Mercury 73-63 Comets (2 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

3-3, 2-2 away

	1	2	T
HOU	31	32	63
PHO	40	33	73

Phoenix Mercury

3-1, 2-1 home

Adrian Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Nikki McCray missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Shereka Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made Jumper.
Shereka Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Nikki McCray made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Shereka Wright missed Layup. Blocked by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Shereka Wright made Layup.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Shereka Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Anna DeForge made Technical Free Throw.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Adrian Williams missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Tina Thompson.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Felicia Ragland made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Felicia Ragland missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.
Gordana Grubin missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tina Thompson missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 15 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made 14 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheila Lambert missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lucienne Berthieu made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.

COMETS

MERCURY

TIME		HOU	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Adrian Williams. Tina Thompson gains possession.	0	0
19:50	Tina Thompson made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	0
19:24	Adrian Williams missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:23	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:05	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
19:01	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:52	Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:51	Nikki McCray Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:36	Adrian Williams missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
18:35	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:28	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	2	0
18:15	Felicia Ragland made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	5	0
17:58	Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.	5	0
17:57	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	5	0
17:52	Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.	5	0
17:51	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:42	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	5	0
17:39	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	5	0
17:31	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul	5	0
17:31	Diana Taurasi Foul	5	0
17:19	Tina Thompson Bad Pass	5	0
17:07	Nikki McCray missed Layup.	5	0
17:07	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	5	0
16:51	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass	5	0
16:37	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	5	0
16:37	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	5	0
16:29	Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	0
16:27	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	5	0
16:24	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul	5	0
16:24	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	0
16:24	Houston Offensive Rebound.	5	0
16:24	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	0
16:09	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	0
16:07	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	6	0
16:04	Michelle Snow Traveling	6	0
16:04	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Adrian Williams.	6	0
15:45	Penny Taylor made Layup.	6	2
15:34	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	6	2
15:34	Official Timeout.	6	2
15:27	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	6	2
15:27	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	2
15:27	Houston Offensive Rebound.	6	2
15:27	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	2
15:15	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul	7	2
15:10	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	7	4
14:48	Sheryl Swoopes 3 second	7	4
14:48	Tamara Moore enters the game for Anna DeForge.	7	4
14:37	Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	7	6
14:22	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul	7	6
14:22	Michelle Snow Foul	7	6
14:22	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	7	6
14:08	Nikki McCray missed 19 ft Jumper.	7	6
14:07	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	7	6
14:00	Kedra Holland-Corn Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamara Moore.	7	6
13:52	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	7	6
13:52	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	7	6
13:52	Dominique Canty enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	7	6
13:22	Tina Thompson made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.	9	6
13:03	Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.	9	6
13:02	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	9	6
13:00	Felicia Ragland Traveling	9	6
12:52	Tamara Moore missed Layup.	9	6
12:51	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	9	6
12:41	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	9	6
12:40	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	9	6
12:33	Felicia Ragland missed 17 ft Jumper.	9	6
12:30	Houston Defensive Rebound.	9	6
12:30	Felicia Ragland Loose Ball Foul	9	6
12:10	Penny Taylor made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	9	8
11:52	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	9	8
11:52	Houston Defensive Rebound.	9	8
11:51	Official Timeout.	9	8
11:51	Gordana Grubin enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	9	8
11:38	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	9	8
11:25	Nikki McCray Shooting Foul	9	8
11:25	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	9	8
11:25	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	8
11:25	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	8
11:03	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	11	10
10:49	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	11	10
10:49	Shereka Wright enters the game for Nikki McCray.	11	10
10:30	Dominique Canty made 13 ft Jumper.	13	10
10:06	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 18 ft Jumper.	13	10
10:04	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	13	10
10:04	Dominique Canty Loose Ball Foul	13	10
10:04	Anna DeForge enters the game for Tamara Moore.	13	10
9:53	Anna DeForge made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	13	12
9:40	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	13	12
9:32	Sheryl Swoopes missed 8 ft Jumper.	13	12
9:30	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	13	12
9:21	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	15
9:03	Gordana Grubin missed Layup.	13	15
9:00	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	13	15
8:52	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	13	18
8:29	Gordana Grubin Offensive Foul	13	18
8:29	Gordana Grubin Foul	13	18
8:29	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	13	18
8:29	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Gordana Grubin.	13	18
8:18	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	18
8:17	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	13	18
8:00	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	18
7:58	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	13	18
7:43	Shereka Wright missed Layup. Blocked by Tina Thompson.	13	18
7:41	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	13	18
7:28	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	18
7:26	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	13	18
7:22	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	13	18
7:20	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	13	18
6:56	Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper.	15	18
6:28	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	15	21
6:03	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	15	21
6:03	Houston Offensive Rebound.	15	21
6:03	Slobodanka Tuvic Loose Ball Foul	15	21
6:03	Official Timeout.	15	21
6:03	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	15	21
6:03	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	21
6:03	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	21
5:37	Shereka Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.	17	24
5:18	Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.	19	24
5:01	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	24
5:00	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	19	24
4:52	Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	22	24
4:24	Kayte Christensen made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	22	26
4:01	Shereka Wright Personal Foul	22	26
4:01	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	26
4:01	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Penny Taylor.	23	26
4:01	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	26
3:55	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul	24	26
3:47	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	24	26
3:47	Official Timeout.	24	26
3:26	Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	27	26
3:00	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	27	26
2:54	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	27	26
2:39	Anna DeForge made Jumper.	27	28
2:18	Tina Thompson missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	27	28
2:18	Houston Offensive Rebound.	27	28
2:18	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	27	28
2:15	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	29	28
1:47	Shereka Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	29	31
1:27	Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.	29	31
1:24	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	29	31
1:08	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	29	34
40.9	Dominique Canty missed Layup.	29	34
39.6	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	29	34
26.6	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	37
12.2	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	29	37
12.2	Penny Taylor enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	29	37
12.2	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	37
12.2	Tamara Moore enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	30	37
12.2	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Michelle Snow.	30	37
12.2	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	37
9.2	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	31	37
2.3	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	31	40
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	40

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-0

Comets
63
Mercury
73

Game 1

2/6

Mercury
70
Comets
60

Game 2

4/9

Comets
64
Mercury
78

Game 3

20/9

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 2 June 2004

Phoenix, AZ

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Tom Nunez
Eli Roe

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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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