Mercury 77-75 Lynx (May 14, 2021) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	14	19	23	21	77
MIN	10	14	30	21	75

Minnesota Lynx

0-1, 0-1 home

Sylvia Fowles makes 17-foot jumper (Damiris Dantas assists)
Crystal Dangerfield makes two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup
Brittney Griner blocks Aerial Powers's layup
Aerial Powers misses 21-foot jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 23-foot jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Sylvia Fowles misses 13-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Crystal Dangerfield misses two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 20-foot jumper
Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natalie Achonwa misses 15-foot jumper
Rachel Banham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper
Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Sylvia Fowles misses 18-foot jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses two point shot
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Aerial Powers makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Damiris Dantas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Aerial Powers misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield makes pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses two point shot
Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Damiris Dantas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natalie Achonwa misses 21-foot jumper
Aerial Powers misses jumper
Aerial Powers makes driving layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Aerial Powers 's 9-foot jumper
Aerial Powers misses jumper
Damiris Dantas makes two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 23-foot step back jumpshot
Damiris Dantas makes 26-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Aerial Powers makes 25-foot three point jumper
Damiris Dantas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Crystal Dangerfield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Sylvia Fowles makes 15-foot jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Crystal Dangerfield makes layup (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Aerial Powers makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Aerial Powers makes driving layup
Kayla McBride misses 13-foot jumper
Crystal Dangerfield makes 2-foot layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Damiris Dantas makes 6-foot two point shot (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Kayla McBride makes 19-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
Bridget Carleton misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles misses 18-foot jumper
Aerial Powers makes driving layup (Damiris Dantas assists)
Aerial Powers misses layup
Diana Taurasi blocks Aerial Powers 's 7-foot jumper
Rachel Banham makes 27-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Brianna Turner blocks Damiris Dantas 's 6-foot two point shot
Damiris Dantas misses three point jumper
Brianna Turner blocks Damiris Dantas 's 17-foot jumper
Kayla McBride makes 18-foot jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Crystal Dangerfield 's 7-foot driving layup
Diana Taurasi blocks Kayla McBride's driving layup
Crystal Dangerfield makes 17-foot jumper (Kayla McBride assists)
Sylvia Fowles misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes jumper
Crystal Dangerfield misses 24-foot three point jumper
Crystal Dangerfield makes 10-foot two point shot
Brianna Turner blocks Natalie Achonwa 's 2-foot layup
Crystal Dangerfield makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Crystal Dangerfield misses 14-foot two point shot
Aerial Powers makes layup
Aerial Powers misses layup
Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 4-foot jumper
Sylvia Fowles blocks Brianna Turner 's 3-foot layup
Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Kia Nurse misses two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes layup
Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 8-foot jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses layup
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brianna Turner misses layup
Brianna Turner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 18-foot jumper (Cierra Burdick assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 8-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 18-foot jumper (Cierra Burdick assists)
Cierra Burdick makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Brittney Griner misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shey Peddy misses three point jumper
Cierra Burdick misses 8-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Kia Nurse makes two point shot
Shey Peddy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Kia Nurse makes driving layup
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Kayla McBride blocks Kia Nurse 's 4-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes tip shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Kia Nurse misses driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
Aerial Powers blocks Kia Nurse 's 25-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Griner misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 15-foot two point shot
Kia Nurse makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Shey Peddy misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner misses two point shot
Brianna Turner makes alley oop layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Brianna Turner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 10-foot jumper
Aerial Powers blocks Brianna Turner 's 6-foot driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup
Brianna Turner makes layup (Kia Nurse assists)
Kayla McBride blocks Brianna Turner 's 5-foot driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Brianna Turner makes tip shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses three point jumper
Sylvia Fowles blocks Kia Nurse 's 4-foot layup
Brianna Turner makes driving layup (Kia Nurse assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 8-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot two point shot
Brianna Turner makes alley oop layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 28-foot three point jumper

