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Mercury-Lynx Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted Jul 23 2010 1:25PM

The Phoenix Mercury showed why they are the highest scoring team with a record-setting performance in their last game. The Minnesota Lynx can probably only view it with envy.

Diana Taurasi and the league's best shooting team take on the league's worst in that department when the Mercury visit the Lynx on Saturday night.

Phoenix (9-12) set a league record for points in a 123-91 rout of Tulsa on Thursday, including 67 in the first half. The Mercury shot 59 percent (36 of 61) from the field, and remained in second place in the Western Conference behind 19-2 Seattle.

"We just hit on all cylinders, getting open shots," coach Corey Gaines said.

The Mercury led by 33 after the third quarter in the opener of a three-game trip. Taurasi scored 26 points, Candice Dupree had 23 and Ketia Swanier added 17.

"Records are nice, but as long as you win the game," said Taurasi, who leads the league with a 23.4 scoring average. "I think we are more happy that we got to play really good basketball for long stretches. But records are nice too."

Phoenix bolstered its frontcourt Friday, acquiring forward Kara Braxton from Tulsa for Nicole Ohlde. Braxton is averaging 9.3 points and 4.6 rebounds.

"Braxton is a force that will help us this year and into the future," Gaines said. "She has played on WNBA championship teams."

The Mercury are shooting 46.2 percent while the Lynx (7-13) are at 39.3 percent.

Minnesota fell into fourth place in the West with Thursday's 74-72 home loss to San Antonio. The Lynx are one-half game behind the Silver Stars, and would like to avoid fourth and a playoff matchup with the league-leading Storm.

Seimone Augustus scored 22 points to lead the Lynx, who lost their second straight after leading by 10 points midway through the fourth quarter.

"Disappointing game," coach Cheryl Reeve said. "For the magnitude of the game, every game is so big. For us to let one get away, it hurts."

Lindsay Whalen finished with four points on 2-of-11 shooting for Minnesota after averaging 14.7 points on 50.0 percent shooting in her previous three games. Whalen has played poorly in two games against the Mercury this year, making 2 of 8 shots for a total of 15 points.

"Phoenix is coming in and we have to be ready to go," Whalen told the Lynx's official website.

Phoenix and Minnesota split the two meetings, with Lynx rookie Monica Wright picking up the slack. Wright - the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft - scored 32 in a 92-82 win over the Mercury on June 1 and had 21 in a 99-88 road loss nine days later for her two best scoring efforts of the year.

Taurasi averaged 26.0 points in the two matchups for Phoenix.

Taurasi leads Mercury past Lynx, 127-124 in 2OT

Posted Jul 24 2010 11:02PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Diana Taurasi scored 11 of her 31 points in the second overtime and the Phoenix Mercury set the WNBA scoring record with a 127-124 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Saturday night.

Candice Dupree led the Mercury (10-12) with had 32 points, and DeWanna Bonner and Penny Taylor added 20 each. Phoenix, which rallied from 14 points down in the fourth quarter, eclipsed the previous high set in a 123-91 victory at Tulsa on Thursday.

Seimone Augustus scored a season-high 36 points for the Lynx (7-14) as the teams combined for the highest scoring game in league history. Charde Houston added 21 points as Minnesota lost for the fifth time in seven games and fell 2 1/2 games behind Phoenix for second place in the Western Conference.

Phoenix, which won for the fifth time in six games, topped 90 points for the seventh straight game, also a WNBA record. The Mercury had done it six consecutive games on three prior occasions.

Taurasi, the league's leading scorer at 23.4 points per game, finished just 8 for 23 from the field, but was 14 for 14 from the free-throw line - including seven in the second overtime. She also made a fadeaway jumper and scored on a drive as she was knocked to the floor.

The Mercury used a 12-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to pull to 90-88, but Houston hit a long jumper and a 3-pointer on the next two Minnesota possessions. A 3-pointer by Taurasi got the Mercury to 99-98 with 12 seconds to go before Lindsay Whalen made one of two free throws for the Lynx.

