Lynx, Mercury in 4-way tie for final two playoff spots

— Sylvia Fowles had 16 points, Aerial Powers scored 10 of her 14 points in the fourth quarter, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 86-77 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game series sweep.
Aug 11, 2022, 09:57 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Sylvia Fowles makes 11-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sylvia Fowles misses 4-foot hook shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy makes two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 29-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Jennie Simms misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson misses running pullup jump shot
  • Sylvia Fowles misses two point shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields makes two point shot
  • Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Shey Peddy misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 12-foot jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jennie Simms assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving layup
  • Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aerial Powers makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Yvonne Turner misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aerial Powers misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Megan Gustafson makes two point shot (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Rachel Banham makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Shey Peddy makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes driving layup
  • Megan Gustafson misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes driving layup (Rachel Banham assists)
  • Rachel Banham misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Megan Gustafson makes 4-foot two point shot (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jennie Simms makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jennie Simms makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier misses 21-foot jumper
  • Shey Peddy makes 28-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Napheesa Collier misses layup
  • Aerial Powers misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving layup
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jennie Simms assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes 21-foot jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup
  • Kayla McBride makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Aerial Powers misses 8-foot jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Aerial Powers misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Megan Gustafson makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Megan Gustafson makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Yvonne Turner makes two point shot (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Reshanda Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Yvonne Turner misses driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses running pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Megan Gustafson makes 21-foot jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
  • Shey Peddy makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Napheesa Collier makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jessica Shepard assists)
  • Shey Peddy misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses two point shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes layup (Sylvia Fowles assists)
  • Diamond DeShields makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jennie Simms makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Napheesa Collier makes 19-foot jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses 19-foot jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses layup
  • Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes 28-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diamond DeShields makes driving floating jump shot
  • Kayla McBride misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Napheesa Collier misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Napheesa Collier makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes two point shot
  • Jennie Simms misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diamond DeShields misses 8-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Megan Gustafson misses three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Rachel Banham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Megan Gustafson makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Bridget Carleton misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard makes layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
  • Yvonne Turner misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 29-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 26-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Rachel Banham misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Aerial Powers misses 17-foot jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brianna Turner misses tip shot
  • Aerial Powers makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Rachel Banham misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Aerial Powers misses driving layup
  • Sylvia Fowles makes 5-foot two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Jennie Simms misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brianna Turner makes two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Aerial Powers misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aerial Powers makes pullup jump shot
  • Megan Gustafson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Megan Gustafson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson makes driving layup
  • Aerial Powers makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes two point shot (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Shey Peddy misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Sylvia Fowles makes hook shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Sophie Cunningham misses driving floating jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Jessica Shepard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jessica Shepard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jennie Simms misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Aerial Powers makes two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Diamond DeShields misses driving floating jump shot
  • Aerial Powers misses driving layup
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes 22-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
  • Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 8-foot two point shot
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