Mercury 84-76 Storm (29 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

2-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	T
SEA	35	41	76
PHO	39	45	84

Phoenix Mercury

2-1, 1-1 home

Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Kayte Christensen missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Kayte Christensen missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Shereka Wright made 16 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Adrian Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Nikki McCray made Layup.
Penny Taylor made 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Adrian Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Adrian Williams made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 10 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Anna DeForge made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 9 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Lauren Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Greco.
Michelle Greco made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made Jumper. Assisted by Simone Edwards.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Greco missed 8 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sue Bird missed Layup. Blocked by Tamara Moore.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alicia Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alicia Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 38 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup. Blocked by Adrian Williams.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Betty Lennox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Lauren Jackson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Layup.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Lauren Jackson vs. Adrian Williams. Penny Taylor gains possession.	0	0
19:32	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	0	0
19:27	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	3	0
18:46	Sheri Sam made Layup.	5	0
18:22	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	5	3
18:07	Sheri Sam missed 9 ft Jumper.	5	3
18:06	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	3
17:58	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	3
17:58	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	5	3
17:58	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	5	3
17:52	Adrian Williams missed Jumper.	5	3
17:51	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	5	3
17:37	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki McCray.	5	3
17:34	Adrian Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	5	3
17:21	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	3
17:17	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	5	3
17:07	Betty Lennox made Jumper.	7	3
16:46	Adrian Williams Bad Pass	7	3
16:35	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	7	3
16:35	Tamara Moore enters the game for Nikki McCray.	7	3
16:29	Lauren Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.	7	3
16:27	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	9	3
16:27	Lauren Jackson made 9 ft Jumper.	9	3
16:10	Adrian Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	9	3
16:05	Sheri Sam missed 13 ft Jumper.	9	3
16:05	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	9	3
16:05	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	9	3
15:52	Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	9	5
15:41	Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.	11	5
15:26	Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot.	11	7
15:10	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	11	7
14:59	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	11	7
14:59	Official Timeout.	11	7
14:59	Adia Barnes enters the game for Sheri Sam.	11	7
14:59	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	11	7
14:59	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Adrian Williams.	11	7
14:45	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	7
14:44	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	7
14:37	Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	11	10
14:22	Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.	11	10
14:21	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	11	10
14:10	Sue Bird Personal Foul	11	10
13:52	Penny Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	11	10
13:37	Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.	11	10
13:37	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	11	10
13:19	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	10
13:17	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	11	10
13:12	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	11	10
13:12	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Betty Lennox.	11	10
13:03	Adia Barnes Offensive Foul	11	10
13:03	Adia Barnes Foul	11	10
13:03	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Penny Taylor.	11	10
12:42	Anna DeForge missed Jumper.	11	10
12:41	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	11	10
12:41	Anna DeForge missed 6 ft Jumper.	11	10
12:38	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	11	10
12:26	Sue Bird missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	10
12:26	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	11	10
12:23	Lauren Jackson missed Two Point Shot.	11	10
12:22	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	11	10
12:22	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	11	10
12:22	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	10
12:22	Michelle Greco enters the game for Sue Bird.	12	10
12:22	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	10
12:11	Kayte Christensen made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	13	12
11:59	Janell Burse Offensive Foul	13	12
11:59	Janell Burse Foul	13	12
11:59	Official Timeout.	13	12
11:59	Nikki McCray enters the game for Anna DeForge.	13	12
11:59	Shereka Wright enters the game for Tamara Moore.	13	12
11:41	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	13	14
11:18	Lauren Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	13	14
11:15	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	13	14
11:14	Adia Barnes Personal Foul	13	14
11:14	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	13	14
11:14	Sheri Sam enters the game for Adia Barnes.	13	14
10:52	Kayte Christensen missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.	13	14
10:48	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	14
