Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot hook shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses layup
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot two point shot
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot
- Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot jumper
- Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Diamond Miller makes 2-foot layup (Jessica Shepard assists)
- Maria Kliundikova blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 3-foot driving layup
- Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Kitija Laksa misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Courtney Williams misses two point shot
- Jessica Shepard makes 9-foot two point shot
- Kitija Laksa misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Kathryn Westbeld blocks Courtney Williams 's 21-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Kathryn Westbeld misses two point shot
- Kalani Brown makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Kayla McBride misses driving layup
- Kiana Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kayla McBride misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Kiana Williams makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 17-foot jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
- Kitija Laksa makes driving layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Natasha Mack makes driving layup
- Kayla McBride makes 26-foot three pointer (Alanna Smith assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Courtney Williams makes 13-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Maria Kliundikova blocks Alyssa Thomas's driving layup
- Kiana Williams misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Courtney Williams misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes layup
- DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes 10-foot jumper (Kalani Brown assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Kalani Brown blocks Courtney Williams 's 4-foot driving floating jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Kiana Williams assists)
- Alyssa Thomas misses 5-foot two point shot
- Alanna Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Mack makes 3-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
- Alyssa Thomas makes 6-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- DeWanna Bonner makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Napheesa Collier blocks Alyssa Thomas 's 4-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 8-foot two point shot
- Kathryn Westbeld misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 22-foot three point shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 8-foot two point shot
- Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
- Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kiana Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kiana Williams makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas makes 12-foot jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
- Kayla McBride makes driving layup
- Kitija Laksa misses running pullup jump shot
- Kalani Brown blocks Bridget Carleton 's 4-foot driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses driving layup
- Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup
- Diamond Miller misses 5-foot two point shot
- Kathryn Westbeld misses layup
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Jessica Shepard makes tip shot
- Kalani Brown misses layup
- Kalani Brown makes driving layup
- Diamond Miller misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Sami Whitcomb misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Jessica Shepard misses 12-foot jumper
- Kalani Brown makes 19-foot jumper (Kiana Williams assists)
- Natisha Hiedeman makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes driving layup
- Maria Kliundikova makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kalani Brown misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kalani Brown makes layup (Kitija Laksa assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Maria Kliundikova misses two point shot
- Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kitija Laksa misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Kiana Williams misses driving layup
- Natasha Mack makes tip shot
- Kitija Laksa blocks Natisha Hiedeman 's 14-foot step back jumpshot
- Kiana Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kitija Laksa makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
- Alanna Smith misses two point shot
- Alanna Smith blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 7-foot two point shot
- Kitija Laksa misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kiana Williams misses 23-foot three point shot
- Kathryn Westbeld makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kiana Williams assists)
- Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Anastasiia Olairi Kosu misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kathryn Westbeld misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Anastasiia Olairi Kosu makes driving layup
- Kiana Williams misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Diamond Miller misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | MIN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Natasha Mack vs. Alanna Smith (DeWanna Bonner gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:42 | Alyssa Thomas misses driving layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:41 | Lynx defensive team rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:26 | Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Bridget Carleton assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 9:13 | Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three pointer (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 3 | 2 | |
| 9:04 | Kathryn Westbeld personal foul | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:52 | Bridget Carleton misses 8-foot pullup jump shot | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:50 | Natasha Mack defensive rebound | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:34 | Alyssa Thomas bad pass (Courtney Williams steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:30 | Alanna Smith lost ball turnover (Natasha Mack steals) | 3 | 2 | |
| 8:24 | DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alyssa Thomas assists) | 5 | 2 | |
| 8:06 | Napheesa Collier makes 5-foot hook shot (Alanna Smith assists) | 5 | 4 | |
| 8:00 | DeWanna Bonner misses layup | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:56 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 5 | 4 | |