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHX	MIN
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Sylvia Fowles (Aerial Powers gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Sylvia Fowles makes 17-foot jumper (Damiris Dantas assists)	0	2
9:25	Brittney Griner bad pass (Crystal Dangerfield steals)	0	2
9:16	Crystal Dangerfield makes two point shot	0	4
9:05	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 4-foot jumper	0	4
9:02	Damiris Dantas defensive rebound	0	4
8:48	Brittney Griner blocks Sylvia Fowles's layup	0	4
8:48	Phoenix defensive team rebound	0	4
8:34	Sylvia Fowles blocks Brianna Turner 's 3-foot layup	0	4
8:31	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	0	4
8:25	Brittney Griner blocks Aerial Powers's layup	0	4
8:21	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	0	4
8:16	Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	0	4
8:13	Aerial Powers defensive rebound	0	4
7:52	Aerial Powers misses 21-foot jumper	0	4
7:49	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	0	4
7:44	Kia Nurse misses two point shot	0	4
7:42	Aerial Powers defensive rebound	0	4
7:28	Crystal Dangerfield misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	4
7:24	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	0	4
7:22	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	2	4
6:59	Kayla McBride makes 23-foot jumper (Crystal Dangerfield assists)	2	6
6:47	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Sylvia Fowles steals)	2	6
6:29	Sylvia Fowles misses 13-foot jumper	2	6
6:26	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	2	6
6:23	Aerial Powers shooting foul	2	6
6:23	Kia Nurse makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
6:23	Natalie Achonwa enters the game for Aerial Powers	3	6
6:23	Bridget Carleton enters the game for Damiris Dantas	3	6
6:23	Kia Nurse misses free throw 2 of 2	3	6
6:21	Phoenix offensive team rebound	3	6
6:14	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	6
6:14	Minnesota defensive team rebound	3	6
5:56	Sylvia Fowles misses layup	3	6
5:56	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	3	6
5:54	Natalie Achonwa personal foul	3	6
5:46	Diana Taurasi makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)	5	6
5:26	Crystal Dangerfield misses two point shot	5	6
5:22	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	5	6
5:19	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes layup	7	6
5:02	Kayla McBride misses 20-foot jumper	7	6
5:02	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	7	6
4:52	Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot jumper	7	6
4:51	Minnesota defensive team rebound	7	6
4:51	Official timeout	7	6
4:51	Rachel Banham enters the game for Crystal Dangerfield	7	6
4:51	Jessica Shepard enters the game for Sylvia Fowles	7	6
4:51	Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Diana Taurasi	7	6
4:40	Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	6
4:35	Kia Nurse defensive rebound	7	6
4:24	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 8-foot jumper	7	6
4:21	Brianna Turner offensive rebound	7	6
4:18	Sophie Cunningham misses layup	7	6
4:16	Kayla McBride defensive rebound	7	6
4:10	Natalie Achonwa misses 15-foot jumper	7	6
4:08	Minnesota offensive team rebound	7	6
4:04	Rachel Banham misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	6
4:01	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	7	6
3:52	Brittney Griner makes 5-foot layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	9	6
3:42	Natalie Achonwa offensive foul	9	6
3:42	Natalie Achonwa turnover	9	6
3:42	Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Natalie Achonwa	9	6
3:42	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Skylar Diggins-Smith	9	6
3:32	Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper	9	6
3:29	Jessica Shepard defensive rebound	9	6
3:25	Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper	9	9
3:06	Brianna Turner misses layup	9	9
3:06	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	9	9
2:48	Bridget Carleton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	9	9
2:45	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	9	9
2:40	Brianna Turner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	11	9
2:29	Sylvia Fowles offensive foul	11	9
2:29	Sylvia Fowles turnover	11	9
2:29	Shey Peddy enters the game for Kia Nurse	11	9
2:29	Alanna Smith enters the game for Brianna Turner	11	9
2:19	Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper	11	9
2:17	Minnesota defensive team rebound	11	9
2:17	Alanna Smith loose ball foul	11	9
2:05	Sylvia Fowles misses 18-foot jumper	11	9
2:01	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	11	9
1:49	Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	9
1:47	Minnesota defensive team rebound	11	9
1:47	Alanna Smith loose ball foul	11	9
1:47	Cierra Burdick enters the game for Alanna Smith	11	9
1:34	Sylvia Fowles traveling	11	9
1:26	Cierra Burdick out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	9
1:16	Brittney Griner personal foul	11	9
1:16	Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2	11	9
1:16	Minnesota offensive team rebound	11	9
1:16	Crystal Dangerfield enters the game for Rachel Banham	11	9
1:16	Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
1:02	Bridget Carleton personal foul	11	10
59.9	Kayla McBride personal foul	11	10
59.9	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2	12	10
59.9	Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2	12	10
57.8	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	12	10
56.1	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	10
54.2	Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound	12	10
45.6	Crystal Dangerfield misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	12	10
43.1	Phoenix defensive team rebound	12	10
25.9	Brittney Griner makes 18-foot jumper (Cierra Burdick assists)	14	10
1.7	Crystal Dangerfield misses two point shot	14	10
1.7	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	14	10
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	10

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 2-1

Mercury
77
Lynx
75

Game 1

5/14

Lynx
82
Mercury
76

Game 2

6/30

Lynx
99
Mercury
68

Game 3

7/3

Target Center

9:00 PM, May 14, 2021Coverage: CBSSN

Minneapolis, MN

Attendance: 2,021

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Roy Gulbeyan
Danielle Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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