Sparks 64-63 Comets (16 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

21-10, 13-4 away

	1	2	T
LOS	38	26	64
HOU	37	26	63

Houston Comets

19-10, 13-3 home

Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 14 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Ukari Figgs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Michelle Snow missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Jennifer Gillom.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Nikki Teasley.
Mfon Udoka missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mfon Udoka missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 2 ft Hook Shot.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Janeth Arcain missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tiffani Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Ukari Figgs missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Ukari Figgs made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Delisha Milton missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton missed Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Nygaard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Nicky McCrimmon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Vanessa Nygaard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sophia Witherspoon missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Nikki Teasley missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Layup.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Delisha Milton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

SPARKS

COMETS

TIME		LOS	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Michelle Snow. Tina Thompson gains possession.	0	0
19:32	Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:23	Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:22	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:13	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:46	Tamecka Dixon made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	2	0
18:22	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:15	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	4	2
17:50	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	4	2
17:49	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:29	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	4	2
17:22	Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:20	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:08	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:07	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:06	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul	4	2
17:06	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	4	2
17:06	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	2
17:06	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	2
17:06	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	5	2
17:05	Nikki Teasley Loose Ball Foul	5	2
16:50	Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	5
16:37	Delisha Milton made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	7	5
16:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	7	5
16:21	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	7	5
16:15	Mwadi Mabika missed Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	7	5
16:13	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	7	5
16:10	Mwadi Mabika made Layup.	9	5
15:48	Janeth Arcain missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	9	5
15:47	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	9	5
15:36	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	11	5
15:12	Janeth Arcain made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	11	7
15:07	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	13	7
14:53	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	13	7
14:53	Official Timeout.	13	7
14:53	Dominique Canty enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	13	7
14:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	7
14:38	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	13	7
14:17	Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.	13	7
14:15	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	13	7
14:11	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	15	7
13:53	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	15	7
13:44	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	15	7
13:18	Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	15	7
13:15	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	15	7
13:11	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball	15	7
12:59	Janeth Arcain Shooting Foul	15	7
12:59	Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	7
12:59	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	15	7
12:59	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	15	7
12:59	Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	7
12:57	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	15	7
12:44	Nikki Teasley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	18	7
12:26	Michelle Snow made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	9
12:14	Delisha Milton missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	18	9
12:11	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	18	9
12:07	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	18	9
12:04	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	18	9
11:45	Ukari Figgs Personal Foul	18	9
11:45	Official Timeout.	18	9
11:45	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	18	9
11:33	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul	18	9
11:33	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	9
11:33	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	9
11:12	Tiffani Johnson missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	9
11:11	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	20	9
11:02	Tina Thompson Personal Foul	20	9
10:59	Delisha Milton missed Jumper.	20	9
10:56	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	20	9
10:44	Dominique Canty made 14 ft Jumper.	20	11
10:22	Mwadi Mabika made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	22	11
9:56	Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.	22	11
9:55	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	22	11
9:49	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul	22	11
9:49	Lisa Leslie Foul	22	11
9:49	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	22	11
9:30	Tina Thompson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	22	13
9:25	Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	24	13
9:07	Ukari Figgs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	13
9:06	Houston Offensive Rebound.	24	13
9:06	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	24	13
9:06	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	24	13
8:48	Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	13
8:45		24	13
8:45	Houston Offensive Rebound.	24	13
8:45	Houston Defensive Rebound.	24	13
8:45	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Dominique Canty.	24	13
8:45	Jumpball. Mwadi Mabika vs. Tina Thompson. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	24	13
8:23	Tamecka Dixon made Layup.	26	13
8:11	Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	26	16
7:58	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	26	16
7:56	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	26	16
7:41	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	26	16
7:41	Official Timeout.	26	16
7:41	Vanessa Nygaard enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	26	16
7:31	Janeth Arcain made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	26	18
7:13	Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.	26	18
7:11	Vanessa Nygaard Offensive Rebound.	26	18
7:03	Vanessa Nygaard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	29	18
6:48	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	18
6:48	Houston Defensive Rebound.	29	18
6:48	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul	29	18
6:48	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	29	18
6:28	Nicky McCrimmon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	31	18
6:09	Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	31	21
5:56	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	31	21
5:56	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	31	21
5:43	Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	31	24
5:26	Vanessa Nygaard made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	34	24
5:03	Michelle Snow missed 4 ft Jumper.	34	24
5:01	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	34	24
5:00	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	34	24
5:00	Dominique Canty enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	34	24
4:50	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	34	24
4:50	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	35	24
4:50	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	24
4:31	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	36	24
4:28	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	36	24
4:15	Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	36	24
4:11	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	36	24
4:05	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	36	24
4:05	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	25
4:05	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	36	25
4:05	Mfon Udoka enters the game for Michelle Snow.	36	25
4:05	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	26
3:50	Delisha Milton Bad Pass	36	26
3:50	Official Timeout.	36	26
3:50	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Nicky McCrimmon.	36	26
3:36	Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Jennifer Gillom.	36	26
3:35	Houston Offensive Rebound.	36	26
3:34	Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Nikki Teasley.	36	26
3:33	Houston Offensive Rebound.	36	26
3:33	Jennifer Gillom Personal Foul	36	26
3:33	Mfon Udoka missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	26
3:33	Houston Offensive Rebound.	36	26
3:33	Mfon Udoka missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	26
3:32	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	36	26
3:15	Nikki Teasley missed Two Point Shot.	36	26
3:15	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	36	26
3:12	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	36	26
3:12	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	36	26
3:12	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	36	26
3:08	Tina Thompson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	36	28
2:44	Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.	36	28
2:42	Mfon Udoka Defensive Rebound.	36	28
2:38	Nicky McCrimmon Personal Foul	36	28
2:38	Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	28
2:38	Houston Offensive Rebound.	36	28
2:38	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	29
2:28	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Nicky McCrimmon.	36	29
2:14	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	36	29
2:12	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	36	29
1:52	Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	29
1:50	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	36	29
1:47	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	36	29
1:47	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	30
1:47	Sophia Witherspoon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	36	30
1:47	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	31
1:23	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	36	31
1:22	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	36	31
1:14	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.	36	31
1:12	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	36	31
1:10	Janeth Arcain made Layup.	36	33
52.2	Dominique Canty Personal Foul	36	33
52.2	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	33
52.2	Houston Full Timeout.	37	33
52.2	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Mfon Udoka.	37	33
52.2	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	33
37.2	Sophia Witherspoon Shooting Foul	38	33
37.2	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Vanessa Nygaard.	38	33
37.2	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	38	33
37.2	Houston Offensive Rebound.	38	33
37.2	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	38	34
26.9	Sophia Witherspoon missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	38	34
24.9	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	38	34
3.7	Tina Thompson made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	38	37
0.0	Nikki Teasley missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.	38	37
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	38	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	37

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Sparks
71
Comets
62

Game 1

25/6

Comets
79
Sparks
74

Game 2

19/7

Sparks
64
Comets
63

Game 3

16/8

Comets
64
Sparks
67

Game 4

26/8

9:00 PM, 16 August 2003

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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

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