Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND - GAME 1 • MIN leads series 1-0
14-20, 5-12 Away
65
14-20, 5-12 Away
22-12, 13-4 Home
67
22-12, 13-4 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 19-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot two point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses layup
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses 8-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 20-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Alana Beard makes 17-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles misses 5-foot hook shot
- Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 5-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
- Candace Parker misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot two point shot
- Maya Moore makes 19-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Maya Moore makes layup (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Jantel Lavender misses 21-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker makes technical free throw
- Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper
- Anna Cruz misses 13-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses Regular Jump Shot
- Ana Dabovic misses driving layup
- Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 15-foot jumper
- Temeka Johnson makes two point shot
- Maya Moore misses free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses 12-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 9-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 17-foot two point jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes 16-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Candace Parker misses Running Jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Devereaux Peters misses 18-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard misses jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 10-foot two point shot
- Anna Cruz makes driving layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Maya Moore makes driving layup (Anna Cruz assists)
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Anna Cruz misses 17-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 55-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 19-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 21-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 19-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses two point shot
- Kristi Toliver misses jumper
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Maya Moore misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Maya Moore makes driving layup (Anna Cruz assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
- Maya Moore makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candace Parker makes 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 21-foot jumper
- Maya Moore makes layup
- Maya Moore makes 24-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes 17-foot jumper (Ana Dabovic assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
- Ana Dabovic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Ana Dabovic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper
- Ana Dabovic makes driving layup (Temeka Johnson assists)
- Ana Dabovic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Candace Parker misses 6-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses Regular Jump Shot
- Maya Moore makes 17-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes two point shot (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses driving layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 12-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Ana Dabovic makes 23-foot three point jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)
- Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Ana Dabovic misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes layup (Temeka Johnson assists)
- Maya Moore misses jumper
- Ana Dabovic misses driving layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Anna Cruz misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes driving layup
- Maya Moore misses 20-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 15-foot jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
PLAYS
Matchups
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Sue Blauch
Referee:Daryl Humphrey
Referee:Jeff Wooten
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 7 | 2 | .778 | - | W5 |
| Dallas | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1 | W3 |
| Las Vegas | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Golden State | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Portland | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 4 | .500 | 2.5 | L1 |
| Seattle | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.5 | L3 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5.5 | L6 |
WNBA News
New York and Toronto meet in conference matchup
Toronto Tempo (5-4, 1-1 Eastern Conference) at New York Liberty (5-4, 2-0 Eastern Conference)
5h
Phoenix takes on Seattle, looks to stop 6-game slide
Phoenix Mercury (2-8, 1-4 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (3-7, 0-2 Western Conference)
5h
Courtney Williams scores 30, Olivia Miles has 19 and the Lynx ease past the Mercury 111-77
— Courtney Williams scored 30 points on 13-of-20 shooting, Olivia Miles had 19 points and nine assists, and the Minnesota Lynx eased past the Phoenix Mercury 111-77 on Monday night.
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