Best of the 2015 WNBA season

Sun center Kelsey Bone, right, tries to drive against Liberty defender Carolyn Swords during the first half.

Sept. 8: Lynx forwards Rebekkah Brunson (32) and Maya Moore (23) fight for a rebound against Storm forward Ramu Tokashiki (7) during the first half in Minneapolis. Brunson, Moore and the Lynx won 73-67 to clinch the top seed in the Western Conference.

Lynx center Sylvia Fowles, top, shoots over Storm defender Markeisha Gatling during the first half.

Sept. 6: Liberty center Tina Charles (31) drives the lane between a pair of Lynx defenders during the second half in Minneapolis. Charles had 18 points and 14 rebounds to help New York win 75-71 and clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Liberty guard Candice Wiggins (2) tries to haul in a rebound against Lynx forward Devereaux Peters (14) during the second half.

Sky forward Elena Delle Donne (11) drives to the bucket between three Storm defenders during the first half in Rosemont, Ill. Delle Donne scored 13 points to help Chicago roll to a 93-65 win.

Storm guard Jewell Loyd (24) tries to corral a loose ball under pressure from Sky defender Tamera Young during the first half.

Sept. 4: Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) looks to pass against Fever defender Natalie Achonwa (11) during the first half in Minneapolis. Fowles had game-highs of 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Minnesota to an 81-65 win.

Lynx guard Renee Montgomery (21) drives to the hoop against Fever defender Layshia Clarendon (5) during the first half.

Sept. 3: Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) drives to the bucket against a pair of Mystics defenders during the the second half in Los Angeles. Parker had game-highs of 26 points and 11 rebounds to power the Sparks to a 93-91 victory.

Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, left, fights for a loose ball against Mystics center Emma Meesseman during the first half.

Sept. 2: Mercury guard Leilani Mitchell (5) drives to the bucket past Mystics defender Kia Vaughn (9) during the second half in Phoenix. Mitchell and the Mercury cruised to a 73-53 win.

Mystics center Kia Vaughn (9) tries to pass out of a Mercury triple-team during the first half.

Sept. 1: The Fever bench gets fired up after a big bucket during the second half against the Sun in Indianapolis. Indiana rolled to an 81-51 win.

Fever guard Layshia Clarendon (5) tries to drive the lane during the first half.

Aug. 30: Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) passes around Mercury defender Cayla Francis (22) during the first half in Minneapolis. Moore poured in a game-high 28 points to lead Minnesota to a 71-61 win.

Lynx guard Anna Cruz, right, scrambles for a loose ball against Mercury guard Marta Xargay during the first half.

Aug. 29: Liberty guard Epiphanny Prince (10) tries to shoot around Sun defender Kayla Pedersen (1) during the first half in Uncasville, Conn. Prince scored a team-high 18 points to lead New York to an 80-66 win.

Liberty defender Epiphanny Prince, right, steals the ball away from Sun guard Jasmine Thomas during the second half.

Aug. 27: Mercury guard Leilani Mitchell (5) celebrates after sinking the game-winning three-pointer to beat the Sun in in Uncasville, Conn. Mitchell's bucket gave Phoenix an 81-80 victory.

Sun forward Jennifer Lacy (21) drives to the basket against Mercury defender DeWanna Bonner (24) during the first half.

Aug. 26: President Obama welcomed the defending champion Mercury to the White House for a ceremony honoring their 2014 title.

Aug. 23: Sun forward Jennifer Lacy (21) hauls in a rebound against Dream guard Sydney Carter (4) during the first half in Uncasville, Conn. Carter and Atlanta won 102-92.

Dream guard Angel McCoughtry, center, drives to the bucket between a pair of Sun defenders during the second half.

Aug. 21: Sparks center Jantel Lavender (42) looks to pass around Mercury defender Mistie Bass during the second half in Phoenix. Lavender had 15 points and 11 rebounds to help Los Angeles win 78-68.

Sparks guard Alana Beard, left, scrambles for a loose ball against Mercury forward Monique Currie during the first half.

Aug. 19: Lynx guard Anna Cruz (51) looks to drive against Mystics defender LaToya Sanders during the first half in Minneapolis. Sanders and Washington won 79-61.

Lynx guard Seimone Augustus, center, shoots over a pair of Mystics defenders during the first half.

Aug. 16: Mystics guard Ivory Latta (12) drives to the bucket for a layup during the first half against the Lynx in Washington. Latta scored a game-high 20 points to help Washington win 77-69.

Mystics center Stefanie Dolson (31) vies for a rebound against Lynx forward Rebekkah Brunson during the first half.

