Liberty 68-62 Comets (23 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

1-2, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
HOU	27	35	62
NYL	30	38	68

New York Liberty

1-1, 1-0 home

Becky Hammon missed 3 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Elena Baranova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Elena Baranova missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Elena Baranova made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Vickie Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Elena Baranova made Two Point Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeTrina White made Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Bethany Donaphin made Layup. Assisted by DeTrina White.
Crystal Robinson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeTrina White made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 1 of 2.
K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Crystal Robinson missed Layup.
Elena Baranova made Two Point Shot.
Elena Baranova made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Becky Hammon missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Crystal Robinson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Crystal Robinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Becky Hammon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Becky Hammon missed 8 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Vickie Johnson made Two Point Shot.
Vickie Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Vickie Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 10 ft Jumper.
DeTrina White missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by K.B. Sharp.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Becky Hammon made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Becky Hammon missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made Two Point Shot.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Elena Baranova missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
Vickie Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tiffani Johnson.
Vickie Johnson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Elena Baranova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by DeTrina White.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tari Phillips.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by DeTrina White.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.
Lucienne Berthieu made 4 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.

COMETS

LIBERTY

TIME		HOU	NYL
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Tiffani Johnson vs. Tari Phillips. Becky Hammon gains possession.	0	0
19:44	Tari Phillips Bad Pass. Stolen by Tiffani Johnson.	0	0
19:37	Tina Thompson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	2	0
19:14	Tiffani Johnson Personal Foul	2	0
18:59	Becky Hammon missed 3 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:57	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:52	Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.	2	0
18:50	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:40	Tari Phillips missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:39	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:25	Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.	5	0
18:02	Vickie Johnson missed 9 ft Jumper.	5	0
18:00	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:55	Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.	8	0
17:47	New York 20 Sec. Timeout.	8	0
17:37	Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	3
17:15	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.	8	3
17:15	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	8	3
17:07	Crystal Robinson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	3
17:05	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	8	3
16:45	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	3
16:44	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	8	3
16:37	Crystal Robinson missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	3
16:36	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	8	3
16:22	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	8	3
16:22	Elena Baranova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	4
16:22	Elena Baranova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	5
16:07	Becky Hammon Personal Foul	8	5
16:02	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	5
16:00	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:48	Elena Baranova missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	8	5
15:45	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:34	Tiffani Johnson missed Jumper.	8	5
15:33	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:26	Crystal Robinson missed 13 ft Jumper.	8	5
15:25	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:18	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 8 ft Jumper.	8	5
15:15	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	8	5
15:08	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	8	5
15:07	Becky Hammon Offensive Rebound.	8	5
15:02	Tari Phillips 3 second	8	5
15:02	Official Timeout.	8	5
15:02	Shameka Christon enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	8	5
14:47	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tari Phillips.	8	5
14:45	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	8	5
14:40	Elena Baranova made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	8	7
14:11	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	7
14:08	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	8	7
14:03	Shameka Christon Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	7
13:56	Felicia Ragland made Two Point Shot.	10	7
13:37	Vickie Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.	10	7
13:36	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	10	7
13:36	Shameka Christon Personal Foul	10	7
13:36	Crystal Robinson enters the game for Becky Hammon.	10	7
13:36	DeTrina White enters the game for Tari Phillips.	10	7
13:36	Lucienne Berthieu enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	10	7
13:23	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	7
13:22	DeTrina White Defensive Rebound.	10	7
13:00	Shameka Christon Offensive Foul	10	7
13:00	Shameka Christon Foul	10	7
12:47	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Elena Baranova.	10	7
12:45	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	10	7
12:41	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedra Holland-Corn.	10	7
12:38	Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	12	7
12:25	Vickie Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	7
12:23	New York Defensive Rebound.	12	7
12:03	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	7
