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Lynx-Sparks Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Aug 19 2010 2:55PM

The Minnesota Lynx are facing a lot of pressure as their fight for one of the final two playoff spots in the Western Conference goes down to the last weekend of the season.

As if that weren't enough to deal with, Minnesota suspended starting center Nicky Anosike this week after she refused to accompany the team on its season-ending road trip.

Trying to put their off-court drama behind them, the Lynx face a Los Angeles Sparks team they're battling for a postseason berth Friday night.

At 12-20, Minnesota, Los Angeles and San Antonio are tied for the final two playoff spots in the West. The Lynx already have lost the season series to the Sparks after dropping the first three meetings.

Minnesota does own the tiebreaker over San Antonio while the Silver Stars won the season series against the Sparks. However, if the teams were to all finish with the same record, the Lynx would miss the playoffs by virtue of the combined head-to-head records.

Minnesota, which closes the season Sunday at Indiana, will have the additional burden of trying to clinch a playoff spot without one of its starters. The Lynx suspended Anosike on Wednesday after she refused to join the team for a three-game trek to close the regular season. She was averaging 9.2 points and 6.8 rebounds in 29.9 minutes per game.

Without one of its key contributors, Minnesota lost 68-64 at Seattle on Tuesday, dropping to 5-10 on the road. Lindsay Whalen scored 20 points, but the Lynx missed five straight shots to end the game - two by Whalen.

"We're in a playoff push and I want to set the tone," said Whalen, who attempted a season-high 18 shots, connecting on nine. "I felt that I could get off the bounce and get things going."

Whalen, who has scored 41 points the last two games, was held to eight in Minnesota's 78-77 loss to Los Angeles last Thursday. She hit a pair of free throws with 1.1 seconds left to give her team the lead, but Tina Thompson made a 17-foot buzzer-beater to lift the Sparks to their sixth straight win over the Lynx.

Los Angeles followed that game with a five-point victory over Tulsa on Saturday, but the Sparks fell 90-84 to Phoenix on Tuesday. They overcame a 16-point deficit but fell short despite Thompson's season-high 33 points.

"We've played 32 games in order to get to this point," Thompson said. "That's what you play all season for. You don't play all those games to get to this point and then be mentally or physically fatigued."

Los Angeles will close the season at Seattle on Saturday.

The Sparks have lost three straight at home but have won four in a row there over Minnesota, including an 88-84 victory June 13.

Thompson scores 26, Sparks push Lynx to brink

Posted Aug 21 2010 12:59AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Tina Thompson had 26 points and nine rebounds and DeLisha Milton-Jones scored 24 points to help the Los Angeles Sparks clinch a playoff spot with a 98-91 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.

Ticha Penicheiro had 12 assists for the Sparks (13-20), who got their seventh win in 11 games.

Charde Houston had 21 points and seven rebounds for the Lynx (12-21), who must win Sunday in Indiana to remain in playoff contention. Lindsay Whalen added 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Minnesota played without center Nicky Anosike for the second consecutive game. The Lynx suspended Anosike for the rest of the regular season Tuesday. She started 30 of 31 games and averaged 9.2 points and 6.8 rebounds.

Lynx Sparks

56.9% 50.0% 35.3% 50.0% 91.7% 91.7% FG % 3FG% FT %

	MIN	LAS
Total Rebounds	5	1
Offensive Rebounds	6	11
Turnovers	14	10
Fast Break Pts:	10	0
Biggest Lead:	10	10
Points in the Paint:	32	24

	MIN	LAS
p	Houston 21	Thompson 26
rb	2 players 7	Thompson 9
a	Whalen 7	Penicheiro 12
s	Hornbuckle 4	2 players 2
b	Houston 1	Thompson 1

