• Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS -- Through injuries, trades and upheaval, the Minnesota Lynx have struggled at times to find their footing this season.
They have overcome the unfamiliar feelings of instability to land in a most familiar spot -- one step away from the WNBA Finals.
Maya Moore had 20 points and eight rebounds to help the balanced Lynx advance to the Western Conference finals with a 91-80 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks in Game 3 of the conference semifinals Tuesday night.
Moore was just 6-for-21 from the floor, but Seimone Augustus added 16 points and Deveraux Peters scored 12 big points off the bench to push the top-seeded Lynx into their fifth straight conference finals. They will play Phoenix, which swept Tulsa in the other semifinal. Game 1 is Thursday night in Minnesota.
"The longer this team plays, the better we're going to get," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said.
Candace Parker had 28 points and 13 rebounds for the Sparks, who haven't been to the conference finals since 2012. They trailed by 14 points in the first half but rallied to cut the deficit to one in the fourth quarter.
The Lynx responded with a 9-0 run to hold off Los Angeles.
"We were stagnant in the first half and we shot ourselves in the foot," Parker said. "But we were able to bounce back and make it a game."
Minnesota outscored Los Angeles 22-4 in second-chance points and converted 15 turnovers into 20 points to improve to 18-2 all-time at home in the postseason, the best record in WNBA history.
"That was the Lynx team I was hoping for in that we were aggressive in everything that we did," Reeve said.
Just like everything else this season for the Lynx, who won two championships in three seasons before losing to the Mercury in last year's conference finals, nothing came easy in this series. They edged the Sparks by two points in Game 1, were beaten convincingly in Game 2 in Los Angeles and had a runaway in Game 3 get a little too close for comfort in the second half.
The Lynx entered the season among the favorites to get out of the West and only bolstered those odds when they acquired Sylvia Fowles from Chicago midway through the season. But injuries to Augustus and Lindsay Whalen and Fowles' gradual transition back to playing after sitting out in Chicago made it difficult for them to forge any kind of continuity heading into the playoffs.
After dropping Game 2, the Lynx were in danger of a massively disappointing first-round exit entering the elimination game.
Moore and Augustus struggled mightily in the early going, shooting just 2-for-13 in the first quarter.
But the suffocating Lynx defense squeezed Parker and the Sparks. Los Angeles shot just 26.7 percent in the first quarter and turned the ball over 10 times in the first 13 minutes to fall behind by 14 points.
"They put a lot of pressure on us, and we didn't deal with it very well," Sparks coach Brian Agler said.
Parker was whisper quiet in the first half, rendered ineffective by Rebekkah Brunson's physical defensive presence. She didn't hit a shot until 90 seconds into the second quarter and didn't hit her second field goal until there was less than two minutes to play in the half.
She came alive in the third quarter, scoring 13 points on 5-for-6 shooting to bring the Sparks roaring back. Her two free throws with just less than nine minutes to go in the game cut the deficit to one, but the Lynx scored the next nine points and Parker gave them another one when she picked up a technical foul for arguing with the officials after a five-second call that gave Minnesota a 75-67 lead with 3:30 to play.
Fowles scored nine of her 13 points in the fourth quarter, and Whalen had 14 points and six rebounds.
"We really came together, especially at the hardest parts of the game," Whalen said. "That cohesion was huge for us. We needed it."





Final

Sparks 80

(14-20, 5-12 away)

Lynx 91

(22-12, 13-4 home)









9:00PM,EDT,September 22,2015
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

 1 2 3 4 T
LA 10 20 27 2380
MIN 18 25 20 2891
Top Performers
Los Angeles: C. Parker 28 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl, 2 Blk
Minnesota: M. Moore 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast, 1 Stl, 1 Blk







