Minnesota Lynx at Phoenix Mercury, August 23, 2015

Minnesota Lynx
67
19-9
Phoenix Mercury
79
16-11
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1st Q
Time Minnesota Lynx Score Phoenix Mercury
9:39.0 Defensive rebound by Team 0-0  
9:26.0 Turnover by S. Fowles (3 sec) 0-0  
9:22.0   0-0 Turnover by M. Xargay (traveling)
9:04.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt jump shot (block by B. Griner) 0-0  
9:02.0   0-0 Defensive rebound by M. Xargay
8:53.0   0-0 C. Dupree misses 2-pt jump shot
8:51.0 Defensive rebound by L. Whalen 0-0  
8:46.0 L. Whalen makes 2-pt jump shot +22-0  
8:27.0   2-0 M. Currie misses 3-pt jump shot
8:25.0 Defensive rebound by A. Cruz 2-0  
8:20.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt layup (block by B. Griner) 2-0  
8:18.0   2-0 Defensive rebound by C. Dupree
8:10.0   2-2+2B. Griner makes 2-pt layup (assist by M. Currie)
7:54.0 L. Whalen makes 2-pt jump shot +24-2  
7:30.0   4-4+2M. Currie makes 2-pt layup
7:09.0 Turnover by L. Whalen (lost ball; steal by M. Currie) 4-4  
6:57.0   4-6+2D. Bonner makes 2-pt layup
6:38.0 A. Cruz misses 2-pt jump shot  4-6  
6:36.0 Offensive rebound by Team 4-6  
6:32.0 Personal foul by M. Xargay 4-6  
6:29.0 Personal foul by M. Currie 4-6  
6:22.0 Shooting foul by D. Bonner 4-6  
6:22.0 M. Moore makes free throw 1 of 3+15-6  
6:22.0 M. Moore makes free throw 2 of 3+16-6  
6:22.0 M. Moore makes free throw 3 of 3+17-6  
6:15.0   7-6 M. Xargay misses 3-pt jump shot
6:13.0   7-6 Offensive rebound by B. Griner
5:53.0   7-6 Shooting foul by S. Fowles
5:53.0   7-7+1D. Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
5:53.0   7-8+1D. Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
5:44.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt jump shot  7-8  
5:42.0   7-8 Defensive rebound by D. Bonner
5:32.0   7-8 M. Currie misses 3-pt jump shot
5:30.0   7-8 Offensive rebound by C. Dupree
5:09.0   7-10+2B. Griner makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by C. Dupree)
4:57.0 M. Moore misses 3-pt jump shot  7-10  
4:55.0   7-10 Defensive rebound by C. Dupree
4:42.0   7-10 B. Griner misses 2-pt jump shot
4:40.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 7-10  
4:23.0 Personal foul by C. Dupree 7-10  
4:23.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 7-10  
4:23.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 7-10  
4:16.0 Turnover by R. Brunson (bad pass; steal by M. Currie) 7-10  
4:01.0   7-10 C. Dupree misses 2-pt jump shot (block by M. Moore)
3:59.0 Defensive rebound by Team 7-10  
3:53.0 A. Cruz misses 2-pt jump shot  7-10  
3:51.0   7-10 Defensive rebound by M. Currie
3:39.0   7-10 Turnover by D. Bonner (bad pass; steal by R. Brunson)
3:33.0 L. Whalen misses 2-pt layup  7-10  
3:31.0 Offensive rebound by A. Cruz 7-10  
3:31.0 A. Cruz makes 2-pt layup +29-10  
3:18.0   9-12+2M. Xargay makes 2-pt layup
2:57.0 Turnover by L. Whalen (lost ball; steal by M. Currie) 9-12  
2:45.0   9-12 M. Currie misses 3-pt jump shot
2:43.0   9-12 Offensive rebound by Team
2:39.0   9-12 D. Bonner misses 2-pt jump shot
2:37.0 Defensive rebound by A. Cruz 9-12  
2:29.0 Turnover by A. Cruz (bad pass) 9-12  
2:13.0   9-14+2L. Mitchell makes 2-pt jump shot
2:05.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 9-14  
1:50.0 R. Brunson misses 2-pt jump shot (block by D. Bonner) 9-14  
1:48.0   9-14 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
1:32.0   9-16+2N. Quinn makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by L. Mitchell)
1:11.0 Shooting foul by B. Griner 9-16  
