Stewart steals)	11	23
2:35	Breanna Stewart makes two point shot	11	25
2:28	Rachel Banham makes 28-foot jump bank shot (Lindsay Allen assists)	14	25
2:18	Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Breanna Stewart assists)	14	27
2:18	Natalie Achonwa shooting foul	14	27
2:18	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Gabby Williams	14	27
2:18	Epiphanny Prince enters the game for Jewell Loyd	14	27
2:18	Nikolina Milic enters the game for Jessica Shepard	14	27
2:18	Ezi Magbegor misses free throw 1 of 1	14	27
2:15	Nikolina Milic defensive rebound	14	27
1:57	Natalie Achonwa misses 15-foot jumper	14	27
1:55	Storm defensive team rebound	14	27
1:55	Nikolina Milic loose ball foul	14	27
1:45	Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)	14	30
1:34	Rachel Banham misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	30
1:30	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	14	30
1:19	Rachel Banham blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 7-foot layup	14	30
1:16	Lindsay Allen defensive rebound	14	30
1:14	Nikolina Milic makes two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)	16	30
1:00	Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	30
57.7	Natalie Achonwa defensive rebound	16	30
49.4	Natalie Achonwa makes 20-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)	18	30
30.5	Breanna Stewart misses 12-foot jumper	18	30
27.5	Natalie Achonwa defensive rebound	18	30
7.6	Lindsay Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	30
3.6	Nikolina Milic offensive rebound	18	30
2.3	Nikolina Milic bad pass (Ezi Magbegor steals)	18	30
0.2	Briann January misses 39-foot three point jumper	18	30
0.1	Storm offensive team rebound	18	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	30

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 4-0

Lynx
74
Storm
97

Game 1

7/5

Storm
81
Lynx
79

Game 2

15/6

Lynx
77
Storm
89

Game 3

4/8

Storm
96
Lynx
69

Game 4

13/8

Climate Pledge Arena

3:00 AM, 4 August 2022

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 13,500

Referees:
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Dannica Mosher
Kevin Fahy

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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