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1st Quarter Summary

TIMELos Angeles SparksSCOREMinnesota Lynx
10:00 0-0Jantel Lavender vs. Sylvia Fowles (Kristi Toliver gains possession)
9:40Kristi Toliver misses 21-foot step back jumpshot0-0 
9:38 0-0Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound
9:30 0-0Sylvia Fowles misses layup
9:29 0-2Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound
9:29 0-2Rebekkah Brunson makes two point shot
9:11Alana Beard misses jumper0-2 
9:07Alana Beard offensive rebound0-2 
9:03Jantel Lavender bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals)0-2 
9:00 0-4Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup
8:41Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper 0-4 
8:38 0-4Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound
8:32 0-4Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:30Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound0-4 
8:22 0-4Maya Moore shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)
8:22Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 21-4 
8:22Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 22-4 
8:19 2-4Lindsay Whalen out of bounds lost ball turnover
8:17Nneka Ogwumike offensive foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)2-4 
8:17Nneka Ogwumike turnover 2-4 
7:56 2-4Candace Parker blocks Seimone Augustus 's 19-foot jumper
7:54 2-4Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound
7:52 2-6Lindsay Whalen makes layup
7:43Kristi Toliver makes 15-foot jumper4-6 
7:16 4-6Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
7:15Jantel Lavender defensive rebound4-6 
7:09Alana Beard misses driving layup4-6 
7:07 4-6Maya Moore defensive rebound
7:00 4-6Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
6:58Jantel Lavender defensive rebound4-6 
6:37Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper 4-6 
6:37Candace Parker offensive rebound4-6 
6:35 4-6Sylvia Fowles personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
6:35 4-6Anna Cruz enters the game for Lindsay Whalen
6:31Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot step back jumpshot4-6 
6:30 4-6Seimone Augustus defensive rebound
6:20 4-6Seimone Augustus misses 22-foot three point jumper
6:18 4-6Maya Moore offensive rebound
6:16 4-6Maya Moore misses layup
6:15 4-6Maya Moore offensive rebound
6:15 4-6Maya Moore misses layup
6:13 4-6Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound
6:13Candace Parker shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)4-6 
6:13 4-7Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
6:13 4-8Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
5:54Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)6-8 
5:35 6-8Rebekkah Brunson lost ball turnover (Candace Parker steals)
5:31Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Anna Cruz steals)6-8 
5:20 6-10Anna Cruz makes driving layup
5:07Kristi Toliver bad pass 6-10 
4:52 6-10Seimone Augustus misses jumper
4:50 6-10Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound
4:50 6-10Sylvia Fowles misses
4:48Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound6-10 
4:43Candace Parker misses 10-foot jumper6-10 
4:41 6-10Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound
4:18 6-12Anna Cruz makes jumper
4:01Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)8-12 
3:48 8-12Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
3:47Los Angeles defensive team rebound8-12 
3:47 Full timeout
3:47Ana Dabovic enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike8-12 
3:47Temeka Johnson enters the game for Kristi Toliver8-12 
3:47 8-12Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles
3:47 8-12Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus
3:21Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper 8-12 
3:20 8-12Maya Moore defensive rebound
3:15Temeka Johnson personal foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)8-12 
3:08 8-14Maya Moore makes 15-foot two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
2:57Temeka Johnson misses driving layup8-14 
2:55 8-14Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound
2:47 8-14Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper
2:47Jantel Lavender defensive rebound8-14 
2:26Alana Beard bad pass (Maya Moore steals)8-14 
2:19Temeka Johnson personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)8-14 
2:19 8-14Sylvia Fowles enters the game for Devereaux Peters
2:16Alana Beard personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)8-14 
2:16Los Angeles Full timeout
2:16Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Alana Beard8-14 
2:04 8-14Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper
2:03 8-14Anna Cruz offensive rebound
1:54 8-14Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
1:52Candace Parker defensive rebound8-14 
1:36Ana Dabovic makes driving layup10-14 
1:15 10-16Sylvia Fowles makes 6-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
1:04 10-16Sylvia Fowles personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
1:04 10-16Seimone Augustus enters the game for Maya Moore
1:04 10-16Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles
0:56Devereaux Peters blocks Jantel Lavender 's 19-foot jumper10-16 
0:55Ana Dabovic offensive rebound10-16 
0:55 10-16Anna Cruz personal foul (Ana Dabovic draws the foul)
0:48 10-16Devereaux Peters shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)
0:48Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 210-16 
0:48Los Angeles offensive team rebound10-16 
0:48 10-16Asjha Jones enters the game for Devereaux Peters
0:48Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 210-16 
0:47Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound10-16 
0:36Seimone Augustus blocks Ana Dabovic 's 3-foot jumper10-16 
0:35 10-16Asjha Jones defensive rebound
0:20 10-18Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Asjha Jones assists)
0:02Temeka Johnson out of bounds lost ball turnover 10-18 
0:01 10-18Lindsay Whalen misses Regular Jump Shot
0:00 10-18Minnesota offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 1st Quarter
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2nd Quarter Summary