Aug. 15: Shock guard Odyssey Sims (0) drives against Liberty defender Tina Charles (31) during the second half in New York. Sims poured in 27 points to lead Tulsa to an 81-76 win.

Shock guard Brianna Kiesel (1) fights for a loose ball against Liberty center Kiah Stokes (41) during the first half.

Aug. 14: Liberty center Kiah Stokes (41) drives to the bucket against Sun defender Camille Little during the second half in Uncasville, Conn. Stokes and New York won 90-78.

Liberty defender Candice Wiggins (2) fouls Sun guard Alex Bentley on a first-half drive.

Aug. 12: Sun guard Alex Bentley (20) scores over Shock defender Vicki Baugh (24) during the second half in Uncasville, Conn. Bentley scored a game-high 25 points to lead Connecticut to an 80-74 win.

Sun defender Chelsea Gray (12) tries to knock the ball away from Shock guard Odyssey Sims (0) during the second half.

Aug. 11: Fever forward Erlana Larkins (2) dives for a loose ball in front of Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt during the second half in Washington. Larkins and Indiana won 73-62.

Mystics guard Ivory Latta (12) tries to pass around a pair of Fever defenders during the first half.

Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen shares a word with coach Cheryl Reeve during the second half against the Stars in Minneapolis. Whalen and Minnesota won 83-76.

Stars forward Sophia Young-Malcolm (33) tries to shoot over Lynx defender Anna Cruz (51) during the first half.

Aug. 9: Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) tries to drive between a pair of Sparks defenders during the second half in Minneapolis. Fowles and Minnesota won 72- 64.

Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) scrambles for a loose ball against Sparks forward Candace Parker (3) during the second half.

Aug. 7: Mercury forward DeWanna Bonner (24) tries to the bucket against Lynx defender Rebekkah Brunson (32) during the second half in Phoenix. Bonner and the Mercury won 73-66 in the match-up of Western Conference elite.

Mercury guard Monique Currie (25) drives through the contact by Lynx defender Maya Moore (23) during the first half.

Sun center Elizabeth Williams (1) tries to shoot over Mystics defender LaToya Sanders (30) during the first half in Uncasville, Conn. Williams and the Sun won 86-72.

Mystics guard Bria Hartley (8) tries to inbound the ball around Sun defender Kelly Faris during the first half.

Aug. 6: Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike celebrates a big second-half bucket against the Shock in Los Angeles. Ogwumike poured in a game-high 26 points to lead the Sparks to an 84-57 win.

Sparks forward Candace Parker, left, tries to back down Shock defender Karima Christmas during the first half.

Aug. 4: Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) drivers to the hoop between a pair of Shock defenders during the first half in Phoenix. Griner and the Mercury held on for an 87-84 overtime win.

Mercury guard Alex Harden (12) looks for room to shoot against Shock defenders Vicki Baugh (24) and Riquna Williams (2) during the first half

Sun center Kelsey Bone drives to the bucket for two of her game-high 17 points during the second half against the Stars in Uncasville, Conn. Bone led the Sun to an 82-51 win.

Stars center Jayne Appel (32) shoots over Sun defender Elizabeth Williams (1) during the first half.

July 31: Sun guard Shekinna Stricklen (40) celebrates her go-ahead bucket with Jasmine Thomas (6) late in the fourth quarter against the Storm in Uncasville, Conn. Stricklen's bucket gave Connecticut a 67-66 win.

Sun guard Chelsea Gray (12) tries to drive betweeen Storm defenders Sue Bird (10) and Jewell Loyd (24) during the first half.

Lynx center Sylvia Fowles (34) shoots over Dream defender Aneika Henry (13) during the first half in Minneapolis. Fowles and Minnesota won 86-70.

Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen, left, corrals a loose ball against Dream guard Angel McCoughtry during the first half.

July 29: Sparks guard Kristi Toliver, right, tries to push past Lynx defender Renee Montgomery during the second half in Minneapolis. Montgomery and Minnesota won 82-76.

Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) hauls in a rebound during the first half.

June 28: Fever defenders Lynetta Kizer, left, and Marissa Coleman, right, chase a loose ball against the Sun forward Alyssa Thomas during the first half in Uncasville, Conn. Kizer and Coleman helped Indiana win 75-73 in overtime.

Fever guard Shavonte Zellous tries to corral the ball during overtime.

July 25: East guard Elena Delle Donne celebrates a bucket during the second half of the All-Star Game in Uncasville, Conn. Delle Donne scored 16 points, but the West won 117-112.

East guard Marissa Coleman, left, and Tamika Catchings strike a pose before the All-Star Game.

