Lynx 61-59 Mercury (10 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

8-10, 3-6 away

	1	2	T
PHO	34	25	59
MIN	22	39	61

Minnesota Lynx

8-9, 7-3 home

Teresa Edwards made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Helen Darling made 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Tip Shot.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Tasha Butts missed 6 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 11 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Helen Darling made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards made 11 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed 6 ft Jumper. Blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Amber Jacobs made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amanda Lassiter.
Amanda Lassiter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Vanessa Hayden missed 4 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Tasha Butts.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Amber Jacobs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Helen Darling.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Anna DeForge made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
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 missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Kayte Christensen made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Shereka Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Shereka Wright missed Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 54 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Anna DeForge missed 20 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHO	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Nicole Ohlde. Tamika Williams gains possession.	0	0
19:47	Teresa Edwards made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	0	2
19:35	Plenette Pierson Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	0	2
19:22	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	0	2
19:15	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	0	2
19:12	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	0	2
19:04	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	0	2
19:04	Penny Taylor Foul	0	2
18:49	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.	0	2
18:46	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:42	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	0	2
18:40	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:25	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	0	5
18:04	Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	2	5
17:45	Helen Darling made 18 ft Jumper.	2	7
17:23	Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	7
17:22	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:22	Slobodanka Tuvic Loose Ball Foul	2	7
17:10	Penny Taylor Personal Foul	2	7
17:00	Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.	2	9
16:42	Penny Taylor Offensive Foul	2	9
16:42	Penny Taylor Foul	2	9
16:42	Tamara Moore enters the game for Penny Taylor.	2	9
16:17	Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	2	9
16:15	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	9
16:15	Tamika Williams made Layup.	2	11
16:09	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	11
15:52	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	11
15:52	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	11
15:52	Full Timeout.	2	11
15:37	Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	11
15:36	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	2	11
15:10	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	2	11
15:10	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	11
15:10	Nikki McCray enters the game for Anna DeForge.	3	11
15:10	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	11
15:08	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	3	11
14:52	Helen Darling missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	3	11
14:51	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	3	11
14:27	Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	5	11
14:07	Nicole Ohlde 3 second	5	11
14:07	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	5	11
13:57	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	11
13:55	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	11
13:48	Katie Smith missed Layup.	5	11
13:47	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	5	11
13:29	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	5	11
13:29	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	5	11
13:29	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	5	11
13:14	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	11
13:11	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	5	11
13:03	Slobodanka Tuvic Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	5	11
13:00	Tamika Williams Offensive Foul	5	11
13:00	Tamika Williams Foul	5	11
12:45	Tamara Moore missed Layup.	5	11
12:45	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	5	11
12:45	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	5	11
12:27	Helen Darling Bad Pass	5	11
12:15	Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.	5	11
12:14	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	5	11
12:10	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	5	11
12:10	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	12
12:10	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	5	12
12:10	Anna DeForge enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	5	12
12:10	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	13
11:45	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper. Blocked by Helen Darling.	5	13
11:42	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	5	13
11:40	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	8	13
11:15	Katie Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	8	13
11:15	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	8	13
11:15	Full Timeout.	8	13
11:15	Shereka Wright enters the game for Tamara Moore.	8	13
11:15	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Katie Smith.	8	13
10:57	Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	13
10:32	Svetlana Abrosimova Lost Ball. Stolen by Nikki McCray.	11	13
10:18	Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	13
10:15	Helen Darling Defensive Rebound.	11	13
10:07	Jumpball. Kayte Christensen vs. Tamika Williams. Anna DeForge gains possession.	11	13
10:07	Tamika Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Kayte Christensen.	11	13
9:48	Plenette Pierson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	13	13
9:18	Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Jumper.	13	13
9:18	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	13	13
9:02	Anna DeForge made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	15	13
8:55	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	15	13
8:55	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	15	13
8:55	Katie Smith enters the game for Helen Darling.	15	13
8:55	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	15	13
8:55		15	13
8:55	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Nikki McCray.	15	13
8:55	Anna DeForge enters the game for Shereka Wright.	15	13
8:55	Shereka Wright enters the game for Nikki McCray.	15	13
8:41	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	15	13
8:41	Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	13
8:41	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	15	13
8:41	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	14
8:32	Amber Jacobs Shooting Foul	15	14
8:32	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	14
8:32	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	16	14
8:32	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	14
8:00	Amanda Lassiter Personal Foul	17	14
7:48	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Amanda Lassiter.	17	14
7:35	Katie Smith missed Jumper.	17	14
7:33	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	17	14
7:33	Amanda Lassiter Personal Foul	17	14
7:33	Full Timeout.	17	14
7:18	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	17	14
7:18	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	14
7:18	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	14
7:18	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	18	14
7:01	Amanda Lassiter missed Layup.	18	14
7:01	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	18	14
6:48	Kayte Christensen missed Layup.	18	14
6:48	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	18	14
6:43	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.	21	14
6:24	Amber Jacobs missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	14
6:22	Katie Smith Offensive Rebound.	21	16
6:22	Katie Smith made Tip Shot.	21	16
6:07	Vanessa Hayden Personal Foul	21	16
6:07	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	21	16
6:07	Tasha Butts enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	21	16
5:50	Kayte Christensen made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	23	16
5:35	Amber Jacobs Traveling	23	16
5:22	Anna DeForge made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	25	16
5:13	Amber Jacobs missed Layup.	25	16
5:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	25	16
5:05	Shereka Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	16
5:03	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	25	16
4:37	Tasha Butts missed 6 ft Jumper.	25	16
4:35	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	25	16
4:35	Helen Darling enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	25	16
4:35	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	25	16
4:33	Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	16
4:31	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	25	16
4:03	Slobodanka Tuvic made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	27	16
3:41	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	27	16
3:40	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	27	16
3:32	Shereka Wright missed Layup.	27	16
3:32	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	27	16
3:32	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	27	16
3:32	Jumpball. Plenette Pierson vs. Tamika Williams. Tasha Butts gains possession.	27	16
3:32	Plenette Pierson Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Williams.	27	16
3:32	Full Timeout.	27	16
3:12	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	27	16
3:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	27	16
3:00	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	29	16
3:00	Helen Darling Shooting Foul	29	16
3:00	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 1.	30	16
2:50	Katie Smith made 17 ft Jumper.	30	18
2:32	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	30	18
2:31	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	30	18
2:15	Jumpball. Plenette Pierson vs. Helen Darling. Shereka Wright gains possession.	30	18
2:02	Helen Darling Personal Foul	30	18
2:02	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	18
2:02	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	18
2:01	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	31	18
1:42	Katie Smith missed 12 ft Jumper.	31	18
1:39	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	31	18
1:35	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	31	18
1:15	Helen Darling missed Layup.	31	18
1:14	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Offensive Rebou.	31	18
1:13	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 11 ft Jumper.	31	18
1:12	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	31	18
1:12	Tasha Butts Loose Ball Foul	31	18
1:12	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	18
1:12	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	18
1:10	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	32	18
1:02	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	32	18
1:00	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	32	18
54.8	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	32	18
41.6	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	32	18
41.6	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	19
41.6	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	20
13.9	Shereka Wright made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	34	20
12.1	Minnesota Full Timeout.	34	20
1.5	Helen Darling made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	34	22
0.5	Diana Taurasi missed 54 ft Three Point Jumper.	34	22
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	34	22
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	34	22

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, 10 July 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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