TIMELos Angeles SparksSCOREMinnesota Lynx
9:42 10-18Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
9:41Alana Beard defensive rebound10-18 
9:33Jantel Lavender makes layup (Ana Dabovic assists)12-18 
9:11 12-18Asjha Jones lost ball turnover (Ana Dabovic steals)
8:59 12-18Rebekkah Brunson personal foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
8:59 12-18Devereaux Peters enters the game for Asjha Jones
8:52Ana Dabovic lost ball turnover (Devereaux Peters steals)12-18 
8:47 12-18Seimone Augustus misses jumper
8:45 12-18Seimone Augustus offensive rebound
8:44 12-20Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
8:33 12-20Lindsay Whalen personal foul (Ana Dabovic draws the foul)
8:25Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)14-20 
8:04 14-22Devereaux Peters makes 8-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
7:54Nneka Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Devereaux Peters steals)14-22 
7:48 14-24Maya Moore makes driving layup (Lindsay Whalen assists)
7:43Los Angeles Full timeout
7:43Kristi Toliver enters the game for Ana Dabovic14-24 
7:31Nneka Ogwumike offensive foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)14-24 
7:31Nneka Ogwumike turnover 14-24 
7:31Los Angeles delay of game violation 14-24 
7:22Kristi Toliver kicked ball violation 14-24 
7:07 14-24Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
7:05Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound14-24 
6:58 5 sec inbound turnover 14-24 
6:41 14-26Maya Moore makes 10-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
6:18Devereaux Peters blocks Candace Parker's jumper14-26 
6:18 14-26Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound
6:13 14-26Devereaux Peters misses 16-foot jumper
6:11 14-26Minnesota offensive team rebound
6:01 14-28Lindsay Whalen makes 18-foot jumper
5:50Ana Dabovic enters the game for Kristi Toliver14-28 
5:37Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot (Ana Dabovic assists)16-28 
5:13 16-28Maya Moore misses layup
5:13 16-28Devereaux Peters offensive rebound
5:13 16-28Devereaux Peters misses tip shot
5:11 16-28Devereaux Peters offensive rebound
5:07 16-30Devereaux Peters makes 12-foot two point shot
4:48 16-30Rebekkah Brunson shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
4:48Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 217-30 
4:48 17-30Anna Cruz enters the game for Lindsay Whalen
4:48Kristi Toliver enters the game for Jantel Lavender17-30 
4:48Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 218-30 
4:37Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul)18-30 
4:37 18-31Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
4:37 18-31Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
4:37Ana Dabovic defensive rebound18-31 
4:24Ana Dabovic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)21-31 
4:13Ana Dabovic personal foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul)21-31 
4:00 21-33Seimone Augustus makes 12-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
3:46Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper 21-33 
3:45 21-33Devereaux Peters defensive rebound
3:23 21-33Anna Cruz misses 16-foot jumper
3:20 21-33Maya Moore offensive rebound
3:17 21-35Maya Moore makes jumper
3:09Ana Dabovic makes driving layup23-35 
2:45Ana Dabovic shooting foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul)23-35 
2:45Minnesota Full timeout
2:45Jantel Lavender enters the game for Alana Beard23-35 
2:45 23-36Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
2:45 23-37Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
2:29Nneka Ogwumike misses layup23-37 
2:28 23-37Devereaux Peters defensive rebound
2:02 23-37Anna Cruz misses 22-foot jumper
2:00Candace Parker defensive rebound23-37 
1:54Candace Parker makes driving layup25-37 
1:45Ana Dabovic personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)25-37 
1:45 25-37Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Anna Cruz
1:45Alana Beard enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike25-37 
1:35 25-39Devereaux Peters makes 9-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
1:22Candace Parker makes driving layup27-39 
1:00 27-41Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
0:44Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)29-41 
0:44 30-41Devereaux Peters shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)
0:44Temeka Johnson enters the game for Ana Dabovic29-41 
0:44 29-41Asjha Jones enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson
0:44Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 130-41 
0:35 30-43Seimone Augustus makes jumper
0:22Maya Moore blocks Jantel Lavender's shot30-43 
0:21 30-43Maya Moore defensive rebound
0:03 30-43Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
0:02Candace Parker defensive rebound30-43 
0:01Candace Parker misses 66-foot three point jumper30-43 
0:00Los Angeles offensive team rebound30-43 
0:00End of the 2nd Quarter
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3rd Quarter Summary

