Storm 72-45 Mercury (4 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

3-2, 1-1 away

	1	2	T
PHO	23	22	45
SEA	22	50	72

Seattle Storm

3-2, 3-0 home

Kamila Vodichkova missed 4 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 12 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed 5 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Sue Bird missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 15 ft Jumper.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Lauren Jackson made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sue Bird made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Janell Burse made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Janell Burse made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed Jumper. Blocked by Shereka Wright.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Simone Edwards made Layup.
Simone Edwards missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Michelle Greco made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Greco missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Simone Edwards made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Alicia Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Greco.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alicia Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 7 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Sheri Sam.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Adrian Williams missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed 5 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 3 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams made Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.
Kayte Christensen missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray missed Jumper.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Adrian Williams vs. Lauren Jackson. Penny Taylor gains possession.	0	0
19:52	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	0	0
19:32	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	0	0
19:07	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:05	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:53	Kamila Vodichkova missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	0
18:52	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:45	Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nikki McCray.	2	0
18:30	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	2	0
18:10	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:08	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:54	Seattle 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	0
17:37	Sheri Sam missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	0
17:36	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:22	Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	0
17:21	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	2	0
17:13	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	2	0
16:59	Nikki McCray Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	2	0
16:51	Sue Bird made 12 ft Jumper.	2	2
16:32	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	2	2
16:21	Adrian Williams Shooting Foul	2	2
16:21	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
16:21	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	4
16:04	Adrian Williams made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	4
15:53	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
15:52	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:33	Adrian Williams missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	4	4
15:30	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:29	Betty Lennox made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	4	6
15:08	Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.	4	6
15:07	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	4	6
14:52	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	4	6
14:52	Official Timeout.	4	6
14:52	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	7
14:52	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	8
14:38	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul	4	8
14:38	Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	8
14:38	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	4	8
14:38	Shereka Wright enters the game for Nikki McCray.	4	8
14:38	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Penny Taylor.	4	8
14:38	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	8
14:11	Betty Lennox Out of Bounds	5	8
13:57	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	5	8
13:52	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	5	8
13:51	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	5	8
13:34	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	5	8
13:25	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	8
13:22	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	5	8
13:14	Janell Burse missed 5 ft Jumper.	5	8
13:12	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	5	8
13:11	Janell Burse missed Layup.	5	8
13:08	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	5	8
13:08	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	5	8
13:08	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	9
13:08	Penny Taylor enters the game for Adrian Williams.	5	9
13:08	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	10
12:57	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	5	10
12:49	Sue Bird Personal Foul	5	10
12:38	Penny Taylor Traveling	5	10
12:22	Lauren Jackson missed Two Point Shot.	5	10
12:22	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	5	10
12:22	Lauren Jackson Loose Ball Foul	5	10
12:11	Kayte Christensen Bad Pass	5	10
11:57	Sheri Sam missed 14 ft Jumper.	5	10
11:56	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	5	10
11:38	Kayte Christensen Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	5	10
11:33	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	5	10
11:33	Official Timeout.	5	10
11:33	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	5	10
11:33	Adrian Williams enters the game for Anna DeForge.	5	10
11:33	Tamara Moore enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	5	10
11:18	Betty Lennox missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	10
11:15	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	5	10
11:00	Adrian Williams 3 second	5	10
10:45	Shereka Wright Personal Foul	5	10
10:45	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Penny Taylor.	5	10
10:41	Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.	5	10
10:38	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	5	10
10:36	Sue Bird made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	5	13
10:22	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass	5	13
10:14	Janell Burse Offensive Foul	5	13
10:14	Janell Burse Foul	5	13
9:55	Shereka Wright missed 7 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Sheri Sam.	5	13
9:51	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	5	13
9:38	Sue Bird missed 7 ft Jumper.	5	13
9:37	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	5	13
9:37	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Sue Bird.	5	13
9:30	Shereka Wright Shooting Foul	5	13
9:30	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	14
9:30	Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	14
9:30	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	5	14
9:11	Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper.	5	14
9:07	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	5	14
8:55	Tamara Moore Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	5	14
8:48	Penny Taylor enters the game for Shereka Wright.	5	14
8:48	Adia Barnes enters the game for Sheri Sam.	5	14
8:48	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Janell Burse.	5	14
8:48	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Adrian Williams.	5	14
8:48	Anna DeForge enters the game for Tamara Moore.	5	14
8:45	Tully Bevilaqua Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	5	14
8:30	Tully Bevilaqua Personal Foul	5	14
8:25	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Jumper.	5	14
8:23	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	5	14
8:23	Lauren Jackson Loose Ball Foul	5	14
8:18	Anna DeForge missed 7 ft Jumper.	5	14
8:18	Adia Barnes Defensive Rebound.	5	14
8:04	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	14
8:03	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	5	14
8:00	Official Timeout.	5	14
8:00	Sue Bird enters the game for Betty Lennox.	5	14
8:00	Jumpball. Penny Taylor vs. Kamila Vodichkova. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	5	14
7:54	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	5	14
7:43	Adia Barnes Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	5	14
7:26	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	7	14
7:16	Tully Bevilaqua Offensive Foul	7	14
7:16	Tully Bevilaqua Foul	7	14
7:07	Sue Bird Personal Foul	7	14
7:07	Adrian Williams enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	7	14
7:00	Diana Taurasi made Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	9	14
6:37	Sue Bird Bad Pass	9	14
6:37	Seattle Full Timeout.	9	14
6:18	Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	11	14
6:07	Lauren Jackson Offensive Foul	11	14
6:07	Lauren Jackson Foul	11	14
6:07	Betty Lennox enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	11	14
6:07	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	11	14
5:47	Plenette Pierson missed 5 ft Jumper.	11	14
5:43	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	11	14
5:30	Adia Barnes Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	11	14
5:24	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	14
5:22	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	11	14
5:00	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	11	14
4:37	Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	14
4:33	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	11	14
4:30	Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	14	14
4:13	Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.	14	14
4:11	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	14	14
4:07	Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.	14	16
3:48	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	14	16
3:45	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul	14	16
3:45	Official Timeout.	14	16
3:45	Tamara Moore enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	14	16
3:45	Nikki McCray enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	14	16
3:45	Sheri Sam enters the game for Adia Barnes.	14	16
3:45	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	17
3:45	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	18
3:45	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	19	18
3:20	Anna DeForge made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	17	18
3:00	Kamila Vodichkova Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	17	18
2:50	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	19	18
2:25	Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	18
2:23	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	19	18
2:18	Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.	19	18
2:16	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	19	18
2:15	Simone Edwards enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	19	18
1:55	Adrian Williams missed Jumper.	19	18
1:54	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	19	18
1:47	Tamara Moore Shooting Foul	19	18
1:47	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Tamara Moore.	19	18
1:47	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	19
1:47	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	20
1:32	Anna DeForge missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	20
1:31	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	19	20
1:31	Sheri Sam Shooting Foul	19	20
1:31	Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	20
1:31	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	19	20
1:31	Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	20
1:22	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	20
1:21	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	20	20
1:06	Penny Taylor made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	23	20
50.9	Betty Lennox missed 15 ft Jumper.	23	20
49.2	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	23	20
34.9	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	20
32.6	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	23	20
23.9	Nikki McCray missed Two Point Shot.	23	20
20.9	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	23	20
1.2	Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	23	22
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	23	22

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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3:30 AM, 4 June 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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