Bonner capped the Mercury's fourth-quarter comeback with a tying jumper with 2.1 seconds left. It was the first tie of the game.

Augustus scored 15 points in the third quarter to key a Minnesota rush after Phoenix got within four points early in the second half.

A pair of long jumpers by Augustus sandwiched around one of her five 3-pointers gave the Lynx a 79-66 lead. After Phoenix scored six straight, Augustus hit another long jumper to put Minnesota up nine.

Augustus scored seven of Minnesota's points during a 13-4 run for a 45-28 lead midway through the second quarter. Phoenix used a 10-2 run to pull to 54-47 at halftime.

Mercury Lynx

55.3% 44.2% 19.0% 41.7% 87.9% 69.8% FG % 3FG% FT %

	PHO	MIN
Total Rebounds	7	20
Offensive Rebounds	9	15
Turnovers	18	11
Fast Break Pts:	11	15
Biggest Lead:	3	17
Points in the Paint:	62	38

	PHO	MIN
p	Dupree 32	Augustus 36
rb	Dupree 16	Brunson 17
a	Johnson 9	Whalen 10
s	Taylor 4	Whalen 3
b	Bonner 3	5 players 1

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

Phoenix Mercury (10-12)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
P. Taylor	F	37:26	8-17	0-3	4-4	+10	1	2	3	4	6	4	3	0	4	20
C. Dupree	F	44:34	13-17	0-0	6-8	+3	4	12	16	2	3	1	3	2	0	32
T. Smith	C	40:35	4-8	2-5	0-0	+5	0	6	6	0	6	0	2	1	0	10
D. Taurasi	G-F	39:09	8-23	1-10	14-14	-5	0	6	6	6	4	1	5	1	1	31
T. Johnson	G	35:16	3-7	0-2	1-2	+11	1	1	2	9	5	1	0	0	0	7
D. Bonner		32:48	8-10	1-1	3-4	+11	3	2	5	1	5	1	0	3	0	20
K. Swanier		04:52	0-0	0-0	0-0	-9	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Braxton		15:21	3-3	0-0	1-1	-11	0	2	2	0	2	1	4	1	0	7
S. Holmes		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
T. Lilley		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Smith		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		250	47-85	4-21	29-33		9	32	41	22	32	9	18	8	5	127
			55.3%	19.0%	87.9%		team rebs: 7			total to: 19

Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
S. Augustus	G-F	40:19	14-23	5-9	3-5	-2	0	4	4	1	3	1	1	1	0	36
R. Brunson	F	39:08	7-14	0-0	5-10	+4	8	9	17	2	5	0	0	1	0	19
N. Anosike	F-C	32:01	4-10	0-0	9-11	-4	2	4	6	2	6	2	2	1	3	17
M. Wright	G-F	34:26	6-13	1-3	1-2	-1	1	3	4	3	5	1	2	1	2	14
L. Whalen	G	38:29	3-9	0-1	7-10	+14	2	1	3	10	6	3	2	0	2	13
C. Houston		26:37	7-14	4-6	3-3	-3	0	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	1	21
H. Maiga-Ba		15:59	1-3	0-0	0-0	-5	1	1	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	2
R. McCants		10:24	0-4	0-3	0-0	+1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
N. Martinez		10:23	0-4	0-2	2-2	-16	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2
Q. Hollingsworth		02:14	0-1	0-0	0-0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
C. Wiggins		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		250	42-95	10-24	30-43		15	25	40	25	30	7	11	5	8	124
			44.2%	41.7%	69.8%		team rebs: 20			total to: 12

inactive

Mercury: --
Lynx: --

technical fouls

Mercury: --
Lynx: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 9
Times Tied: 8

arena stats

Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Officials: #42 Roy Gulbeyan, #35 Billy Smith, #49 Kevin Sparrock
Attendance: 8518
Duration: 2:33

