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By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Jun 09 2010 2:59PM

The Phoenix Mercury suffered a heartbreaking loss in their last game as the defending WNBA champions struggled against in another matchup with one of the league's weaker teams.

They'll face another challenge Thursday night when they host the Minnesota Lynx, who expect to have All-Star Seimone Augustus in the lineup for the first time since she tore her ACL last year.

The Mercury (3-5) are 4 1/2 games behind conference-leading Seattle, due in part to their inability to take advantage of two lesser opponents this month.

Phoenix, which lost 92-82 to Minnesota (2-7) last Tuesday, fell 92-91 to Los Angeles on Tuesday for its second straight defeat. Candace Parker made a layup with 3.4 seconds remaining to give her team its second win.

The Mercury allowed Parker to score 22 points, and they could face another tough matchup in Augustus. The fifth-year guard is set to make her season debut after suffering a season-ending knee injury June 17 against Phoenix.

"I just want to have fun and win while enjoying basketball again and enjoying being out there with my teammates," she told Minnesota's official website.

The last-place Lynx (2-7) need Augustus, who has averaged 21.2 points in her career, to boost their offense. Minnesota is scoring 74.8 points per game - second-lowest in the WNBA - and shooting a league-worst 37.7 percent.

"Obviously we've had problems putting the ball in the hole," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "We're looking to improve those things and having our best player on the court would really help in those areas."

While the team didn't announce how much Augustus will play, she only returned to full practice Tuesday. Besides ACL surgery, she also underwent abdominal surgery in May.

The Lynx didn't need Augustus in a 92-82 home win over the Mercury on June 1, as Monica Wright scored a career-high 32 points.

Minnesota, however, could have used Augustus in an 89-51 loss to Indiana on Sunday. The Lynx were held to a franchise-low 12 field goals and eight points in the fourth quarter - a team record for that period.

Minnesota played without Lindsay Whalen, who sat out with an undisclosed illness. It's uncertain if she'll be back in the lineup Thursday. The guard averages 11.5 points and a team-high 4.3 assists.

While the Lynx have been struggling to score, the combination of Augustus' return plus a matchup with the league's worst defensive team could help. The Mercury are allowing 88.4 points per game and gave up at least 92 in four of the last five games.

Taurasi scores 31 to help Mercury beat Lynx 99-88

Posted Jun 11 2010 12:17AM

PHOENIX(AP) Diana Taurasi scored 31 points, including the first 10 points of the fourth quarter to help the Phoenix Mercury beat the Minnesota Lynx 99-88 Thursday night.

Penny Taylor had 24 points, Candice Dupree scored 14, Temeka Johnson 13 and Tangela Smith 12 to help the Mercury (4-5) get their second win in six games. Johnson also had 10 assists.

Taurasi was 5 for 9 on 3-pointers as the league's top team from beyond the arc made 14 of 34.

Rookie Monica Wright scored 21 points to lead the Lynx (2-8), who have lost three straight and eight of the last nine. Candice Wiggins had 19 points, Rebekkah Brunson 15 and Nicky Anosike 14.

Seimone Augustus scored 13 points in her season debut for Minnesota after recovering from three fibroids removed from her abdomen and lower back in April.

The Mercury (4-5) erased an eight-point deficit in the final 5 minutes of the third quarter and Taurasi hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first 2 minutes of the fourth. She finished with 17 points in the final quarter.

Phoenix, which came in shooting 37 percent on 3s, used the long shot in a 21-5 run in the third period to erase a 60-52 deficit. Taylor and Smith each hit a pair of 3s during the spurt that gave the Mercury a 74-65 advantage with 30 seconds left in the quarter.

Taurasi's layup with 7:29 left gave Phoenix an 84-67 lead but Wright capped a 9-0 run to get Minnesota to 87-78 but the Lynx got no closer.

The Mercury hit six of their first seven shots and ran out to a 16-4 lead in the first 4 minutes and led by 15 in the first quarter. However, Wright score nine points in the first 4 minutes of the second quarter and Wiggins capped a 9-0 run to get Minnesota even at 40-all with 2:53 left.

Wright led the Lynx with 13 points as Minnesota took a 48-46 lead at the break.

