WNBA Playoffs 2015 presented by Boost Mobile
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LYNX WIN 2015 WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP
With a sweltering defense and a yearning to celebrate in front of their loyal fans, the Minnesota Lynx turned a tense WNBA Finals into a runaway. Sylvia Fowles had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Lynx captured their third championship in five years with a 69-52 victory over the Indiana Fever in Game 5 on Wednesday night.
FEVER FIGHT OFF ELIMINATION, FORCE GAME 5
Shenise Johnson scored 15 points and Marissa Coleman added 14 to help the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 75-69 on Sunday night, forcing a decisive Game 5 in the WNBA Finals. As they’ve done all playoffs, the Fever found a way to stave off elimination. Indiana is 5-0 in elimination games this postseason and 9-2 since the 2012 playoffs.
MAYA MOORE LEADS LYNX TO 2-1 LEAD
Maya Moore made a 3-pointer at the buzzer from the top of the key to give the Minnesota Lynx an 80-77 victory over the Indiana Fever on Friday night in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals. Moore, who finished with 24 points, took the inbounds pass with 1.7 seconds left, moved to her right to elude a defender and swished the winner.
LYNX EVEN SERIES AT 1 WITH WIN IN GAME 2
Sylvia Fowles had 21 points and nine rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx evened the best-of-five WNBA Finals at one game apiece with a 77-71 victory over the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night. Fowles made 10 of 13 shots and Maya Moore added 19 points and eight boards for the Lynx, who are looking for their third championship in the last five years.
FEVER TAKE GAME 1 IN MINNESOTA
Briann January had 19 points and six assists and the Indiana Fever stole home-court advantage in the WNBA Finals with a 75-69 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 1 on Sunday. Marissa Coleman added 16 points and the Fever hit all 16 of their free throws in a rematch of the 2012 finals. Indiana won Game 1 of that series as well en route to the franchise’s only championship.
CONFERENCE FINALS
EAST
(3) Indiana defeated (1) New York
game 1: nyl 84, IND 67
game 2: ind 70, NYL 64
game 3: ind 66, NYL 51
CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
EAST
(1) New York defeated (4) Washington
game 1: was 86, NY 83
game 2: ny 86, WAS 68
game 3: ny 79, WSH 74
WEST
(1) Minnesota defeated (4) Los Angeles
game 1: min 67, LAS 65
game 2: las 81, MIN 71
game 3: min 91, LAS 80
(3) Indiana defeated (2) Chicago
game 1: chi 77, IND 72
game 2: ind 89, CHI 82
game 3: ind 100, CHI 89