TIMELos Angeles SparksSCOREMinnesota Lynx
9:41 30-43Sylvia Fowles misses layup
9:41Jantel Lavender defensive rebound30-43 
9:23Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)32-43 
9:11 32-43Lindsay Whalen misses driving layup
9:10Candace Parker defensive rebound32-43 
9:06 32-43Sylvia Fowles shooting foul (Alana Beard draws the foul)
9:06Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 233-43 
9:06Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 234-43 
8:53 34-43Sylvia Fowles lost ball turnover (Alana Beard steals)
8:41Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)36-43 
8:33Minnesota Full timeout
8:33 36-43Devereaux Peters enters the game for Sylvia Fowles
8:21 36-45Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Devereaux Peters assists)
8:03Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)38-45 
7:39 38-45Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
7:37 38-45Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound
7:20 38-47Devereaux Peters makes 15-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
7:05Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)40-47 
6:48 40-47Maya Moore bad pass (Jantel Lavender steals)
6:43Nneka Ogwumike misses 40-47 
6:41 40-47Seimone Augustus defensive rebound
6:33 40-49Devereaux Peters makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
6:16Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper 40-49 
6:15 40-49Devereaux Peters defensive rebound
6:11 40-49Seimone Augustus bad pass (Jantel Lavender steals)
6:07 40-49Devereaux Peters shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
6:07Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 241-49 
6:07Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 241-49 
6:05 41-49Maya Moore defensive rebound
5:52 41-49Maya Moore misses 14-foot jumper
5:50Candace Parker defensive rebound41-49 
5:37Candace Parker bad pass (Devereaux Peters steals)41-49 
5:33 41-49Anna Cruz enters the game for Lindsay Whalen
5:33Kristi Toliver shooting foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul)41-49 
5:33 41-49Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 2
5:33 41-49Minnesota offensive team rebound
5:33 41-50Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
5:18Candace Parker misses jumper41-50 
5:16 41-50Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound
5:09 41-50Anna Cruz lost ball turnover (Kristi Toliver steals)
5:01Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot two point jumper41-50 
5:00Candace Parker offensive rebound41-50 
4:58Candace Parker makes two point shot43-50 
4:37 43-52Maya Moore makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
4:20Anna Cruz blocks Alana Beard's layup43-52 
4:18 43-52Seimone Augustus defensive rebound
4:11 43-54Seimone Augustus makes layup (Anna Cruz assists)
3:43Candace Parker makes 27-foot three point jumper 46-54 
3:24Ana Dabovic enters the game for Alana Beard46-54 
3:24 46-54Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Seimone Augustus
3:13 46-57Anna Cruz makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
2:59Jantel Lavender makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)48-57 
2:42Ana Dabovic shooting foul (Anna Cruz draws the foul)48-57 
2:42 48-57Anna Cruz misses free throw 1 of 2
2:42 48-57Minnesota offensive team rebound
2:42Temeka Johnson enters the game for Kristi Toliver48-57 
2:42Alana Beard enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike48-57 
2:42 48-57Anna Cruz misses free throw 2 of 2
2:41 48-57Lindsay Whalen offensive rebound
2:34Candace Parker shooting foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)48-57 
2:34 48-58Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
2:34 48-59Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
2:18Candace Parker makes jumper50-59 
1:52 50-59Lindsay Whalen misses 11-foot jumper
1:50Candace Parker defensive rebound50-59 
1:37Temeka Johnson bad pass 50-59 
1:14Temeka Johnson shooting foul (Devereaux Peters draws the foul)50-59 
1:14 50-60Devereaux Peters makes free throw 1 of 2
1:14 50-61Devereaux Peters makes free throw 2 of 2
0:59 50-61Maya Moore defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)
0:59Candace Parker makes technical free throw51-61 
0:59Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Jantel Lavender51-61 
0:44Temeka Johnson makes driving layup53-61 
0:35 53-61Lindsay Whalen bad pass (Candace Parker steals)
0:23Devereaux Peters blocks Ana Dabovic 's 4-foot jumper53-61 
0:22Candace Parker offensive rebound53-61 
0:21Candace Parker makes layup55-61 
0:16Ana Dabovic personal foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)55-61 
0:16 55-62Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
0:16Kristi Toliver enters the game for Ana Dabovic55-62 
0:16 55-63Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
0:01 55-63Devereaux Peters shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)
0:01Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 256-63 
0:01Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 257-63 
0:01 57-63Maya Moore misses shot
0:00 57-63Minnesota offensive team rebound
0:00End of the 3rd Quarter
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4th Quarter Summary