06/13 - MIN 84 @ LAS 88
07/27 - LAS 71 @ MIN 58
08/12 - LAS 78 @ MIN 77
08/20 - MIN 91 @ LAS 98

Minnesota Lynx (12-21)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
M. Wright	G-F	32:18	6-8	1-2	2-2	-6	0	2	2	3	2	0	5	0	0	15
C. Houston	F	34:57	9-17	3-9	0-0	-6	1	6	7	3	3	1	3	1	1	21
R. Brunson	F	25:43	4-8	0-0	3-4	-22	3	4	7	0	4	0	1	0	0	11
S. Augustus	G-F	30:51	4-8	0-1	0-0	-9	0	3	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	8
L. Whalen	G	34:45	6-11	0-1	4-4	-5	1	4	5	7	5	1	0	0	0	16
A. Hornbuckle		19:54	4-7	1-2	0-0	+1	0	3	3	3	3	4	1	0	0	9
Q. Hollingsworth		16:19	3-4	0-0	2-2	+13	1	1	2	0	2	0	3	0	0	8
H. Maiga-Ba		02:12	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
K. Mann		03:01	1-2	1-2	0-0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
J. Adair	DNP - Coach's Decision
N. Anosike	NWT - Suspended.
C. Wiggins	NWT - Surgery on left achilles tendon.
Total		200	37-65	6-17	11-12		6	23	29	20	20	6	14	1	1	91
			56.9%	35.3%	91.7%		team rebs: 5			total to: 14

Los Angeles Sparks (13-20)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
N. Quinn	G	36:07	4-10	3-5	2-2	+8	2	4	6	4	1	0	1	0	0	13
D. Milton-Jones	F	40:00	9-18	0-1	6-6	+7	2	5	7	1	2	1	0	0	1	24
T. Thompson	F	37:22	9-17	2-6	6-7	+18	4	5	9	3	2	1	2	1	0	26
M. Ferdinand-Harris	G	22:28	4-8	1-2	2-2	-6	2	0	2	1	2	2	1	0	0	11
T. Penicheiro	G	33:43	0-2	0-0	4-4	+6	0	3	3	12	1	2	6	0	0	4
L. Wisdom-Hylton		02:38	0-1	0-0	0-0	-11	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
K. Toliver		21:25	5-7	3-4	1-2	+12	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	14
A. Riley		06:17	2-3	1-2	1-1	+1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	6
B. Lennox	DND - Left knee surgery.
C. Mokango	DNP - Coach's Decision
C. Parker	DND - Left shoulder surgery.
Total		200	33-66	10-20	22-24		11	18	29	24	10	6	10	1	1	98
			50.0%	50.0%	91.7%		team rebs: 1			total to: 11

inactive

Lynx: --
Sparks: --

technical fouls

Lynx: --
Sparks: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 3

arena stats

Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
Officials: #7 Clarke Stevens, #27 Penny Davis, #42 Roy Gulbeyan
Attendance: 13154
Duration: 1:54

