MINNEAPOLIS – Maya Moore scored a career playoff-best 33 points as the WNBA Western Conference’s No. 1 seed Minnesota held off Los Angeles 67-65 on Friday in a best-of-3 playoff series.
Seimone Augustus added 17 points for the Lynx.
LOS ANGELES (65): N.Ogwumike 6-12 2-2 14, Ca.Parker 5-16 4-5 16, Lavender 6-11 0-0 12, Beard 1-5 0-0 2, Toliver 5-10 1-2 12, Dabovic 2-5 2-3 7, T.Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-60 9-12 65.
MINNESOTA (67): Fowles 2-5 1-2 5, Augustus 7-15 2-2 17, Moore 13-26 4-5 33, Brunson 3-5 0-2 6, Whalen 1-3 0-0 2, Cruz 1-4 0-0 2, Peters 0-2 2-2 2, R.Montgomery 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-60 9-13 67.
Los Angeles 15 21 13 16 - 65
Minnesota 22 11 22 12 - 67
-3-Point GoalsLos Angeles 4-12 (Ca.Parker 2-6, Dabovic 1-2, Toliver 1-3, Beard 0-1), Minnesota 4-14 (Moore 3-8, Augustus 1-4, Cruz 0-1, Whalen 0-1). Fouled Out-None. -ReboundsLos Angeles 31 (Ca.Parker 9), Minnesota 28 (Fowles 9). -AssistsLos Angeles 16 (Ca.Parker 4), Minnesota 18 (Cruz 5). -Total FoulsLos Angeles 12 (N.Ogwumike, Beard 3), Minnesota 17 (Brunson 4). A-8,333.