12:02	DeTrina White Defensive Rebound.	12	7
11:45	Shameka Christon Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	12	7
11:37	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	12	7
11:37	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	12	7
11:29	Crystal Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	12	9
11:18	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	12	9
11:18	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	12	9
11:11	Elena Baranova made Two Point Shot.	12	11
10:48	Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.	12	11
10:47	DeTrina White Defensive Rebound.	12	11
10:40	Crystal Robinson missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	11
10:37	Lucienne Berthieu Defensive Rebound.	12	11
10:19	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass. Stolen by Crystal Robinson.	12	11
10:08	DeTrina White made Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.	12	13
9:48	Sheryl Swoopes Lost Ball. Stolen by Elena Baranova.	12	13
9:41	Shameka Christon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	13
9:40	New York Defensive Rebound.	12	13
9:40	Official Timeout.	12	13
9:40	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Tina Thompson.	12	13
9:40	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	12	13
9:40	K.B. Sharp enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	12	13
9:40	Bethany Donaphin enters the game for Elena Baranova.	12	13
9:19	Lucienne Berthieu missed Layup.	12	13
9:18	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	12	13
9:02	Bethany Donaphin made Layup. Assisted by DeTrina White.	12	15
8:29	Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	14	15
8:03	Crystal Robinson missed 13 ft Jumper.	14	15
8:02	Lucienne Berthieu Defensive Rebound.	14	15
7:46	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.	14	15
7:45	Houston Defensive Rebound.	14	15
7:45	Official Timeout.	14	15
7:45	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Lucienne Berthieu.	14	15
7:31	Crystal Robinson missed 19 ft Jumper.	14	15
7:28	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	14	15
7:20	Felicia Ragland missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Blocked by DeTrina White.	14	15
7:18	Houston Offensive Rebound.	14	15
7:18	Shameka Christon Loose Ball Foul	14	15
7:18	Becky Hammon enters the game for Shameka Christon.	14	15
7:13	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Becky Hammon.	14	15
7:07	Becky Hammon made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	18
6:46	Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.	14	18
6:45	Crystal Robinson Defensive Rebound.	14	18
6:37	DeTrina White made Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	14	20
6:11	Dominique Canty Bad Pass	14	20
6:11	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	14	20
6:11	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	14	20
6:01	Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	20
5:58	New York Defensive Rebound.	14	20
5:33	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.	14	20
5:31	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	14	20
5:30	Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper.	16	20
5:16	Bethany Donaphin Bad Pass	16	20
5:16	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	16	20
5:16	Elena Baranova enters the game for Bethany Donaphin.	16	20
5:01	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	20
4:58	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	16	20
4:52	K.B. Sharp Bad Pass. Stolen by Felicia Ragland.	16	20
4:48	Felicia Ragland Bad Pass. Stolen by Elena Baranova.	16	20
4:39	Vickie Johnson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.	16	22
4:37	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	16	22
4:37	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	16	22
4:00	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul	16	22
4:00	Official Timeout.	16	22
4:00	Tari Phillips enters the game for DeTrina White.	16	22
4:00	K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	23
4:00	K.B. Sharp made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	24
3:48	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	16	24
3:47	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	16	24
3:43	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	16	26
3:16	Tina Thompson made Layup.	18	26
3:16	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul	18	26
3:16	Crystal Robinson enters the game for K.B. Sharp.	18	26
3:16	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	19	26
2:51	Crystal Robinson missed Layup.	19	26
2:50	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	19	26
2:47	Vickie Johnson Shooting Foul	19	26
2:47	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	26
2:47	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	26
2:27	Elena Baranova made Two Point Shot.	21	28
2:12	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	28
2:11	Houston Offensive Rebound.	21	28
2:11	Houston Full Timeout.	21	28
2:00	Crystal Robinson Personal Foul	21	28
1:52	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	21	28
1:50	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	21	28
1:49	Tiffani Johnson made Layup.	23	28
1:32	Elena Baranova made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	23	30
1:13	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	23	30
1:10	Kedra Holland-Corn Offensive Rebound.	23	30
1:09	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 13 ft Jumper.	23	30
1:07	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	23	30
55.0	Dominique Canty Personal Foul	23	30
55.0	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Dominique Canty.	23	30
47.9	Becky Hammon missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	23	30
45.9	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	23	30
41.7	Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	25	30
38.9	Elena Baranova Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedra Holland-Corn.	25	30
10.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed 6 ft Jumper.	25	30
9.4	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	25	30
8.6	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	27	30
1.0	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	30
0.1	New York Offensive Rebound.	27	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	27	30

Regular Season Series

NYL wins 2-0

Comets
62
Liberty
68

Game 1

23/5

Liberty
71
Comets
62

Game 2

4/6

Madison Square Garden

9:00 PM, 23 May 2004

New York, NY

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
Tom Nunez
Laura Morris

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Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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