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NBA FINALS - GAME 2 - SERIES TIED 1-1
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Sunday, June 8, 2014
Updated NBA Finals Scoreboard for Game 2,on June 8,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Dream beat Sky by Atlanta franchise-record 38 points
Associated Press
ATLANTA
-- Erika De Souza, the center from Brazil in her seventh WNBA season
with Atlanta, has played on three teams that lost in the finals.
De Souza believes the Dream finally can win a championship.
De Souza and Angel McCoughtry each scored 20 points, and the Dream beat the Chicago Sky 97-59 on Saturday night for Atlanta's most lopsided win in franchise history.
"Everybody plays together this year," De Souza said. "I think that step by step, we can win the finals, win the championship."
Chicago's Elena Delle Donne, who scored a career-high 33 points Friday in a 102-88 loss to Los Angeles, had a season-low seven and made only three of 10 shots.
Atlanta coach Michael Cooper said his defensive play for Delle Donne was to "keep a fresh body on her. We understood she played last night."
The Sky (5-3) fell out of sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference.
"We just never got out of the gate," Chicago coach Pokey Chatman said.
The Sky finished first in the East last season, but Atlanta advanced to the WNBA finals for the third time in four years.
The 38-point margin of victory set a Dream record.
"Our team is definitely getting better," Cooper said. "Slowly but surely you can see we're definitely starting to get to know each other."
Cooper said he didn't think the dominant win over Chicago was a statement game. He added that the Sky knows "we're a team that's going to be reckoned with this season."
Sancho Lyttle had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta (5-3). De Souza had eight rebounds for the Dream, who held a 51-32 advantage. The 51 rebounds tied a franchise record.
"There's a reason Atlanta is always in the finals," Chatman said. "They're a quality basketball team. They play too fast. They get second-chance points and they rebound well."
With De Souza and Lyttle leading the inside attack, McCoughtry and Tiffany Hayes each made three 3-pointers. Hayes had 11 points.
Rookie Shoni Schimmel scored 10 for Atlanta. Celine Dumerc had five assists.
Allie Quigley led the Sky with 11 points, and Jessica Breland had 10.
Delle Donne, the 2013 WNBA rookie of the year who began the night second in the league with a 24.4 points average, scored only two first-half points.
Atlanta, which led 56-31 at the break, set season marks for most points scored and fewest allowed in a half and a game.
Atlanta set the high-scoring pace with a 30-16 lead in the first period, its highest total in any quarter this season. De Souza helped the Dream establish an inside advantage by scoring the game's first two baskets on a follow shot and a drive to the hoop.
The Dream snapped a four-game losing streak to the Sky, including an 87-73 defeat at Chicago on May 24 when McCoughtry was held out with an injury.
Atlanta's previous biggest win was by 33 points -- 92-59 over Los Angeles on June 15, 2012.
De Souza believes the Dream finally can win a championship.
De Souza and Angel McCoughtry each scored 20 points, and the Dream beat the Chicago Sky 97-59 on Saturday night for Atlanta's most lopsided win in franchise history.
"Everybody plays together this year," De Souza said. "I think that step by step, we can win the finals, win the championship."
Chicago's Elena Delle Donne, who scored a career-high 33 points Friday in a 102-88 loss to Los Angeles, had a season-low seven and made only three of 10 shots.
Atlanta coach Michael Cooper said his defensive play for Delle Donne was to "keep a fresh body on her. We understood she played last night."
The Sky (5-3) fell out of sole possession of first place in the Eastern Conference.
"We just never got out of the gate," Chicago coach Pokey Chatman said.
The Sky finished first in the East last season, but Atlanta advanced to the WNBA finals for the third time in four years.
The 38-point margin of victory set a Dream record.
"Our team is definitely getting better," Cooper said. "Slowly but surely you can see we're definitely starting to get to know each other."
Cooper said he didn't think the dominant win over Chicago was a statement game. He added that the Sky knows "we're a team that's going to be reckoned with this season."
Sancho Lyttle had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta (5-3). De Souza had eight rebounds for the Dream, who held a 51-32 advantage. The 51 rebounds tied a franchise record.
"There's a reason Atlanta is always in the finals," Chatman said. "They're a quality basketball team. They play too fast. They get second-chance points and they rebound well."
With De Souza and Lyttle leading the inside attack, McCoughtry and Tiffany Hayes each made three 3-pointers. Hayes had 11 points.
Rookie Shoni Schimmel scored 10 for Atlanta. Celine Dumerc had five assists.
Allie Quigley led the Sky with 11 points, and Jessica Breland had 10.
Delle Donne, the 2013 WNBA rookie of the year who began the night second in the league with a 24.4 points average, scored only two first-half points.
Atlanta, which led 56-31 at the break, set season marks for most points scored and fewest allowed in a half and a game.