West guard Danielle Robinson, right, corrals a loose ball against East guard Alex Bentley during the second half.

West center Brittney Griner, right, blocks a shot attempt by East guard Alex Bentley during the first half.

East guard Elena Delle Donne signs autographs before the game.

West guard Danielle Robinson celebrates a first-half bucket.

July 24: East center Stefanie Dolson celebrates after hitting a halfcourt shot during practice for the All-Star Game in in Uncasville, Conn.

East All-Star Elena Delle Donne can't believe she missed her halfcourt shot.

July 22: Sun defender Alyssa Thomas (25) steals the ball from Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) during the first half in Minneapolis. Thomas and Connecticut won 78-77 in overtime.

Sun guard Jasmine Thomas (6) looks to pass around Lynx defender Renee Montgomery (24) during the first half.

July 21: Mystics center Stefani Dolson (31) shoots over Shock defender Vicki Baugh (24) during the second half in Tulsa. Dolson and Washington won 76-69.

Tulsa forward Vicki Baugh tries to corral a rebound during the first half.

July 18: Storm guard Sue Bird, left, tries to drive around Dream defender Aneika Henry during the second half in Seattle. Bird and the Storm won 86-73.

Storm guard Jewell Loyd (24) drives to the hoop past Dream defender Shoni Schimmel (23) during the first half.

July 17: Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) pushes her way through a pair of Sky defenders during the first half in Minneapolis. Moore and Minnesota won 84-66.

Sky guard Elena Delle Donne (11) tries to drive around Lynx defender Damiris Dantas during the second half.

July 16: Dream guard Angel McCoughtry (35) drives to the hoop between a pair of Sparks defenders during the second half in Los Angeles. McCoughtry and Atlanta won 76-72.

Sparks center Jantel Lavender, left, fights for a rebound against Dream guard Angel McCoughtry during the first half.

Liberty guard Sugar Rodgers (14) drives to the bucket past Sun defender Elizabeth Williams (1) during the second half in New York. Rodgers and the Liberty won 64-57.

Sun forward Alyssa Thomas, left, fights for a loose ball against Liberty center Tina Charles during the first half.

July 15: Sky center Clarissa Dos Santos (8) drives to the bucket past Mystics defender Stefanie Dolson during the first half in Des Plaines , Ill. Dos Santos and Chicago won 85-57.

Sky guard Elena Delle Donne, right, makes a move to the hoop against Mystics defender LaToya Sanders during the first half.

Liberty center Avery Warley-Talbert (7) drives to the bucket past Stars defender Kayla Alexander (40) during the second half in New York. Warley-Talbert and the Liberty won 84-68.

Liberty guard Brittany Boyd (15) loses control of the ball between Stars defenders Kalana Greene (3) and Danielle Robinson (13) during the first half.

July 14: Lynx guard Seimone Augustus (33) tries to back down Sun defender Alex Bentley (20) during the second half in Uncasville, Conn. Augustus and Minnesota won 85-79.

Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen (13) fouls Sun forward Camille Little (2) on a first-half collision.

July 12: Stars guard Dearica Hamby (5) collides with Lynx defender Maya Moore (23) during the first half in Minneapolis. Moore and Minnesota won 66-49.

Lynx guard Seimone Augustus (33) scrambles for a loose ball against Stars guard Samantha Logic (22) during the first half.

July 10: Storm forward Crystal Langhorne (1) drives to the bucket past Mercury defender Mistie Bass (8) during the first half in Seattle. Bass and Phoenix won 94-79.

Storm center Quanitra Hollingsworth (13) shoots against Mercury defender Brittney Griner during the first half.

July 9: New York Liberty star and Pittsburgh-area native Swin Cash throws out the first pitch before the Pirates game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

July 8: Fever guard Marissa Coleman (25) makes a move to the basket against Storm defender Jewell Loyd (24) during the second half in Indianapolis. Coleman and Indiana won 88-65.

Storm guard Sue Bird (10) puts up a shot against Fever defender Lynetta Kizer (12) during the first half.

July 3: Lynx forward Damiris Dantas (34) drives to the hoop against Storm defender Crystal Langhorne (1) during the first half in Minneapolis. Dantas helped Minnesota win 82-57.

Seattle guard Sue Bird (10) controls the ball on the perimeter against Minnesota defender Maya Moore (23) during the second half.

July 2: Sky guard Elena Delle Donne (11) tries to work between a pair of Sun defenders during the first half in Uncasville, Conn. Delle Donne and Chicago won 77-74.

Connecticut guard Alex Bentley (20) looks to pass against Chicago defender Courtney Vandersloot (22) during the first half.

