Sparks 80-69 Lynx (31 Aug, 2003) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

18-16, 7-10 away

	1	2	T
MIN	26	43	69
LOS	36	44	80

Los Angeles Sparks

24-10, 11-6 home

Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley made Layup.
Delisha Milton made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Delisha Milton missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Hook Shot.
Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 26 ft Three Pointer.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Technical Free Throw.
Tamecka Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Delisha Milton made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Jennifer Gillom missed Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Lisa Leslie missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Vanessa Nygaard made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Nikki Teasley made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Nygaard missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Sophia Witherspoon missed Layup. Blocked by Teresa Edwards.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Williams.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.
Teresa Edwards made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Michele Van Gorp missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Michele Van Gorp made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Michele Van Gorp missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Tip Shot.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Michele Van Gorp missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Teresa Edwards made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Technical Free Throw.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Two Point Shot.

LYNX

SPARKS

TIME		MIN	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Lisa Leslie. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	0	2
19:30	Tamika Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Delisha Milton.	0	2
19:28	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:22	Delisha Milton Lost Ball	0	2
19:07	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	2
19:00	Kicked Ball	2	2
18:51	Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:49	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	2	2
18:38	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	2	2
18:38	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
18:38	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
18:37	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:28	Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:25	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:21	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	2	3
18:07	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	4	3
18:07	Delisha Milton Shooting Foul	4	3
18:07	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	3
17:52	Delisha Milton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	5	5
17:44	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	5	5
17:36	Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.	5	5
17:34	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:16	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton.	5	5
17:07	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	5	5
17:05	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	5	5
16:53	Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	5	8
16:36	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Delisha Milton.	5	8
16:32	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	5	8
16:28	Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.	5	10
16:22	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	5	10
16:22	Sheri Sam enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	5	10
16:08	Teresa Edwards made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	7	10
15:53	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	10
15:52	Nikki Teasley Offensive Rebound.	7	10
15:41	Tamecka Dixon made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	7	13
15:29	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	7	13
15:29	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	13
15:29	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	7	13
15:29	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	13
15:07	Delisha Milton Bad Pass. Stolen by Katie Smith.	8	13
15:04	Katie Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	8	13
14:56	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	8	13
14:55	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	8	13
14:38	Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.	10	13
14:33	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.	10	13
14:33	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	10	13
14:17	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	13
14:15	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	10	13
14:11	Katie Smith Bad Pass	10	13
13:56	Teresa Edwards Shooting Foul	10	13
13:56	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	14
13:56	Nikki Teasley Lane Violation	10	14
13:56	Nikki Teasley Lane Violation	10	14
13:44	Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
13:44	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	10	14
13:34	Teresa Edwards missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
13:30	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	10	14
13:26	Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	10	16
12:56	Katie Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.	10	17
12:55	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	10	17
12:55	Katie Smith Loose Ball Foul	10	17
12:40	Kicked Ball	10	17
12:40	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	10	17
12:33	Nikki Teasley Lost Ball	10	17
12:19	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	10	17
12:14	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.	10	17
12:11	Nikki Teasley Offensive Rebound.	10	19
12:11	Nikki Teasley made Layup.	10	19
11:53	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	10	19
11:41	Delisha Milton made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	10	21
11:41	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	10	21
11:41	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Janell Burse.	10	21
11:41	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	10	21
11:41	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 1.	10	22
11:26	Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	22
11:25	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	10	22
11:14	Lisa Leslie made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	10	24
10:45	Sheri Sam made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michele Van Gorp.	12	24
10:22	Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	24
10:21	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	24
10:07	Sheri Sam Lost Ball	12	24
9:51	Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	12	27
9:29	Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	27
9:26	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	12	27
9:11	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	27
9:11	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	12	27
9:11	Mwadi Mabika Loose Ball Foul	12	27
9:11	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Sheri Sam.	12	27
9:04	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul	12	27
8:49	Kristi Harrower Lost Ball. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.	12	27
8:34	Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	12	29
8:15	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	12	29
8:15	Shaquala Williams enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	12	29
8:03	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	15	29
7:41	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	15	31
7:30	Tamika Williams Bad Pass	15	31
7:30	Official Timeout.	15	31
7:22	Delisha Milton missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	31
7:20	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	15	31
7:01	Katie Smith Offensive Foul	15	31
7:01	Katie Smith Foul	15	31
6:43	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	15	31
6:35	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Foul	15	31
6:35	Tamecka Dixon Foul	15	31
6:35	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	15	31
6:22	Svetlana Abrosimova Traveling	15	31
6:05	Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Hook Shot.	15	31
6:01	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	15	31
5:52	Michele Van Gorp missed 6 ft Jumper.	15	31
5:50	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	15	31
5:48	Tamika Williams made Layup.	17	31
5:37	Delisha Milton missed 11 ft Jumper.	17	31
5:35	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	17	31
5:31	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	19	31
5:28	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	19	31
5:05	Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	31
5:05	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	19	31
5:05	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	19	31
4:48	Michele Van Gorp made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	21	31
4:31	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Shaquala Williams.	21	31
4:24	Michele Van Gorp Shooting Foul	21	31
4:24	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	32
4:24	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	33
4:07	Michele Van Gorp Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	21	33
3:48	Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Michele Van Gorp.	21	33
3:48	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	21	33
3:47	Delisha Milton missed Layup.	21	33
3:46	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	21	33
3:31	Katie Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	21	33
3:24	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	21	33
3:21	Michele Van Gorp Defensive Rebound.	21	33
3:03	Svetlana Abrosimova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	24	33
2:36	Delisha Milton missed 17 ft Jumper.	24	33
2:34	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	24	33
2:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	24	33
2:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul	24	33
2:30	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	24	33
2:13	Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	33
2:11	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	24	33
1:54	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Foul	24	33
1:54	Michele Van Gorp Foul	24	33
1:42	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	24	35
1:42	Michele Van Gorp Shooting Foul	24	35
1:42	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	24	35
1:40	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	24	35
1:20	Michele Van Gorp missed 14 ft Jumper.	24	35
1:17	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	24	35
52.3	Delisha Milton Bad Pass	24	35
52.3	Janell Burse enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	24	35
52.3	Minnesota Full Timeout.	24	35
36.5	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	24	35
36.5	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	35
36.5	Shaquala Williams enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	25	35
36.5	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	35
28.9	Kristi Harrower Shooting Foul	26	35
28.9	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	36
28.9	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	37
5.9	Katie Smith missed Three Point Jumper.	26	37
4.4	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	26	37
0.1	Tamecka Dixon missed 26 ft Three Pointer.	26	37
0.0	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	26	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	37

Sparks
72
Lynx
74

Game 1

29/8

Lynx
69
Sparks
80

Game 2

31/8

Lynx
64
Sparks
74

Game 3

2/9

3:00 AM, 31 August 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

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