Atlanta set the high-scoring pace with a 30-16 lead in the first period, its highest total in any quarter this season. De Souza helped the Dream establish an inside advantage by scoring the game's first two baskets on a follow shot and a drive to the hoop.
The Dream snapped a four-game losing streak to the Sky, including an 87-73 defeat at Chicago on May 24 when McCoughtry was held out with an injury.
Atlanta's previous biggest win was by 33 points -- 92-59 over Los Angeles on June 15, 2012.
Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
Updated WNBA Scoreboard for the games of June 7,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM
As of 12AM,EDT/9PM,PDT
Final
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(5-3, 1-1 away)
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(5-3, 4-1 home)
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| Sky | Dream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Quigley | 11 | 2 tied | 20 |
| Reb | 2 tied | 6 | Lyttle | 12 |
| Ast | Vandersloot | 7 | Dumerc | 5 |
Final
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(4-4, 2-2 away)
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(3-6, 3-2 home)
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- 25
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- 21
- 88
| Fever | Sun | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pts | Howard | 14 | Bentley | 21 |
| Reb | Larkins | 7 | Griffin | 7 |
| Ast | Larkins | 6 | 2 tied | 5 |
Current WNBA Standings as of the games of June 7,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | PF | PA | STREAK | L 10 | |||
| Chicago | 5 | 3 | .625 | - | 4-2 | 1-1 | 79.8 | 79.1 | Lost 2 | 5-3 | |||
| Atlanta | 5 | 3 | .625 | - | 4-1 | 1-2 | 83.1 | 78.8 | Won 2 | 5-3 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 3 | .571 | ½ | 2-3 | 2-0 | 73.7 | 71.3 | Lost 1 | 4-3 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 73.5 | 75.0 | Lost 1 | 4-4 | |||
| Connecticut | 3 | 6 | .333 | 2 ½ | 3-2 | 0-4 | 74.0 | 78.1 | Won 1 | 3-6 | |||
| New York | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2 ½ | 1-2 | 1-3 | 70.4 | 72.7 | Lost 3 | 2-5 | |||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | PF | PA | STREAK | L 10 | |||
| Minnesota | 7 | 1 | .875 | - | 3-0 | 4-1 | 84.0 | 78.4 | Lost 1 | 7-1 | |||
| Phoenix | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 ½ | 3-1 | 2-1 | 83.6 | 76.3 | Won 1 | 5-2 | |||
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 83.8 | 79.7 | Won 1 | 3-3 | |||
| San Antonio | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 ½ | 2-2 | 2-3 | 77.1 | 81.3 | Lost 1 | 4-5 | |||
| Seattle | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 ½ | 2-1 | 1-5 | 66.3 | 72.9 | Won 1 | 3-6 | |||
| Tulsa | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 80.0 | 82.7 | Won 1 | 1-5 | |||
Glossary
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- PCT: Win %
- GB: Games Behind
- HOME: Home Record
- ROAD: Road Record
- PF: Points For
- PA: Points Against
- STREAK: Win/Loss Streak
- L 10: Last 10 Games
- z - Clinched Conference
- y - Clinched Division
- x - Clinched Playoff Berth
- e - Eliminated From Playoffs
| WNBA | |||||||||||||
| Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | PF | PA | STREAK | L 10 | |||
| Minnesota | 7 | 1 | .875 | - | 3-0 | 4-1 | 84.0 | 78.4 | Lost 1 | 7-1 | |||
| Phoenix | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 ½ | 3-1 | 2-1 | 83.6 | 76.3 | Won 1 | 5-2 | |||
| Atlanta | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 4-1 | 1-2 | 83.1 | 78.8 | Won 2 | 5-3 | |||
| Chicago | 5 | 3 | .625 | 2 | 4-2 | 1-1 | 79.8 | 79.1 | Lost 2 | 5-3 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 ½ | 2-3 | 2-0 | 73.7 | 71.3 | Lost 1 | 4-3 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 73.5 | 75.0 | Lost 1 | 4-4 | |||
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 83.8 | 79.7 | Won 1 | 3-3 | |||
| San Antonio | 4 | 5 | .444 | 3 ½ | 2-2 | 2-3 | 77.1 | 81.3 | Lost 1 | 4-5 | |||
| Seattle | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 ½ | 2-1 | 1-5 | 66.3 | 72.9 | Won 1 | 3-6 | |||
| Connecticut | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 ½ | 3-2 | 0-4 | 74.0 | 78.1 | Won 1 | 3-6 | |||
| New York | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 ½ | 1-2 | 1-3 | 70.4 | 72.7 | Lost 3 | 2-5 | |||
| Tulsa | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 80.0 | 82.7 | Won 1 | 1-5 | |||
Glossary
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- PCT: Win %
- GB: Games Behind
- HOME: Home Record
- ROAD: Road Record
- PF: Points For
- PA: Points Against
- STREAK: Win/Loss Streak
- L 10: Last 10 Games
- z - Clinched Conference
- y - Clinched Division
- x - Clinched Playoff Berth
- e - Eliminated From Playoffs
Tanisha Wright helps Storm hang on, hand Lynx first loss
Associated Press
SEATTLE
-- The Seattle Storm finally found a way to finish a game -- and in the
process, they finished off Minnesota's season-opening win streak.
