Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS - GAME 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
19-15, 8-9 Away
67
19-15, 8-9 Away
27-7, 14-3 Home
95
27-7, 14-3 Home
Phoenix Mercury
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 6 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -31 |
| 26 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -24 |
| 33 | 11 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -13 |
| 25 | 22 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -8 |
| 26 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -20 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -15 |
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| 18 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
67 | 25-70 | 4-20 | 13-19 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | ||
36% | 20% | 68% |
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 28 | 14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +26 |
| 31 | 13 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 2 | +19 |
| 23 | 15 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +11 |
| 26 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +19 |
| 30 | 21 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +14 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 9 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +6 |
| 7 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +9 |
| 28 | 14 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +21 |
| 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| 9 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +13 |
95 | 36-72 | 6-14 | 17-19 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 19 | ||
50% | 43% | 89% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
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Referee:Tom Mauer
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Lamont Simpson
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Minnesota | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Portland | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
| Seattle | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
| Las Vegas | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | L1 |
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