Sparks 74-66 Fever (13 Jun, 2003) Play-by-Play

Indiana Fever

2-3, 0-3 away

	1	2	T
IND	30	36	66
LOS	31	43	74

Los Angeles Sparks

8-0, 3-0 home

Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed Tip Shot.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Delisha Milton missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Nikki McCray.
Nikki Teasley missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.
Jennifer Gillom missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Jennifer Gillom missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky McCrimmon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaquala Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Jennifer Gillom made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.
Tamecka Dixon missed 7 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Delisha Milton missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rhonda Mapp made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Rhonda Mapp made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 6 ft Jumper.
Rhonda Mapp missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup. Blocked by Natalie Williams.
Sophia Witherspoon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sophia Witherspoon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Sophia Witherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Rhonda Mapp made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Jennifer Gillom missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Tamecka Dixon missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 6 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Catchings made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Niele Ivey made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Nikki McCray missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Natalie Williams missed Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Nikki McCray missed Jumper.
Nikki McCray made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Nikki McCray missed Three Point Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 8 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coretta Brown.
Tamika Catchings missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sonja Henning made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Natalie Williams made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Bridget Pettis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Catchings missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 11 ft Jumper.
Stephanie White made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natalie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Coretta Brown made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Natalie Williams made 10 ft Jumper.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephanie White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Catchings missed 9 ft Jumper.
Coretta Brown missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stephanie White made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Coretta Brown.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Natalie Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Niele Ivey made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalie Williams.
Kelly Schumacher made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephanie White.
Kelly Schumacher made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Stephanie White missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Niele Ivey missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Stephanie White made Two Point Shot.
Kelly Schumacher made Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Stephanie White missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

