Storm 93-67 Sparks (23 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	T
LOS	36	31	67
SEA	40	53	93

Seattle Storm

2-0, 2-0 home

Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sue Bird missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Betty Lennox made Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Tully Bevilaqua made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Greco made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Greco made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Greco missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Michelle Greco missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Adia Barnes missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adia Barnes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adia Barnes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 14 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 8 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 5 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Three Point Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Betty Lennox made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Christi Thomas.
Janell Burse made Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lauren Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheri Sam made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Technical Free Throw.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tully Bevilaqua made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adia Barnes.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Greco made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Greco made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Simone Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Christi Thomas.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adia Barnes made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton-Jones made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Delisha Milton-Jones made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 15 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Tully Bevilaqua.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Jumper.
Teresa Weatherspoon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed 7 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup. Blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Adia Barnes.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Teresa Weatherspoon missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 12 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 9 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Laura Macchi missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Macchi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.

SPARKS

STORM

TIME		LOS	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Lauren Jackson. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
19:32	Tamika Whitmore missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:20	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass	0	0
19:08	Lisa Leslie made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	2	0
18:50	Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:45	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:22	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul	2	0
18:22	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	0
18:22	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	0
18:09	Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	4	2
17:58	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	4	2
17:54	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:49	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul	4	2
17:38	Sue Bird missed Jumper.	4	2
17:37	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:32	Betty Lennox made Layup.	4	4
17:31	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	4	4
17:12	Kamila Vodichkova missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tamika Whitmore.	4	4
17:06	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:52	Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.	4	4
16:49	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:43	Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
16:39	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:30	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	4	4
16:20	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	4	4
16:20	Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	4
16:20	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	4	4
16:20	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	5
16:12	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	4	5
16:08	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	4	7
15:57	Delisha Milton-Jones made 22 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	6	7
15:42	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	7	7
15:42	Official Timeout.	7	7
15:42	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	7	7
15:42	Christi Thomas enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	7	7
15:37	Betty Lennox made Jumper.	7	9
15:23	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.	9	9
15:00	Sue Bird Bad Pass	9	9
14:52	Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	9	12
14:33	Delisha Milton-Jones made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	12	12
14:08	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	12	14
13:45	Delisha Milton-Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	14
13:44	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	12	14
13:26	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	12	14
12:52	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Delisha Milton-Jones.	12	14
12:48	Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
12:42	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	12	14
12:26	Lauren Jackson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	12	16
12:06	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	12	16
12:03	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:56	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	12	16
11:56	Official Timeout.	12	16
11:56	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	12	16
11:42	Tamecka Dixon made 15 ft Jumper.	14	16
11:42	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul	14	16
11:42	Betty Lennox Foul	14	16
11:42	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	16
11:26	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Betty Lennox.	15	16
11:26	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	15	16
11:07	Mwadi Mabika made Layup.	17	16
10:48	Jumpball. Teresa Weatherspoon vs. Kamila Vodichkova. Tamecka Dixon gains possession.	17	16
10:48	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Weatherspoon.	17	16
10:40	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	16
10:37	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	17	16
10:26	Tully Bevilaqua made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	17	18
9:56	Delisha Milton-Jones missed Layup. Blocked by Tully Bevilaqua.	17	18
9:55	Delisha Milton-Jones Offensive Rebound.	17	18
9:55	24 second	17	18
9:55	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	17	18
9:55	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Delisha Milton-Jones.	17	18
9:40	Lauren Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.	17	18
9:37	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	17	18
9:33	Christi Thomas Offensive Foul	17	18
9:33	Christi Thomas Foul	17	18
9:21	Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