Lynx Mercury

43.9% 52.2% 38.1% 41.2% 84.6% 92.9% FG % 3FG% FT %

	MIN	PHO
Total Rebounds	7	3
Offensive Rebounds	8	10
Turnovers	12	14
Fast Break Pts:	9	13
Biggest Lead:	8	18
Points in the Paint:	22	28

	MIN	PHO
p	Wright 21	Taurasi 31
rb	Brunson 12	Dupree 8
a	Whalen 6	Johnson 10
s	Anosike 3	Dupree 2
b	2 players 1	2 players 2

06/01 - PHO 82 @ MIN 92
06/10 - MIN 88 @ PHO 99
07/24 - PHO 127 @ MIN 124
07/29 - MIN 92 @ PHO 110

Minnesota Lynx (2-8)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
S. Augustus	G-F	32:31	6-13	1-6	0-0	-9	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	13
R. Brunson	F	33:41	6-13	0-0	3-3	-21	2	10	12	1	3	2	4	0	1	15
N. Anosike	F-C	36:35	4-10	0-0	6-7	-6	0	3	3	2	4	3	3	1	2	14
C. Wiggins	G	29:37	5-12	5-10	4-4	-15	2	2	4	4	2	2	2	0	0	19
L. Whalen	G	28:06	1-3	1-2	1-2	-16	1	4	5	6	2	1	0	0	1	4
H. Maiga-Ba		11:22	1-2	0-0	0-2	+7	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
C. Houston		02:53	0-2	0-0	0-0	+3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
M. Wright		22:17	6-11	1-3	8-8	+9	2	1	3	2	3	2	0	0	0	21
R. McCants		02:58	0-0	0-0	0-0	-7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Q. Hollingsworth	DNP - Coach's Decision
N. Martinez	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		200	29-66	8-21	22-26		8	22	30	17	16	10	12	2	6	88
			43.9%	38.1%	84.6%		team rebs: 7			total to: 13

Phoenix Mercury (4-5)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
P. Taylor	F	29:15	9-15	3-7	3-4	+26	2	4	6	5	3	1	2	0	1	24
C. Dupree	F	26:31	7-8	0-0	0-0	+13	2	6	8	2	3	2	1	2	0	14
T. Smith	C	34:01	4-11	2-8	2-2	+19	2	4	6	0	4	1	0	1	0	12
D. Taurasi	G-F	35:56	10-18	5-9	6-6	+16	0	7	7	5	4	0	4	2	0	31
T. Johnson	G	29:26	4-9	3-6	2-2	+13	0	1	1	10	2	0	0	0	0	13
D. Bonner		20:07	1-4	0-1	0-0	-3	1	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	2
K. Swanier		10:34	1-2	1-2	0-0	-2	1	0	1	4	0	1	4	0	0	3
N. Ohlde		07:18	0-1	0-0	0-0	-9	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
B. Smith		03:06	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
T. Lilley		03:00	0-1	0-1	0-0	-9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Holmes		00:46	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Total		200	36-69	14-34	13-14		10	25	35	27	19	5	14	6	2	99
			52.2%	41.2%	92.9%		team rebs: 3			total to: 14

inactive

Lynx: --
Mercury: --

technical fouls

Lynx: --
Mercury: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 5

arena stats

Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Officials: #8 Daryl Humphrey, #18 Kurt Walker, #34 Maj Forsberg
Attendance: 5506
Duration: 1:44