10:30	Lauren Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Greco.	16	14
10:10	Slobodanka Tuvic made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	16	16
9:44	Michelle Greco made 17 ft Jumper.	18	16
9:19	Kayte Christensen missed Jumper.	18	16
9:18	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	16
9:18	Sue Bird enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	18	16
9:18	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	18	16
9:18	Penny Taylor enters the game for Nikki McCray.	18	16
9:18	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Tamara Moore.	18	16
9:11	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	18	18
9:07	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	18	18
8:56	Sheri Sam made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	20	18
8:44	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul	20	18
8:44	Betty Lennox enters the game for Michelle Greco.	20	18
8:44	Adrian Williams enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	20	18
8:44	Simone Edwards enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	20	18
8:30	Shereka Wright made 16 ft Jumper.	20	20
8:10	Lindsay Taylor enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	20	20
7:58	Adrian Williams missed Jumper.	20	20
7:58	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	20	20
7:52	Lindsay Taylor Personal Foul	20	20
7:52	Official Timeout.	20	20
7:52	Tamara Moore enters the game for Adrian Williams.	20	20
7:43	Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Jumper.	20	20
7:41	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	20	20
7:41	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	20	20
7:26	Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	20	22
7:26	Adrian Williams enters the game for Tamara Moore.	25	24
7:07	Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	23	22
6:43	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	22
6:41	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	23	22
6:37	Shereka Wright Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	23	22
6:30	Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.	25	22
6:13	Adrian Williams made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	25	24
6:03	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Shereka Wright.	25	24
6:03	Tamara Moore enters the game for Lindsay Taylor.	25	24
6:03	Michelle Greco enters the game for Betty Lennox.	25	24
6:03	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Janell Burse.	25	24
5:47	Sue Bird made Jumper. Assisted by Simone Edwards.	27	24
5:33	Adrian Williams missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.	27	24
5:33	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	27	24
5:26	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	27	26
5:05		27	26
4:56	Michelle Greco Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	27	26
4:50	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	27	26
4:48	Michelle Greco Defensive Rebound.	27	26
4:41	Sue Bird Bad Pass	27	26
4:26	Tamara Moore made Jumper.	27	28
4:11	Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	30	28
3:54	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	30	30
3:53	Seattle 20 Sec. Timeout.	30	30
3:53	Janell Burse enters the game for Simone Edwards.	30	30
3:53	Anna DeForge enters the game for Adrian Williams.	30	30
3:36	Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	30	30
3:33	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	30	30
3:28	Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	30	32
3:11	Michelle Greco Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	30	32
3:05	Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	30	34
2:42	Michelle Greco missed 8 ft Jumper.	30	34
2:41	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	30	34
2:41	Lauren Jackson Loose Ball Foul	30	34
2:41	Official Timeout.	30	34
2:41	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Sheri Sam.	30	34
2:41	Betty Lennox enters the game for Michelle Greco.	30	34
2:21	Alicia Thompson Personal Foul	30	34
2:21	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	35
2:13	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	30	35
1:57	Janell Burse made Layup.	32	35
1:38	Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.	32	35
1:35	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	32	35
1:23	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	35
1:21	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	32	35
1:21	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Kayte Christensen. Alicia Thompson gains possession.	32	35
1:21	Kayte Christensen Lost Ball. Stolen by Janell Burse.	32	35
1:05	Alicia Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	32	35
57.8	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	32	35
57.8	Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	35
57.8	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	32	35
57.8	Kayte Christensen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	36
47.2	Seattle Full Timeout.	32	36
47.2	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	32	36
39.9	Sue Bird missed Layup. Blocked by Tamara Moore.	32	36
37.8	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	32	36
37.8	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	32	36
37.8	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	36
37.8	Simone Edwards enters the game for Janell Burse.	33	36
37.8	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	34	36
16.9	Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.	34	36
15.5	Alicia Thompson Defensive Rebound.	34	36
15.5	Tamara Moore Personal Foul	34	36
15.5	Alicia Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	36
15.5	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	34	36
15.5	Alicia Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	36
2.3	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	35	38
0.1	Betty Lennox missed 38 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	38
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	35	38
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	35	38

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Storm
76
Mercury
84

Game 1

29/5

Mercury
45
Storm
72

Game 2

4/6

Storm
55
Mercury
63

Game 3

5/9

Mercury
58
Storm
73

Game 4

16/9

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3:00 AM, 29 May 2004

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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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