Rockers 70-61 Lynx (18 Jul, 2003) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

10-9, 3-5 away

	1	2	T
MIN	31	30	61
CLE	25	45	70

Cleveland Rockers

9-9, 6-3 home

LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Deanna Jackson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
LaToya Thomas missed 11 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Katie Smith.
Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.
Lucienne Berthieu made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed Layup.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Merlakia Jones missed 5 ft Jumper.
Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling missed 5 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 3 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 9 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Hook Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed 3 ft Hook Shot.
Chasity Melvin made Layup.
LaToya Thomas missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by LaToya Thomas.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Thomas made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Jennifer Rizzotti missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Layup.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made Hook Shot.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Merlakia Jones missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Merlakia Jones missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Jackson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Rizzotti.
Merlakia Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Rizzotti made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Merlakia Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Teresa Edwards missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed 3 ft Hook Shot.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 16 ft Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made Jumper. Assisted by Georgia Schweitzer.
Michele Van Gorp made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Georgia Schweitzer missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.
Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Michele Van Gorp missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.
Sheri Sam made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 13 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Edwards missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Michele Van Gorp missed Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made 10 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Michele Van Gorp missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup. Blocked by Betty Lennox.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lucienne Berthieu.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Sheri Sam made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

ROCKERS

TIME		MIN	CLE
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tamika Williams vs. Chasity Melvin. Svetlana Abrosimova gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:43	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:38	Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:36	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:30	LaToya Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.	0	2
19:00	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	0	2
19:00	Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	2
19:00	Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
18:44	LaToya Thomas missed Jumper.	2	2
18:43	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:37	Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:34	Jumpball. Katie Smith vs. Chasity Melvin. LaToya Thomas gains possession.	2	2
18:34	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:29	LaToya Thomas missed Layup.	2	2
18:28	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:13	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Helen Darling.	2	2
18:07	Helen Darling missed Layup.	2	2
18:07	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:07	Katie Smith Loose Ball Foul	2	2
17:49	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass	2	2
17:34	Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper.	4	2
17:13	Deanna Jackson Traveling	4	2
17:05	Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	6	2
16:45	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	6	2
16:39	Teresa Edwards missed Layup.	6	2
16:38	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	6	2
16:23	Deanna Jackson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
16:22	LaToya Thomas Offensive Rebound.	6	2
16:19	LaToya Thomas made Jumper.	6	4
16:07	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	6	4
16:05	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	6	4
16:02	Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	6	7
15:42	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	6	7
15:42	Official Timeout.	6	7
15:30	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	8	7
15:03	LaToya Thomas missed 11 ft Jumper.	8	7
15:02	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:45	Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:44	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:36	Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	7
14:32	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:19	Kicked Ball	8	7
14:19	Georgia Schweitzer enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	8	7
14:19	Jennifer Rizzotti enters the game for Helen Darling.	8	7
14:19	Betty Lennox enters the game for Penny Taylor.	8	7
14:17	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	8	7
13:56	Betty Lennox made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	8	9
13:41	Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	10	9
13:12	Chasity Melvin Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	10	9
13:03	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	10	9
13:03	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Sheri Sam.	10	9
12:53	Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	9
12:52	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	10	9
12:52	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Shooting Foul	10	9
12:52	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	9
12:52	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	11	9
12:52	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	9
12:32	Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Katie Smith.	12	9
12:30	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:26	Georgia Schweitzer Bad Pass	12	9
12:04	Deanna Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	9