Minnesota Lynx (12-21)		Los Angeles Sparks (13-20)
Start of 1st Qtr
	10:00	Jump Ball Milton-Jones vs Brunson (Penicheiro gains possession)
	09:46 [LAS 2-0]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ferdinand-Harris (1 AST)
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	09:30
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:27
	09:26	Thompson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:26 [MIN 1-2]
Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:26 [MIN 2-2]
	09:14 [LAS 5-2]	Thompson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (1 AST)
Wright Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Ferdinand-Harris (1 ST)	09:04
	08:58	Ferdinand-Harris Running Jump Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:56
Whalen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:40 [MIN 4-5]
	08:22	Thompson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:20
Houston Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:11 [MIN 6-5]
	07:59	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Missed
	07:58	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:56	Thompson Layup Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:55
Augustus Jump Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Penicheiro Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:35 [LAS 7-6]	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	07:15
Team Rebound	07:13
Brunson Jump Shot: Missed	07:04
	07:02	Quinn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:45	Milton-Jones Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:43
Brunson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Whalen (1 AST)	06:37 [MIN 8-7]
	06:18	Milton-Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:16
	06:15	Ferdinand-Harris Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:03	Thompson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:03 [MIN 9-7]
Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:03 [MIN 10-7]
	05:45	Ferdinand-Harris Jump Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:44
Wright Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:30
Wright Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:30
	05:16 [LAS 9-10]	Thompson Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Milton-Jones (1 AST)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Penicheiro (1 ST)	04:59
	04:56	Penicheiro Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	04:56
Houston 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Augustus (1 AST)	04:42 [MIN 13-9]
	04:15	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Missed Block: Houston (1 BLK)
Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:13
Whalen Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:05
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	03:47
	03:45	Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:30	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Missed
Houston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:29
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	03:14
Wright Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle	03:14
	02:58 [LAS 11-13]	Milton-Jones Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Whalen Jump Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:37	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:21 [LAS 14-13]	Ferdinand-Harris 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (2 AST)
Houston 3pt Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:57	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Houston Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:51
	01:51	Thompson Substitution replaced by Wisdom-Hylton
Brunson Substitution replaced by Hollingsworth	01:51
	01:51 [LAS 15-13]	Ferdinand-Harris Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:51 [LAS 16-13]	Ferdinand-Harris Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Hollingsworth Running Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:35 [MIN 15-16]
	01:15	Quinn Jump Shot: Missed
	01:14	Wisdom-Hylton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:12	Wisdom-Hylton Tip Shot: Missed
	01:11	Ferdinand-Harris Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:03	Ferdinand-Harris Jump Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:02
Whalen Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:58.3 [MIN 17-16]
	00:35.9	Milton-Jones Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:34.9
	00:34.9	Ferdinand-Harris Substitution replaced by Toliver
Whalen Substitution replaced by Wright	00:34.9
	00:34.9	Penicheiro Substitution replaced by Riley
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (1 AST)	00:23.5 [MIN 19-16]
	00:07.9	Quinn Jump Shot: Missed
Houston Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:06.9
Houston Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	00:00.5 [MIN 21-16]
	00:00.0
End of 1st Qtr
Minnesota Lynx (12-21)		Los Angeles Sparks (13-20)
Start of 2nd QtrBack to Top
Maiga-Ba Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	09:54
Hollingsworth Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:43
	09:27	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Wright Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:06 [MIN 23-16]
	08:48 [LAS 19-23]	Thompson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (3 AST)
Hollingsworth Jump Shot: Missed	08:37
	08:36	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Maiga-Ba Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:18
	08:04	Toliver Jump Shot: Missed
	08:03	Quinn Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:58 [LAS 22-23]	Quinn 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	07:48	Milton-Jones Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Maiga-Ba Substitution replaced by Whalen	07:48
	07:48	Quinn Substitution replaced by Ferdinand-Harris
Hollingsworth Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:48 [MIN 24-22]
Hollingsworth Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:48 [MIN 25-22]
	07:30	Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed
Hornbuckle Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:29
Wright Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (2 AST)	07:21 [MIN 27-22]
Brunson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:05
Hollingsworth Substitution replaced by Houston	07:05
	06:58	Toliver 3pt Shot: Missed
Brunson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:57
Houston Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	06:44
	06:31	Ferdinand-Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:30	Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Whalen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:30
Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Augustus	06:30
	06:30 [LAS 23-27]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	06:30 [LAS 24-27]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Brunson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustus (2 AST)	06:14 [MIN 29-24]
	05:54	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Missed
	05:53	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Whalen Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:53