1:11.0 M. Moore makes free throw 1 of 2+110-16  
1:11.0 M. Moore makes free throw 2 of 2+111-16  
1:01.0   11-16 D. Bonner misses 2-pt layup
0:59.0   11-16 Offensive rebound by Team
0:45.0   11-16 B. Griner misses 2-pt layup (block by S. Fowles)
0:43.0 Defensive rebound by L. Whalen 11-16  
0:34.0 M. Moore misses 3-pt jump shot  11-16  
0:32.0 Offensive rebound by Team 11-16  
0:31.0 Personal foul by L. Mitchell 11-16  
0:31.0 D. Peters makes free throw 1 of 2+112-16  
0:31.0 D. Peters makes free throw 2 of 2+113-16  
0:07.0   13-16 C. George misses 3-pt jump shot
0:04.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 13-16  
0:02.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt layup  13-16  
0:01.0   13-16 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
0:00.0 End of 1st quarter
2nd Q
Time Minnesota Lynx Score Phoenix Mercury
10:00.0 Start of 2nd quarter
9:50.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt layup (block by B. Griner) 13-16  
9:48.0 Offensive rebound by Team 13-16  
9:37.0 L. Whalen misses 2-pt jump shot  13-16  
9:35.0 Offensive rebound by M. Moore 13-16  
9:22.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt jump shot  13-16  
9:20.0   13-16 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
9:13.0   13-16 L. Mitchell misses 2-pt jump shot
9:11.0 Defensive rebound by R. Montgomery 13-16  
9:03.0 Offensive foul by D. Peters 13-16  
9:03.0 Turnover by D. Peters (turnover) 13-16  
8:47.0   13-19+3C. George makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by M. Currie)
8:22.0 Personal foul by L. Mitchell 13-19  
8:10.0 Personal foul by C. George 13-19  
7:58.0 R. Brunson misses 2-pt jump shot  13-19  
7:56.0 Offensive rebound by R. Brunson 13-19  
7:52.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by R. Brunson)+215-19  
7:31.0   15-19 M. Currie misses 2-pt layup
7:29.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 15-19  
7:07.0 L. Whalen misses 3-pt jump shot  15-19  
7:05.0 Offensive rebound by S. Fowles 15-19  
6:47.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt jump shot  15-19  
6:45.0   15-19 Defensive rebound by C. George
6:29.0   15-21+2M. Currie makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by N. Quinn)
6:07.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by L. Whalen)+217-21  
5:51.0   17-21 C. George misses 3-pt jump shot
5:49.0 Defensive rebound by A. Cruz 17-21  
5:32.0 Turnover by D. Peters (lost ball; steal by L. Mitchell) 17-21  
5:27.0   17-23+2M. Currie makes 2-pt layup
5:27.0   17-23 Shooting foul by A. Cruz
5:27.0   17-23 Phoenix Mercury full timeout
5:27.0   17-23 M. Currie misses free throw 1 of 1
5:27.0 Defensive rebound by R. Brunson 17-23  
5:13.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt layup  17-23  
5:11.0   17-23 Defensive rebound by Team
5:01.0   17-23 Personal foul by A. Cruz
4:50.0   17-26+3M. Xargay makes 3-pt jump shot
4:34.0 R. Brunson misses 2-pt jump shot  17-26  
4:32.0   17-26 Defensive rebound by M. Currie
4:23.0   17-28+2C. Dupree makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by M. Currie)
4:10.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 17-28  
3:58.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt jump shot (block by B. Griner) 17-28  
3:56.0   17-28 Defensive rebound by D. Bonner
3:44.0   17-28 M. Xargay misses 2-pt layup
3:42.0 Defensive rebound by A. Jones 17-28  
3:34.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt layup (assist by R. Montgomery)+219-28  
3:34.0 Shooting foul by B. Griner 19-28  