12:03	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	12	9
11:45	Tamika Williams missed 3 ft Hook Shot.	12	9
11:41	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	12	9
11:30	Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.	12	9
11:29	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	12	9
11:22	Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	9
11:21	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	9
11:18	Tamika Williams made Layup.	14	9
11:10	Cleveland 20 Sec. Timeout.	14	9
11:00	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	14	9
11:00	Official Timeout.	14	9
10:52	Lucienne Berthieu made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	14	11
10:52	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul	14	11
10:52	Lucienne Berthieu missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	11
10:52	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	14	11
10:34	Svetlana Abrosimova made 16 ft Jumper.	16	11
10:15	Deanna Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	16	14
9:53	Michele Van Gorp missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	16	14
9:52	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	16	14
9:52	Tamika Williams Loose Ball Foul	16	14
9:52	Merlakia Jones enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	16	14
9:52	Sheri Sam enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	16	14
9:38	Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	14
9:37	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	16	14
9:15	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Lucienne Berthieu.	16	14
9:06	Jennifer Rizzotti missed Layup.	16	14
9:03	Lucienne Berthieu Offensive Rebound.	16	14
9:03	Lucienne Berthieu Out of Bounds	16	14
9:03	Janell Burse enters the game for Tamika Williams.	16	14
8:52	Katie Smith made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	18	14
8:33	Michele Van Gorp Shooting Foul	18	14
8:33	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	15
8:33	Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	16
8:18	Sheri Sam made Jumper. Assisted by Georgia Schweitzer.	20	16
7:56	Lucienne Berthieu made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	20	18
7:39	Michele Van Gorp made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	22	18
7:22	Jennifer Rizzotti missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.	22	18
7:22	Cleveland Offensive Rebound.	22	18
7:22	Official Timeout.	22	18
7:22	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Jennifer Rizzotti.	22	18
7:22	Helen Darling enters the game for Betty Lennox.	22	18
7:20	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.	22	18
7:18	Lucienne Berthieu Offensive Rebound.	22	18
7:11	Merlakia Jones missed 5 ft Jumper.	22	18
7:07	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	22	18
7:03	Georgia Schweitzer missed Layup.	22	18
7:01	Merlakia Jones Defensive Rebound.	22	18
6:54	Merlakia Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	18
6:54	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	22	18
6:24	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	18
6:20	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	22	18
6:13	Janell Burse Offensive Foul	22	18
6:13	Janell Burse Foul	22	18
6:13	LaToya Thomas enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	22	18
6:00	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Foul	22	18
6:00	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Foul	22	18
6:00	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Georgia Schweitzer.	22	18
5:33	Sheri Sam missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by LaToya Thomas.	22	18
5:31	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	22	18
5:31	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	22	18
5:13	Chasity Melvin Lost Ball	22	18
5:13	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Katie Smith.	22	18
5:13	Tamika Williams enters the game for Janell Burse.	22	18
5:03	Teresa Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	24	18
4:48	Deanna Jackson missed Jumper.	24	18
4:47	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	24	18
4:37	Michele Van Gorp missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	24	18
4:35	Deanna Jackson Defensive Rebound.	24	18
4:33	Penny Taylor enters the game for Merlakia Jones.	24	18
4:16	Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	24	21
4:00	Deanna Jackson Personal Foul	24	21
4:00	Official Timeout.	24	21
3:50	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.	26	21
3:31	Helen Darling missed 5 ft Jumper.	26	21
3:31	Helen Darling Offensive Rebound.	26	21
3:23	Penny Taylor Traveling	26	21
3:12	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	26	21
3:10	LaToya Thomas Defensive Rebound.	26	21
3:00	Sheri Sam Shooting Foul	26	21
3:00	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	22
3:00	Katie Smith enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	26	22
3:00	Chasity Melvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	23
2:31	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	29	23
2:12	Helen Darling missed 19 ft Jumper.	29	23
2:10	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	29	23
2:10	LaToya Thomas Personal Foul	29	23
2:10	Betty Lennox enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	29	23
1:57	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.	31	23
1:38	Chasity Melvin missed 3 ft Jumper.	31	23
1:36	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	31	23
1:34	Chasity Melvin missed 9 ft Jumper.	31	23
1:34	Cleveland Defensive Rebound.	31	23
1:34	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for LaToya Thomas.	31	23
1:21	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	31	23
1:20	Teresa Edwards Lost Ball	31	23
1:10	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	23
1:08	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	31	23
1:02	Chasity Melvin made Hook Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	31	25
31.0	24 second	31	25
11.6	Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.	31	25
9.3	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	31	25
7.6	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	25
4.6	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	31	25
3.6	Chasity Melvin missed 3 ft Hook Shot.	31	25
0.0	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	31	25
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	25

Regular Season Series

CLE wins 2-0

Rockers
79
Lynx
71

Game 1

6/7

Lynx
61
Rockers
70

Game 2

18/7

12:00 AM, 18 July 2003

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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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