MINNEAPOLIS - Maya Moore scored 20 points, Rebekkah Brunson had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Los Angeles Sparks 94-77 Thursday night in the opener of the Western Conference finals.
Seimone Augustus added 16 points for the defending champion Lynx.
Game 2 of the best-of-three series is Sunday in Los Angeles, where the Lynx are 4-21 all-time.
Los Angeles 15 16 22 24 - 77
Minnesota 16 32 18 28 - 94
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LOS ANGELES (77): Milton-Jones 1-4 0-0 3, Ogwumike 3-6 0-2 6, Parker 9-15 5-6 25, Beard 6-12 4-6 16, Toliver 4-9 4-5 12, O'Hea 1-2 2-2 5, Lavender 0-0 0-0 0, Coleman 1-2 0-0 3, Anosike 3-6 1-2 7, Hoffman 0-0 0-0 0, Sykes 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 16-23 77.
MINNESOTA (94): Moore 8-13 0-0 20, Brunson 5-8 4-4 14, McWilliams-Franklin 3-7 0-0 6, Augustus 7-17 1-2 16, Whalen 6-11 0-0 12, Wiggins 1-7 0-0 3, Peters 1-2 0-0 2, Wright 4-10 0-0 9, Harris 4-6 0-0 9, Thorn 1-1 0-0 3, Adair 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-82 5-6 94.
3-Point Goals - Los Angeles 5-13 (Parker 2-3, Milton-Jones 1-2, Coleman 1-2, O'Hea 1-2, Sykes 0-1, Beard 0-1, Toliver 0-2), Minnesota 9-21 (Moore 4-6, Thorn 1-1, Wright 1-1, Harris 1-3, Augustus 1-5, Wiggins 1-5). Fouled Out - None. Rebounds - Los Angeles 36 (Parker 11), Minnesota 44 (Brunson 10). Assists - Los Angeles 13 (Parker 4), Minnesota 22 (Augustus 7). Total Fouls - Los Angeles 13, Minnesota 20. A - 8,513 (9,181).
