Mercury 97-77 Storm (12 May, 2022) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

1-2, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	18	13	32	14	77
PHX	16	23	32	26	97

Phoenix Mercury

1-1, 1-1 home

Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shey Peddy makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Ezi Magbegor blocks Brianna Turner 's 3-foot driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses running pullup jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Tina Charles makes 6-foot two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diamond DeShields misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Tina Charles makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Shey Peddy assists)
Diamond DeShields makes 4-foot two point shot
Diamond DeShields misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diamond DeShields misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Megan Gustafson makes hook shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Megan Gustafson makes 1-foot driving floating jump shot
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Tina Charles misses hook shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Tina Charles assists)
Tina Charles misses 2-foot two point shot
Tina Charles makes 23-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brianna Turner makes 14-foot jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 12-foot two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Brianna Turner makes layup (Shey Peddy assists)
Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes layup
Tina Charles makes 26-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
Tina Charles makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Tina Charles misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Tina Charles makes 6-foot two point shot (Diamond DeShields assists)
Diamond DeShields makes two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diamond DeShields misses three point jumper
Diamond DeShields misses 27-foot three point jumper
Megan Gustafson makes 1-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses two point shot
Shey Peddy makes layup (Diamond DeShields assists)
Diamond DeShields makes driving layup
Diamond DeShields misses driving floating jump shot
Tina Charles makes 26-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Sue Bird blocks Shey Peddy 's 2-foot layup
Shey Peddy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Sophie Cunningham misses two point shot
Tina Charles misses 13-foot jumper
Gabby Williams blocks Diana Taurasi 's 8-foot jumper
Diamond DeShields makes two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 8-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Tina Charles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diamond DeShields makes 8-foot two point shot
Diamond DeShields makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Brianna Turner assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Shey Peddy assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Shey Peddy assists)
Diamond DeShields misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Kristine Anigwe makes two point shot
Ezi Magbegor misses 15-foot jumper
Gabby Williams makes 23-foot three pointer
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jantel Lavender misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses running pullup jump shot
Gabby Williams misses driving layup
Ezi Magbegor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 7-foot two point shot
Gabby Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Reshanda Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses jumper
Reshanda Gray misses jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses two point shot
Briann January misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point shot (Briann January assists)
Jewell Loyd misses jumper
Gabby Williams makes driving layup
Ezi Magbegor misses driving layup
Ezi Magbegor makes two point shot
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Ezi Magbegor's layup
Gabby Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Gabby Williams misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 26-foot three pointer (Jantel Lavender assists)
Sue Bird misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jantel Lavender misses 20-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses three point pullup jump shot
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Gabby Williams 's 2-foot two point shot
Gabby Williams misses 16-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Reshanda Gray makes 2-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes two point shot
Stephanie Talbot makes 12-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Stephanie Talbot misses two point shot
Sue Bird makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists)
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Briann January makes 18-foot jumper (Raina Perez assists)
Gabby Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 16-foot two point shot
Ezi Magbegor misses 8-foot two point shot
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Briann January assists)
Sue Bird makes 25-foot three pointer (Gabby Williams assists)
Ezi Magbegor misses 11-foot two point shot
Gabby Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sue Bird misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Sue Bird assists)
Gabby Williams misses 2-foot two point shot
Briann January misses 23-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes 23-foot three pointer (Briann January assists)
Briann January misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHX
10:00	Ezi Magbegor vs. Brianna Turner (Gabby Williams gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Ezi Magbegor misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
9:41	Gabby Williams offensive rebound	0	0
9:37	Gabby Williams makes 23-foot three pointer	3	0
9:19	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	3	0
9:15	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	3	0
9:11	Jewell Loyd misses two point shot	3	0
