Monarchs 77-69 Sparks (6 Sep, 2003) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

24-10, 13-4 away

	1	2	T
LOS	34	35	69
SAC	43	34	77

Sacramento Monarchs

19-15, 12-5 home

Ticha Penicheiro made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Edna Campbell missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tangela Smith missed Two Point Shot.
Edna Campbell made 11 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Tangela Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Lady Grooms.
Lady Grooms made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Ruthie Bolton missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Ruthie Bolton made Two Point Shot.
Lady Grooms made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Chantelle Anderson made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith missed 5 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made 10 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Edna Campbell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 4 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 4 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Ruthie Bolton missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 4 ft Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruthie Bolton missed 16 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Kara Lawson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 5 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton missed 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Gillom missed Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed 6 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Nicky McCrimmon made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Nicky McCrimmon.
Delisha Milton made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicky McCrimmon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Delisha Milton made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Delisha Milton missed Layup. Blocked by Kara Lawson.
Mwadi Mabika missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton missed 10 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

SPARKS

MONARCHS

TIME		LOS	SAC
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Tangela Smith. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	2	0
19:15	Ticha Penicheiro made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	2	3
18:55	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	2	3
18:31	Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
18:30	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	2	3
18:24	Yolanda Griffith missed Jumper.	2	3
18:22	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	2	3
18:04	Edna Campbell made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	2	6
17:54	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	4	6
17:38	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	4	6
17:38	Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	7
17:38	Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	7
17:38	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	4	7
17:37	Delisha Milton Shooting Foul	4	7
17:37	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	8
17:37	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	9
17:32	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	4	9
17:04	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.	4	9
16:55	Delisha Milton made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	6	9
16:55	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul	6	9
16:55	Delisha Milton missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	9
16:55	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	6	9
16:34	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	6	11
16:34	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	6	11
16:34	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	12
16:23	Mwadi Mabika missed 5 ft Jumper.	6	12
16:22	Delisha Milton Offensive Rebound.	6	12
16:21	Delisha Milton made Layup.	8	12
15:56	Yolanda Griffith missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	8	12
15:53	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	8	12
15:48	Tamecka Dixon missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	12
15:45	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	8	12
15:32	Edna Campbell missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	12
15:30	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	8	12
15:30	Official Timeout.	8	12
15:15	Delisha Milton Personal Foul	8	12
15:03	DeMya Walker missed Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	8	12
15:00	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:56	Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	12
14:53	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:37	Tangela Smith missed Two Point Shot.	8	12
14:36	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	8	12
14:29	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	10	12
14:15	Edna Campbell made 11 ft Jumper.	10	14
13:45	Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.	10	14
13:45	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	10	14
13:37	Ticha Penicheiro made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	10	16
13:22	Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	12	16
12:55	Ticha Penicheiro made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	12	18
12:41	Delisha Milton missed 13 ft Jumper.	12	18
12:38	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	12	18
12:37	Yolanda Griffith Loose Ball Foul	12	18
12:37	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Edna Campbell.	12	18
12:37	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	12	18
12:37	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	12	18
12:26	Mwadi Mabika made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	14	18
12:08	Tangela Smith missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	14	18
12:07	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	14	18
11:56	Kara Lawson Shooting Foul	14	18
11:56	Official Timeout.	14	18
11:56	Jennifer Gillom enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	14	18
11:56	Shaquala Williams enters the game for Delisha Milton.	14	18
11:56	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	14	18
11:56	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	18
11:56	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	18
11:40	Hamchetou Maiga Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	16	18