FEVER

SPARKS

TIME		IND	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Natalie Williams vs. Lisa Leslie. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
19:43	Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:40	Stephanie White Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Nikki McCray missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:31	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Natalie Williams Loose Ball Foul	0	0
19:22	Nikki Teasley missed Layup.	0	0
19:20	Nikki Teasley Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:20	Nikki Teasley missed Tip Shot.	0	0
19:17	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:05	Stephanie White missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:02	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:55	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	0	0
18:54	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:51	Nikki McCray Lost Ball. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	0	0
18:45	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	0	2
18:27	Natalie Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	0	2
18:24	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:17	Delisha Milton missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.	0	2
18:16	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:08	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	0	4
17:51	Tamika Catchings made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	2	4
17:29	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass	2	4
17:15	Niele Ivey made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	5	4
17:05	Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
17:02	Niele Ivey Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:44	Nikki McCray missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
16:42	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:13	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by Nikki McCray.	5	4
16:12	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	5	4
16:12	24 second	5	4
15:48	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie White.	7	4
15:30	Nikki Teasley missed 18 ft Jumper.	7	4
15:27	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:15	Natalie Williams missed Jumper.	7	4
15:14	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	7	4
15:06	Stephanie White Shooting Foul	7	4
15:06	Official Timeout.	7	4
15:06	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	5
15:06	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	6
14:49	Natalie Williams 3 second	7	6
14:36	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	7	6
14:22	Natalie Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Niele Ivey.	9	6
14:12	Tamecka Dixon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	9	9
14:03	Nikki McCray missed Jumper.	9	9
14:02	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	9	9
13:59	Kicked Ball	9	9
13:47	Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	9
13:45	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	9	9
13:32	Delisha Milton Double Dribble	9	9
13:17	Nikki McCray made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stephanie White.	11	9
13:11	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki McCray.	11	9
13:00	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	13	9
12:37	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki McCray.	13	9
12:26	Nikki McCray missed Three Point Jumper.	13	9
12:23	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	13	9
12:18	Delisha Milton Offensive Foul	13	9
12:18	Delisha Milton Foul	13	9
12:18	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Delisha Milton.	13	9
12:07	Nikki McCray Offensive Foul	13	9
12:07	Nikki McCray Foul	13	9
11:55	Mwadi Mabika made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.	13	11
11:41	Stephanie White Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	13	11
11:41	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	13	11
11:41	Official Timeout.	13	11
11:41	Coretta Brown enters the game for Nikki McCray.	13	11
11:22	Jennifer Gillom missed 9 ft Jumper.	13	11
11:21	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:06	Stephanie White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	11
11:03	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	13	11
10:53	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.	13	13
10:38	Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	13
10:37	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	13	13
10:30	Coretta Brown Bad Pass. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	13	13
10:22	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	13	15
10:07	Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	15
10:03	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	13	15
9:57	Jennifer Gillom missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	15
9:56	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	13	15
9:56	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	13	15
9:56	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Natalie Williams.	13	15
9:56	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	13	15
9:41	Kelly Schumacher made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	15	15
9:15	Lisa Leslie 3 second	15	15
8:59	Tamika Catchings missed 14 ft Jumper.	15	15
8:56	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	15	15
8:52	Coretta Brown Personal Foul	15	15
8:45	Nicky McCrimmon missed 18 ft Jumper.	15	15
8:42	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	15	15
8:37	Kelly Schumacher missed 8 ft Jumper.	15	15
8:36	Nicky McCrimmon Defensive Rebound.	15	15
8:30	Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	15
8:27	Stephanie White Defensive Rebound.	15	15
8:19	Kelly Schumacher missed 8 ft Jumper.	15	15
8:17	Jennifer Gillom Defensive Rebound.	15	15
8:08	Nicky McCrimmon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	15	18
7:48	Coretta Brown missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	18
7:45	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:39	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	15	18
7:37	Coretta Brown Defensive Rebound.	15	18
7:31	Tamika Catchings made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coretta Brown.	18	18
7:22	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	18	18
7:22	Official Timeout.	18	18
7:22	Delisha Milton enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	18	18
7:22	Sonja Henning enters the game for Stephanie White.	18	18
7:22	Nikki McCray enters the game for Niele Ivey.	18	18
7:11	Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	18	20
6:54	Tamika Catchings missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	20
6:52	Jennifer Gillom Defensive Rebound.	18	20
6:46	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul	18	20
6:46	Natalie Williams enters the game for Coretta Brown.	18	20
6:46	Shaquala Williams enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	18	20
6:46	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	21
6:46	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	21
6:45	Natalie Williams Defensive Rebound.	18	21
6:24	Kelly Schumacher Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	18	21
6:09	Lisa Leslie missed 15 ft Jumper.	18	21
6:07	Sonja Henning Defensive Rebound.	18	21
5:54	Sonja Henning made Layup. Assisted by Natalie Williams.	20	21
5:35	Delisha Milton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	20	24
5:16	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	20	24
5:09	Natalie Williams made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.	22	24
4:58	Delisha Milton Bad Pass	22	24
4:46	Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	24	24
4:30	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Natalie Williams.	24	24
4:22	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.	24	24
4:05	Kelly Schumacher Shooting Foul	24	24
4:05	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	25
4:05	Bridget Pettis enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	24	25
4:05	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	25
4:03	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	24	25
3:57	Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	25
3:55	Shaquala Williams Offensive Rebound.	24	25
3:40	Shaquala Williams missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	25
3:38	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	24	25
3:36	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	24	25
3:36	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	24	25
3:36	Delisha Milton Loose Ball Foul	24	25
3:36	Official Timeout.	24	25
3:36	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Delisha Milton.	24	25
3:36	Niele Ivey enters the game for Sonja Henning.	24	25
3:27	Nikki McCray Lost Ball. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	24	25
3:05	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	24	25
3:04	Shaquala Williams Offensive Rebound.	24	25
3:02	Jennifer Gillom made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.	24	27
2:41	Bridget Pettis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.	27	27
2:20	Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.	27	27
2:18	Jennifer Gillom Offensive Rebound.	27	27
2:16	Nicky McCrimmon missed 15 ft Jumper.	27	27
2:14	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	27	27
1:54	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.	29	27
1:54	Jennifer Gillom Shooting Foul	29	27
1:54	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	29	27
1:54	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Shaquala Williams.	29	27
1:54	Stephanie White enters the game for Nikki McCray.	29	27
1:54	Rhonda Mapp enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	29	27
1:54	Natalie Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.	30	27
1:43	Lisa Leslie made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	30	29
1:25	Tamika Catchings missed 16 ft Jumper.	30	29
1:22	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	30	29
1:17	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Catchings.	30	29
1:15	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	30	29
1:15	Tamecka Dixon missed 7 ft Jumper.	30	29
1:15	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	30	29
1:02	Natalie Williams Offensive Foul	30	29
1:02	Natalie Williams Foul	30	29
49.7	Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.	30	31
40.2	Rhonda Mapp Personal Foul	30	31
33.6	Stephanie White Offensive Foul	30	31
33.6	Stephanie White Foul	30	31
20.3	Tamika Catchings Personal Foul	30	31
10.6	Nicky McCrimmon missed 17 ft Jumper.	30	31
8.6	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	30	31
2.6	Tamecka Dixon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	31
0.6	Rhonda Mapp Offensive Rebound.	30	31
0.2	Tamecka Dixon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	31
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	30	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	31

Regular Season Series

Fever
66
Sparks
74

Game 1

13/6

3:30 AM, 13 June 2003

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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