June 30: Sun forward Kayla Pedersen (7) tangles with Fever forward Tamika Catchings (24) during the second half in Uncasville, Conn. Catchings and Indiana won 92-84.

Connecticut forward Alyssa Thomas (25) tries to drive around Indiana defender Marissa Coleman during the first half.

June 28: Mystics guard Ivory Latta celebrates a big bucket during an 86-71 victory over the Sky in Washington.

Mystics guard Tierra Ruffin-Pratt (14) grabs a rebound away from Sky defender Allie Quigley (14) during the first half.

Washington defender Natasha Cloud (15) fouls Chicago guard Jamierra Faulkner (21) on a first-half drive to the hoop.

June 27: Lynx forward celebrates a second-half bucket during a 71-56 victory over the Mercury in Minneapolis.

Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) hauls in a second-half rebound.

Lynx forward Maya Moore (23) tries to drive against Mercury defender DeWanna Bonner (24) during the first quarter.

June 26: Sun guard Alex Bentley (20) scrambles for a loose ball against Sparks guard Jasmine Lister (12) during second half in Uncasville, Conn. Bentley and Connecticut won 80-76 in overtime.

Sparks guard Jasmine Lister (12) dribbles around Sun defender Jasmine Thomas (6) during the first half.

June 25: Storm guard Renee Montgomery (21) tumbles over Lynx forward Maya Moore while chasing a loose ball during the second half in Seattle. Moore and Minnesota won 76-73.

Lynx guard Seimone Augustus (31) tries to maneuver between Storm defenders Abby Bishop (5) and Markeisha Gatling (9) during the first half.

June 21: Shock guard Skylar Diggins (4) celebrates a 3-pointer during the second half against the Lynx in Minneapolis. Diggins helped Tulsa win 86-78.

Shock guard Skylar Diggins (4) tries to drive around Lynx defender Jennifer O'Neill during the first half.

June 19: Mercury guard Noelle Quinn (45) drives to the hoop against Sun defender Chelsea Gray (12) during the second half in Phoenix. Gray and Connecticut won 90-78 in double overtime.

Mercury forward Mistie Bass (8) loses control of the ball during the second half against the Sun.

June 14: Lauren Hill, the college player whose battle with cancer captivated the nation before her death, was named an honorary member of the Indiana Fever before their game against the Chicago Sky.

Sky forward Cheyenne Parker (32) tries to shoot between Fever defenders Marissa Coleman (25) and Natalie Achonwa (11) during the first half in Indianapolis. Chicago won 98-72.

Sky forward Elena Delle Donne (11) vies for a rebound against Fever guard Layshia Clarendon (5) during the first half.

Dream guard Matee Ajavon (10) tries to pass around Sun defender Jasmine Thomas (6) during the second half in Uncasville, Conn. Connecticut won 82-64.

Sun center Elizabeth Williams (1) snags a rebound between Dream defenders Angel McCoughtry (35) and Erika DeSouza (14) during the first half.

June 11: Rebekkah Brunson (32) and Maya Moore (23) celebrate as the final moments wind down on Minnesota's 94-70 victory over Seattle.

Storm forward Crystal Langhorne (1) tries to the pass around Lynx defender Seimone Augustus (33) during the first half in Minneapolis.

Sun forward Alyssa Thomas (25) looks for space to work between Sky defenders Cheyenne Parker (32) and Tamera Young (1) during the first half in Uncasville, Conn. Connecticut defeated Chicago 67-65.

Sky defender Elena Delle Donne (11) blocks a first-half shot attempt by Sun forward Camille Little (2).

June 6: Seattle celebrates after defeating Los Angeles 86-61 in the season opener.

Storm guard Sue Bird (10) drives to the bucket past Sparks defender Temeka Johnson during the second half of the season opener in Seattle.

Storm guard Jewell Loyd (24) passes around Sparks defender Alana Beard during the first half.

Storm guard Renee Montgomery (21) drives to the hoop during the first half against the Sparks.

June 5: Lynx guard Seimone Augustus, left, looks for space to work on the perimeter against Shock defender Karima Christmas during the second half in Minneapolis. Minnesota defeated Tulsa 83-75.

Shock guard Odyssey Sims, left, and Lynx guard Lindsay Whalen hit the floor trying to corral a loose ball during the season opener.

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve expresses her displeasure with a first-half call against the Shock.

Sun center Kelsey Bone, left, fight for a rebound against Mystics center Stefanie Dolson during the second half in Uncasville, Conn. Washington defeated Connecticut 73-68.

Washington celebrates a first-half bucket during its season-opening win over Connecticut.