11:34	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	18	18
11:18	Tangela Smith Bad Pass	18	18
11:03	Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	20	18
10:45	Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	20	20
10:38	Chantelle Anderson Shooting Foul	20	20
10:38	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	20
10:38	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
10:37	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	21	20
10:27	Tangela Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	21	23
10:02	Nikki Teasley missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	23
10:00	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	21	23
9:56	Hamchetou Maiga Offensive Foul	21	23
9:56	Hamchetou Maiga Foul	21	23
9:37	Jennifer Gillom missed Jumper.	21	23
9:36	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	21	23
9:22	Tamecka Dixon missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	21	23
9:19	Hamchetou Maiga Defensive Rebound.	21	23
9:11	Hamchetou Maiga Bad Pass	21	23
9:11	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Tangela Smith.	21	23
9:00	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	21	23
8:57	Shaquala Williams Personal Foul	21	23
8:57	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	21	23
8:57	Delisha Milton enters the game for Jennifer Gillom.	21	23
8:57	DeMya Walker enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	21	23
8:57	Lady Grooms enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	21	23
8:41	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	21	25
8:22	Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.	21	25
8:19	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	21	25
8:11	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Lady Grooms.	21	27
8:03	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Shaquala Williams.	21	27
8:03	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	27
7:54	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	21	27
7:54	Official Timeout.	21	27
7:39	Tamecka Dixon made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	23	27
7:26	Lady Grooms made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	23	29
7:22	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	25	29
7:22	Lady Grooms Shooting Foul	25	29
7:22	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	29
7:09	Ruthie Bolton missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	26	29
7:09	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	26	29
7:09	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Kara Lawson.	26	29
6:56	Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Jumper.	26	29
6:54	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	26	29
6:52	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	26	31
6:39	DeMya Walker Personal Foul	26	31
6:39	Tangela Smith enters the game for DeMya Walker.	26	31
6:20	Mwadi Mabika missed 4 ft Jumper.	26	31
6:18	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	26	31
5:58	Ruthie Bolton made Two Point Shot.	26	33
5:33	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Lady Grooms.	26	33
5:26	Lady Grooms made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	26	35
4:50	Mwadi Mabika missed 12 ft Jumper.	26	35
4:50	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	26	35
4:26	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	26	35
4:24	Ruthie Bolton Offensive Rebound.	26	35
4:22	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.	26	37
3:59	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul	26	37
3:59	Official Timeout.	26	37
3:59	Nicky McCrimmon enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	26	37
3:59	Sophia Witherspoon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	26	37
3:59	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	26	37
3:59	Kara Lawson enters the game for Lady Grooms.	26	37
3:59	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	37
3:59	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	26	37
3:59	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	37
3:34	Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Jumper.	27	37
3:33	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	27	37
3:21	Sophia Witherspoon Offensive Foul	27	37
3:21	Sophia Witherspoon Foul	27	37
3:06	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Foul	27	37
3:06	Yolanda Griffith Foul	27	37
2:47	Delisha Milton Lost Ball	27	37
2:34	Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.	27	37
2:32	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	27	37
2:32	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Sophia Witherspoon.	27	37
2:32	Jumpball. Mwadi Mabika vs. Tangela Smith. Nicky McCrimmon gains possession.	27	37
2:25	Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.	27	37
2:23	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	27	37
2:11	Kara Lawson missed 18 ft Jumper.	27	37
2:10	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	27	37
2:00	Delisha Milton missed 6 ft Jumper.	27	37
1:57	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	27	37
1:44	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Nicky McCrimmon.	27	37
1:40	Edna Campbell made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	27	39
1:35	Yolanda Griffith Personal Foul	27	39
1:35	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	27	39
1:35	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	39
1:35	Delisha Milton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	39
1:19	Chantelle Anderson made Two Point Shot.	29	41
1:08	Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	32	41
55.5	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	32	43
45.2	Chantelle Anderson Personal Foul	32	43
45.2	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	43
45.2	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	43
34.1	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul	34	43
5.9	Tangela Smith missed 5 ft Jumper.	34	43
3.8	Delisha Milton Defensive Rebound.	34	43
3.1	Nikki Teasley Offensive Foul	34	43
3.1	Nikki Teasley Foul	34	43
3.1	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	34	43
3.1	Sacramento Full Timeout.	34	43
1.1	Chantelle Anderson Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	34	43
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	43

Sparks
69
Monarchs
77

Game 1

6/9

Monarchs
54
Sparks
79

Game 2

8/9

Monarchs
63
Sparks
66

Game 3

9/9

3:00 AM, 6 September 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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