	05:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:53
	05:53
	05:53 [LAS 25-29]	Milton-Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:53 [LAS 26-29]	Milton-Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Whalen Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:44 [MIN 31-26]
	05:32 [LAS 28-31]	Ferdinand-Harris Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Houston Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Whalen (2 AST)	05:07 [MIN 33-28]
	04:56	Penicheiro Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Augustus Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:37 [MIN 35-28]
	04:19	Penicheiro Jump Shot: Missed
	04:18	Ferdinand-Harris Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:11 [LAS 30-35]	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (4 AST)
Whalen Jump Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:55	Team Rebound
Brunson Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	03:55
	03:55	Toliver Substitution replaced by Quinn
	03:55 [LAS 31-35]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:55	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Houston Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:54
Augustus Jump Shot: Missed	03:46
Houston Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:45
Houston Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	03:40
	03:24 [LAS 33-35]	Quinn Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:17
Houston 3pt Shot: Missed	03:09
	03:07	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Brunson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:53
	02:53 [LAS 34-35]	Milton-Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Brunson Substitution replaced by Hollingsworth	02:53
	02:53 [LAS 35-35]	Milton-Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Penicheiro (2 ST)	02:38
	02:30	Milton-Jones 3pt Shot: Missed
Houston Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:29
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Houston (1 AST)	02:20 [MIN 38-35]
	02:02	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
	02:00	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	01:59	Thompson Layup Shot: Missed
Hollingsworth Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:57
Houston 3pt Shot: Missed	01:47
	01:45	Penicheiro Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:31 [LAS 37-38]	Ferdinand-Harris Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Houston 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	01:16 [MIN 41-37]
	00:59.8 [LAS 39-41]	Ferdinand-Harris Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (6 AST)
Hollingsworth Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	00:46.5
	00:46.5	Thompson Substitution replaced by Wisdom-Hylton
Augustus Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle	00:46.5
	00:33.9	Quinn Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:30.9
Hornbuckle 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Whalen (3 AST)	00:23.4 [MIN 44-39]
	00:01.1	Quinn 3pt Shot: Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:00.2
End of 2nd Qtr
Minnesota Lynx (12-21)		Los Angeles Sparks (13-20)
Start of 3rd QtrBack to Top
Houston Layup Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:37	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:16	Penicheiro Turnover : Traveling (3 TO)
Brunson Driving Bank shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	08:58 [MIN 46-39]
Brunson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:40
	08:40 [LAS 40-46]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Brunson Substitution replaced by Hollingsworth	08:40
	08:40 [LAS 41-46]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
	08:31	Milton-Jones Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Augustus 3pt Shot: Missed	08:27
Hollingsworth Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:26
Hollingsworth Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ferdinand-Harris (2 ST)	08:23
Wright Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:17
	08:17 [LAS 42-46]	Penicheiro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:17 [LAS 43-46]	Penicheiro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	08:04	Ferdinand-Harris Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Houston Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Wright (3 AST)	07:57 [MIN 48-43]
	07:44	Quinn Jump Shot: Missed
Houston Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:43
Augustus Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Whalen (4 AST)	07:36 [MIN 50-43]
	07:19	Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:18	Quinn Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:15 [LAS 45-50]	Thompson Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Quinn (1 AST)
Whalen 3pt Shot: Missed	06:56
	06:55	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	06:46	Thompson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Houston (1 ST)
Whalen Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle	06:37
Hollingsworth Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Augustus (3 AST)	06:34 [MIN 52-45]
	06:17	Penicheiro Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Hornbuckle (1 ST)
Hornbuckle Jump Shot: Missed	06:11
	06:10	Quinn Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:56 [LAS 47-52]	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Thompson (2 AST)
Houston 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (3 AST)	05:36 [MIN 55-47]
Hornbuckle Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:19
Wright Substitution replaced by Whalen	05:19
	05:19 [LAS 48-55]	Penicheiro Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:19 [LAS 49-55]	Penicheiro Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Houston Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Augustus (4 AST)	05:01 [MIN 57-49]
	04:45	Ferdinand-Harris Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
	04:45
	04:45	Ferdinand-Harris Substitution replaced by Toliver
Hollingsworth Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Houston (2 AST)	04:31 [MIN 59-49]
	04:09 [LAS 52-59]	Toliver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (7 AST)
Houston Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)	03:54
	03:38	Milton-Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Houston Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:37
Whalen Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:28 [MIN 61-52]
Houston Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:03
Augustus Substitution replaced by Wright	03:03
	02:55	Penicheiro Substitution replaced by Riley
	02:50 [LAS 54-61]	Riley Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Whalen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:50
	02:50 [LAS 55-61]	Riley Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Hollingsworth Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:42
Hollingsworth Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:42
	02:29	Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed
Hornbuckle Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:28