9:08	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	3	0
9:04	Skylar Diggins-Smith bad pass (Jantel Lavender steals)	3	0
8:57	Brianna Turner shooting foul	3	0
8:57	Ezi Magbegor makes free throw 1 of 2	4	0
8:57	Ezi Magbegor misses free throw 2 of 2	4	0
8:54	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	4	0
8:45	Ezi Magbegor shooting foul	4	0
8:45	Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2	4	1
8:45	Tina Charles misses free throw 2 of 2	4	1
8:43	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	4	1
8:29	Sue Bird lost ball turnover (Shey Peddy steals)	4	1
8:19	Shey Peddy makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	4	3
8:19	Jantel Lavender personal foul	4	3
8:19	Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 1	4	4
8:02	Jantel Lavender misses 28-foot three point jumper	4	4
7:56	Jewell Loyd offensive rebound	4	4
7:44	shot clock turnover	4	4
7:33	Ezi Magbegor blocks Brianna Turner 's 3-foot driving layup	4	4
7:29	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	4	4
7:25	Jewell Loyd misses running pullup jump shot	4	4
7:22	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	4	4
7:17	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses running pullup jump shot	4	4
7:15	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	4	4
7:06	Gabby Williams misses driving layup	4	4
7:04	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	4	4
6:59	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes two point shot	4	6
6:35	Ezi Magbegor misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	6
6:35	Storm offensive team rebound	4	6
6:35	Brianna Turner loose ball foul	4	6
6:22	Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	6
6:18	Tina Charles defensive rebound	4	6
6:00	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	6
5:57	Gabby Williams defensive rebound	4	6
5:49	Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)	7	6
5:21	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup	7	6
5:18	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	7	6
5:16	Storm Full timeout	7	6
5:16	Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Brianna Turner	7	6
5:16	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Jewell Loyd	7	6
5:16	Reshanda Gray enters the game for Jantel Lavender	7	6
5:06	Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 7-foot two point shot	7	6
5:03	Ezi Magbegor offensive rebound	7	6
5:02	Gabby Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	6
5:02	Tina Charles defensive rebound	7	6
4:42	Tina Charles makes 6-foot two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	7	8
4:29	Reshanda Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)	10	8
4:15	Shey Peddy traveling	10	8
4:15	Diamond DeShields enters the game for Diana Taurasi	10	8
4:15	Briann January enters the game for Gabby Williams	10	8
4:02	Shey Peddy shooting foul	10	8
4:02	Sue Bird makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
4:02	Sue Bird makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
3:52	Skylar Diggins-Smith bad pass (Briann January steals)	12	8
3:44	Stephanie Talbot misses jumper	12	8
3:39	Shey Peddy defensive rebound	12	8
3:29	Skylar Diggins-Smith bad pass (Stephanie Talbot steals)	12	8
3:24	Reshanda Gray offensive foul	12	8
3:24	Reshanda Gray turnover	12	8
3:10	Diamond DeShields misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	12	8
3:06	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	12	8
2:57	Reshanda Gray misses jumper	12	8
2:54	Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound	12	8
2:42	Tina Charles makes 16-foot step back jumpshot (Shey Peddy assists)	12	10
2:20	Reshanda Gray traveling	12	10
2:20	Megan Gustafson enters the game for Tina Charles	12	10
2:20	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Sue Bird	12	10
2:20	Gabby Williams enters the game for Ezi Magbegor	12	10
2:08	Diamond DeShields makes 4-foot two point shot	12	12
1:57	Sophie Cunningham personal foul	12	12
1:52	Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	12
1:47	Reshanda Gray offensive rebound	12	12
1:46	Megan Gustafson shooting foul	12	12
1:46	Reshanda Gray makes free throw 1 of 2	13	12
1:46	Reshanda Gray misses free throw 2 of 2	13	12
1:45	Jantel Lavender offensive rebound	13	12
1:43	Jantel Lavender misses two point shot	13	12
1:43	Mercury defensive team rebound	13	12
1:43	Reshanda Gray loose ball foul	13	12
1:43	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Shey Peddy	13	12
1:43	Ezi Magbegor enters the game for Reshanda Gray	13	12
1:28	Diamond DeShields misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	12
1:26	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	13	12
1:24	Sophie Cunningham personal foul	13	12
1:24	Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2	14	12
1:24	Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2	15	12
1:09	Megan Gustafson offensive foul	15	12
1:09	Megan Gustafson turnover	15	12
55.2	Briann January misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	12
52.0	Megan Gustafson defensive rebound	15	12
32.8	Diamond DeShields misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	15	12
30.0	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	15	12
19.9	Jantel Lavender offensive foul	15	12
19.9	Jantel Lavender turnover	15	12
19.9	Jewell Loyd enters the game for Jantel Lavender	15	12
4.1	Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	15	15
4.1	Stephanie Talbot shooting foul	15	15
4.1	Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 1	15	16
0.0	Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point shot (Briann January assists)	18	16
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	16

Regular Season Series

PHX leads 1-0

Storm
77
Mercury
97

Game 1

12/5

Mercury
69
Storm
64

Game 2

14/5

Storm
78
Mercury
94

Game 3

23/7

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 12 May 2022

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 6,098

Referees:
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
Che Flores
Sharee Mitchell

Team	PCT	GB	STRK
Dallas	.000	-	-
Los Angeles	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Phoenix	.000	-	-
Seattle	.000	-	-
Las Vegas	.000	-	-

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