Sparks 70-67 Comets (24 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

10-13, 4-8 away

	1	2	T
HOU	38	29	67
LOS	37	33	70

Los Angeles Sparks

17-7, 10-1 home

Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Laura Macchi made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 14 ft Jumper.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Raffaella Masciadri made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed Layup.
Laura Macchi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup. Blocked by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.
Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Tip Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Technical Free Throw.
Nikki Teasley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 4 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheila Lambert missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheila Lambert missed 8 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Felicia Ragland missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheila Lambert missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheila Lambert missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Felicia Ragland made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland made Layup.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheila Lambert made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheila Lambert missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Tina Thompson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Two Point Shot.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Layup.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup. Blocked by Laura Macchi.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sheila Lambert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

SPARKS

TIME		HOU	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Lisa Leslie. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
19:49	Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	0	2
19:30	Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
19:08	Laura Macchi made Two Point Shot.	2	4
18:42	Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	4
18:40	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:32	Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	2	4
18:30	Houston Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:19	Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	2	4
18:15	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:00	Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	2	7
17:53	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	7
17:30	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	7
17:29	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	2	7
17:28	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	2	7
17:27	Sheila Lambert Offensive Rebound.	2	7
17:23	Sheila Lambert missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	7
17:22	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	2	7
17:20	Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	2	7
17:17	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	7
17:13	Laura Macchi made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	2	9
16:40	Sheila Lambert missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	9
16:39	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	2	9
16:38	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul	2	9
16:38	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	9
16:38	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	9
16:30	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul	4	9
16:30	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Michelle Snow.	4	9
16:30	Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	9
16:30	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	4	9
16:30	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	10
16:04	Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Jumper.	4	10
16:01	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	4	10
15:53	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	4	10
15:53	Official Timeout.	4	10
15:53	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	11
15:53	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	11
15:52	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	4	11
15:30	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.	7	11
15:07	Lisa Leslie made 14 ft Jumper.	7	13
14:48	Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.	7	13
14:44	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	7	13
14:22	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	7	13
14:14	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul	7	13
14:14	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	13
14:14	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	13
14:11	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	9	13
14:00	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Shooting Foul	9	13
14:00	Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	14
14:00	Laura Macchi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	15
13:47	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	15
13:45	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	9	15
13:45	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul	9	15
13:45	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	15
13:45	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	15
13:33	Mwadi Mabika made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	11	17
13:18	Felicia Ragland missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	17
13:15	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	11	17
13:00	Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.	11	17
12:59	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	11	17
12:52	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	11	19
12:26	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul	11	19
12:26	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	11	19
12:10	Kedra Holland-Corn made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	14	19
11:52	Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	14	21
11:41	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	14	21
11:40	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	14	21
11:32	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.	14	23
11:15	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul	14	23
11:15	Official Timeout.	14	23
11:15	Sheila Lambert missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	23
11:15	Houston Offensive Rebound.	14	23
11:15	Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	23
11:10	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	15	23
11:03	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Layup.	17	23
11:03	Raffaella Masciadri Shooting Foul	17	23
11:03	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Laura Macchi.	17	23
11:03	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	23
10:59	Kicked Ball	18	23
10:42	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	23
10:41	Sheila Lambert Defensive Rebound.	18	23
10:37	Kedra Holland-Corn made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheila Lambert.	20	23
10:26	Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.	20	25
10:10	Sheila Lambert missed Layup.	20	25
10:10	Houston Defensive Rebound.	20	25
10:10	Sheila Lambert Loose Ball Foul	20	25
9:53	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul	20	25
9:45	Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	20	27
9:23	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	22	27
9:07	Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	27
9:07	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	22	27
9:07	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	22	27
8:45	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	22	27
8:45	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	22	27
8:33	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	22	27
8:33	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	22	27
8:30	Mwadi Mabika made Layup.	22	29
7:52	Felicia Ragland made 17 ft Jumper.	24	29
7:48	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Tina Thompson.	24	29
7:39	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	24	29
7:37	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	24	29
7:15	Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.	24	29
7:13	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	24	29
7:07	Tina Thompson made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	26	29
6:52	Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.	26	29
6:50	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	26	29
6:46	Kedra Holland-Corn Bad Pass	26	29
6:46	Official Timeout.	26	29
6:46	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	26	29
6:22	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	26	29
6:20	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	26	29
6:09	Raffaella Masciadri made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	26	32
5:47	Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	32
5:45	Felicia Ragland Offensive Rebound.	26	32
5:26	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	32
5:24	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	26	32
5:18	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul	26	32
4:58	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.	26	32
4:56	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	26	32
4:56	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Kedra Holland-Corn.	26	32
4:48	Felicia Ragland missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	32
4:47	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	26	32
4:43	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	26	32
4:39	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Kedra Holland-Corn.	28	32
4:24	Tamecka Dixon made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	28	35
3:50	Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.	28	35
3:48	Felicia Ragland Offensive Rebound.	28	35
3:45	Felicia Ragland made Layup.	30	35
3:18	Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	30	37
2:48	Kedra Holland-Corn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	37
2:47	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Offensive Reboun.	30	37
2:44	Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.	30	37
2:44	Raffaella Masciadri Loose Ball Foul	30	37
2:44	Official Timeout.	30	37
2:44	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Felicia Ragland.	30	37
2:44	Michelle Snow enters the game for Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	30	37
2:44	Laura Macchi enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	30	37
2:44	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	37
2:44	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	37
2:24	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	32	37
2:00	Sheila Lambert missed 15 ft Jumper.	32	37
2:00	Houston Offensive Rebound.	32	37
2:00	Sheryl Swoopes Offensive Foul	32	37
2:00	Sheryl Swoopes Foul	32	37
1:45	Tamika Whitmore Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	32	37
1:45	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul	32	37
1:45	Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.	33	37
1:45	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	33	37
1:45	Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	33	37
1:42	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	33	37
1:21	Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.	33	37
1:21	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	33	37
1:21	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul	33	37
1:21	Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 1 of 2.	34	37
1:21	Sheila Lambert made Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	37
1:13	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	35	37
1:12	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	35	37
1:07	Houston Full Timeout.	35	37
52.5	Kedra Holland-Corn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	38	37
33.9	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	38	37
31.8	Laura Macchi Offensive Rebound.	38	37
30.9	Laura Macchi missed Layup.	38	37
29.3	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	38	37
3.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	38	37
1.8	Sheila Lambert Offensive Rebound.	38	37
0.9	Sheila Lambert missed Layup.	38	37
0.2	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	38	37
0.1	Michelle Snow missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	38	37
0.0	Houston Offensive Rebound.	38	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	37

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

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 24 July 2004

Los Angeles, CA

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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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