Taurasi scores 29 as Mercury snap 13-game skid vs Lynx

Wilson leads Aces to 1st win over Mystics

MINNEAPOLIS, June 2, (AP): Diana Taurasi hit five 3-pointers and finished with a season-high 29 points to help the Phoenix Mercury snap a 13-game skid against Minnesota with a 95-85 win over the Lynx on Friday night.

Phoenix hadn’t beaten the Lynx since August 2015 and won in Minnesota for the first time since the 2014 season. DeWanna Bonner added 24 points and Brittney Griner finished with 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocks for Phoenix. Minnesota have lost three in a row for the first time since June 2016. The

Minnesota Lynx’s Seimone Augustus (33) hits a 3-point shot over Phoenix Mercury’s Brittney Griner (42) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game on June 1, in Minneapolis. (AP)

Lynx (2-4) didn’t lose their third game of last season until Aug 6.

Aces 85, Mystics 73 In Las Vegas, rookie A’ja Wilson scored 26 points and Dearica Hamby scored 10 of her 14 points in the final four minutes to help the Aces get their first win since moving to Las Vegas.

Wilson added 12 rebounds and three blocks, both season highs. Kayla McBride and Nia Coffey had 11 points apiece and Kelsey Bone scored 10 for Las Vegas (1-4), which moved from San Antonio in the offseason.

Monique Currie led the Mystics (5-2) with 24 points and eight rebounds. Elena Delle Donne, Washington’s leading