9:18	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	17	18
9:10	Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper.	19	18
8:56	Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	21
8:41	Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	21
8:41	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	19	21
8:41	Janell Burse Loose Ball Foul	19	21
8:41	Michelle Greco enters the game for Sue Bird.	19	21
8:41	Simone Edwards enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	19	21
8:26	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	19	21
8:22	Janell Burse Offensive Foul	19	21
8:22	Janell Burse Foul	19	21
8:22	Delisha Milton-Jones enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	19	21
8:07	Teresa Weatherspoon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	22	21
7:48	Simone Edwards missed Layup.	22	21
7:45	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	22	21
7:43	Michelle Greco Personal Foul	22	21
7:43	Official Timeout.	22	21
7:33	Lisa Leslie missed 7 ft Jumper.	22	21
7:31	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	22	21
7:28	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul	22	21
7:28	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	22	21
7:28	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	22
7:28	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	22
7:26	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	22	22
7:16	Tully Bevilaqua Personal Foul	22	22
7:13	Christi Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	24	22
6:54	Christi Thomas Personal Foul	24	22
6:54	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	24	22
6:54	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	24	22
6:54	Sue Bird enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	24	22
6:54	Adia Barnes enters the game for Sheri Sam.	24	22
6:31	Delisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Adia Barnes.	24	22
6:30	Delisha Milton-Jones Personal Foul	24	22
6:30	Delisha Milton-Jones Foul	24	22
6:30	Michelle Greco made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	23
6:30	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Janell Burse.	24	23
6:30	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Christi Thomas.	24	23
6:30	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Delisha Milton-Jones.	24	23
6:30	Michelle Greco made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	24
6:13	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	24	24
6:11	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	24	24
5:43	Michelle Greco missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	24
5:41	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	24	24
5:39	Mwadi Mabika Traveling	24	24
5:22	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	24	24
5:22	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	24	24
5:22	Simone Edwards Loose Ball Foul	24	24
5:22	Mwadi Mabika Foul	24	24
5:20	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Simone Edwards.	24	24
5:05	Mwadi Mabika missed 8 ft Jumper.	24	24
5:01	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	24	24
5:00	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup. Blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	26	24
5:00	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	26	24
5:00	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul	26	24
4:39	Michelle Greco missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	24
4:37	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	26	24
4:26	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	28	24
4:11	Sue Bird missed Layup.	28	24
4:11	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	34	29
4:09	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	28	24
3:58	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul	28	26
3:58	Official Timeout.	28	26
3:58	Delisha Milton-Jones enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	28	26
3:58	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	28	26
3:58	Sheri Sam enters the game for Michelle Greco.	28	26
3:58	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	26
3:58	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	26
3:44	Sheri Sam missed Layup.	30	26
3:41	Delisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	30	26
3:23	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul	30	26
3:23	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	26
3:23	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	26
2:54	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	32	29
2:31	Mwadi Mabika missed 12 ft Jumper.	32	29
2:31	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	32	29
2:31	Sheri Sam Loose Ball Foul	32	29
2:31	Seattle 20 Sec. Timeout.	32	29
2:31	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	29
2:31	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	29
2:17	Adia Barnes missed Layup.	34	29
2:16	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	34	29
2:16	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	34	29
2:16	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	35	29
2:16	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	29
2:00	Nikki Teasley Shooting Foul	36	29
2:00	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	30
2:00	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	31
1:34	Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	31
1:31	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	36	31
1:29	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	36	31
1:29	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	32
1:29	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	36	32
1:29	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	36	32
1:29	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	33
1:06	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	36	33
44.1	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul	36	33
44.1	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	34
44.1	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	36	34
44.1	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	35
29.7	Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Adia Barnes.	36	35
29.7	Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Adia Barnes. Tamika Whitmore gains possession.	36	35
29.7	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	36	35
29.6	Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Adia Barnes. Tamika Whitmore gains possession.	36	35
19.8	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	36	35
17.9	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	36	35
2.6	Teresa Weatherspoon Personal Foul	36	35
2.6	Adia Barnes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	36
2.6	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	36	36
2.6	Adia Barnes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	37
0.2	Teresa Weatherspoon missed 42 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	37
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	36	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	36	37

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Sparks
67
Storm
93

Game 1

23/5

Storm
70
Sparks
73

Game 2

2/6

Storm
81
Sparks
82

Game 3

4/9

Sparks
83
Storm
80

Game 4

19/9

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 23 May 2004

Seattle, WA

Referees:
June Courteau
Bonita Spence
Bryan Enterline

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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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