WNBA Capsules
May 23, 2016 - 1:24 AM SEATTLE (AP) Maya Moore had 17 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots, and Sylvia Fowles scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 78-71 on Sunday.Lindsay Whalen added 14 points and Rebekkah Brunson scored 12 for the Lynx (3-0). Whalen moved past Sheryl Swoopes into 14th on the WNBA career scoring list with 4,882 points.
Alysha Clark led the Storm (1-2) with a career-high 20 points. Jewell Loyd scored 14 points and Sue Bird added 12 with nine assists. Rookie Breanna Stewart had 14 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and two blocks, but was scoreless - on 0-for-10 shooting - in the second half
Bird hit a jumper that pulled the Storm within two with four minutes to go. Minnesota responded with a 7-0 run over the next two minutes to pull away.
DREAM 87, SKY 81
ATLANTA (AP) - Angel McCoughtry had 21 points, Layshia Clarendon scored 12 of her 15 in the second half and added a career-high eight rebounds as Atlanta rallied to beat Chicago.
The Dream (2-1) overcame a 10-point deficit to win. Carla Cortijo added 12 points and five assists, Sancho Lyttle scored 10 points, and Elizabeth Williams had nine and a career best-tying five blocked shots.
A putback by Erika de Souza gave Chicago (1-2) a 52-43 lead with 7:16 left in the third quarter, but the Sky made just 3 of 14 field-goal attempts and committed five turnovers as Atlanta closed the quarter on a 21-6 run and never again trailed.
Cappie Pondexter led the Sky with 17 points, Elena Delle Donne scored 16 points, and Jamierra Faulkner added 15. Jessica Breland finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.
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