Minnesota Lynx (2-8)		Phoenix Mercury (4-5)
Start of 1st Qtr
	10:00
Anosike Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	09:39
	09:38	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:28 [PHO 3-0]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	09:28
Augustus Jump Shot: Missed	09:14
	09:13	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:01 [PHO 6-0]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (1 AST)
Brunson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wiggins (1 AST)	08:43 [MIN 2-6]
	08:26 [PHO 8-2]	Taylor Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (2 AST)
Augustus Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:26
	08:26 [PHO 9-2]	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	08:13	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:13 [MIN 3-9]
Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:13 [MIN 4-9]
	08:03 [PHO 12-4]	Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (3 AST)
Brunson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	07:48
	07:26 [PHO 14-4]	Dupree Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:16
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Missed	07:06
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:05
Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:55	Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Whalen Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:42
	06:36	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:36
Brunson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Dupree (1 ST)	06:14
	06:09 [PHO 16-4]	Taylor Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Brunson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:51 [MIN 6-16]
	05:36	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:35
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:08	Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Augustus (1 BLK)
	05:06	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:04 [PHO 18-6]	Dupree Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Missed	04:36
	04:35	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:23 [PHO 21-6]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dupree (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	04:14
	04:14	Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner
Augustus Substitution replaced by Maiga-Ba	04:14
Anosike Substitution replaced by Houston	04:14
Wiggins Substitution replaced by Wright	04:14
Whalen Substitution replaced by Wiggins	04:14
	04:05	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:05 [MIN 7-21]
	04:05	Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	04:05 [MIN 8-21]
	03:57 [PHO 23-8]	Taurasi Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Houston Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dupree (1 BLK)	03:47
	03:47	Team Rebound
	03:29	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:28	Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:21	Dupree Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Brunson (1 ST)
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:17 [MIN 11-23]
	03:02	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:01
Houston Jump Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	02:48
	02:46	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:38	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:37	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Brunson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:33
	02:33	Taurasi Substitution replaced by Taylor
Brunson Substitution replaced by Anosike	02:33
	02:33 [PHO 24-11]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	02:33	Dupree Substitution replaced by Ohlde
	02:33 [PHO 25-11]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Anosike Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	02:19
Houston Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:18
Houston Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Taylor (1 ST)	02:14
	02:06	Ohlde Hook Shot: Missed
	02:05	Swanier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:43	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed Block: Anosike (1 BLK)
Anosike Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:41
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	01:34
	01:33	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:26	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Anosike (1 ST)
	01:21	Taylor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:21 [MIN 12-25]
Wiggins Substitution replaced by Whalen	01:21
Houston Substitution replaced by Brunson	01:21
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:21 [MIN 13-25]
	00:57.9	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	00:54.8	Taylor Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:54.8 [PHO 27-13]	Taylor Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Brunson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:41.2 [MIN 15-27]
	00:41.2	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brunson Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	00:41.2 [MIN 16-27]
	00:27.1 [PHO 30-16]	Swanier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)
	00:03.1	Bonner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:03.1 [MIN 17-30]
Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:03.1 [MIN 18-30]
End of 1st Qtr
Minnesota Lynx (2-8)		Phoenix Mercury (4-5)
Start of 2nd QtrBack to Top
	09:47	Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
	09:43	Taylor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	09:43 [MIN 19-30]
Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Augustus	09:43
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:43 [MIN 20-30]
	09:29	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
	09:28	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:18	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:17
Wright Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	09:07 [MIN 22-30]
	08:55 [PHO 33-22]	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	08:38
Team Rebound	08:37
	08:37	Smith Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Anosike Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dupree (2 BLK)	08:33
	08:31	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:25	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:24
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:14 [MIN 24-33]
	08:06	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:05
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	07:44
	07:43	Team Rebound
	07:40	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
	07:29	Taurasi Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wright (2 ST)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Whalen (1 AST)	07:22 [MIN 26-33]
	07:08 [PHO 35-26]	Smith Jump Bank Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (4 AST)
Anosike Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:57 [MIN 28-35]
	06:48	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:47
Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed	06:40
	06:39	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Brunson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:38
	06:38	Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner
	06:26 [PHO 37-28]	Bonner Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Augustus (1 AST)	06:07 [MIN 31-37]
