San Antonio Stars

Hours after being named the WNBA's most valuable player, Maya Moore scored 24 points to help the defending champion Minnesota Lynx beat the San Antonio Stars 88-84 Thursday night in the opener of the Western Conference playoffs.

Becky Hammon's historic new career will have to wait. Her teammates with the San Antonio Stars are not ready to let their beloved teammate exit the WNBA just yet. Jia Perkins scored 23 points and San Antonio extended the Rapid City native's playing career with a 92-76 victory over the Minnesota Lynx on Friday night.

Seimone Augustus scored 17 points in her return from a knee injury, and the Minnesota Lynx beat Becky Hammon and the San Antonio Stars 88-78 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Lindsay Whalen scored 22 points to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 91-84 victory over the San Antonio Stars on Thursday night.

Another season, another great start by Minnesota Lynx. Seimone Augustus had a season-high 25 points and Minnesota remained unbeaten, holding off the San Antonio Stars 87-79 on Sunday.

The Minnesota Lynx's second-half surge happened so quickly that Maya Moore was caught unaware when she looked up at the scoreboard. Moore had 26 points and nine rebounds and the Lynx beat the San Antonio Stars 88-72 on Friday night to improve to 6-0.