3:34.0 S. Fowles misses free throw 1 of 1 19-28  
3:34.0   19-28 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
3:23.0   19-28 M. Currie misses 2-pt layup
3:21.0   19-28 Offensive rebound by M. Currie
3:12.0   19-30+2C. Dupree makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by M. Xargay)
3:12.0   19-30 Shooting foul by A. Jones
3:12.0   19-31+1C. Dupree makes free throw 1 of 1
2:57.0 Personal foul by B. Griner 19-31  
2:48.0 M. Moore makes 2-pt jump shot +221-31  
2:33.0   21-31 D. Bonner misses 2-pt jump shot (block by S. Fowles)
2:31.0   21-31 Offensive rebound by Team
2:29.0   21-33+2C. George makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by D. Bonner)
2:09.0 A. Jones misses 2-pt jump shot  21-33  
2:07.0   21-33 Defensive rebound by D. Bonner
2:01.0   21-33 M. Currie misses 3-pt jump shot
1:59.0 Defensive rebound by M. Moore 21-33  
1:53.0 Personal foul by C. George 21-33  
1:53.0 S. Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2 21-33  
1:53.0 Offensive rebound by Team 21-33  
1:53.0 S. Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2+122-33  
1:40.0   22-33 Turnover by C. Dupree (lost ball; steal by A. Jones)
1:25.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt jump shot  22-33  
1:23.0   22-33 Defensive rebound by D. Bonner
1:17.0   22-35+2D. Bonner makes 2-pt layup
0:58.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt jump shot (block by D. Bonner) 22-35  
0:56.0   22-35 Defensive rebound by Team
0:38.0   22-35 Turnover by D. Bonner (bad pass; steal by R. Montgomery)
0:33.0 M. Moore misses 3-pt jump shot  22-35  
0:31.0   22-35 Defensive rebound by M. Currie
0:23.0   22-35 Shooting foul by M. Moore
0:23.0   22-36+1C. Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
0:23.0   22-37+1C. Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
0:02.0 Turnover by L. Whalen (lost ball; steal by M. Currie) 22-37  
0:01.0   22-37 Turnover by M. Xargay (lost ball; steal by R. Montgomery)
0:00.0 End of 2nd quarter
3rd Q
Time Minnesota Lynx Score Phoenix Mercury
10:00.0 Start of 3rd quarter
9:44.0 A. Cruz misses 2-pt jump shot  22-37  
9:42.0   22-37 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
9:29.0   22-37 Turnover by M. Currie (bad pass; steal by S. Fowles)
9:17.0 Turnover by M. Moore (bad pass; steal by B. Griner) 22-37  
8:57.0   22-39+2B. Griner makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by M. Xargay)
8:38.0 A. Cruz makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by L. Whalen)+325-39  
8:19.0   25-39 Turnover by B. Griner (lost ball; steal by L. Whalen)
8:13.0 Turnover by A. Cruz (lost ball) 25-39  
7:52.0   25-42+3D. Bonner makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by M. Xargay)
7:40.0 A. Cruz misses 2-pt jump shot  25-42  
7:38.0   25-42 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
7:23.0   25-44+2D. Bonner makes 2-pt jump shot
7:20.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 25-44  
7:05.0 L. Whalen makes 2-pt jump shot +227-44  
6:53.0   27-44 Turnover by M. Xargay (bad pass)
6:37.0 M. Moore makes 2-pt layup (assist by R. Brunson)+229-44  
6:23.0   29-44 Shooting foul by L. Whalen
6:23.0   29-45+1M. Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
6:23.0   29-46+1M. Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
6:14.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt layup +231-46  
5:49.0   31-46 C. Dupree misses 2-pt layup
5:47.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 31-46  
5:40.0 L. Whalen misses 2-pt jump shot  31-46  
5:38.0   31-46 Defensive rebound by C. Dupree
