Sparks 59-56 Comets (11 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

14-6, 7-6 away

	1	2	T
LOS	22	37	59
HOU	27	29	56

Houston Comets

8-11, 4-5 home

Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 20 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 19 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Laura Macchi.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed Two Point Shot.
Sheila Lambert missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Christi Thomas.
Tiffani Johnson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Tiffani Johnson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup.
Tiffani Johnson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Sheila Lambert missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheila Lambert missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert made Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed Two Point Shot.
Christi Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Laura Macchi.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Laura Macchi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Teresa Weatherspoon missed Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 3 ft Hook Shot.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Doneeka Hodges missed Two Point Shot.
Doneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Laura Macchi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamika Whitmore missed 14 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SPARKS

COMETS

TIME		LOS	HOU
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Lisa Leslie vs. Michelle Snow. Sheila Lambert gains possession.	0	0
19:50	Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:47	Houston Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	2	0
19:15	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	2	0
19:07	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	2	2
18:58	Tamika Whitmore missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:55	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:38	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:37	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:30	Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:27	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:16	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	4	2
17:52	Sheryl Swoopes made 20 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:43	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedra Holland-Corn.	4	4
17:16	Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:15	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:07	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	4	4
17:06	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	4	4
17:00	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul	4	4
17:00	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	4
17:00	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	4	4
17:00	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	4
16:53	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	5	4
16:45	Nikki Teasley missed Two Point Shot.	5	4
16:43	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:35	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	5	6
16:15	Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	7	6
15:56	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	7	6
15:52	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	7	6
15:45	Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.	7	6
15:40	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	7	6
15:21	Bad Pass	7	6
15:17	Lisa Leslie missed Two Point Shot.	7	6
15:15	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	7	6
15:11	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.	7	8
15:08	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	7	8
15:08	Official Timeout.	7	8
14:49	Sheryl Swoopes made 19 ft Jumper.	7	10
14:36	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul	7	10
14:36	Lisa Leslie Foul	7	10
14:21	Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.	7	10
14:18	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	7	10
14:03	Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	7	10
13:59	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	7	10
13:56	Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	10
13:53	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	7	10
13:47	Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	10	10
13:30	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	10	10
13:30	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	11
13:30	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	10	11
13:30	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	12
13:22	Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.	10	12
13:19	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	10	12
13:08	Sheryl Swoopes missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	10	12
13:07	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:52	Mwadi Mabika missed 19 ft Jumper.	10	12
12:49	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:32	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	10	12
12:22	Michelle Snow missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	10	12
12:19	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	10	12
12:17	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	12
12:15	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	10	12
11:57	Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	10	12
11:56	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	10	12
11:56	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	10	12
11:56	Laura Macchi enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	10	12
11:52	Tina Thompson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	12
11:49	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	10	12
11:45	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul	10	12
11:45	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Kedra Holland-Corn.	10	12
11:45	Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	12
11:45	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	10	12
11:45	Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	12
11:27	Sheila Lambert made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	11	14
11:04	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	13	14
10:48	Laura Macchi Shooting Foul	13	14
10:48	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 3.	13	15
10:48	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 3.	13	16
10:48	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 3 of 3.	13	17
10:30	Michelle Snow Personal Foul	13	17
10:27	Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	17
10:26	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	13	17
10:11	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	17
10:08	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	13	17
10:02	Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	17
10:00	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	13	17
9:48	Laura Macchi missed Two Point Shot.	13	17
9:47	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	13	17
9:40	Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	13	19
9:25	Christi Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Laura Macchi.	15	19
9:03	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	15	19
8:49	Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.	15	19
8:48	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	15	19
8:48	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	15	19
8:48	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	15	19
8:37	Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	15	19
8:36	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	15	19
8:19	Christi Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.	15	19
8:18	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	15	19
8:14	Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Jumper.	15	19
8:11	Houston Offensive Rebound.	15	19
8:11	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	15	19
8:11	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tina Thompson.	15	19
8:11	Jumpball. Christi Thomas vs. Sheila Lambert. Sheila Lambert gains possession.	15	19
7:54	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Laura Macchi.	15	19
7:41	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	15	19
7:35	Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	19
7:33	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Rebound.	15	19
7:26	Christi Thomas Personal Foul	15	19
7:26	Official Timeout.	15	19
7:26	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Dominique Canty.	15	19
7:26	Sheila Lambert missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	19
7:26	Houston Offensive Rebound.	15	19
7:26	Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	20
7:18	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	15	20
7:16	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	15	20
7:09	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	20
7:07	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	15	20
7:01	Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	15	20
7:00	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	15	20
6:43	Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Laura Macchi.	15	20
6:39	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	15	20
6:28	Laura Macchi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	18	20
5:56	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	18	20
5:56		18	20
5:56	Tiffani Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Teresa Weatherspoon.	18	20
5:54	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	18	20
5:39	Mwadi Mabika Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	18	20
5:16	Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	18	22
5:07	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	18	22
5:07	Teresa Weatherspoon Foul	18	22
5:07	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	18	22
4:58	Teresa Weatherspoon missed Two Point Shot.	18	22
4:56	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	18	22
4:33	Dominique Canty made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	18	24
4:13	Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Michelle Snow.	18	24
4:11	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	18	24
4:09	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	20	24
3:54	Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	24
3:51	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	20	24
3:44	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul	20	24
3:44	Official Timeout.	20	24
3:44	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Dominique Canty.	20	24
3:44	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Laura Macchi.	20	24
3:44	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	20	24
3:44	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	24
3:44	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	24
3:19	Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.	22	26
3:19	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul	22	26
3:19	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	22	26
3:19	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	27
3:01	Tamika Whitmore missed Jumper.	22	27
3:00	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	22	27
2:49	24 second	22	27
2:33	Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	22	27
2:31	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	22	27
2:20	Kedra Holland-Corn Personal Foul	22	27
2:08	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	27
2:08	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	22	27
2:08	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	22	27
2:08	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	22	27
1:51	Michelle Snow 3 second	22	27
1:31	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	27
1:30	Nikki Teasley Offensive Rebound.	22	27
1:15	Tamika Whitmore missed 7 ft Jumper.	22	27
1:14	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	22	27
1:07	Houston Full Timeout.	22	27
48.9	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	22	27
47.9	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	22	27
45.9	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	22	27
42.9	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	22	27
39.5	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	22	27
39.5	Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	27
39.5	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	22	27
39.5	Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	27
37.9	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	22	27
27.3	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	22	27
8.7	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass	22	27
3.9	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	27
2.5	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	22	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	22	27

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 2-1

Sparks
71
Comets
75

Game 1

5/6

Sparks
59
Comets
56

Game 2

11/7

Comets
67
Sparks
70

Game 3

24/7

2:00 AM, 11 July 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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