Phoenix Mercury (10-12)		Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
Start of 1st Qtr
	10:00
	09:47	Anosike Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:46
Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:38
	09:24 [MIN 2-0]	Brunson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Whalen (1 AST)
Johnson Jump Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Anosike Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:05 [MIN 4-0]	Wright Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Taurasi Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anosike (1 BLK)	08:50
	08:49	Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:45 [MIN 6-0]	Whalen Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)
Dupree Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:27 [PHO 2-6]
	08:11	Anosike Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:10
Smith Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	08:02 [PHO 4-6]
	07:47 [MIN 8-4]	Wright Pullup Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
	07:41	Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:41 [PHO 5-8]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:41 [PHO 6-8]
	07:22 [MIN 10-6]	Anosike Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Whalen (2 AST)
Taylor Pullup Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:11 [PHO 8-10]
	06:49	Anosike Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
	06:48	Team Rebound
	06:45 [MIN 12-8]	Augustus Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (1 AST)	06:30 [PHO 10-12]
	06:14 [MIN 14-10]	Augustus Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brunson (1 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	05:56
	05:55	Brunson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:46	Whalen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	05:37
	05:35	Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Taylor Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:29
	05:29	Anosike Substitution replaced by Houston
	05:29	Augustus Substitution replaced by Maiga-Ba
Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:29
	05:24	Whalen Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:22
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:15	Houston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Taurasi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:07
	05:07 [MIN 15-10]	Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier	05:07
	05:07	Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Swanier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:07
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (2 AST)	04:56 [PHO 12-15]
	04:42	Houston 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:40	Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:40 [MIN 17-12]	Brunson Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (3 AST)	04:28 [PHO 14-17]
	04:06 [MIN 20-14]	Houston 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Maiga-Ba (1 AST)
Taurasi Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:57 [PHO 16-20]
	03:57	Wright Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Timeout : Regular	03:57
Dupree Substitution replaced by Braxton	03:57
	03:57	Wright Substitution replaced by McCants
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	03:57 [PHO 17-20]
	03:40 [MIN 23-17]	Houston 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: McCants (1 AST)
Braxton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:40
	03:40 [MIN 24-17]	Houston Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Swanier Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Whalen (1 ST)	03:32
	03:28 [MIN 26-17]	Whalen Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Houston (1 AST)
Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	03:21
	03:08 [MIN 28-17]	Brunson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Maiga-Ba (2 AST)
	02:59	Whalen Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:59	Whalen Substitution replaced by Martinez
Taurasi Substitution replaced by Taylor	02:59
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)	02:53 [PHO 20-28]
Swanier Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:40
	02:40 [MIN 29-20]	Martinez Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Swanier Substitution replaced by Johnson	02:40
	02:40	Brunson Substitution replaced by Anosike
	02:40 [MIN 30-20]	Martinez Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	02:30
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:28
Bonner Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:26 [PHO 22-30]
	02:09 [MIN 32-22]	Anosike Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Braxton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Anosike (1 ST)	01:54
	01:50	Houston Layup Shot: Missed
	01:47	McCants Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:30	Maiga-Ba Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Braxton (1 ST)
Bonner Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	01:25 [PHO 24-32]
	01:07 [MIN 34-24]	Anosike Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Houston (2 AST)
Smith Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:43.1
	00:43.1	Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Augustus
	00:27.9	Augustus Pullup Jump shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:26.6
Taylor Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:19.9
	00:05.9	McCants 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:04.9
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.7
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Qtr
Phoenix Mercury (10-12)		Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
Start of 2nd QtrBack to Top
Braxton Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:48
	09:40 [MIN 36-24]	Augustus Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Whalen (3 AST)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	09:14
	08:59	Anosike Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Braxton (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	08:59
	08:59	Anosike Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Taurasi Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:52
