Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx
WNBA FINALS - GAME 5 • LA wins series 3-2
26-8, 12-5 Away
77
26-8, 12-5 Away
28-6, 15-2 Home
76
28-6, 15-2 Home
Game Leaders
Team Stats
46% (33-71)
Field Goal %
48% (31-64)
29% (5-17)
Three Point %
33% (3-9)
67% (6-9)
Free Throw %
85% (11-13)
13
Turnovers
10
33
Rebounds
27
8
Largest Lead
6
Game Information
Minneapolis, MN
Referee:Amy Bonner
Referee:Eric Brewton
Referee:Thomas Nunez
Game Flow
--LA
--MIN
Shot Chart
- Essence Carson makes 14-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Essence Carson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 15-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 13-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Essence Carson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Essence Carson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Candace Parker makes 9-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
- Candace Parker misses 7-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard makes 14-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Maya Moore makes 14-foot jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Alana Beard misses 18-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 17-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 1 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes free throw 2 of 2
- Essence Carson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Jia Perkins misses 11-foot jumper
- Alana Beard makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Sylvia Fowles misses 13-foot jumper
- Maya Moore misses 14-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard misses layup
- Candace Parker makes two point shot
- Alana Beard misses driving layup
- Jia Perkins makes 15-foot jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Candace Parker misses 14-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles misses
- Maya Moore makes 17-foot two point shot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Essence Carson misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 15-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 10-foot jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson misses 21-foot jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 4-foot two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
- Jantel Lavender misses 19-foot jumper
- Natasha Howard makes layup (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Jantel Lavender misses layup
- Seimone Augustus misses 8-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes free throw clear path 1 of 2
- Kristi Toliver misses free throw clear path 2 of 2
- Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Alana Beard misses 14-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 5-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three pointer
- Seimone Augustus makes 9-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses three point jumper
- Maya Moore makes 10-foot two point shot (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Candace Parker makes 14-foot two point shot (Alana Beard assists)
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore makes 15-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 18-foot jumper (Rebekkah Brunson assists)
- Candace Parker misses 7-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Candace Parker misses 12-foot two point shot
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses 14-foot jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 16-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 17-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus makes 13-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Maya Moore misses free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
- Maya Moore makes 14-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
- Candace Parker makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
- Seimone Augustus misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Essence Carson makes layup
- Maya Moore makes free throw 1 of 2
- Maya Moore makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Seimone Augustus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Moore assists)
- Alana Beard makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 15-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses 8-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles misses layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Essence Carson makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Rebekkah Brunson makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Alana Beard misses 14-foot jumper
- Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Maya Moore misses jumper
- Renee Montgomery makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jia Perkins assists)
- Alana Beard misses jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes jumper
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard makes driving layup
- Rebekkah Brunson misses 5-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- Sylvia Fowles makes driving layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Jia Perkins misses 6-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 44-foot three point jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes 10-foot two point shot
- Seimone Augustus makes two point shot
- Chelsea Gray makes jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes layup (Sylvia Fowles assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 14-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 22-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes tip shot
- Jia Perkins misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes 16-foot jumper
- Sylvia Fowles makes layup (Maya Moore assists)
- Candace Parker makes driving layup
- Seimone Augustus misses jumper
- Candace Parker misses 18-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses jumper
- Lindsay Whalen makes 14-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 13-foot jumper
- Seimone Augustus misses driving layup
- Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper
- Jia Perkins misses driving layup
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker makes layup
- Maya Moore makes technical free throw
- Maya Moore makes 23-foot (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson makes 4-foot two point shot (Maya Moore assists)
- Lindsay Whalen makes driving layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Alana Beard assists)
- Seimone Augustus makes 17-foot jumper (Lindsay Whalen assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Maya Moore misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Rebekkah Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Rebekkah Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Maya Moore makes 16-foot two point shot
- Chelsea Gray misses 11-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
- Lindsay Whalen misses 40-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
Shot Made
Shot Missed
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 8 | 2 | .800 | - | W6 |
| Dallas | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | W4 |
| Las Vegas | 6 | 3 | .667 | 1.5 | W2 |
| Golden State | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | L1 |
| Portland | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4 | L3 |
| Phoenix | 4 | 8 | .333 | 5 | W2 |
| Seattle | 3 | 8 | .273 | 5.5 | L4 |
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