Sparks 63-61 Monarchs (6 Jun, 2003) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

2-3, 1-3 away

	1	2	T
SAC	29	32	61
LOS	35	28	63

Los Angeles Sparks

5-0, 1-0 home

Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Technical Free Throw.
Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Latasha Byears made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Lisa Leslie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Nikki Teasley made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed 31 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Nicky McCrimmon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Nicky McCrimmon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Nicky McCrimmon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky McCrimmon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Latasha Byears missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Latasha Byears missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Latasha Byears missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Latasha Byears made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Tamecka Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Latasha Byears made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by DeMya Walker.
Latasha Byears missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Latasha Byears missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lady Grooms made 6 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Lady Grooms.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Edna Campbell made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro made Layup.
Edna Campbell missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Edna Campbell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lady Grooms missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.
DeMya Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ruthie Bolton missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Edna Campbell made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell missed Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
DeMya Walker made 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 5 ft Hook Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Edna Campbell missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Latasha Byears.
Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett missed 17 ft Jumper.
La'Keshia Frett made 5 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
La'Keshia Frett made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 6 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 1.

MONARCHS

SPARKS

TIME		SAC	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Lisa Leslie. Delisha Milton gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	0	2
19:30	Lady Grooms made 6 ft Jumper.	2	2
19:22	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	2	2
19:13	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul	2	2
18:55	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Lady Grooms.	4	2
18:49	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	4	2
18:38	Lady Grooms Shooting Foul	4	2
18:38	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
18:38	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
18:15	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	4	4
18:14	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	4
18:02	Mwadi Mabika Lost Ball	4	4
17:51	Edna Campbell made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	6	4
17:24	Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.	6	4
17:23	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	6	4
17:15	Ticha Penicheiro made Layup.	8	4
16:59	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	8	4
16:51	Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	4
16:49	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	8	4
16:40	Edna Campbell missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	8	4
16:37	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	8	4
16:20	Tamecka Dixon made 15 ft Jumper.	8	6
16:05	Edna Campbell made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	10	6
16:04	Tangela Smith Technical Foul	10	6
16:04	Mwadi Mabika made Technical Free Throw.	10	7
15:52	Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	10	9
15:36	Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	9
15:33	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	10	9
15:22	Delisha Milton missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	10	9
15:19	Edna Campbell Defensive Rebound.	10	9
15:14	Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	10	9
15:11	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	10	9
15:04	Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.	10	11
14:49	Edna Campbell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	11
14:48	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	10	11
14:45	Lady Grooms missed Layup.	10	11
14:44	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	10	11
14:38	Edna Campbell Personal Foul	10	11
14:38	Official Timeout.	10	11
14:38	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	10	11
14:22	Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	10	13
14:07	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	10	13
14:04	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	10	13
13:48	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul	10	13
13:48	Lisa Leslie Foul	10	13
13:30	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass	10	13
13:18	Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.	10	13
13:15	Ruthie Bolton Defensive Rebound.	10	13
13:03	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	10	13
13:02	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	10	13
12:57	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	10	13
12:56	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	10	13
12:42	Lady Grooms missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	13
12:41	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	10	13
12:26	Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	10	13
12:25	Jumpball. Ruthie Bolton vs. Mwadi Mabika. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	10	13
12:25	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	10	13
12:25	DeMya Walker enters the game for Tangela Smith.	10	13
12:18	Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Jumper.	10	15
11:56	Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	15
11:55	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	10	15
11:48	Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	15
11:45	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	10	15
11:41	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	10	15
11:41	Official Timeout.	10	15
11:41	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	10	15
11:29	Ruthie Bolton made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lady Grooms.	13	15
