Phoenix Mercury @ Minnesota Lynx
First Round - Game 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
19-21, 9-11 Away
95
19-21, 9-11 Away
30-10, 16-4 Home
102
30-10, 16-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Brittney Griner makes 11-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 3-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 20-foot jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 18-foot jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Courtney Williams misses driving layup
- Napheesa Collier makes two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 1
- Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
- Napheesa Collier misses 15-foot jumper
- Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
- Alanna Smith makes 15-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Natasha Cloud misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot (Courtney Williams assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses layup
- Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 22-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Alanna Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
- Bridget Carleton misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup
- Bridget Carleton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Celeste Taylor assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kahleah Copper misses layup
- Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Celeste Taylor assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
- Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes 17-foot jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 17-foot two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
- Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes free throw 1 of 2
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
- Cecilia Zandalasini makes two point shot (Myisha Hines-Allen assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Natisha Hiedeman makes driving layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman makes two point shot
- Natasha Cloud misses driving layup
- Monique Billings makes two point shot
- Myisha Hines-Allen misses 6-foot hook shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kahleah Copper misses 8-foot two point shot
- Monique Billings misses layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Brittney Griner misses 18-foot jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Bridget Carleton misses two point shot
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot
- Kahleah Copper makes two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes 14-foot two point shot
- Natasha Cloud makes 25-foot three pointer
- Bridget Carleton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes 6-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Sophie Cunningham makes two point shot
- Napheesa Collier misses layup
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier misses 11-foot jump bank shot
- Alanna Smith makes two point shot
- Sophie Cunningham misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alanna Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Brittney Griner makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Kayla McBride misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Celeste Taylor makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes three point jumper (Kahleah Copper assists)
- Kahleah Copper misses two point shot
- Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Mack assists)
- Natasha Mack makes layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natasha Cloud misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
- Natasha Cloud misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natasha Mack misses 14-foot jumper
- Bridget Carleton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three pointer (Sophie Cunningham assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes two point shot
- Napheesa Collier makes 7-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 1
- Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
- Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Natisha Hiedeman misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kahleah Copper makes driving layup (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 24-foot three pointer
- Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
- Kahleah Copper misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Williams makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
- Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes 13-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
- Courtney Williams misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier misses free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natasha Cloud misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes layup (Napheesa Collier assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Myisha Hines-Allen misses layup
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)
- Brittney Griner misses 4-foot two point shot
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes 4-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Kahleah Copper makes free throw 1 of 3
- Kahleah Copper makes free throw 2 of 3
- Kahleah Copper misses free throw 3 of 3
- Napheesa Collier makes layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Natasha Cloud assists)
- Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
- Myisha Hines-Allen makes 3-foot layup (Courtney Williams assists)
- Natasha Cloud misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
- Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Bridget Carleton makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alanna Smith assists)
- Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natasha Cloud misses free throw 1 of 2
- Natasha Cloud makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
- Natasha Cloud makes driving layup
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Win %: MIN, 78.5
Win %: MIN, 77.2
Win %: MIN, 74.2
Win %: MIN, 72.3
Win %: MIN, 73.9
Win %: MIN, 75.8
Win %: MIN, 76.5
Win %: MIN, 77.5
Win %: MIN, 79.2
Win %: MIN, 79.8
Win %: MIN, 77.9
Win %: MIN, 79.8
Win %: MIN, 80.8
Win %: MIN, 84.1
Win %: MIN, 82.9
Win %: MIN, 81.2
Win %: MIN, 79.5
Win %: MIN, 79.0
Win %: MIN, 80.4
Win %: MIN, 80.9
Win %: MIN, 79.3
Win %: MIN, 78.8
Win %: MIN, 80.2
Win %: MIN, 80.7
Win %: MIN, 83.0
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
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Referee:Charles Watson
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Tim Greene
Referee:Teresa Stuck
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6 | 2 | .750 | - | W4 |
| Golden State | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W2 |
| Las Vegas | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Portland | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Seattle | 3 | 6 | .333 | 3.5 | L2 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.5 | L5 |
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