| 7:52 | Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point shot (Bridget Carleton assists) | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:34 | Kathryn Westbeld misses 23-foot three point jumper | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:31 | Napheesa Collier defensive rebound | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:26 | Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point shot | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:24 | Natasha Mack defensive rebound | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:14 | Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:11 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 5 | 7 | |
| 7:02 | Napheesa Collier misses 7-foot two point shot | 5 | 7 | |
| 6:58 | Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 5 | 7 | |
| 6:56 | Napheesa Collier shooting foul | 5 | 7 | |
| 6:56 | Kiana Williams enters the game for Sami Whitcomb | 5 | 7 | |
| 6:56 | Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 6 | 7 | |
| 6:56 | Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 7 | |
| 6:31 | Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper | 7 | 7 | |
| 6:28 | Natasha Mack defensive rebound | 7 | 7 | |
| 6:16 | DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 7 | 7 | |
| 6:13 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 7 | 7 | |
| 6:04 | Kayla McBride out of bounds bad pass turnover | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:53 | Alyssa Thomas bad pass (Kayla McBride steals) | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:45 | Napheesa Collier misses two point shot | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:42 | Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:39 | Alyssa Thomas misses two point shot | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:37 | Alanna Smith defensive rebound | 7 | 7 | |
| 5:32 | Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Courtney Williams assists) | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:32 | Kiana Williams shooting foul | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:32 | Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Natasha Mack | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:32 | Kitija Laksa enters the game for DeWanna Bonner | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:32 | Kalani Brown enters the game for Kathryn Westbeld | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:32 | Alanna Smith misses free throw 1 of 1 | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:31 | Alyssa Thomas defensive rebound | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:14 | Sami Whitcomb out of bounds bad pass turnover | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:14 | Jessica Shepard enters the game for Alanna Smith | 7 | 9 | |
| 5:01 | Jessica Shepard makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists) | 7 | 11 | |
| 4:46 | Kayla McBride personal foul | 7 | 11 | |
| 4:46 | Official timeout | 7 | 11 | |
| 4:35 | Sami Whitcomb bad pass (Napheesa Collier steals) | 7 | 11 | |
| 4:18 | Sami Whitcomb shooting foul | 7 | 11 | |
| 4:18 | Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 4:18 | Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 13 | |
| 4:01 | Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:59 | Kayla McBride defensive rebound | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:52 | Napheesa Collier misses 9-foot two point shot | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:50 | Kalani Brown defensive rebound | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:38 | Sami Whitcomb bad pass (Kayla McBride steals) | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:35 | Natisha Hiedeman enters the game for Courtney Williams | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:35 | Maria Kliundikova enters the game for Napheesa Collier | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:35 | DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Kiana Williams | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:24 | Natisha Hiedeman misses driving floating jump shot | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:21 | Kalani Brown defensive rebound | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:11 | Alyssa Thomas misses 13-foot jumper | 7 | 13 | |
| 3:08 | Jessica Shepard defensive rebound | 7 | 13 | |
| 2:53 | Maria Kliundikova makes layup (Jessica Shepard assists) | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:39 | Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:36 | Bridget Carleton defensive rebound | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:30 | Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:25 | Kalani Brown defensive rebound | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:21 | Natisha Hiedeman shooting foul | 7 | 15 | |
| 2:21 | Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 1 of 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2:21 | Diamond Miller enters the game for Bridget Carleton | 8 | 15 | |
| 2:21 | Kathryn Westbeld enters the game for Alyssa Thomas | 8 | 15 | |
| 2:21 | Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 15 | |
| 2:02 | Diamond Miller makes 2-foot layup (Jessica Shepard assists) | 9 | 17 | |
| 1:47 | Maria Kliundikova blocks Kathryn Westbeld 's 3-foot driving layup | 9 | 17 | |
| 1:44 | Maria Kliundikova defensive rebound | 9 | 17 | |
| 1:41 | Jessica Shepard makes two point shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists) | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:41 | Mercury Full timeout | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:41 | Natasha Mack enters the game for Kalani Brown | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:25 | Kitija Laksa misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:22 | Kathryn Westbeld offensive rebound | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:13 | Kayla McBride shooting foul | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:13 | Courtney Williams enters the game for Kayla McBride | 9 | 19 | |
| 1:13 | Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 1 of 2 | 10 | 19 | |
| 1:13 | Sami Whitcomb misses free throw 2 of 2 | 10 | 19 | |
| 1:11 | Maria Kliundikova defensive rebound | 10 | 19 | |
| 58.0 | Courtney Williams misses two point shot | 10 | 19 | |
| 56.0 | Jessica Shepard offensive rebound | 10 | 19 | |
| 49.1 | Jessica Shepard makes 9-foot two point shot | 10 | 21 | |
| 31.1 | Kitija Laksa misses 18-foot pullup jump shot | 10 | 21 | |
| 28.1 | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 10 | 21 | |
| 11.1 | Kitija Laksa personal foul | 10 | 21 | |
| 4.1 | Kathryn Westbeld blocks Courtney Williams 's 21-foot pullup jump shot | 10 | 21 | |
| 3.1 | Kathryn Westbeld defensive rebound | 10 | 21 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 10 | 21 | |
Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Roy Gulbeyan
Referee:Amy Bonner
Referee:Sarah Williams

2024-25 Standings
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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