Tanisha Wright scored 13 points, including a pair of free throws with 10.3 seconds left, and the Storm hung on to hand the Lynx their first loss of the season Friday night 65-62.
Crystal Langhorne also scored 13 for the Storm (3-6). Camille Little added 12 points, draining a 3-pointer with 2:07 to play for a 59-57 lead. Seattle never trailed again.
"We've had a lot of close games where we didn't close it out or we were in position to win and gave it away," Little said. "I think we really wanted to focus on closing the game tonight."
Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus scored 12 points apiece for the three-time defending champion Lynx (7-1). The only better start was in 2012, when Minnesota won its first 10 games. That streak also ended with a 65-62 loss at Seattle.
Moore came in averaging 27.6 points per game, and Augustus was averaging 19.9. Moore scored just two points and Augustus four during the final quarter.
"I thought our defensive efforts in the second half were really on task," said Storm coach Brian Agler, who kept All-Stars Sue Bird and Langhorne on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, as his unit on the floor was effective at both ends of the court.
"That group out there just played so instinctual defensively," Agler said. "They made a lot of good decisions. They stayed in place with Augustus and Moore, and they're two spectacular players."
Bird still finished with a season-high 10 assists.
Up 59-57 on Little's 3-pointer, the Storm extended it to 61-57 on a 12-footer by Wright with 1:12 to go. Lindsay Whalen answered with a free throw and then a jumper, cutting it to 61-60 at 23.8 seconds.
Temeka Johnson hit two free throws for the Storm for a 63-60 edge, then Seattle allowed Whalen an uncontested lay-in with 11.4 seconds to go.
Wright drained her two free throws, then a last-gasp 3-pointer by Tan White fell short.
The Lynx, after shooting 53 percent on the way to a 40-32 halftime lead, were limited to just 30 percent (9-of-30) through the final 20 minutes, scoring just 22 points. Averaging 87.1 points a game, their lowest scoring output before Friday was 75.
"It's going to be hard to beat any team in this league scoring 22 points in a half," Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said. "Give Seattle credit for that. When the going got tough for us, we were no-shows tonight, which is not characteristic of our team. They wanted to win possessions more than we did."
A moment of silence was observed before the game in the aftermath of Thursday's shooting at Seattle Pacific University that left one student dead and three injured. The Storm's practice facility is on campus in the building across the street from where the shooting took place, and they were in that facility at the time.
Tanisha Wright scored 13 points, including a pair of free throws with 10.3 seconds left, and the Storm hung on to hand the Lynx their first loss of the season Friday night 65-62.
Crystal Langhorne also scored 13 for the Storm (3-6). Camille Little added 12 points, draining a 3-pointer with 2:07 to play for a 59-57 lead. Seattle never trailed again.
"We've had a lot of close games where we didn't close it out or we were in position to win and gave it away," Little said. "I think we really wanted to focus on closing the game tonight."
Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus scored 12 points apiece for the three-time defending champion Lynx (7-1). The only better start was in 2012, when Minnesota won its first 10 games. That streak also ended with a 65-62 loss at Seattle.
Moore came in averaging 27.6 points per game, and Augustus was averaging 19.9. Moore scored just two points and Augustus four during the final quarter.
"I thought our defensive efforts in the second half were really on task," said Storm coach Brian Agler, who kept All-Stars Sue Bird and Langhorne on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, as his unit on the floor was effective at both ends of the court.
"That group out there just played so instinctual defensively," Agler said. "They made a lot of good decisions. They stayed in place with Augustus and Moore, and they're two spectacular players."
Bird still finished with a season-high 10 assists.
Up 59-57 on Little's 3-pointer, the Storm extended it to 61-57 on a 12-footer by Wright with 1:12 to go. Lindsay Whalen answered with a free throw and then a jumper, cutting it to 61-60 at 23.8 seconds.
Temeka Johnson hit two free throws for the Storm for a 63-60 edge, then Seattle allowed Whalen an uncontested lay-in with 11.4 seconds to go.
Wright drained her two free throws, then a last-gasp 3-pointer by Tan White fell short.
The Lynx, after shooting 53 percent on the way to a 40-32 halftime lead, were limited to just 30 percent (9-of-30) through the final 20 minutes, scoring just 22 points. Averaging 87.1 points a game, their lowest scoring output before Friday was 75.
