The Phoenix Mercury’s Game 1 loss to the Minnesota Lynx, presented some silver linings for the three-time WNBA champions. Mercury point guard Natasha Cloud had quite the game. She posted 33 points, 10 assists,

The Mercury scored two consecutive layups for a quick 4-0 lead and hung tight with the Lynx for the first eight points. But a 14-0 run gave the Lynx momentum for the entire first half. The Lynx were hard to defend from the 3-point line,

Napheesa Collier scores a playoff career-high 38 points as the Lynx hold off the Mercury late for a 102-95 victory in Game 1.

The Phoenix Mercury were blown out in the first quarter and looked to have a rough road ahead of them down by as much as 23, but they put up a valiant effort by taking the lead in the fourth quarter,

Napheesa Collier scored a season-high 38 points as the Minnesota Lynx held off a comeback bid from the Phoenix Mercury to win Game 1 of their first-round playoff series 102-95 on Sunday in Minneapolis.