Top Performers
Points
30
Howard
NYL
Rebounds
11
Fowles
MIN
Assists
8
Clarendon
MIN
Threes
3
McBride
MIN
32-71 (45.1%)
FG%
32-66 (48.5%)
6-20 (30.0%)
3PM
6-19 (31.6%)
8-11 (72.7%)
FTM
18-21 (85.7%)
30
Rebounds
36
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
23
Defensive Rebounds
28
16
Assists
24
9
Steals
6
2
Blocks
6
8
Turnovers
11
12
Points Off Turnovers
11
5
Fastbreak Points
10
38
Points In Paint
40
6
Second Chance Points
16
20
Fouls
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
3
Biggest Lead
10
8
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
10
Ties
8
2021 Eastern Conference
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Sparks Game Summary
The Minnesota Lynx emerged victorious over the New York Liberty, 88 to 78, on August 15, 2021.
Game Info
August 15, 2021
Target Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota
#16 Isaac Barnett (Head Official)
#53 Jeffrey Smith
#12 Karleena Tobin
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Howard #6 | 30 | 30 | 4 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 13-22 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 65.6 |
B. Laney-Hamilton #44 | 34 | 12 | 2 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
S. Ionescu #20 | 30 | 14 | 7 (0) | 6 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 63.6 |
M. Onyenwere #12 | 20 | 6 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 63.0 |
S. Whitcomb #33 | 34 | 12 | 5 (2) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 44.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Richards #2 | 18 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Jones #4 | 18 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
R. Gray #1 | 6 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 25.8 |
R. Allen #9 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
K. Shook #24 | 4 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
L. Odom #0 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Willoughby #13 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYL | 78 | 30 (7) | 16 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 32-71 | 6-20 | 8-11 | 51.4 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Dantas #12 | 63 | 9 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 45.0 |
K. McBride #21 | 33 | 16 | 4 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 5-5 | 87.0 |
L. Clarendon | 69 | 6 | 4 (0) | 8 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 4 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
N. Collier #24 | 39 | 18 | 10 (3) | 4 | 0 | 5 | +10 | 2 | 3 | 8-21 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 41.1 |
S. Fowles #34 | 30 | 20 | 11 (3) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 2 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 91.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Achonwa #11 | 55 | 8 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 109.9 |
B. Carleton #6 | 14 | 5 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 64.4 |
C. Dangerfield #2 | 10 | 2 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
R. Banham #24 | 7 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 42.0 |
J. Shepard #15 | |||||||||||||
A. Powers #23 | |||||||||||||
R. Davis #9 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 88 | 36 (8) | 24 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32-66 | 6-19 | 18-21 | 58.5 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
S. Fowles makes layup
Assisted by L. Clarendon
1Q 09:26
N. Howard makes layup
Assisted by S. Ionescu
1Q 08:52
2-2
S. Fowles makes layup
Assisted by L. Clarendon
1Q 08:24
2-4
S. Fowles makes layup
Assisted by L. Clarendon
1Q 08:01
2-6
N. Howard makes layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
1Q 07:40
4-6
K. McBride makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Clarendon
1Q 07:15
4-9
S. Ionescu makes 24' three
Assisted by N. Howard
1Q 06:55
7-9
N. Howard makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:48
8-9
N. Howard makes free throw 2/2
1Q 05:48
9-9
N. Collier makes 10' turnaround bank shot
Assisted by K. McBride
1Q 05:39
9-11
N. Howard makes cutting layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
1Q 05:15
11-11
K. McBride makes 13' floater
Assisted by D. Dantas
1Q 05:05
11-13
K. McBride makes free throw 1/1
1Q 05:05
11-14
S. Ionescu makes driving layup
1Q 04:47
13-14
S. Fowles makes 5' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by N. Collier
1Q 04:30
13-16
S. Whitcomb makes driving layup
1Q 04:13
15-16
S. Fowles makes layup
Assisted by C. Dangerfield
1Q 03:14
15-18
M. Onyenwere makes free throw 1/2
1Q 02:30
16-18
M. Onyenwere makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:30
17-18
S. Fowles makes putback layup
1Q 02:04
17-20
M. Onyenwere makes free throw 1/2
1Q 01:49
18-20