11:21	Jumpball. Ticha Penicheiro vs. Delisha Milton. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	13	15
11:11	Chantelle Anderson Personal Foul	13	15
11:04	Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	15
11:03	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	13	15
10:52	DeMya Walker missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.	13	15
10:52	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	13	15
10:52	Latasha Byears enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	13	15
10:52	Kara Lawson enters the game for Lady Grooms.	13	15
10:48	DeMya Walker made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	15	15
10:34	Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	15
10:33	Latasha Byears Offensive Rebound.	15	15
10:30	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	15	15
10:19	Mwadi Mabika Traveling	15	15
10:19	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Delisha Milton.	15	15
9:55	DeMya Walker made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	17	15
9:55	Jennifer Gillom Shooting Foul	17	15
9:55	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	15
9:53	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	17	15
9:44	Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	15
9:41	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	17	15
9:41	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	17	15
9:40	Latasha Byears Offensive Rebound.	17	15
9:37	Chantelle Anderson Loose Ball Foul	17	15
9:27	Latasha Byears made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.	17	17
9:15	Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.	17	17
9:12	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	17	17
9:11	DeMya Walker made Layup.	19	17
9:03	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Foul	19	17
9:03	Mwadi Mabika Foul	19	17
9:03	Delisha Milton enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	19	17
9:03	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	19	17
8:45	Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	17
8:44	Kara Lawson Offensive Rebound.	19	17
8:30	Jennifer Gillom Shooting Foul	19	17
8:30	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	17
8:30	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	17
8:30	Latasha Byears Defensive Rebound.	20	17
8:18	Tamecka Dixon Lost Ball. Stolen by Kara Lawson.	20	17
8:10	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.	20	17
8:07	Delisha Milton Lost Ball	20	17
8:07	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	20	17
7:46	Ticha Penicheiro made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	17
7:31	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass	23	17
7:28	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	23	17
7:28	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	23	17
7:18	Latasha Byears Shooting Foul	23	17
7:18	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	17
7:18	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	23	17
7:18	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Latasha Byears.	23	17
7:18	Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	17
7:18	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	23	17
7:11	Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	23	19
7:01	Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	19
7:01	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	23	19
6:46	Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	23	21
6:18	Yolanda Griffith Out of Bounds	23	21
6:18	Tangela Smith enters the game for Kara Lawson.	23	21
6:07	Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	23	23
5:52	Ticha Penicheiro missed Layup.	23	23
5:50	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	23	23
5:48	Delisha Milton Bad Pass	23	23
5:33	DeMya Walker missed 5 ft Jumper.	23	23
5:31	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	23	23
5:31	Tangela Smith Lost Ball	23	23
5:26	Ticha Penicheiro Personal Foul	23	23
5:26	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	24
5:26	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	23	24
5:26	Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	24
5:26	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	23	24
5:09	Tangela Smith made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeMya Walker.	25	24
5:03	Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	25	26
4:39	Tangela Smith missed Jumper.	25	26
4:39	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	25	26
4:31	Lisa Leslie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	25	29
4:05	Ruthie Bolton missed 10 ft Jumper.	25	29
4:03	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	25	29
3:59	Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	25	31
3:54	Sacramento Full Timeout.	25	31
3:54	Lady Grooms enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	25	31
3:54	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	25	31
3:45	Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.	25	31
3:42	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	25	31
3:40	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	25	31
3:13	Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	31
3:11	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	25	31
2:49	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	25	31
2:29	Lady Grooms Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicky McCrimmon.	25	31
2:24	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.	25	33
1:53	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	25	33
1:53	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	25	33
1:44	Delisha Milton Shooting Foul	25	33
1:44	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	33
1:44	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	33
1:30	Delisha Milton Lost Ball. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	27	33
1:27	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	27	33
1:15	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	27	33
58.4	Ticha Penicheiro made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	29	33
51.3	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul	29	33
51.3	Lisa Leslie Foul	29	33
35.5	Ruthie Bolton missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	29	33
32.5	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	29	33
29.6	Nikki Teasley made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	29	35
6.6	Ruthie Bolton Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.	29	35
3.6	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	29	35
1.5	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	29	35
0.3	Mwadi Mabika missed 31 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	29	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	35

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Monarchs
61
Sparks
63

Game 1

6/6

Sparks
79
Monarchs
61

Game 2

8/6

Monarchs
69
Sparks
60

Game 3

29/6

Sparks
75
Monarchs
83

Game 4

1/8

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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