"It's going to be hard to beat any team in this league scoring 22 points in a half," Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said. "Give Seattle credit for that. When the going got tough for us, we were no-shows tonight, which is not characteristic of our team. They wanted to win possessions more than we did."
A moment of silence was observed before the game in the aftermath of Thursday's shooting at Seattle Pacific University that left one student dead and three injured. The Storm's practice facility is on campus in the building across the street from where the shooting took place, and they were in that facility at the time.
Copyright by STATS LLC and The Associated Press
WNBA Scoreboard for the games of June 6,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM
Final
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(4-3, 2-3 home)
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| Fever | Mystics | |||
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| Pts | Coleman | 20 | Hartley | 16 |
| Reb | Larkins | 9 | Dolson | 9 |
| Ast | Larkins | 5 | 2 tied | 2 |
Final
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(7-1, 4-1 away)
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(3-6, 2-1 home)
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| Lynx | Storm | |||
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| Pts | 2 tied | 12 | 2 tied | 13 |
| Reb | Dantas | 8 | Langhorne | 8 |
| Ast | 4 tied | 2 | Bird | 10 |
Current WNBA Standings as of the games of June 6,2014 from ESPN.GO.COM
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | PF | PA | STREAK | L 10 | |||
| Chicago | 5 | 2 | .714 | - | 4-2 | 1-0 | 82.7 | 76.6 | Lost 1 | 5-2 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 2-3 | 2-0 | 73.7 | 71.3 | Lost 1 | 4-3 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 73.9 | 73.1 | Won 4 | 4-3 | |||
| Atlanta | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | 3-1 | 1-2 | 81.1 | 81.6 | Won 1 | 4-3 | |||
| New York | 2 | 5 | .286 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 70.4 | 72.7 | Lost 3 | 2-5 | |||
| Connecticut | 2 | 6 | .250 | 3 ½ | 2-2 | 0-4 | 72.3 | 79.0 | Lost 1 | 2-6 | |||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | PF | PA | STREAK | L 10 | |||
| Minnesota | 7 | 1 | .875 | - | 3-0 | 4-1 | 84.0 | 78.4 | Lost 1 | 7-1 | |||
| Phoenix | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 82.3 | 75.8 | Lost 1 | 4-2 | |||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 76.9 | 80.1 | Won 1 | 4-4 | |||
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 83.8 | 79.7 | Won 1 | 3-3 | |||
| Seattle | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 ½ | 2-1 | 1-5 | 66.3 | 72.9 | Won 1 | 3-6 | |||
| Tulsa | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 80.0 | 82.7 | Won 1 | 1-5 | |||
Glossary
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- PCT: Win %
- GB: Games Behind
- HOME: Home Record
- ROAD: Road Record
- PF: Points For
- PA: Points Against
- STREAK: Win/Loss Streak
- L 10: Last 10 Games
- z - Clinched Conference
- y - Clinched Division
- x - Clinched Playoff Berth
- e - Eliminated From Playoffs
| WNBA | |||||||||||||
| Teams | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | PF | PA | STREAK | L 10 | |||
| Minnesota | 7 | 1 | .875 | - | 3-0 | 4-1 | 84.0 | 78.4 | Lost 1 | 7-1 | |||
| Chicago | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 ½ | 4-2 | 1-0 | 82.7 | 76.6 | Lost 1 | 5-2 | |||
| Phoenix | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 82.3 | 75.8 | Lost 1 | 4-2 | |||
| Washington | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 ½ | 2-3 | 2-0 | 73.7 | 71.3 | Lost 1 | 4-3 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 ½ | 2-2 | 2-1 | 73.9 | 73.1 | Won 4 | 4-3 | |||
| Atlanta | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 ½ | 3-1 | 1-2 | 81.1 | 81.6 | Won 1 | 4-3 | |||
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 83.8 | 79.7 | Won 1 | 3-3 | |||
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | .500 | 3 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 76.9 | 80.1 | Won 1 | 4-4 | |||
| Seattle | 3 | 6 | .333 | 4 ½ | 2-1 | 1-5 | 66.3 | 72.9 | Won 1 | 3-6 | |||
| New York | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 ½ | 1-2 | 1-3 | 70.4 | 72.7 | Lost 3 | 2-5 | |||
| Connecticut | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-4 | 72.3 | 79.0 | Lost 1 | 2-6 | |||
| Tulsa | 1 | 5 | .167 | 5 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 80.0 | 82.7 | Won 1 | 1-5 | |||
Glossary
- W: Wins
- L: Losses
- PCT: Win %
- GB: Games Behind
- HOME: Home Record
- ROAD: Road Record
- PF: Points For
- PA: Points Against
- STREAK: Win/Loss Streak
- L 10: Last 10 Games
- z - Clinched Conference
- y - Clinched Division
- x - Clinched Playoff Berth
- e - Eliminated From Playoffs
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