5:33.0   31-48+2D. Bonner makes 2-pt layup (assist by M. Xargay)
5:23.0 M. Moore makes 2-pt jump shot +233-48  
5:13.0   33-48 Turnover by M. Xargay (bad pass; steal by S. Fowles)
4:52.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt layup (assist by A. Cruz)+235-48  
4:51.0   35-48 Phoenix Mercury full timeout
4:41.0   35-48 Personal foul by M. Moore
4:28.0   35-50+2C. Dupree makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by L. Mitchell)
4:07.0 M. Moore makes 2-pt layup (assist by R. Brunson)+237-50  
4:07.0 Shooting foul by C. Dupree 37-50  
4:07.0 M. Moore misses free throw 1 of 1 37-50  
4:07.0   37-50 Defensive rebound by C. Dupree
3:55.0   37-50 D. Bonner misses 3-pt jump shot
3:53.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 37-50  
3:40.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt jump shot  37-50  
3:38.0 Offensive rebound by S. Fowles 37-50  
3:38.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt layup +239-50  
3:38.0 Shooting foul by L. Mitchell 39-50  
3:38.0 S. Fowles misses free throw 1 of 1 39-50  
3:38.0   39-50 Defensive rebound by C. George
3:16.0   39-50 L. Mitchell misses 3-pt jump shot
3:14.0   39-50 Offensive rebound by B. Griner
3:13.0   39-50 Shooting foul by L. Whalen
3:13.0   39-51+1B. Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
3:13.0   39-52+1B. Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
2:59.0 L. Whalen misses 3-pt jump shot  39-52  
2:57.0   39-52 Defensive rebound by C. George
2:45.0   39-52 Turnover by D. Bonner (lost ball; steal by M. Moore)
2:39.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt layup  39-52  
2:37.0   39-52 Defensive rebound by N. Quinn
2:23.0   39-54+2N. Quinn makes 2-pt jump shot
2:22.0 Technical foul by  39-54  
2:22.0 Technical foul by  39-54  
2:22.0 ejected from game 39-54  
2:22.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 39-54  
2:22.0   39-55+1D. Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
2:22.0   39-56+1D. Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
2:10.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt jump shot (block by D. Bonner) 39-56  
2:08.0   39-56 Defensive rebound by L. Mitchell
2:04.0   39-56 Turnover by N. Quinn (bad pass)
1:53.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt layup (block by B. Griner) 39-56  
1:51.0   39-56 Defensive rebound by B. Griner
1:42.0   39-58+2N. Quinn makes 2-pt jump shot
1:28.0 A. Cruz makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by L. Whalen)+342-58  
1:08.0   42-60+2N. Quinn makes 2-pt jump shot
0:44.0 M. Moore misses 2-pt jump shot  42-60  
0:42.0 Offensive rebound by S. Fowles 42-60  
0:32.0 S. Fowles misses 2-pt jump shot  42-60  
0:30.0   42-60 Defensive rebound by L. Mitchell
0:18.0   42-60 N. Quinn misses 2-pt jump shot
0:16.0 Defensive rebound by M. Moore 42-60  
0:02.0 A. Jones misses 2-pt jump shot  42-60  
0:00.0   42-60 Defensive rebound by C. George
0:00.0 End of 3rd quarter
4th Q
Time Minnesota Lynx Score Phoenix Mercury
10:00.0 Start of 4th quarter
9:37.0   42-60 D. Bonner misses 3-pt jump shot
9:35.0 Defensive rebound by A. Cruz 42-60  
9:19.0 M. Moore misses 3-pt jump shot  42-60  
9:17.0   42-60 Defensive rebound by C. George
9:03.0   42-60 C. George misses 3-pt jump shot
9:01.0 Defensive rebound by A. Cruz 42-60  
8:57.0 Personal foul by N. Quinn 42-60  
8:53.0 R. Montgomery misses 2-pt jump shot  42-60  
8:51.0   42-60 Defensive rebound by N. Quinn
8:42.0   42-60 Shooting foul by M. Moore
8:42.0   42-61+1D. Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
