Minnesota Lynx @ Los Angeles Sparks
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 2 • Series tied 1-1
22-12, 9-8 Away
71
22-12, 9-8 Away
14-20, 9-8 Home
81
14-20, 9-8 Home
Minnesota Lynx
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 27 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +14 | |
| 37 | 27 | 9-17 | 5-8 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -6 | |
| 32 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | -18 | |
| 27 | 10 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | |
| 36 | 14 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -3 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | |
| 17 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -10 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | |
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71 | 25-59 | 6-14 | 15-17 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 21 | |||
42% | 43% | 88% | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Sparks
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 38 | 25 | 9-20 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +9 | |
| 33 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -3 | |
| 22 | 9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +2 | |
| 38 | 11 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | +9 | |
| 33 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +9 | |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- | |
| 10 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | |
| 24 | 19 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 6-9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | +29 | |
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| DNP-RIGHT KNEE INJURY | ||||||||||||||
81 | 30-67 | 9-18 | 12-20 | 36 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 25 | 18 | |||
45% | 50% | 60% | ||||||||||||
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Matchups
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA
ESPN
Referee:Michael Price
Referee:Billy Smith
Referee:Maj Forsberg
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 17 | 6 | .739 | - | W2 |
| Las Vegas | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 17 | 7 | .708 | 0.5 | W7 |
| Dallas | 15 | 8 | .652 | 2 | W4 |
| Los Angeles | 10 | 11 | .476 | 6 | W2 |
| Portland | 9 | 13 | .409 | 7.5 | L1 |
| Phoenix | 8 | 15 | .348 | 9 | L2 |
| Seattle | 6 | 18 | .250 | 11.5 | L1 |
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