Last night in the WNBA Playoffs: Allow Rebekkah Brunson to re-introduce herself
By Ian Levy
Welcome back to Last night in the WNBA Playoffs, a running post you’ll see throughout the next month or so as we march towards the crowning of a new WNBA champion.
Minnesota Lynx 67 – Phoenix Mercury 60 (Lynx up 1-0)
Another WNBA Western Conference Finals, another matchup between the Lynx and the Mercury. Let’s get into it.
🔥Intros are over, but the fire is just starting to roar. #WeRoarLouder pic.twitter.com/OZuhOcTkO7
— Minnesota Lynx (@minnesotalynx) September 25, 2015
The Mercury jumped out to an early lead as DeWanna Bonner got involved early and often. She scored or assisted on all of the Mercury’s first 10 points.
Mercury up 10-4 early in the 1st. @DEEBONNER24 and @Mocurrie25 coming out hot! #MercAtLynx pic.twitter.com/q2h7frrOzv
— Phoenix Mercury (@PhoenixMercury) September 25, 2015
But you knew the Lynx weren’t going to just sit around and let the Mercury dominate at Target Center.
.@Lindsay_13 breaks free in the open-court to cap a 6-0 @minnesotalynx run in transition on ESPN2!https://t.co/iB6pXriiTC
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 25, 2015
Just like that, it was the Lynx on top. And once they got that lead back, they never surrendered it.
.@MooreMaya splits the D & finds @SylviaFowles on the baseline as the shot clock expires on ESPN2! #WatchMehttps://t.co/xyZyxS7rKZ
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 25, 2015
***DRAFT LOTTERY ALERT***
The @seattlestorm win the 2016 #WNBADraftLottery! pic.twitter.com/3aliUKJDMJ
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 25, 2015
***OKAY BACK TO THE GAME***
The second half was a closely contested affair, but no matter how close the Mercury got, the Lynx kept fending them off, clinging desperately to the lead.
I mean…..SHHHEEEEEESSSHHHHHH.
.@MooreMaya gets past the back-to-back defensive player of the year with a crafty left-handed scoop! #WatchMehttps://t.co/wq1buraf3C
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 25, 2015
Maya was awesome as usual, dropping 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists. But last night was the Rebekkah Brunson show. She came up huge for Minnesota, playing all 40 minutes on the way to 13 points, 19 (!!!!!!) rebounds, 2 assists, and 2 steals.