Taurasi Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	08:52
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:45
	08:45	Wright Substitution replaced by McCants
	08:34 [MIN 38-24]	Augustus Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	08:20
	08:19	Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:10	Augustus Running Jump Shot: Missed
	08:08	Brunson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:05	McCants 3pt Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:03
Braxton Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Anosike (2 ST)	07:55
	07:44 [MIN 40-24]	Brunson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Whalen (4 AST)
	07:32	Augustus Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Braxton Substitution replaced by Smith	07:32
Dupree Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	07:26 [PHO 26-40]
	07:12 [MIN 43-26]	Augustus 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Whalen (5 AST)
Dupree Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:01 [PHO 28-43]
Taylor Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:42
	06:34	Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:33
Dupree Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	06:21
	06:07	McCants 3pt Shot: Missed
Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:06
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	06:00
	05:58	Brunson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:45 [MIN 45-28]	Brunson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Anosike (1 AST)
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:31 [PHO 30-45]
	05:31	Brunson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:31	Team Timeout : Regular
Johnson Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:31
	05:31	Anosike Substitution replaced by Houston
	05:31	McCants Substitution replaced by Maiga-Ba
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	05:31 [PHO 31-45]
	05:18	Houston Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Taylor (1 ST)
	05:14	Whalen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Taurasi Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (4 TO)	05:11
	05:02	Maiga-Ba Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Taylor (2 ST)
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:56 [PHO 33-45]
	04:47	Houston 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:45	Brunson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	04:29 [MIN 48-33]	Augustus 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Brunson (2 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:11	Team Rebound
	04:11	Whalen Substitution replaced by Wright
	03:57	Maiga-Ba Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:55
	03:55	Brunson Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	03:55 [PHO 34-48]
	03:55	Brunson Substitution replaced by Anosike
Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:55 [PHO 35-48]
	03:45 [MIN 51-35]	Augustus 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)
Bonner Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (4 AST)	03:39 [PHO 37-51]
Taylor Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:21
Taurasi Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:13
Taurasi Substitution replaced by Johnson	03:13
	03:13	Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:13	Team Rebound
	03:13	Augustus Substitution replaced by McCants
	03:13 [MIN 52-37]	Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Bonner Running Bank shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:52 [PHO 39-52]
	02:30	McCants Jump Shot: Missed
	02:29	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:29
	02:29	Wright Substitution replaced by Martinez
	02:18	Martinez 3pt Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:16
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	02:00
Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:58
Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)	01:55 [PHO 42-52]
	01:31	Anosike Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:29
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:25 [PHO 44-52]
	01:25	McCants Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Smith Substitution replaced by Braxton	01:25
	01:25	Houston Substitution replaced by Brunson
	01:25	Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Augustus
	01:25	Martinez Substitution replaced by Whalen
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	01:25 [PHO 45-52]
	01:07	Brunson Jump Shot: Missed
	01:06	Anosike Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Braxton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:53.4
	00:53.4 [MIN 53-45]	Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:53.4 [MIN 54-45]	Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Braxton Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	00:42.4 [PHO 47-54]
	00:22.9	Whalen 3pt Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:21.9
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:07.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Qtr
Phoenix Mercury (10-12)		Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
Start of 3rd QtrBack to Top
Taylor Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	09:47 [PHO 49-54]
	09:35	Wright Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Dupree (1 ST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:26	Anosike Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:19	Wright Layup Shot: Missed
	09:18	Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:14 [MIN 56-49]	Wright Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Whalen (6 AST)
Taurasi Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Johnson (5 AST)	09:08 [PHO 51-56]
	08:54 [MIN 58-51]	Brunson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Augustus (1 AST)
	08:37	Whalen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	08:26 [PHO 53-58]
	08:26	Augustus Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	08:26 [PHO 54-58]
	08:05	Whalen Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	08:04