TIMELos Angeles SparksSCOREMinnesota Lynx
9:45Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)60-63 
9:30 60-65Anna Cruz makes driving layup
9:22 60-65Anna Cruz shooting foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul)
9:22Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 261-65 
9:22Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 262-65 
9:03 62-65Anna Cruz bad pass (Temeka Johnson steals)
8:57 64-65Maya Moore shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
8:57Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 263-65 
8:57Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 264-65 
8:38 64-65Candace Parker blocks Rebekkah Brunson 's 7-foot jumper
8:37 64-65Minnesota offensive team rebound
8:33 64-65Maya Moore misses 15-foot jumper
8:32Candace Parker defensive rebound64-65 
8:26Candace Parker bad pass (Anna Cruz steals)64-65 
8:18 64-67Seimone Augustus makes 14-foot jumper (Anna Cruz assists)
8:03Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper 64-67 
8:02 64-67Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound
7:39Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)64-67 
7:39 64-68Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
7:39 64-69Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
7:28Sylvia Fowles blocks Candace Parker 's 2-foot layup64-69 
7:28 64-69Anna Cruz defensive rebound
7:13 64-69Seimone Augustus misses 12-foot jumper
7:11Candace Parker defensive rebound64-69 
7:05Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper 64-69 
7:05 64-69Seimone Augustus defensive rebound
6:47Candace Parker defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul) 64-69 
6:47 64-70Maya Moore makes technical free throw
6:47 64-70Lindsay Whalen enters the game for Anna Cruz
6:47Jantel Lavender enters the game for Temeka Johnson64-70 
6:35 64-70Lindsay Whalen misses 14-foot two point shot
6:33Candace Parker defensive rebound64-70 
6:11Candace Parker misses jumper64-70 
6:09 64-70Minnesota defensive team rebound
6:09Nneka Ogwumike loose ball foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)64-70 
5:48 64-70Lindsay Whalen misses 18-foot jumper
5:48 64-70Sylvia Fowles offensive rebound
5:47 64-72Sylvia Fowles makes two point shot
5:28 64-72Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound
5:28Jantel Lavender misses Regular Jump Shot64-72 
5:09 64-74Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Sylvia Fowles assists)
5:03Los Angeles Full timeout
5:03Ana Dabovic enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike64-74 
5:01Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper 67-74 
4:48 67-74Seimone Augustus misses 6-foot jumper
4:47Candace Parker defensive rebound67-74 
4:43 67-74Maya Moore personal take foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
4:35Candace Parker misses 14-foot jumper67-74 
4:33 67-74Rebekkah Brunson defensive rebound
4:13 67-74Maya Moore misses layup
4:11Los Angeles defensive team rebound67-74 
3:53 67-74Candace Parker vs. Seimone Augustus (Maya Moore gains possession)
3:53Kristi Toliver bad pass (Rebekkah Brunson steals)67-74 
3:43Candace Parker technical foul(1st technical foul) 67-74 
3:43 67-75Maya Moore makes technical free throw
3:29Candace Parker shooting foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)67-75 
3:29 67-76Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
3:29 67-76Sylvia Fowles misses free throw 2 of 2
3:28 67-76Minnesota offensive team rebound
3:28Alana Beard loose ball foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)67-76 
3:19 67-76Alana Beard blocks Maya Moore 's 14-foot jumper
3:18Jantel Lavender defensive rebound67-76 
3:12 67-76Seimone Augustus shooting foul (Ana Dabovic draws the foul)
3:12Ana Dabovic makes free throw 1 of 268-76 
3:12Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Kristi Toliver68-76 
3:12Ana Dabovic makes free throw 2 of 269-76 
2:50 69-78Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
2:44Los Angeles Full timeout
2:44Kristi Toliver enters the game for Alana Beard69-78 
2:35Kristi Toliver makes 9-foot two point shot71-78 
2:03 71-78Seimone Augustus misses 16-foot jumper
2:01 71-78Maya Moore offensive rebound
1:39 71-78Maya Moore misses 16-foot jumper
1:39 71-78Rebekkah Brunson offensive rebound
1:38Jantel Lavender personal foul (Rebekkah Brunson draws the foul)71-78 
1:38 71-79Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
1:38 71-80Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
1:27 71-80Seimone Augustus shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)
1:27Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 272-80 
1:27Alana Beard enters the game for Ana Dabovic72-80 
1:27Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 273-80 
1:23Nneka Ogwumike personal take foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)73-82 
1:23Ana Dabovic enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike73-80 
1:23 73-81Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
1:23 73-82Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
1:06Alana Beard makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)75-82 
1:04Ana Dabovic personal foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)75-84 
1:04Temeka Johnson enters the game for Ana Dabovic75-82 
1:04 75-83Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
1:04 75-84Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
0:57Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper 78-84 
0:57Minnesota Full timeout
0:53 78-84Candace Parker vs. Seimone Augustus (Jantel Lavender gains possession)
0:53 78-84Seimone Augustus lost ball turnover (Candace Parker steals)
0:44Alana Beard makes 11-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)80-84 
0:44Minnesota 20 Sec. timeout
0:42Kristi Toliver personal take foul (Seimone Augustus draws the foul)80-84 
0:42 80-84Seimone Augustus misses free throw 1 of 2
0:42 80-84Minnesota offensive team rebound
0:42 80-85Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
0:42Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout
0:42 5 sec inbound turnover 80-85 
0:38Alana Beard personal take foul (Maya Moore draws the foul)80-85 
0:38 80-86Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
0:38 80-87Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
0:32Sylvia Fowles blocks Kristi Toliver's layup80-87 
0:31Los Angeles offensive team rebound80-87 
0:22Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper 80-87 
0:20 80-87Sylvia Fowles defensive rebound
0:18Jantel Lavender personal take foul (Sylvia Fowles draws the foul)80-87 
0:18 80-88Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 1 of 2
0:18 80-89Sylvia Fowles makes free throw 2 of 2
0:18Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout
0:12Kristi Toliver misses driving layup80-89 
0:11 80-89Lindsay Whalen defensive rebound
0:08Jantel Lavender personal take foul (Lindsay Whalen draws the foul)80-89 
0:08 80-90Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 1 of 2
0:08 80-91Lindsay Whalen makes free throw 2 of 2
0:03Candace Parker misses 22-foot three point jumper80-91 
0:02Alana Beard offensive rebound80-91 
0:01Alana Beard misses 18-foot jumper80-91 
0:00Los Angeles offensive team rebound80-91 
0:00End of the 4th Quarter
0:00End of Game





