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Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics 72–83

2023-08-29 · WNBA · Entertainment & Sports Arena, Washington DC · Att. 3,708 · NBA TV

Minnesota Lynx 2023 · Washington Mystics 2023 · 2023 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	16	21	17	18	72
WAS	26	16	25	16	83

Team stats

	Lynx	Mystics
Field goals	28-67 .418	29-64 .453
Three-pointers	9-26 .346	12-25 .480
Free throws	7-7 1.000	13-15 .867
Offensive rebounds	9	8
Defensive rebounds	25	24
Total rebounds	34	32
Assists	19	21
Steals	7	8
Blocks	2	2
Turnovers	16	15
Personal fouls	20	15
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	30	22
Fast-break points	4	5
Points off turnovers	14	19
Largest lead	2	14

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Napheesa Collier F	39	17	7-16	1-3	2-2	3	7	10	4	4	1	3	1	-7
Kayla McBride G	36	9	4-9	1-5	0-0	0	5	5	3	0	0	6	4	-16
Diamond Miller F	30	25	9-18	4-7	3-3	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	5	-2
Dorka Juhasz F	22	8	4-5	0-1	0-0	2	4	6	4	1	0	0	2	-15
Tiffany Mitchell G	20	0	0-4	0-2	0-0	2	3	5	3	0	0	0	4	-15
Bridget Carleton F	20	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	1	+1
Aerial Powers G	14	5	1-4	1-1	2-2	0	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	+1
Rachel Banham G	12	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	-1
Nikolina Milic F	5	2	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	2	-1
Total	200	72	28-67	9-26	7-7	9	25	34	19	7	2	16	20

FG .418 · 3P .346 · FT 1.000

Washington Mystics

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Brittney Sykes G	33	21	6-11	3-6	6-6	2	6	8	1	3	1	3	2	+14
Natasha Cloud G	30	12	2-13	2-7	6-8	2	3	5	9	0	0	3	5	+18
Ariel Atkins G	23	13	6-7	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	4	3	0	3	1	+4
Elena Delle Donne F	23	10	5-6	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	0	1	0	+14
Shakira Austin C	19	7	3-9	0-0	1-1	0	4	4	1	0	0	2	1	+3
Tianna Hawkins F	22	9	3-4	3-3	0-0	0	4	4	2	1	1	2	2	-3
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G	20	5	2-4	1-1	0-0	0	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	+5
Myisha Hines-Allen F	15	0	0-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	+5
Li Meng G	11	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-5
Kristi Toliver G	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	200	83	29-64	12-25	13-15	8	24	32	21	8	2	15	15

FG .453 · 3P .480 · FT .867

Did not play: Queen Egbo (coach's decision)