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:54	Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:50 [MIN 60-54]	Wright Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
	07:33	Brunson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Taurasi Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)	07:28
Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:25
	07:25	Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:25	Team Rebound
	07:25 [MIN 61-54]	Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brunson (1 BLK)	07:14
	07:12	Anosike Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:04 [MIN 63-54]	Wright Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Taurasi Hook Shot: Missed	06:53
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	06:52
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	06:51 [PHO 56-63]
	06:38 [MIN 66-56]	Wright 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Whalen (7 AST)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed	06:24
	06:23	Brunson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:15 [MIN 69-56]	Augustus 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Whalen (8 AST)
Smith Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	05:57
	05:45	Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:44
Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:37 [PHO 58-69]
Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:19
Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:19
	05:19	Augustus Substitution replaced by Martinez
	05:19	Wright Substitution replaced by Maiga-Ba
	05:19	Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:19	Team Rebound
	05:19 [MIN 70-58]	Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	05:11	Maiga-Ba Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Johnson (6 AST)	05:04 [PHO 60-70]
Johnson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:54
	04:54	Timeout : Regular
Smith Substitution replaced by Braxton	04:54
	04:45	Whalen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dupree (1 BLK)
	04:43	Whalen Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:39	Martinez Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	04:38
	04:37	Brunson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	04:37	Brunson Substitution replaced by Houston
Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:37 [PHO 61-70]
	04:37	Martinez Substitution replaced by Augustus
Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:37
	04:36	Anosike Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:14 [MIN 72-61]	Augustus Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Anosike (2 AST)
Braxton Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:59 [PHO 63-72]
	03:59	Anosike Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Braxton Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	03:59 [PHO 64-72]
	03:41 [MIN 75-64]	Augustus 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Maiga-Ba (3 AST)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:28 [PHO 66-75]
	03:02 [MIN 77-66]	Houston Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Taurasi Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:46	Augustus Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bonner (1 ST)
Dupree Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Whalen (2 ST)	02:41
	02:35 [MIN 79-66]	Augustus Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Whalen (9 AST)
	02:14	Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Wright
Taurasi Substitution replaced by Taylor	02:14
	02:14	Anosike Substitution replaced by Hollingsworth
Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	02:11 [PHO 68-79]
	01:45	Hollingsworth Layup Shot: Missed
Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:44
Johnson Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:37 [PHO 70-79]
	01:21	Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Taylor (3 ST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	01:10
Braxton Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Dupree (1 AST)	01:09 [PHO 72-79]
	00:51.0 [MIN 81-72]	Augustus Running Jump Shot: Made (29 PTS)
Dupree Layup Shot: Missed	00:34.9
	00:33.6	Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:18.5 [MIN 84-72]	Houston 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Whalen (10 AST)
Bonner Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:00.7 [PHO 74-84]
End of 3rd Qtr
Phoenix Mercury (10-12)		Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
Start of 4th QtrBack to Top
	09:40	Houston Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Dupree Hook Shot: Made (19 PTS)	09:24 [PHO 76-84]
	09:10	Wright Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (2 BLK)
Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:09
	08:55	Houston Substitution replaced by Brunson
	08:51	Whalen Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Maiga-Ba (1 BLK)	08:43
Jump Ball Maiga-Ba vs Taylor (Wright gains possession)	08:42
	08:42	Team Rebound
	08:35	Whalen Jump Shot: Missed
	08:34	Maiga-Ba Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:33 [MIN 86-76]	Maiga-Ba Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	08:09
	08:08	Maiga-Ba Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:02 [MIN 88-76]	Whalen Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Maiga-Ba (4 AST)
Bonner Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:49
	07:48	Brunson Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:37	Wright 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:36	Anosike Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:35
Swanier Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:35
Dupree Substitution replaced by Taurasi	07:35
	07:35 [MIN 89-76]	Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:35	Wright Substitution replaced by Augustus
	07:35 [MIN 90-76]	Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed	07:27
Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	07:26
	07:25	Anosike Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	07:25	Whalen Substitution replaced by Martinez
Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	07:25 [PHO 77-90]
Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	07:25 [PHO 78-90]
