NBA

Phoenix Mercury at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
Phoenix Mercury
2-6, 0-4 Away
Final
89 - 81

Minnesota Lynx
8-0, 4-0 Home

Lynx overcome poor shooting 1st half for 8th straight win

Minnesota (8-0) is off to its best start to a season since going 10-0 in 2012. It's the third best start in WNBA history.

Brittney Griner pulled Phoenix to 78-75 with 2:39 remaining but Rebekkah Brunson made a layup in traffic and Renee Montgomery hit a wide open 3-pointer to extend Minnesota's lead to 83-75.

Griner and DeWanna Bonner each scored 14 for 10th-seeded Phoenix (2-6).

Minnesota trailed at halftime for the first time this season, 38-32, after shooting 10 for 38 (26 percent) from the field.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 89
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 89
4th 13.0 Sonja Petrovic defensive rebound 81 - 89
4th 15.0 Maya Moore misses 18-foot jumper 81 - 89
4th 35.0 Minnesota Full timeout 81 - 89

Statistics

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31-64 FG 27-73
48 Field Goal % 37
4-19 3PT 8-16
21 Three Point % 50
15-18 FT 27-29
83 Free Throw % 93
36 Rebounds 28
7 Offensive Rebounds 9
29 Defensive Rebounds 19
18 Assists 16
5 Steals 4
5 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 9
3 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 9
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
24 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
13 Fast Break Points 4
46 Points in Paint 32
28 Fouls 18
10 Largest Lead 10

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 7,207 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 8 L1 0.7948718 31
Golden State 3 11 W3 0.71794873 28
Las Vegas 5 13 W2 0.6666667 26
Dallas 8 16 W3 0.5897436 23
Portland 15.5 23 L3 0.39473686 15
Los Angeles 17.5 25 L1 0.34210527 13
Phoenix 18 26 L4 0.33333334 13
Seattle 23 31 W1 0.20512821 8
Full Standings

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