Sparks 67-64 Comets (26 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

20-14, 6-11 away

	1	2	T
HOU	30	34	64
LOS	28	39	67

Los Angeles Sparks

24-10, 11-6 home

Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.
Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Vanessa Nygaard.
Nikki Teasley missed Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Nygaard missed Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Nygaard missed Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Nygaard missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Nikki Teasley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lynn Pride missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquala Williams.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 4 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Hook Shot. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Delisha Milton made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ukari Figgs missed Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tiffani Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ukari Figgs missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Ukari Figgs made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Ukari Figgs missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ukari Figgs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ukari Figgs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
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 Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

SPARKS

TIME		HOU	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Lisa Leslie. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:39	Ukari Figgs Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:35	Janeth Arcain made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	2	0
19:22	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	2	0
19:16	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	2	0
19:16	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	0
19:16	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	0
19:04	Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	0
19:01	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:52	Ukari Figgs missed Three Point Jumper.	4	0
18:51	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:37	Mwadi Mabika made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	4	2
18:12	Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
18:09	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:01	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.	4	4
17:45	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	4	4
17:29	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:27	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:22	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul	4	4
17:22	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	5
17:22	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	6
17:07	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.	4	6
17:04	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	4	6
16:50	Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper.	4	8
16:29	Tina Thompson made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	6	8
16:13	Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	6	8
16:10	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	8
16:00	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	6	8
15:59	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	6	8
15:52	Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	11
15:33	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.	6	11
15:22	Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	6	14
15:04	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass	6	14
15:04	Official Timeout.	6	14
15:04	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	6	14
14:48	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	6	14
14:32	Tiffani Johnson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	6	14
14:29	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	6	14
14:18	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	6	14
14:17	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	6	14
14:07	Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	14
14:04	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	14
13:51	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	6	14
13:42	Tamecka Dixon made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	6	16
13:19	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	9	16
13:00	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	16
13:00	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	9	16
12:48	Ukari Figgs made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	12	16
12:32	Tamecka Dixon missed 12 ft Jumper.	12	16
12:32	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	12	16
12:32	Mwadi Mabika Loose Ball Foul	12	16
12:32	Dominique Canty enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	12	16
12:10	Tiffani Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.	12	16
12:07	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:55	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	16
11:52	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:38	Ukari Figgs missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	12	16
11:34	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:33	Nikki Teasley Traveling	12	16
11:33	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	12	16
11:21	Ukari Figgs made 16 ft Jumper.	14	16
11:10	Jennifer Gillom Bad Pass	14	16
10:48	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.	16	16
10:29	Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.	16	16
10:26	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	16	16
10:17	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
10:15	Ukari Figgs Offensive Rebound.	16	16
10:11	Ukari Figgs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
10:11	Jennifer Gillom Defensive Rebound.	16	16
9:56	Delisha Milton made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	16	19
9:48	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	16	19
9:48	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	16	19
9:48	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Ukari Figgs.	16	19
9:30	Dominique Canty Offensive Foul	16	19
9:30	Dominique Canty Foul	16	19
9:22	Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.	16	22
9:00	Nicky McCrimmon Shooting Foul	16	22
9:00	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	22
9:00	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	22
8:45	Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	22
8:42	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	18	22
8:34	Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
8:33	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	18	22
8:07	Nicky McCrimmon Bad Pass	18	22
8:07	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	18	22
7:48	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Jennifer Gillom.	18	22
7:45	Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Gillom.	18	24
7:28	Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	18	24
7:26	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	18	24
7:18	Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	24
7:18	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	18	24
7:18	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul	18	24
7:18	Official Timeout.	18	24
7:18	Ukari Figgs enters the game for Dominique Canty.	18	24
7:01	Delisha Milton Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	18	24
6:41	Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	24
6:39	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	18	24
6:39	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	20	24
6:18	Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.	20	24
6:16	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	20	24
6:07	Delisha Milton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	24
6:07	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	20	24
6:07	Vanessa Nygaard enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	20	24
6:07	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Nicky McCrimmon.	20	24
6:03	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	20	24
5:43	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	24
5:41	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:33	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	20	24
5:31	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:24	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	24
5:24	Houston Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:24	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul	20	24
5:09	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	20	24
5:07	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	20	24
5:07	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	20	24
4:52	Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	24
4:52	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	20	24
4:52	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Lisa Leslie. Vanessa Nygaard gains possession.	20	24
4:52	Michelle Snow Lost Ball. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	20	24
4:45	Vanessa Nygaard Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	20	24
4:39	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	22	24
4:24	Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Vanessa Nygaard.	22	26
4:09	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	22	26
4:01	Ukari Figgs missed 17 ft Jumper.	22	26
4:01	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	26
4:01	Vanessa Nygaard Loose Ball Foul	22	26
3:36	Tina Thompson made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ukari Figgs.	24	26
3:12	Nikki Teasley missed Two Point Shot.	24	26
3:10	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	24	26
2:47	Michelle Snow made Layup.	26	26
2:31	Vanessa Nygaard missed Three Point Jumper.	26	26
2:31	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	26	26
2:15	Vanessa Nygaard missed Three Point Jumper.	26	26
2:14	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	26	26
2:05	Nikki Teasley Shooting Foul	26	26
2:05	Official Timeout.	26	26
2:05	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	26	26
2:05	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	26
2:05	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	26
1:49	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	28	26
1:29	Ukari Figgs Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	28	26
1:23	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	28	28
1:05	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.	28	28
1:05	Houston Offensive Rebound.	28	28
1:05	Delisha Milton Loose Ball Foul	28	28
1:05	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	28
1:05	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	28
37.8	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	30	28
37.8	Houston Full Timeout.	30	28
19.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.	30	28
17.9	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	30	28
0.1	Vanessa Nygaard missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	30	28
0.0	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	30	28
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	28

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

2:00 AM, 26 August 2003

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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

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