	05:56 [PHO 40-31]	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Brunson Step Back Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:32 [MIN 33-40]
	05:23	Dupree Hook Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:22
	05:07	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:07
	05:07	Dupree Substitution replaced by Lilley
Wright Substitution replaced by Wiggins	05:07
Brunson Substitution replaced by Maiga-Ba	05:07
Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:07 [MIN 34-40]
Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:07
	05:07	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:54	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:53
Anosike Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)	04:42
	04:41	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:37	Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Maiga-Ba Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	04:22
	04:09	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:08	Lilley Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:01	Taurasi Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:01	Taurasi Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Maiga-Ba Jump Shot: Missed	03:44
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:43
	03:43	Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:43
Team Rebound	03:43
Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:43 [MIN 35-40]
	03:34	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
Anosike Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:33
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Whalen (2 AST)	03:17 [MIN 38-40]
	03:02	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:01
	02:53	Taurasi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	02:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:53	Smith Substitution replaced by Taylor
	02:53	Lilley Substitution replaced by Dupree
Wiggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:53 [MIN 39-40]
Wiggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	02:53 [MIN 40-40]
	02:37 [PHO 42-40]	Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Taylor (3 AST)
Anosike Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:25
Anosike Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:25
Wiggins Substitution replaced by Wright	02:25
	02:12 [PHO 44-40]	Dupree Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Augustus Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:57
	01:45	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
Maiga-Ba Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:44
Anosike Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:29 [MIN 42-44]
	01:16	Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Anosike (2 ST)
Maiga-Ba Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:03 [MIN 44-44]
Wright Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:59.0
	00:55.9	Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Whalen (1 ST)
	00:55.0	Taylor Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Maiga-Ba Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:55.0
Team Rebound	00:55.0
Maiga-Ba Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:55.0
	00:54.9	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:35.9	Taylor Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:34.9
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	00:27.5 [MIN 46-44]
Whalen Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:17.5
	00:17.5 [PHO 45-46]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	00:17.5 [PHO 46-46]	Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Whalen Jump Shot: Missed Block: Taurasi (1 BLK)	00:02.6
Team Rebound	00:02.6
	00:00.5	Dupree Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:00.5 [MIN 47-46]
Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:00.5 [MIN 48-46]
End of 2nd Qtr
Minnesota Lynx (2-8)		Phoenix Mercury (4-5)
Start of 3rd QtrBack to Top
	09:45 [PHO 48-48]	Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Whalen (3 AST)	09:30 [MIN 50-48]
	09:16	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:15	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:11	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:10
Anosike Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	08:49
	08:33	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	08:32
Anosike Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
Wiggins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:20
	08:06	Dupree Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Whalen (4 AST)	08:01 [MIN 52-48]
Wiggins Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:54
	07:50	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	07:49
Wiggins Layup Shot: Missed	07:37
	07:36	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:27	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Anosike Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:26
	07:07	Dupree Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	06:53
	06:53	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:45 [PHO 50-52]	Smith Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Dupree (2 AST)
Whalen 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anosike (1 AST)	06:25 [MIN 55-50]
	06:12	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
Wiggins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:12
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Anosike (2 AST)	06:01 [MIN 57-50]
	05:40 [PHO 52-57]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Whalen (5 AST)	05:17 [MIN 60-52]
	04:58 [PHO 54-60]	Taylor Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	04:35
Brunson Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	04:33
Brunson Layup Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:24 [PHO 56-60]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)
Augustus 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Whalen (6 AST)	04:04 [MIN 63-56]
	03:56 [PHO 59-63]	Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Johnson (7 AST)
Brunson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Dupree (2 ST)	03:40
	03:35 [PHO 61-63]	Taylor Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Johnson (8 AST)
Whalen 3pt Shot: Missed	03:07
	03:06	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:01 [PHO 63-63]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
Augustus Substitution replaced by McCants	02:58
	02:58	Dupree Substitution replaced by Bonner
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:40	Team Rebound
Anosike Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	02:40
	02:19 [PHO 66-63]	Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Johnson (9 AST)
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:58	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:48 [PHO 69-63]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Taylor (4 AST)
Brunson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: McCants (1 AST)	01:30 [MIN 65-69]
	01:16 [PHO 72-65]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Taylor (5 AST)
Brunson Turnover : 3 Second Violation (4 TO)	00:44.7
Whalen Substitution replaced by Wright	00:44.7
	00:44.7	Taurasi Substitution replaced by Dupree
