Seimone Augustus

Seimone Augustus hit a 15-foot jumper with 21.1 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx held off Seattle and the retiring Tina Thompson for a 58-55 victory Sunday and a sweep of the best-of-three Western Conference semifinal series.

Teams have learned that containing Maya Moore is a key to having a chance against the Minnesota Lynx, who have been the WNBA’s best regular season team over the last three years. The Seattle Storm kept Moore frustrated for 20 minutes on Friday night. However, it wasn’t nearly enough.

Nneka Ogwumike had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Kristi Toliver added 19 points, and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Minnesota Lynx 85-84 on Thursday night.

With nine games remaining in their season, the Tulsa Shock hope that Friday night's win can propel them to a strong finish -- and maybe even a playoff berth. Liz Cambage had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead Tulsa to an 83-77 upset win over the Minnesota Lynx.

Elena Delle Donne’s impressive play is providing a big boost for the Chicago Sky. The Sky forward forced overtime with a clutch 3-pointer and closed with a career-high 32 points in a 94-86 victory over Minnesota in a matchup between conference leaders on Sunday.

Matee Ajavon scored on a driving layup with 21.3 seconds remaining to give the Washington Mystics a 79-75 victory over the Minnesota Lynx Thursday night. The loss was Minnesota's first in 11 games and ended an 18-game home winning streak.

Seimone Augustus scored 18 points and Maya Moore added 16 as the Minnesota Lynx beat the San Antonio Silver Stars 85-63 on Friday night for their eighth-straight win.

Candace Parker put on a show in her WNBA All-Star debut. Parker scored a record 23 points to lead the West to a 102-98 victory over the East on Saturday.

The Minnesota Lynx will have three starters in the WNBA All-Star game for the first time in franchise history. The Lynx said Friday that Minnesota forward Rebekkah Brunson will replace Brittney Griner in the Western Conference starting lineup for Saturday’s All-Star game.

Monica Wright had a season-high 22 points to help the Minnesota Lynx rout the Atlanta Dream 94-72 on Tuesday night in a matchup of the top teams in the WNBA.