Officials: Angelica Suffren, Charles Watson, Gina Cross

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (7:04 PM EST)
10:00 WAS Jump Ball Austin vs. Juhász: Tip to Miller
9:52 WAS Sykes Violation:Kicked Ball
9:43 MIN Juhász 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Collier 1 AST) 2–0
9:25 WAS Austin 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Atkins 1 AST) 2–2
9:10 MIN MISS Mitchell 27' 3PT Jump Shot
9:07 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:56 WAS MISS Sykes 26' 3PT Jump Shot
8:52 MIN Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:39 MIN Collier 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Juhász 1 AST) 4–2
8:14 WAS Atkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cloud 1 AST) 4–5
7:55 MIN Miller 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) 6–5
7:42 WAS MISS Cloud 7' Running Jump Shot
7:38 MIN Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:33 MIN MISS Mitchell 3' Driving Reverse Layup
7:30 WAS Delle Donne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:26 MIN Mitchell P.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:11 WAS MISS Austin 10' Fadeaway Bank Shot
7:08 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:04 MIN MISS Collier 17' Jump Shot
7:01 MIN Mitchell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:58 MIN MISS McBride 22' Jump Shot
6:53 WAS Delle Donne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:48 WAS MISS Cloud 3' Running Layup
6:45 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
6:41 WAS Austin 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Atkins 2 AST) 6–7
6:30 MIN McBride Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
6:30 WAS Atkins STEAL (1 STL)
6:26 WAS MISS Sykes 2' Running Layup
6:23 WAS Atkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
6:22 WAS Atkins 2' Putback Layup (5 PTS) 6–9
6:03 MIN Miller 1' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST) 8–9
5:42 WAS Atkins 7' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Cloud 2 AST) 8–11
5:26 MIN MISS Collier 12' Jump Shot
5:22 WAS Atkins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
5:09 WAS Delle Donne 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Cloud 3 AST) 8–13
4:59 MIN MISS Juhász 28' 3PT Jump Shot
4:57 MYSTICS Rebound
4:57 Timeout: Official
4:57 WAS SUB: Hines-Allen FOR Austin
4:57 WAS SUB: Hawkins FOR Atkins
4:57 WAS SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Delle Donne
4:44 WAS Hawkins 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cloud 4 AST) 8–16
4:27 MIN MISS McBride 28' 3PT Jump Shot
4:25 MYSTICS Rebound
4:25 MIN Mitchell L.B.FOUL (P2.T2)
4:25 MIN SUB: Banham FOR Mitchell
4:06 WAS MISS Hines-Allen 7' Jump Shot
4:04 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
4:02 WAS MISS Cloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:58 WAS Hines-Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:58 WAS MISS Hines-Allen 2' Putback Layup
3:55 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:52 WAS Sykes Violation:Kicked Ball
3:39 MIN Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Juhász 2 AST) 11–16
3:21 WAS MISS Hines-Allen 28' 3PT Jump Shot
3:18 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:12 MIN MISS Miller 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
3:06 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
2:57 WAS Walker-Kimbrough 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Cloud 5 AST) 11–18
2:37 MIN McBride 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 13–18
2:20 WAS Cloud Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
2:20 MIN Collier STEAL (1 STL)
2:15 MIN MISS Collier 16' Jump Shot
2:15 Lynx Rebound
2:15 WAS Jump Ball Sykes vs. Collier: Tip to McBride
2:15 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Miller
2:10 MIN McBride Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
2:10 WAS Sykes STEAL (1 STL)
2:05 WAS Walker-Kimbrough 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sykes 1 AST) 13–21
1:42 MIN Collier Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
1:42 WAS Walker-Kimbrough STEAL (1 STL)
1:41 MIN Carleton P.FOUL (P1.T3)
1:41 Instant Replay1st Period (7:20 PM EST)
1:41 WAS SUB: Delle Donne FOR Hines-Allen
1:41 WAS SUB: Toliver FOR Sykes
1:41 MIN SUB: Milic FOR Juhász
1:33 WAS Delle Donne 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Cloud 6 AST) 13–23
1:13 MIN Banham 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Carleton 1 AST) 16–23
0:48 WAS MISS Cloud 4' Driving Layup
0:48 MIN Milic BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:45 MIN Milic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:33 MIN MISS Milic 8' Hook Shot
0:29 WAS Toliver REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:23 WAS Hawkins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Toliver 1 AST) 16–26
0:02 WAS Cloud P.FOUL (P1.T1)
0:02 Lynx Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#4)
0:00 WAS MISS Cloud 18' Jump Shot
0:00 MYSTICS Rebound
0:00 End of 1st Period (7:23 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:27 PM EST)
9:41 WAS MISS Sykes 24' 3PT Jump Shot
9:38 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
9:27 MIN McBride 14' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS) 18–26