	00:30.9 [PHO 74-65]	Dupree Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Johnson (10 AST)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Wiggins (2 AST)	00:16.6 [MIN 67-74]
	00:00.3	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	00:00.1
End of 3rd Qtr
Minnesota Lynx (2-8)		Phoenix Mercury (4-5)
Start of 4th QtrBack to Top
Augustus Layup Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	Taylor Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:25	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brunson (2 ST)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	09:06	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:06
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	08:54
	08:53	Taylor Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:45 [PHO 77-67]	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Swanier (1 AST)
Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:25	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:17 [PHO 80-67]	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Swanier (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:16
Whalen Substitution replaced by Wiggins	08:16
Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Anosike	08:16
	08:16	Taylor Substitution replaced by Ohlde
Anosike Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	08:04
Anosike Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:04
	07:51 [PHO 82-67]	Taurasi Running Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Anosike Jump Shot: Missed	07:34
	07:33	Ohlde Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:29 [PHO 84-67]	Taurasi Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Swanier (3 AST)
	07:04	Taurasi Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:04 [MIN 68-84]
Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:04 [MIN 69-84]
	06:52	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:51	Ohlde Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:50	Ohlde Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Wiggins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	06:35
	06:30	Swanier Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
	06:22	Taurasi Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Wiggins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Swanier (1 ST)	06:15
	06:09 [PHO 87-69]	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Swanier (4 AST)
Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed	05:42
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:41
	05:40	Ohlde Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:40 [MIN 70-87]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	05:40 [MIN 71-87]
Wright Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:32
	05:27	Swanier 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:26
Anosike Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Brunson (1 AST)	05:06 [MIN 73-87]
	04:48	Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wiggins (1 ST)
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:40 [MIN 76-87]
	04:33	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Anosike (3 ST)
Wright Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Wiggins (3 AST)	04:27 [MIN 78-87]
	04:17	Team Timeout : Short
	04:17	Swanier Substitution replaced by Johnson
	04:17	Ohlde Substitution replaced by Dupree
	04:02	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed
Wiggins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:01
Brunson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Taurasi (2 BLK)	03:43
Team Rebound	03:43
	03:43	Bonner Substitution replaced by Taylor
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Missed	03:38
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:37
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	03:37
Wright Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:27
	03:27 [PHO 88-78]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
	03:27 [PHO 89-78]	Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Brunson Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Wiggins (4 AST)	03:16 [MIN 80-89]
	02:56 [PHO 91-80]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (5 AST)
Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed	02:35
	02:34	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	02:26	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:26	Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:24	Timeout : Official
Brunson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:12
	02:12 [PHO 92-80]	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	02:12 [PHO 93-80]	Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Wright Jump Bank Shot: Made (21 PTS)	01:59 [MIN 82-93]
Anosike Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:54
	01:54 [PHO 94-82]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)
	01:54 [PHO 95-82]	Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:44	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Wiggins Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:30
	01:30 [PHO 96-82]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:30 [PHO 97-82]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	01:16
Wiggins Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:16
Wiggins Layup Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:13	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:57.9	Anosike Violation:Kicked Ball
	00:53.2 [PHO 99-82]	Taylor Running Bank shot: Made (24 PTS)
Augustus Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:53.2
	00:53.2	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	00:53.2
Anosike Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	00:45.8 [MIN 84-99]
	00:45.8	Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
	00:45.8	Taylor Substitution replaced by Smith
	00:45.8	Dupree Substitution replaced by Holmes
	00:45.8	Smith Substitution replaced by Ohlde
	00:45.8	Taurasi Substitution replaced by Lilley
	00:45.8	Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier
Anosike Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	00:45.8 [MIN 85-99]
	00:27.9	Holmes Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Wiggins (2 ST)
Wiggins 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)	00:20.9 [MIN 88-99]
End of 4th Qtr

broadcast information
country	channel			time
usa	--	FSA	Local	10:00 pm ET

standings

l10

MIN

5th West

5-5

7-10

6-11

PHO

2nd West

4-6

9-8

6-11

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

MIN

Wright 18.0

Adair 6.0

Whalen 10.0

Adair 3.0

PHO

Johnson 21.0

Paris 9.0

2 players 4.0

5 players 1.0

Johnson 3.0

Storm Stats
	season	playoffs

FG%	.445	.
FT%	.793	.
Points	81.8	NaN
Rebounds	36.3	NaN
Assists	18.7	NaN
Steals	8.3	NaN
Blocks	3.8	NaN
3-Point %	.369	.
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Dream Stats
	season	playoffs

FG%	.444	.
FT%	.709	.
Points	85.4	NaN
Rebounds	38.8	NaN
Assists	19.6	NaN
Steals	8.9	NaN
Blocks	4.1	NaN
3-Point %	.289	.
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Composite Box Score updated through Game 0

Composite Box Score updated through Game 0

Seattle Storm (0-0)
field goalsrebounds
	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts

Atlanta Dream (0-0)
field goalsrebounds
	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts

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