Houston 3pt Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:20	Riley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:13 [LAS 57-61]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Riley (1 AST)
	02:08	Toliver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:08 [MIN 62-57]
Houston Substitution replaced by Mann	02:08
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:08 [MIN 63-57]
	01:49 [LAS 60-63]	Riley 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Quinn (2 AST)
Whalen Jump Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:31	Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:29	Thompson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hornbuckle (2 ST)
Hornbuckle Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:24 [MIN 65-60]
	01:15	Quinn 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:14	Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	01:10 [LAS 62-65]	Thompson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Whalen (5 AST)	00:53.1 [MIN 67-62]
	00:33.8 [LAS 64-67]	Milton-Jones Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)	00:22.0 [MIN 69-64]
	00:05.9	Riley 3pt Shot: Missed
Hornbuckle Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:04.9
Hornbuckle 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Qtr
Minnesota Lynx (12-21)		Los Angeles Sparks (13-20)
Start of 4th QtrBack to Top
	09:41 [LAS 66-69]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Quinn (3 AST)
Brunson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:15 [MIN 71-66]
	08:51 [LAS 68-71]	Toliver Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Riley (2 AST)
Augustus Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
	08:26	Quinn Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:06 [LAS 70-71]	Milton-Jones Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Hornbuckle Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Houston (3 AST)	07:44 [MIN 73-70]
	07:19	Quinn Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hornbuckle (3 ST)
	07:13	Quinn Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Whalen Substitution replaced by Wright	07:13
Brunson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:13
Team Rebound	07:13
	07:13	Riley Substitution replaced by Penicheiro
Brunson Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	07:13 [MIN 74-70]
	06:57 [LAS 72-74]	Toliver Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (8 AST)
Hornbuckle Jump Shot: Missed	06:40
Brunson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:39
Brunson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Milton-Jones (1 ST)	06:37
	06:16 [LAS 74-74]	Thompson Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (9 AST)
Hornbuckle Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:16
	06:16 [LAS 75-74]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)
Hornbuckle Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:03
Team Timeout : Regular	06:03
Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Whalen	06:03
	05:43	Penicheiro Jump Shot: Missed
	05:38	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:37 [LAS 77-74]	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Houston Running Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Whalen (6 AST)	05:22 [MIN 76-77]
	05:00 [LAS 80-76]	Toliver 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (10 AST)
Houston 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)	04:47
Brunson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	04:46
Brunson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:42
	04:41	Penicheiro Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:29 [LAS 82-76]	Milton-Jones Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Quinn (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	04:25
Augustus Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:14 [MIN 78-82]
	03:59 [LAS 85-78]	Quinn 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (11 AST)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:30	Quinn Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:11	Thompson 3pt Shot: Missed
Augustus Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:10
Houston Jump Shot: Missed	03:01
	03:00	Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	02:43 [LAS 88-78]	Quinn 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Toliver (1 AST)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:34 [MIN 80-88]
	02:14 [LAS 90-80]	Milton-Jones Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Penicheiro (12 AST)
	02:03	Penicheiro Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:03	Team Timeout : Regular
Brunson Substitution replaced by Mann	02:03
Augustus Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle	02:03
	01:57	Toliver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Whalen Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	01:57 [MIN 81-90]
Mann Substitution replaced by Brunson	01:57
Whalen Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:57 [MIN 82-90]
	01:47	Penicheiro Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Whalen (1 ST)
Whalen Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:42 [MIN 84-90]
Whalen Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:18
	01:18 [LAS 91-84]	Quinn Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
Brunson Substitution replaced by Mann	01:18
	01:18 [LAS 92-84]	Quinn Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Whalen Driving Bank shot: Made (16 PTS)	01:10 [MIN 86-92]
	00:54.2 [LAS 95-86]	Toliver 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Thompson (3 AST)
Mann 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Whalen (7 AST)	00:44.0 [MIN 89-95]
	00:44.0	Team Timeout : Regular
Mann Substitution replaced by Brunson	00:44.0
	00:21.9	Penicheiro Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Hornbuckle (4 ST)
Hornbuckle Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:18.1 [MIN 91-95]
Houston Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:16.0
Hornbuckle Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:15.5
	00:15.5 [LAS 96-91]	Toliver Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:15.5	Toliver Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Whalen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:13.9
Team Timeout : Short	00:13.4
Brunson Substitution replaced by Augustus	00:13.4
Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Mann	00:13.4
Houston 3pt Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:07.3	Milton-Jones Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Whalen Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:07.3
	00:07.3 [LAS 97-91]	Milton-Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:07.3 [LAS 98-91]	Milton-Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Mann 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Qtr

broadcast information
country		channel			time

standings

l10

MIN

5th West

5-5

7-10

6-11

LAS

4th West

5-5

8-9

5-12

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

MIN

Wright 18.0

Adair 6.0

Whalen 10.0

Adair 3.0

LAS

2 players 11.5

2 players 7.0

Penicheiro 5.0

2 players 1.0

2 players 2.0

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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