	07:02	Anosike Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:01
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (7 AST)	06:53 [PHO 81-90]
	06:35	Maiga-Ba Jump Shot: Missed
	06:34	Brunson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	06:21	Augustus Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:20
	06:11	Anosike Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	06:11 [PHO 82-90]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	06:11 [PHO 83-90]
	06:06	Bonner Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:06	Team Timeout : Regular
Bonner Substitution replaced by Dupree	06:06
	06:06	Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Whalen
	06:06	Martinez Substitution replaced by Wright
	05:51	Wright Jump Shot: Missed
	05:51	Team Rebound
	05:43	Brunson Jump Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:42
Dupree Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Taylor (3 AST)	05:30 [PHO 85-90]
	05:10	Anosike Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Taylor (4 ST)
	05:06	Anosike Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	05:06 [PHO 86-90]
	05:06	Anosike Substitution replaced by Houston
Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:06
	05:06	Brunson Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	04:47	Wright 3pt Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	04:45
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	04:27 [PHO 88-90]
	04:07	Augustus Jump Shot: Missed
	04:05	Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:52 [MIN 92-88]	Houston Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Augustus (1 BLK)	03:35
	03:33	Whalen Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:26	Whalen Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Taurasi (1 ST)
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Wright (1 BLK)	03:24
Team Rebound	03:24
	03:18	Augustus Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	03:18 [PHO 89-92]
Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	03:18 [PHO 90-92]
	03:10 [MIN 95-90]	Houston 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Wright (3 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:59
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:51	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:51
Johnson Substitution replaced by Bonner	02:51
	02:26	Houston Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:25
Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Augustus (1 ST)	02:14
	01:53	Brunson Layup Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:52
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	01:46
	01:45	Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Taylor Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:29
Taurasi Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:16
	01:16	Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:16	Team Rebound
	01:16 [MIN 96-90]	Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:04	Houston Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	01:04 [PHO 91-96]
Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	01:04 [PHO 92-96]
Bonner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:53.2
	00:53.2	Houston Substitution replaced by Anosike
	00:53.2	Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:53.2	Team Rebound
	00:53.2	Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:52.9
Dupree Layup Shot: Missed	00:47.9
Bonner Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:46.3
	00:45.3	Brunson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:45.3
Team Rebound	00:45.3
Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:45.3 [PHO 93-96]
	00:45.3	Team Timeout : Short
Dupree Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:28.8
	00:28.8	Augustus Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed
	00:28.8	Team Rebound
	00:28.8 [MIN 97-93]	Augustus Free Throw 2 of 3 (30 PTS)
	00:28.8	Augustus Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed
Team Rebound	00:28.5
Team Timeout : Regular	00:28.5
Bonner Substitution replaced by Johnson	00:28.5
Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	00:21.5 [PHO 95-97]
	00:21.5	Team Timeout : Short
Taylor Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:18.1
	00:18.1 [MIN 98-95]	Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	00:18.1 [MIN 99-95]	Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:12.0 [PHO 98-99]
	00:12.0	Team Timeout : Regular
Johnson Substitution replaced by Bonner	00:12.0
Bonner Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:11.3
	00:11.3	Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:11.3	Team Rebound
	00:11.3 [MIN 100-98]	Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Bonner Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (5 AST)	00:02.1 [PHO 100-100]
	00:00.3	Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Qtr
Phoenix Mercury (10-12)		Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
Start of 1st OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Anosike vs Bonner (Smith gains possession)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Taylor (4 AST)	04:46 [PHO 102-100]
	04:25	Brunson Layup Shot: Missed
	04:24	Brunson Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
Dupree Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:23
	04:23 [MIN 101-102]	Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:23	Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:23
Smith Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Dupree (2 AST)	04:10 [PHO 104-101]
Bonner Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:52
	03:49 [MIN 103-104]	Anosike Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:49
	03:49 [MIN 104-104]	Anosike Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Taylor Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	03:37 [PHO 106-104]
Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:15
	03:15 [MIN 105-106]	Anosike Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	03:15 [MIN 106-106]	Anosike Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed	03:06
Dupree Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	03:02