M. Onyenwere makes free throw 2/2
1Q 01:49
19-20
J. Jones makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:58
20-20
J. Jones makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:58
21-20
N. Achonwa makes free throw 1/2
1Q 00:34
21-21
N. Achonwa makes free throw 2/2
1Q 00:34
21-22
R. Banham makes 17' floater
1Q 00:03
21-24
R. Banham makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:47
21-25
R. Banham makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:47
21-26
N. Collier makes layup
Assisted by N. Achonwa
2Q 08:48
21-28
N. Collier makes 24' three
Assisted by L. Clarendon
2Q 08:17
21-31
N. Howard makes driving layup
2Q 07:52
23-31
S. Whitcomb makes 7' floater
Assisted by S. Ionescu
2Q 07:25
25-31
N. Collier makes free throw 1/2
2Q 07:06
25-32
B. Laney-Hamilton makes 8' turnaround jump shot
2Q 06:47
27-32
N. Howard makes 22' three
Assisted by S. Ionescu
2Q 06:16
30-32
L. Clarendon makes layup
2Q 05:49
30-34
N. Collier makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by K. McBride
2Q 05:01
30-36
N. Collier makes putback layup
2Q 04:25
30-38
N. Howard makes layup
Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton
2Q 03:52
32-38
S. Fowles makes putback layup
2Q 03:31
32-40
N. Howard makes layup
2Q 03:10
34-40
N. Collier makes layup
Assisted by D. Dantas
2Q 02:46
34-42
N. Howard makes 24' three
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
2Q 02:18
37-42
B. Laney-Hamilton makes 19' pullup
2Q 01:51
39-42
K. McBride makes 23' three
Assisted by S. Fowles
2Q 00:18
39-45
B. Laney-Hamilton makes 21' jump shot
2Q 00:05
41-45
N. Howard makes 18' jump shot
Assisted by S. Ionescu
3Q 09:16
43-45
M. Onyenwere makes driving reverse layup
Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton
3Q 08:42
45-45
B. Laney-Hamilton makes 9' turnaround jump shot
3Q 07:55
47-45
D. Dantas makes 25' three
Assisted by K. McBride
3Q 07:35
47-48
D. Dantas makes cutting layup
Assisted by K. McBride
3Q 06:56
47-50
S. Ionescu makes 17' jump shot
3Q 06:44
49-50
S. Fowles makes cutting layup
Assisted by D. Dantas
3Q 06:21
49-52
N. Howard makes layup
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
3Q 06:01
51-52
S. Whitcomb makes 23' three
3Q 05:26
54-52
N. Collier makes layup
Assisted by L. Clarendon
3Q 05:19
54-54
S. Fowles makes driving layup
Assisted by N. Collier
3Q 04:45
54-56
S. Ionescu makes 17' pullup
3Q 04:31
56-56
C. Dangerfield makes driving layup
3Q 04:13
56-58
K. McBride makes free throw 1/2
3Q 03:48
56-59
K. McBride makes free throw 2/2
3Q 03:48
56-60
B. Laney-Hamilton makes 10' fadeaway
3Q 03:28
58-60
D. Dantas makes 19' jump shot
Assisted by C. Dangerfield
3Q 03:06
58-62
D. Dantas makes 15' bank shot
Assisted by C. Dangerfield
3Q 02:12
58-64
S. Ionescu makes 13' pullup
3Q 01:54
60-64
S. Whitcomb makes 24' three
3Q 01:07
63-64
R. Gray makes layup
Assisted by S. Ionescu
3Q 00:08
65-64
L. Clarendon makes 6' bank shot
4Q 09:35
65-66
N. Howard makes reverse layup
Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton
4Q 08:07
67-66
B. Laney-Hamilton makes 20' jump shot
4Q 07:42
69-66
N. Achonwa makes free throw 1/2
4Q 07:20
69-67
N. Achonwa makes free throw 2/2
4Q 07:20
69-68
N. Howard makes 9' turnaround bank shot
Assisted by B. Laney-Hamilton
4Q 07:04
71-68
N. Achonwa makes free throw 1/2
4Q 06:52
71-69
N. Achonwa makes free throw 2/2
4Q 06:52
71-70
N. Achonwa makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by N. Collier
4Q 05:20
71-72
N. Collier makes 7' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by L. Clarendon
4Q 04:40
71-74
N. Howard makes layup
Assisted by S. Ionescu
4Q 03:42
73-74
B. Carleton makes 23' three
Assisted by L. Clarendon
4Q 02:40
73-77
L. Clarendon makes 8' driving floater
4Q 01:57
73-79
K. McBride makes 26' three
Assisted by N. Collier
4Q 01:30
73-82
S. Ionescu makes 26' three
Assisted by S. Whitcomb
4Q 01:24
76-82
B. Carleton makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:46
76-83
B. Carleton makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:46
76-84
S. Whitcomb makes layup
4Q 00:36
78-84
S. Fowles makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:35
78-85
S. Fowles makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:35
78-86
K. McBride makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:16
78-87
K. McBride makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:16
78-88
32-71 (45.1%)
FG%
32-66 (48.5%)
6-20 (30.0%)
3PM
6-19 (31.6%)
8-11 (72.7%)
FTM
18-21 (85.7%)
30
Rebounds
36
7
Offensive Rebounds
8
23
Defensive Rebounds
28
16
Assists
24
9
Steals
6
2
Blocks
6
8
Turnovers
11
12
Points Off Turnovers
11
5
Fastbreak Points
10
38
Points In Paint
40
6
Second Chance Points
16
20
Fouls
14
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Flagrant Fouls
0
3
Biggest Lead
10
8
Longest Unanswered Run
11
Lead Changes
10
Ties
8
