Another day, another win for the Minnesota Lynx at home.
The no. 1 Lynx extended their perfect home record to 12 -0 after dominating the Phoenix Mercury in Thursday's five-game WNBA slate, which also saw Brittney Griner of the Atlanta Dream and Nneka Ogwumike of the Seattle Storm rise on the all-time WNBA scoring list.
HOME SWEET HOME FOR LYNX; GRINER, OGWUMIKE SURGE UP IN SCORING BOARD
- Minnesota Lynx (20-4) def. Phoenix Mercury (11-7), 79-66: The league-leading Lynx improved to 12-0 at home heading to the All-Star break after cruising past the no. 3 Mercury.
Kayla McBride paced Minnesota with 18 points as Minnesota became the first team so far to reach 20 wins.
The Minnesota Lynx defeat the Phoenix Mercury 79-66 to improve to 20-4 on the season and 12-0 at home heading into the All-Star break 👏
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 16, 2025
Newest All-Star Kayla McBride went off for 18 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM, & 2 STL in the win!#WelcometotheW
- Atlanta Dream (13-9) def. Chicago Sky (7-15), 86-49: Brittney Griner passed Jewell Loyd to move into 19th place on the WNBA all-time scoring list during a dominant 37-point victory over the Sky.
Griner finished with 15 points, bringing her career total to 5,777, just 20 points behind Angel McCoughtry for the 18th spot.
The @atlantadream had a dominant performance against the Chicago Sky and won the game 86-49 💪
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 16, 2025
Brittney Griner moved into 19th all-time in scoring, finishing with 15 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK#WelcometotheW
- Seattle Storm (14-9) def. Golden State Valkyries (10-12), 67-58: Nneka Ogwumike fired 22 points, moving into sixth place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list for a bounce-back Storm victory.
Ogwumike surpassed Candice Dupree and now trails Tamika Catchings, who finished her career with 7,380 markers.
The Seattle Storm defeat the Golden State Valkyries 67-58 to move to 14-9 on the season 🙌
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 16, 2025
Nneka Ogwumike led the way with 22 PTS & 8 REB, while Erica Wheeler added 15 PTS, 3 REB, & 2 AST!#WelcometotheW
- New York Liberty (15-6) def. Indiana Fever (12-11), 98-77: All-Star Breanna Stewart put up a two-way masterclass as the Liberty rolled past the Caitlin Clark-less Fever and to their third straight win.
Stewart fell three assists shy of a triple-double with 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven dimes on top of four blocks. New York ended the game on a 57.8% shooting, hit 14 threes, and dished out 30 assists in a masterful showing.
WHAT A NIGHT FOR THE LIBERTY 🤯
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 17, 2025
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98-77 WIN over the Fever! #WelcometotheW
- Las Vegas Aces (11-11) def. Dallas Wings (6-17), 90-86: The Aces leaned on reigning MVP A’ja Wilson’s dominant performance to send the Wings reeling to a fourth straight loss.
Wilson finished with a season-high 37 markers— and her fourth 30-point game of the season — and grabbed 10 rebounds to hold off a furious Dallas rally in the fourth.
The Aces defeat the Wings, 90-86, behind a MONSTER double-double night from A’ja Wilson: 37 PTS, 10 REB 🔥
— WNBA (@WNBA) July 17, 2025
Las Vegas improves to 11-11 on the season! #WelcometotheW