Bonner Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	02:57 [PHO 108-106]
	02:48 [MIN 108-108]	Brunson Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Dupree Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Whalen (3 ST)	02:38
	02:26	Brunson Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	02:25
	02:17	Wright Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	02:17 [PHO 109-108]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:17 [PHO 110-108]
	02:07	Anosike Foul : Offensive (6 PF)
	02:07	Anosike Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	02:07	Anosike Substitution replaced by Houston
Taylor Foul : Offensive (6 PF)	01:59
Taylor Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	01:59
Taylor Substitution replaced by Braxton	01:59
	01:43	Houston Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	01:41
Braxton Turnover : 3 Second Violation (4 TO)	01:26
	01:20	Team Timeout : Short
	01:10	Houston Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	01:09
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	00:50.9
Dupree Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)	00:47.9
Dupree Layup Shot: Missed	00:46.5
	00:45.4	Houston Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:42.4 [MIN 110-110]	Houston Driving Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:26.8	Brunson Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
	00:05.9	Whalen Layup Shot: Missed Block: Dupree (2 BLK)
Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:04.9
Team Timeout : Regular	00:04.0
	00:01.8	Whalen Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:01.8
Dupree Jump Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Overtime
Phoenix Mercury (10-12)		Minnesota Lynx (7-14)
Start of 2nd OvertimeBack to Top
(05:00) Jump Ball Brunson vs Bonner (Whalen gains possession)
Johnson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:41
	04:41 [MIN 111-110]	Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:41 [MIN 112-110]	Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:27 [PHO 112-112]
	04:27	Whalen Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	04:27	Whalen Substitution replaced by Martinez
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:27
	04:26	Brunson Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)
	04:10	Wright Layup Shot: Missed
	04:09	Brunson Rebound (Off:6 Def:8)
	04:09	Brunson Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:4 Def:11)	04:07
Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:02	Brunson Rebound (Off:6 Def:9)
Bonner Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:41
	03:41 [MIN 113-112]	Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	03:41	Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:40
	03:32	Martinez Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	03:32 [PHO 113-113]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	03:32 [PHO 114-113]
	03:20 [MIN 115-114]	Augustus Pullup Jump shot: Made (32 PTS)
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Martinez Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:41	Augustus Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:4 Def:12)	02:40
Taurasi Jump Bank Shot: Made (24 PTS)	02:33 [PHO 116-115]
	02:33	Wright Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (25 PTS)	02:33 [PHO 117-115]
Johnson Foul : Personal (5 PF)	02:30
	02:18	Brunson Layup Shot: Missed
	02:17	Brunson Rebound (Off:7 Def:9)
Dupree Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:16
	02:16	Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:16	Team Rebound
	02:16 [MIN 116-117]	Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Johnson (8 AST)	02:07 [PHO 119-116]
	01:53	Martinez Jump Shot: Missed
	01:51	Brunson Rebound (Off:8 Def:9)
Smith Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:51
	01:51 [MIN 117-119]	Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	01:51 [MIN 118-119]	Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
	01:42	Houston Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)	01:42 [PHO 120-118]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)	01:42 [PHO 121-118]
	01:31	Wright Layup Shot: Missed Block: Taurasi (1 BLK)
	01:30	Team Rebound
	01:30	Team Timeout : Short
Bonner Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	01:27
	01:27 [MIN 119-121]	Houston Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	01:27 [MIN 120-121]	Houston Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:13	Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:05 [MIN 122-121]	Augustus Driving Layup Shot: Made (34 PTS)
	01:04	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Dupree Jump Bank Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (6 AST)	00:54.3 [PHO 123-122]
Smith Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	00:38.0
Smith Substitution replaced by Braxton	00:38.0
	00:38.0 [MIN 123-123]	Augustus Free Throw 1 of 2 (35 PTS)
	00:38.0 [MIN 124-123]	Augustus Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Johnson (9 AST)	00:25.2 [PHO 125-124]
	00:09.9	Martinez 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:07.8	Team Rebound
	00:07.8	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	00:07.8	Martinez Substitution replaced by Maiga-Ba
	00:02.9	Houston Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (3 BLK)
	00:01.2	Team Rebound
	00:01.2	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	00:00.4	Wright Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (30 PTS)	00:00.4 [PHO 126-124]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (31 PTS)	00:00.4 [PHO 127-124]
	00:00.0	Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Overtime

broadcast information
country	channel			time
usa	--	NBA TV	National	8:00 pm ET
	--	FSNN-MIN	Local	8:00 pm ET

standings

l10

PHO

2nd West

4-6

9-8

6-11

MIN

5th West

5-5

7-10

6-11

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

PHO

Johnson 21.0

Paris 9.0

2 players 4.0

5 players 1.0

Johnson 3.0

MIN

Wright 18.0

Adair 6.0

Whalen 10.0

Adair 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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