Sparks 73-71 Mercury (8 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

8-9, 3-5 away

	1	2	T
PHO	36	35	71
LOS	44	29	73

Los Angeles Sparks

12-6, 7-0 home

Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.
Delisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Laura Macchi.
Laura Macchi made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.
Teresa Weatherspoon missed Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Teresa Weatherspoon missed Layup.
Christi Thomas made Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Christi Thomas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Raffaella Masciadri missed Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley made 8 ft Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Anna DeForge.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 59 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Delisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Delisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 7 ft Jumper.
Delisha Milton-Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Delisha Milton-Jones made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore missed 8 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.
Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Delisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Delisha Milton-Jones made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 19 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Tamara Moore made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 13 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamara Moore missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Penny Taylor made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Three Pointer.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamara Moore missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHO	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Lisa Leslie. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:39	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.	0	2
19:14	Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:12	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:06	Delisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	0	2
19:00	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul	0	2
19:00	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	2
19:00	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
18:46	Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:45	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:29	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:27	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:20	Mwadi Mabika made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
17:54	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	2	4
17:46	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	2	4
17:42	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	2	4
17:30	Delisha Milton-Jones missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	4
17:29	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:17	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	2	4
17:17	Delisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	4
17:17	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:17	Delisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	5
17:04	Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:01	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:37	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	2	5
16:35	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:23	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	5
16:22	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	5
16:06	Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	2	7
15:36	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.	2	9
15:22	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	9
15:21	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	2	9
15:14	Anna DeForge missed Layup. Blocked by Mwadi Mabika.	2	9
15:14	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	9
15:14	Jumpball. Penny Taylor vs. Mwadi Mabika. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	2	9
15:14	Official Timeout.	2	9
15:07	Delisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	2	11
14:45	Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	11
14:42	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	11
14:42	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Foul	2	11
14:42	Mwadi Mabika Foul	2	11
14:19	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	11
14:00	Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	4	14
13:37	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass	4	14
13:37	Laura Macchi enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	4	14
13:25	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	4	16
13:07	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul	4	16
13:00	Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	4	16
12:59	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	4	16
12:48	Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	4	16
12:45	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	4	16
12:45	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	4	16
12:42	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	16
12:22	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	4	16
12:21	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	4	16
12:04	Mwadi Mabika Lost Ball. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	16
11:55	Official Timeout.	4	16
11:55	Tamara Moore enters the game for Penny Taylor.	4	16
11:41	Tamara Moore made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	6	16
11:30	Mwadi Mabika made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	6	19
11:18	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	19
11:17	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	6	19
11:02	Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	19
10:59	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	6	19
10:52	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	9	19
10:32	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Laura Macchi.	9	21
10:11	Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	11	21
10:11	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	11	21
10:11	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	11	21
10:11	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	11	21
10:11	Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	21
9:48	Laura Macchi made Layup. Assisted by Delisha Milton-Jones.	12	23
9:30	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 13 ft Jumper.	12	23
9:30	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	12	23
9:18	Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	15	23
9:02	Teresa Weatherspoon missed Jumper.	15	23
9:00	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	15	23
9:00	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	15	23
8:49	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul	15	23
8:49	Diana Taurasi Foul	15	23
8:49	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	15	23
8:36	Christi Thomas missed 16 ft Jumper.	15	23
8:36	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	15	23
8:36	Laura Macchi Loose Ball Foul	15	23
8:36	Penny Taylor enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	15	23
8:15	Anna DeForge missed 8 ft Jumper.	15	23
8:12	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	15	23
7:56	Kayte Christensen Bad Pass	15	23
7:56	Official Timeout.	15	23
7:43	Delisha Milton-Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	23
7:41	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	15	23
7:33	Tamara Moore missed Jumper.	15	23
7:31	Delisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	15	23
7:24	Doneeka Hodges made 3 ft Two Point Shot.	15	25
7:01	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul	15	25
7:01	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Laura Macchi.	15	25
7:01	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Delisha Milton-Jones.	15	25
7:01	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	25
7:01	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	25
6:54	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	17	25
6:39	Raffaella Masciadri Shooting Foul	17	25
6:39	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	25
6:39	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	17	25
6:39	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	17	25
6:39	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	25
6:24	Teresa Weatherspoon missed Layup.	18	25
6:24	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	18	25
6:24	Christi Thomas made Jumper.	18	27
6:24	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	18	27
6:24	Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	27
6:22	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	18	27
6:18	Raffaella Masciadri Personal Foul	18	27
6:18	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	18	27
6:07	Tamara Moore missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	27
6:05	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	18	27
5:58	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	27
5:56	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	18	27
5:46	Christi Thomas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.	18	30
5:26	Diana Taurasi made Jumper.	20	30
5:18	Raffaella Masciadri missed Jumper.	20	30
5:16	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	20	30
5:07	Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	23	30
4:48	Mwadi Mabika made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.	23	32
4:35	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	23	32
4:35	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	32
4:35	Shereka Wright enters the game for Anna DeForge.	24	32
4:35	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	24	32
4:35	Delisha Milton-Jones enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	24	32
4:35	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	32
4:11	Tamara Moore Shooting Foul	25	32
4:11	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	33
4:11	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	25	33
4:11	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	34
3:42	Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	27	34
3:33	Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.	27	36
3:13	Penny Taylor made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	30	36
2:54	Official Timeout.	30	36
2:54	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	30	36
2:54	Anna DeForge enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	30	36
2:47	Tamara Moore Personal Foul	30	36
2:40	Nikki Teasley made 8 ft Jumper.	30	38
2:17	Penny Taylor missed 7 ft Jumper.	30	38
2:17	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	30	38
2:17	Slobodanka Tuvic Loose Ball Foul	30	38
2:17	Laura Macchi enters the game for Delisha Milton-Jones.	30	38
2:17	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Tamara Moore.	30	38
2:01	Laura Macchi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	38
2:00	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	30	38
1:59	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	30	38
1:57	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	30	38
1:54	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	30	38
1:54	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	30	38
1:47	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass. Stolen by Laura Macchi.	30	38
1:45	Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot.	30	40
1:36	Phoenix Full Timeout.	30	40
1:15	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	33	40
58.2	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	33	40
58.2	Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	41
58.2	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	33	41
58.2	Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	42
38.9	Diana Taurasi missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	33	42
36.9	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	33	42
29.9	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	33	42
29.4	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	33	42
27.9	Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Anna DeForge.	33	42
25.3	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	33	42
25.3	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	33	42
25.3	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	43
25.3	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	44
4.9	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.	33	44
2.9	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	33	44
0.1	Mwadi Mabika missed 59 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	44
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	33	44
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	33	44

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