9:14 WAS Sykes Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
9:14 MIN Collier STEAL (2 STL)
9:09 WAS Jump Ball Sykes vs. McBride: Tip to Atkins
9:07 MIN Banham Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
9:07 WAS Sykes STEAL (2 STL)
9:03 MIN Milic P.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:52 WAS Sykes 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) 18–28
8:41 MIN MISS Milic 5' Layup
8:41 WAS Sykes BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:41 Lynx Rebound
8:41 MIN SUB: Powers FOR McBride
8:32 MIN MISS Milic 27' 3PT Jump Shot
8:30 MIN Milic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
8:28 MIN Milic 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS) 20–28
8:17 WAS Sykes 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 20–30
8:04 MIN MISS Carleton 30' 3PT Jump Shot
8:00 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:51 WAS Delle Donne Double Dribble Turnover (P1.T3)
7:51 WAS SUB: Hawkins FOR Delle Donne
7:51 MIN SUB: Miller FOR Banham
7:42 MIN Powers 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Collier 2 AST) 23–30
7:21 WAS Sykes Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
7:21 MIN Miller STEAL (1 STL)
7:14 MIN Miller 3' Running Layup (9 PTS) 25–30
7:08 MYSTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
7:08 WAS SUB: Hines-Allen FOR Austin
7:08 MIN SUB: Juhász FOR Collier
6:56 WAS Atkins 16' Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Hawkins 1 AST) 25–32
6:31 MIN MISS Carleton 24' 3PT Jump Shot
6:28 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:26 MIN Miller S.FOUL (P1.T2)
6:26 WAS Sykes Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
6:26 WAS Sykes Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
6:13 MIN Milic OFF.Foul (P2)
6:13 MIN Milic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T6)
6:13 MIN SUB: Collier FOR Milic
6:02 WAS Atkins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
6:02 MIN Collier STEAL (3 STL)
5:58 MIN Collier 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) 27–34
5:35 WAS MISS Hines-Allen 24' 3PT Jump Shot
5:32 MIN Juhász REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:22 MIN Juhász 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Collier 3 AST) 29–34
5:11 WAS MISS Meng 27' 3PT Jump Shot
5:08 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:52 WAS Hines-Allen P.FOUL (P1.T1)
4:52 WAS SUB: Cloud FOR Hines-Allen
4:52 WAS SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Meng
4:52 WAS SUB: Delle Donne FOR Atkins
4:52 MIN SUB: McBride FOR Carleton
4:35 Lynx Turnover: Shot Clock (T#7)
4:24 WAS Cloud Double Dribble Turnover (P2.T6)
4:11 MIN MISS McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot
4:08 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
4:06 MIN Miller S.FOUL (P2.T3)
4:06 WAS Sykes Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
4:06 WAS Sykes Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3:50 WAS Walker-Kimbrough S.FOUL (P1.T2)
3:50 MIN Powers Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
3:50 WAS SUB: Toliver FOR Sykes
3:50 MIN Powers Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
3:31 WAS Hawkins Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T7)
3:10 MIN Juhász 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (McBride 1 AST) 33–36
2:59 WAS MISS Walker-Kimbrough 21' Jump Shot
2:55 MIN Juhász REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
2:51 MIN McBride 22' Jump Shot (6 PTS) 35–36
2:30 WAS Delle Donne 12' Turnaround Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Walker-Kimbrough 1 AST) 35–38
2:13 MIN MISS Collier 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
2:09 WAS Walker-Kimbrough REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:03 WAS MISS Delle Donne 5' Running Layup
2:01 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
1:57 MIN MISS Powers 15' Running Jump Shot
1:56 MYSTICS Rebound
1:56 Lynx Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
1:56 Instant Replay2nd Period (7:46 PM EST)
1:56 WAS SUB: Austin FOR Delle Donne
1:56 WAS SUB: Atkins FOR Hawkins
1:56 WAS SUB: Hines-Allen FOR Walker-Kimbrough
1:56 WAS SUB: Sykes FOR Toliver
1:43 WAS Atkins Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
1:43 MIN Juhász STEAL (1 STL)
1:37 WAS Cloud P.FOUL (P2.T3)
1:28 MIN Collier 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS) (Juhász 3 AST) 37–38
1:12 WAS MISS Cloud 29' 3PT Jump Shot
1:09 WAS Atkins REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
1:07 WAS Sykes 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Atkins 3 AST) 37–41
0:55 WAS Jump Ball Austin vs. Collier: Tip to Powers
0:52 MIN Powers Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T8)
0:37 MIN Juhász S.FOUL (P1.T4)
0:37 WAS MISS Cloud Free Throw 1 of 2
0:37 MYSTICS Rebound
0:37 WAS Cloud Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
0:23 MIN McBride Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
0:23 WAS Atkins STEAL (2 STL)
0:01 WAS MISS Austin 16' Jump Shot
0:01 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
0:00 WAS MISS Cloud 4' Layup
0:00 MYSTICS Rebound
0:00 End of 2nd Period (7:52 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:09 PM EST)
