Sparks 81-75 Rockers (8 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Cleveland Rockers

7-8, 2-6 away

	1	2	T
CLE	33	42	75
LOS	36	45	81

Los Angeles Sparks

14-3, 5-2 home

Delisha Milton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed 13 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.
Mwadi Mabika made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup.
Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.
Sophia Witherspoon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon.
Lisa Leslie missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 12 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Deanna Jackson.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Delisha Milton made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.
Jennifer Gillom missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Gillom made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamecka Dixon missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Gillom missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Deanna Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Betty Lennox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.
Merlakia Jones missed 12 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Merlakia Jones missed 6 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
Penny Taylor made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
LaToya Thomas made 4 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Deanna Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Penny Taylor missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Deanna Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.

ROCKERS

SPARKS

TIME		CLE	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Chasity Melvin vs. Lisa Leslie. Delisha Milton gains possession.	0	0
19:54	Delisha Milton Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	0	0
19:42	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	0	0
19:40	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:39	Penny Taylor made Layup.	2	0
19:31	Delisha Milton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	2	2
19:06	Deanna Jackson Lost Ball	2	2
18:52	Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:51	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:45	Deanna Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	5	2
18:30	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	5	4
18:12	Chasity Melvin 3 second	5	4
17:57	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by LaToya Thomas.	5	4
17:49	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	5	4
17:49	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	4
17:49	Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	4
17:49	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	6	4
17:44	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	6	6
17:32	Deanna Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	6
17:30	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	6	6
17:30	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul	6	6
17:30	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	6	6
17:27	LaToya Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	8	6
17:10	Delisha Milton missed 13 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.	8	6
17:07	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	8	6
17:00	Chasity Melvin made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	10	6
16:51	LaToya Thomas Personal Foul	10	6
16:43	Mwadi Mabika made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	10	9
16:24	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul	10	8
16:24	Chasity Melvin Foul	10	8
16:13	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	10	8
16:13	Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	8
16:13	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	10	8
16:13	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	9
15:55	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.	10	9
15:52	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	10	9
15:52	Official Timeout.	10	9
15:42	24 second	10	9
15:32	Mwadi Mabika made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	10	11
15:15	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul	10	11
15:08	Penny Taylor made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	12	11
15:03	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	12	11
14:49	Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Deanna Jackson.	14	11
14:38	Nikki Teasley missed Layup.	14	11
14:37	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	14	11
14:26	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	14	11
14:25	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	14	11
14:23	Chasity Melvin missed Layup.	14	11
14:22	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	14	11
14:17	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	14	11
14:15	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	14	11
14:00	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	14	11
14:00	Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 3.	14	11
14:00	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	14	11
14:00	Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 2 of 3.	14	11
14:00	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	14	11
14:00	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	14	11
14:00	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 3 of 3.	14	12
13:37	Penny Taylor made Layup.	16	12
13:22	Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	12
13:19	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	16	12
13:08	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul	16	12
13:08	Chasity Melvin Foul	16	12
13:08	Betty Lennox enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	16	12
12:48	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	16	12
12:47	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	16	12
12:33	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.	16	12
12:26	Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	12
12:25	Jennifer Gillom Offensive Rebound.	16	12
12:15	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	16	12
11:57	Helen Darling Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicky McCrimmon.	16	12
11:53	Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.	16	12
11:52	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	16	12
11:44	Betty Lennox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	19	12
11:36	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	19	12
11:36	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Penny Taylor.	19	12
11:36	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Helen Darling.	19	12
11:36	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	19	12
11:22	Delisha Milton Bad Pass. Stolen by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	19	12
11:08	Merlakia Jones missed Jumper.	19	12
11:07	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	19	12
11:06	Official Timeout.	19	12
11:06	Sophia Witherspoon enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	19	12
11:03	Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	12
11:02	Nicky McCrimmon Defensive Rebound.	19	12
10:53	Delisha Milton Bad Pass	19	12
10:40	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	21	12
10:23	Nicky McCrimmon Bad Pass. Stolen by Merlakia Jones.	21	12
10:21	Merlakia Jones Traveling	21	12
10:21	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Nicky McCrimmon.	21	12
10:10	Sophia Witherspoon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	21	15
9:52	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Merlakia Jones.	24	15
9:37	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Sophia Witherspoon.	24	17
9:11	Betty Lennox Offensive Foul	24	17
9:11	Betty Lennox Foul	24	17
9:11	Penny Taylor enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	24	17
9:00	Lisa Leslie missed 5 ft Hook Shot.	24	17
8:56	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	24	17
8:45	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	24	17
8:23	Merlakia Jones missed 12 ft Jumper.	24	17
8:22	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	24	17
8:10	Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Jumper.	24	17
8:07	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	24	17
8:07	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.	24	17
8:06	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	24	17
7:56	Official Timeout.	24	17
7:45	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	24	17
7:41	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	24	17
7:33	Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper.	24	19
7:09	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	26	19
6:56	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	26	19
6:54	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	26	19
6:33	Merlakia Jones missed 6 ft Jumper.	26	19
6:31	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	26	19
6:13	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	26	21
5:56	Betty Lennox missed 19 ft Jumper.	26	21
5:54	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	26	21
5:43	Jennifer Rizzotti Bad Pass	26	21
5:43	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	26	21
5:43	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Sophia Witherspoon.	26	21
5:43	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	26	21
5:33	Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	26	23
5:26	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	26	23
5:26	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Betty Lennox.	26	23
5:09	Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	23
5:09	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	26	23
5:07	Delisha Milton Shooting Foul	26	23
5:07	LaToya Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	23
5:07	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	26	23
5:07	LaToya Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	23
4:56	LaToya Thomas Shooting Foul	27	23
4:56	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	24
4:56	Helen Darling enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	27	24
4:56	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	25
4:41	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	27	25
4:39	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	27	25
4:37	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	27	25
4:28	Deanna Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.	27	25
4:26	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	27	25
4:22	Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.	27	25
4:20	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	27	25
4:18	Delisha Milton made Layup.	27	27
3:55	Penny Taylor made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.	29	27
3:45	Nikki Teasley Offensive Foul	29	27
3:45	Nikki Teasley Foul	29	27
3:45	Official Timeout.	29	27
3:24	Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.	29	27
3:21	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	29	27
3:00	Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper.	29	29
2:33	LaToya Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.	29	29
2:31	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	29	29
2:27	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	29	29
2:27	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	29	29
2:04	Deanna Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.	29	29
2:02	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	29	29
2:00	Betty Lennox made Layup.	31	29
1:57	Deanna Jackson Shooting Foul	31	29
1:57	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	30
1:57	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	31
1:38	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	31
1:36	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	31	31
1:27	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	31	33
1:07	Betty Lennox made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	33	33
53.0	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	33	35
34.2	Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.	33	35
32.2	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	33	35
13.2	Mwadi Mabika missed 15 ft Jumper.	33	35
10.2	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	33	35
0.8	Betty Lennox missed Three Point Jumper.	33	35
0.0	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	33	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	33	35

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 2-0

Sparks
79
Rockers
71

Game 1

28/5

Rockers
75
Sparks
81

Game 2

8/7

3:30 AM, 8 July 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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