Los Angeles Sparks
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Candace Parker, F409-192-68-93101343223-1128
Nneka Ogwumike, F325-70-02-213440036-812
Jantel Lavender, C344-70-03-505502013-1311
Alana Beard, C352-70-12-221311113-126
Kristi Toliver, G304-142-72-200031032-612
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Temeka Johnson, G121-20-00-000011023-52
Ana Dabovic, G183-51-12-21122101609
Crystal Bradford, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
Farhiya Abdi, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
Michelle Snow, CDNP COACH'S DECISION
Jennifer Hamson, CDNP COACH'S DECISION
Erin Phillips, GDNP RIGHT KNEE INJURY
TOTALS
 FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

28-615-1519-227202715931326 80

45.9%33.3%86.4%
Fast break points:   9
Points in the paint:   38
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   15 (20)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
Minnesota Lynx
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Rebekkah Brunson, F392-40-03-434752012+97
Maya Moore, F396-210-48-844831113+920
Sylvia Fowles, C193-60-07-833610213+313
Lindsay Whalen, G294-100-16-624620021+1014
Seimone Augustus, G346-160-14-614530122+1116
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF +/- PTS
Asjha Jones, F30-00-00-001110010+20
Devereaux Peters, C195-70-02-223513304+812
Anna Cruz, G184-61-10-211222122+39
Tricia Liston, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
Shae Kelley, FDNP COACH'S DECISION
Renee Montgomery, GDNP COACH'S DECISION
Kalana Greene, GDNP COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS
 FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF   PTS

30-701-730-3616244018881017 91

42.9%14.3%83.3%
Fast break points:   9
Points in the paint:   36
Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers):   10 (11)
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court.
 Flagrant Fouls: None
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: 1 LASPARKS ( C Parker 1 ) - TEAMS (def3sec): LASPARKS (1), MINNESOTA (1) - COACHES: None
 Officials: Amy Bonner, Tom Mauer, Eric Brewton
 Attendance: 9,014
 Time of Game: 2:13