Lynx 76-68 Mercury (6 Jun, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

3-3, 1-2 away

	1	2	T
PHO	43	25	68
MIN	31	45	76

Minnesota Lynx

4-3, 3-1 home

Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Amanda Lassiter missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Amanda Lassiter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 4 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made 4 ft Hook Shot.
Teresa Edwards made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 8 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Amanda Lassiter missed 15 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Helen Darling made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 19 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Katie Smith made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Teresa Edwards made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Nikki McCray missed 12 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Tamara Moore missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Plenette Pierson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Nikki McCray made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray missed Layup. Blocked by Tasha Butts.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Layup.
Nikki McCray made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Layup. Blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHO	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Adrian Williams vs. Nicole Ohlde. Penny Taylor gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	3	0
19:27	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	3	2
19:06	Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Adrian Williams.	5	2
18:46	Teresa Edwards missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	2
18:45	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	2
18:30	Nikki McCray missed 12 ft Jumper.	5	2
18:30	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	2
18:24	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	5	2
18:17	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	5	5
18:06	Adrian Williams missed 17 ft Jumper.	5	5
18:05	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:45	Amanda Lassiter missed Three Point Jumper.	5	5
17:44	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	5	5
17:19	Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	7	5
17:09	Nicole Ohlde missed 18 ft Jumper.	7	5
17:07	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	5
17:05	Tamika Williams made Layup.	7	7
16:49	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	7
16:46	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	7	7
16:45	Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	9	7
16:34	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.	9	9
16:07	Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	11	9
15:41	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	9
15:40	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	11	9
15:23	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	9
15:22	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	11	9
15:18	Full Timeout.	11	9
15:18	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Adrian Williams.	11	9
15:04	Katie Smith Bad Pass	11	9
15:04	Tamara Moore enters the game for Nikki McCray.	11	9
14:40	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.	11	9
14:37	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	11	9
14:18	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	11	9
14:18	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	9
14:18	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	11	9
14:18	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	10
14:06	Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	13	10
13:52	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	13	10
13:52	Shereka Wright enters the game for Anna DeForge.	13	10
13:44	Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper.	13	12
13:33	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	15	12
13:11	Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	15	15
12:48	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	15	15
12:48	Penny Taylor Foul	15	15
12:34	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	15	15
12:34	Anna DeForge enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	15	15
12:30	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	15	17
12:11	Tamara Moore missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.	15	17
12:10	Shereka Wright Offensive Rebound.	15	17
11:57	Plenette Pierson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	17	17
11:42	Amanda Lassiter missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	17
11:41	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	17	17
11:33	Katie Smith made Two Point Shot.	17	19
11:07	Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	19	19
10:47	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	19
10:45	Amanda Lassiter Offensive Rebound.	19	19
10:41	Amanda Lassiter missed 4 ft Jumper.	19	19
10:38	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	19	19
10:25	Anna DeForge missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	19
10:22	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	19	19
10:11	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	19	19
9:45	Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.	19	19
9:44	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	19	19
9:38	Teresa Edwards Lost Ball. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	19	19
9:33	Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	21	19
9:30	Minnesota Full Timeout.	21	19
9:30	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	21	19
9:30	Tasha Butts enters the game for Katie Smith.	21	19
9:30	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	21	19
9:30	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Penny Taylor.	21	19
9:30	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	21	19
9:30	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Shereka Wright.	21	19
9:30	Nikki McCray enters the game for Tamara Moore.	21	19
9:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup.	21	21
8:52	Nikki McCray made Two Point Shot.	23	21
8:26	Amber Jacobs missed Layup.	23	21
8:25	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	23	21
8:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	23	21
8:03	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	25	21
8:03	Tasha Butts Shooting Foul	25	21
8:03	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	21
7:56	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	26	21
7:56	Full Timeout.	26	21
7:56	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	21
7:56	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	26	21
7:56	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	22
7:45	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	28	22
7:45	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Shooting Foul	28	22
7:45	Katie Smith enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	28	22
7:45	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	28	22
7:45	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 1.	29	22
7:16	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Kayte Christensen.	29	22
6:58	Katie Smith Shooting Foul	29	22
6:58	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	22
6:58	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	29	22
6:58	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	22
6:58	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	29	22
6:46	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	29	22
6:46	Penny Taylor enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	29	22
6:37	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass	29	22
6:24	Nikki McCray Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Ohlde.	29	22
6:05	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	29	24
5:41	Nikki McCray missed Layup. Blocked by Tasha Butts.	29	24
5:39	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	29	24
5:26	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	29	24
5:26	Shereka Wright enters the game for Nikki McCray.	29	24
5:26	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	25
5:26	Lane Violation	29	25
5:26	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	26
5:11	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Shooting Foul	29	26
5:11	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	26
5:11	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	26
4:41	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	31	26
4:33	Anna DeForge made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	33	26
4:33	Amber Jacobs Shooting Foul	33	26
4:33	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	33	26
4:33	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	33	26
4:33	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.	34	26
4:16	Vanessa Hayden Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	34	26
4:05	Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.	34	26
4:05	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	34	26
3:47	Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	34	26
3:46	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	34	26
3:46	Vanessa Hayden Loose Ball Foul	34	26
3:46	Full Timeout.	34	26
3:46	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Tasha Butts.	34	26
3:46	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Shereka Wright.	34	26
3:26	Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Jumper.	34	26
3:24	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	34	26
3:11	Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.	34	26
3:09	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	34	26
3:01	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul	34	26
3:01	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	35	26
3:01	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	26
2:42	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	26
2:40	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	36	26
2:20	Slobodanka Tuvic made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	38	26
2:00	Vanessa Hayden 3 second	38	26
2:00	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	38	26
1:40	Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	38	29
1:28	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul	38	29
1:28	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	39	29
1:28	Shereka Wright enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	39	29
1:28	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	39	29
1:25	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	39	29
1:06	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	39	29
1:00	Diana Taurasi made Jumper.	41	29
38.9	Katie Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.	41	29
36.9	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	41	29
32.1	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	43	29
32.1	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	43	29
32.1	Tamara Moore enters the game for Penny Taylor.	43	29
32.1	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	43	29
7.9	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	43	29
6.7	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	43	29
5.3	Tamika Williams made 4 ft Hook Shot.	43	31
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	43	31

Regular Season Series

MIN wins 3-1

Mercury
68
Lynx
76

Game 1

6/6

Lynx
46
Mercury
69

Game 2

23/6

Mercury
59
Lynx
61

Game 3

10/7

Lynx
63
Mercury
60

Game 4

19/7

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1:00 AM, 6 June 2004

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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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