9:50 WAS Austin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T9)
9:28 MIN Miller 10' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Juhász 4 AST) 39–42
9:28 WAS Cloud S.FOUL (P3.T1)
9:28 MIN Miller Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
9:08 WAS MISS Austin 11' Jump Shot
9:04 MIN McBride REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
8:57 MIN MISS Miller 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
8:54 WAS Austin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
8:47 WAS Austin 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Atkins 4 AST) 40–44
8:47 MIN Juhász S.FOUL (P2.T1)
8:47 WAS Austin Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
8:35 MIN McBride Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T10)
8:35 WAS Atkins STEAL (3 STL)
8:31 WAS Atkins 5' Running Layup (11 PTS) 40–47
8:17 MIN MISS Mitchell 18' Jump Shot
8:14 MIN Mitchell REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
8:14 WAS Sykes P.FOUL (P1.T2)
8:04 MIN MISS McBride 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:00 WAS Cloud REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
7:54 WAS Cloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Austin 1 AST) 40–50
7:42 MIN MISS Miller 3' Driving Layup
7:42 MYSTICS Rebound
7:42 Lynx Timeout: Short (Reg.1 Short 1)
7:42 MIN SUB: Powers FOR Miller
7:32 WAS Austin OFF.Foul (P1)
7:32 WAS Austin Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T10)
7:17 MIN McBride Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P5.T11)
7:03 WAS MISS Cloud 24' 3PT Jump Shot
7:00 WAS Delle Donne REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
6:59 WAS Delle Donne 12' Jump Shot (8 PTS) 40–52
6:50 MIN McBride OFF.Foul (P1)
6:50 MIN McBride Offensive Foul Turnover (P6.T12)
6:28 WAS MISS Austin 6' Driving Layup
6:25 MIN Mitchell REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
6:16 MIN Collier 8' Jump Bank Shot (8 PTS) (Mitchell 2 AST) 42–52
6:08 MIN McBride S.FOUL (P2.T2)
6:08 WAS Cloud Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
6:08 WAS SUB: Walker-Kimbrough FOR Austin
6:08 WAS SUB: Hawkins FOR Atkins
6:08 WAS SUB: Hines-Allen FOR Delle Donne
6:08 MIN SUB: Miller FOR Powers
6:08 WAS Cloud Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
5:55 MIN Miller 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Mitchell 3 AST) 45–54
5:47 MIN Miller P.FOUL (P3.T3)
5:36 WAS Sykes 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Cloud 7 AST) 45–57
5:17 MIN MISS Collier 12' Jump Shot
5:17 WAS Hawkins BLOCK (1 BLK)
5:13 WAS Walker-Kimbrough REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:10 WAS MISS Hawkins 3' Layup
5:08 MIN Juhász REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
4:56 MIN MISS Collier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
4:54 MIN Juhász REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
4:53 MIN MISS Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot
4:50 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
4:32 WAS MISS Cloud 26' 3PT Jump Shot
4:29 MIN Juhász REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
4:18 MIN MISS Collier 11' Fadeaway Jumper
4:15 MIN Juhász REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
4:14 MIN Juhász 3' Putback Layup (8 PTS) 47–57
3:50 WAS Sykes 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Hawkins 2 AST) 47–60
3:33 MIN MISS Miller 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
3:30 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
3:24 MIN Miller 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (McBride 2 AST) 50–60
3:01 MIN Collier S.FOUL (P1.T4)
3:01 Timeout: Official
3:01 MIN SUB: Carleton FOR Juhász
3:01 WAS Cloud Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3:01 WAS Cloud Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2:48 MIN Collier 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (10 PTS) (McBride 3 AST) 52–62
2:25 WAS SUB: Meng FOR Cloud
2:22 WAS MISS Walker-Kimbrough 18' Jump Shot
2:19 WAS Sykes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
2:15 WAS MISS Hines-Allen 3' Driving Layup
2:15 MIN Collier BLOCK (1 BLK)
2:12 MIN Collier REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:08 MIN MISS Miller 2' Running Layup
2:08 WAS Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:44 WAS Hawkins 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Meng 1 AST) 52–65
1:24 WAS Hines-Allen S.FOUL (P2.T3)
1:24 MIN Collier Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
1:24 WAS SUB: Delle Donne FOR Hines-Allen
1:24 MIN SUB: Powers FOR Miller
1:24 MIN SUB: Banham FOR Mitchell
1:24 MIN Collier Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
1:01 MYSTICS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#11)
0:54 MIN MISS Banham 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
0:51 WAS Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:29 WAS MISS Meng 26' 3PT Jump Shot
0:26 MIN Powers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
0:19 MIN MISS Powers 17' Jump Shot
0:16 WAS Hawkins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
0:00 WAS Sykes 18' Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS) 54–67
0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:31 PM EST)
0:00 Instant Replay3rd Period (8:31 PM EST)

Quarter 4