8:42.0   42-62+1D. Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
8:24.0 A. Cruz makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by R. Brunson)+345-62  
8:10.0   45-62 B. Griner misses 2-pt layup
8:08.0   45-62 Offensive rebound by B. Griner
8:01.0   45-62 B. Griner misses 2-pt layup
8:01.0   45-62 Offensive rebound by B. Griner
8:01.0   45-62 L. Mitchell misses 2-pt layup
7:59.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 45-62  
7:51.0 Shooting foul by C. Dupree 45-62  
7:51.0 S. Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2 45-62  
7:51.0 Offensive rebound by Team 45-62  
7:51.0 S. Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2+146-62  
7:36.0   46-64+2D. Bonner makes 2-pt layup
7:19.0 S. Fowles makes 2-pt layup (assist by R. Brunson)+248-64  
6:58.0   48-66+2B. Griner makes 2-pt jump shot
6:48.0 Turnover by R. Brunson (bad pass; steal by D. Bonner) 48-66  
6:43.0   48-68+2D. Bonner makes 2-pt layup
6:19.0 R. Montgomery misses 2-pt jump shot  48-68  
6:17.0   48-68 Defensive rebound by C. Dupree
6:04.0   48-68 N. Quinn misses 3-pt jump shot
6:02.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 48-68  
5:47.0 L. Whalen misses 2-pt jump shot (block by B. Griner) 48-68  
5:45.0   48-68 Defensive rebound by M. Xargay
5:33.0   48-71+3N. Quinn makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by D. Bonner)
5:12.0 R. Montgomery makes 2-pt layup +250-71  
4:57.0   50-73+2M. Xargay makes 2-pt jump shot
4:53.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 50-73  
4:53.0 Minnesota Lynx full timeout 50-73  
4:30.0 M. Moore makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by R. Montgomery)+252-73  
4:12.0   52-73 Personal foul by L. Whalen
4:09.0   52-73 M. Currie misses 2-pt jump shot
4:07.0 Defensive rebound by M. Moore 52-73  
3:59.0 Shooting foul by B. Griner 52-73  
3:59.0 M. Moore makes free throw 1 of 2+153-73  
3:59.0 M. Moore makes free throw 2 of 2+154-73  
3:40.0   54-73 C. Dupree misses 2-pt layup
3:38.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 54-73  
3:15.0 R. Montgomery makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by S. Fowles)+256-73  
2:57.0   56-73 C. Dupree misses 2-pt layup (block by M. Moore)
2:55.0 Defensive rebound by S. Fowles 56-73  
2:47.0 Personal foul by D. Bonner 56-73  
2:47.0   56-73 Phoenix Mercury full timeout
2:34.0 A. Cruz makes 2-pt layup (assist by A. Jones)+258-73  
2:19.0   58-73 Shooting foul by A. Cruz
2:19.0   58-74+1M. Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
2:19.0   58-75+1M. Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
2:05.0 R. Montgomery makes 3-pt jump shot (assist by A. Cruz)+361-75  
1:50.0   61-75 Turnover by M. Bass (lost ball; steal by A. Cruz)
1:42.0 Turnover by A. Jones (lost ball; steal by M. Bass) 61-75  
1:27.0   61-77+2M. Bass makes 2-pt jump shot (assist by C. George)
1:17.0 A. Cruz makes 2-pt layup +263-77  
0:56.0   63-77 A. Harden misses 3-pt jump shot
0:54.0 Defensive rebound by A. Cruz 63-77  
0:53.0 Personal foul by M. Currie 63-77  
0:53.0 R. Montgomery makes free throw 1 of 2+164-77  
0:53.0 R. Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2+165-77  
0:38.0   65-79+2T. Bias makes 2-pt layup
0:29.0 Personal foul by T. Bias 65-79  
0:29.0 R. Montgomery makes free throw 1 of 2+166-79  
0:29.0 R. Montgomery makes free throw 2 of 2+167-79  
0:08.0   67-79 T. Bias misses 3-pt jump shot
0:06.0   67-79 Offensive rebound by C. George
0:05.0   67-79 C. George misses 2-pt layup
0:03.0   67-79 Offensive rebound by S. Christon
0:00.0 End of 4th quarter