Lynx 75, Mercury 67

Maya Moore scored 20 points to power the Minnesota Lynx past Phoenix 75-67 on Thursday night, snapping the Mercury's franchise-record 16-game win streak.

Seimone Augustus added 19 points for Minnesota (21-6), which won its eighth straight.

Brittney Griner scored 18 points for the Mercury (22-4), who lost for the first time since June 12.

Phoenix came in leading the league at nearly 50 percent shooting from the field, but was just 37 percent (25 for 68) against the Lynx - led by Diana Taurasi's 5-for-21 effort.

The teams have clinched the top two spots in the West and home-court advantage in the first round. Phoenix, which won the first two matchups, had its lead for the top seed cut to 1.5 games.

The Lynx visit the Mercury on Aug. 9.

Sky 87, Liberty 74

Sylvia Fowles had 16 points and 14 rebounds, reserve guard Allie Quigley also scored 16 points, and Chicago beat New York in Elena Delle Donne's return.

Jameirra Faulkner had 14 points, Tamera Young added 12 and Epiphanny Prince 11 to help the Sky (11-16) snap a two-game skid and move a half-game behind New York for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Delle Donne, playing for the first time since June 25 while dealing with Lyme disease, scored 10 points on 3-for-8 shooting in about 10.5 minutes.

"It's just awesome to be back with the team competing," Delle Donne said. "I feel really good and I'm happy we were able to keep the minutes down because it's something I'm going to have to build on."

Tina Charles scored 15 points and Cappie Pondexter had 14 for the Liberty (11-15), who have lost two of three.

Leading 65-61 entering the fourth quarter, Chicago scored seven consecutive points to take a double-digit lead with 7:41 left.

New York got no closer than nine again.

Dream 85, Shock 75

Ex-UConn star Tiffany Hayes scored a career-high 27 points, Angel McCoughtry added 21 and Erika DeSouza had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead Atlanta over Tulsa.

The Dream trio combined to go 25-of-37 from the field for the East Conference leaders. Atlanta (17-9) dominated in the paint with 48 points. Sancho Lyttle also hit double figures with 10 points.

Odyssey Sims scored 22 for Tulsa, and Glory Johnson and Skylar Diggins each had 14 points.

The Shock (10-18) also fared well in the low post with 44 points.

The Dream victory put a dent in Tulsa's playoff hopes. The Shock fell to 10-18 and remain two games behind Los Angeles for the final playoff spot in the West.