Storm 70-55 Lynx (31 Jul, 2004) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

16-8, 6-6 away

	1	2	T
SEA	30	40	70
MIN	26	29	55

Minnesota Lynx

14-11, 10-4 home

Teresa Edwards made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Helen Darling missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper. Blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tasha Butts missed Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed Layup.
Tasha Butts missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed 12 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Michele Van Gorp missed 10 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 13 ft Jumper.
Helen Darling missed 17 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tasha Butts missed 39 ft Three Point Jumper.
Helen Darling made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Teresa Edwards missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Teresa Edwards made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.
Teresa Edwards missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Teresa Edwards missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 18 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter missed Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed Layup.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tasha Butts made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed 7 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Michele Van Gorp missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michele Van Gorp missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
Sue Bird made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.
Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Lauren Jackson made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Lauren Jackson made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Simone Edwards.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed 8 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 4 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.

STORM

LYNX

TIME		SEA	MIN
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
19:42	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:16	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	0	0
18:54	Teresa Edwards Bad Pass	0	0
18:39	Betty Lennox made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	2	0
16:43	Teresa Edwards made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	7	7
16:24	Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.	7	7
16:22	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	7	7
16:09	Helen Darling missed Layup.	7	7
16:08	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	7	7
15:48	Helen Darling Personal Foul	7	7
15:48	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Helen Darling.	7	7
15:48	Full Timeout.	7	7
15:32	Sue Bird made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	10	7
15:15	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul	10	7
15:11	Teresa Edwards Backcourt	10	7
14:52	Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	7
14:52	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	10	7
14:44	Kicked Ball	10	7
14:44	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Teresa Edwards.	10	7
14:41	Helen Darling Personal Foul	0	0
14:22	Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.	10	7
14:21	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	10	7
14:15	Nicole Ohlde Shooting Foul	10	7
14:15	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	7
14:15	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	10	7
14:15	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	7
14:02	Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper. Blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	11	7
14:00	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	11	7
13:52	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	11	7
13:52	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	11	7
13:41	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	11	7
13:38	Amber Jacobs Defensive Rebound.	11	7
13:30	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	11	7
13:29	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	11	7
13:22	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul	11	7
13:22	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	8
13:22	Lane Violation	11	8
13:22	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	9
13:07	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Svetlana Abrosimova.	11	9
13:02	Svetlana Abrosimova made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	11	11
12:55	Amber Jacobs Shooting Foul	11	11
12:55	Simone Edwards enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	11	11
12:55	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	11	11
12:55	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	11
12:55	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	11
12:34	Vanessa Hayden missed 9 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.	13	11
12:33	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	13	11
12:11	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	11
12:10	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	13	11
12:00	Jumpball. Lauren Jackson vs. Nicole Ohlde. Teresa Edwards gains possession.	0	0
12:00	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	13	11
11:59	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:52	Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.	13	11
11:52	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:52	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	13	11
11:52	Full Timeout.	13	11
11:42	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	0	0
11:38	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	11
11:37	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:30	Kamila Vodichkova 3 second	0	0
11:26	Betty Lennox missed Layup.	13	11
11:25	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:10	Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	11
11:07	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:03	Sheri Sam missed Layup. Blocked by Amanda Lassiter.	13	11
11:02	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	13	11
11:00	Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
11:00	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Betty Lennox.	13	11
10:59	Teresa Edwards Defensive Rebound.	0	0
10:49	Lauren Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	13	11
10:48	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	13	11
10:41	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	13	11
10:36	Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.	15	11
10:26	Teresa Edwards made Jumper.	2	2
10:17	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	15	11
10:15	Betty Lennox missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
10:11	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	2	2
10:03	Amanda Lassiter made 23 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	15	14
9:55	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
9:52	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	2
9:45	Lauren Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	5	2
9:33	Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	14
9:30	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	15	14
9:26	Svetlana Abrosimova Traveling	15	14
9:26	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	15	14
9:26	Tasha Butts enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	15	14
9:26	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tamika Williams.	15	14
9:18	Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	5	4
9:18	Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	14
9:06	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	7	4
9:03	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	14
9:00	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	18	14
8:52	Kamila Vodichkova missed 11 ft Jumper.	18	14
8:51	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	18	14
8:45	Betty Lennox Personal Foul	7	4
8:44	Simone Edwards Shooting Foul	18	14
8:44	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	15
8:44	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	16
8:22	Kamila Vodichkova Backcourt	18	16
8:08	Vanessa Hayden made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	18	18
7:50	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	18
7:48	Amanda Lassiter Defensive Rebound.	18	18
7:43	Sue Bird Personal Foul	18	18
7:43	Full Timeout.	18	18
7:43	Adia Barnes enters the game for Sheri Sam.	18	18
7:43	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Simone Edwards.	18	18
7:28	Vanessa Hayden made 5 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	18	20
7:09	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul	18	20
7:09	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	20
7:09	Betty Lennox enters the game for Sue Bird.	19	20
7:09	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	20
6:48	Tasha Butts missed Jumper.	20	20
6:47	Adia Barnes Defensive Rebound.	20	20
6:39	Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.	22	20
6:24	Amanda Lassiter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	20
6:22	Tasha Butts Offensive Rebound.	22	20
6:22	Tasha Butts missed Layup.	22	20
6:20	Adia Barnes Defensive Rebound.	22	20
6:16	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Tasha Butts.	22	20
6:11	Tasha Butts missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	20
6:09	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	22	20
6:07	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul	22	20
6:07	Teresa Edwards enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	22	20
6:07	Helen Darling enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	22	20
6:07	Tamika Williams enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	22	20
5:58	Tully Bevilaqua missed Layup. Blocked by Vanessa Hayden.	22	20
5:58	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	22	20
5:56	Tasha Butts Personal Foul	22	20
5:56	Sue Bird enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	22	20
5:50	Lauren Jackson made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	24	20
5:31	Tasha Butts missed 12 ft Jumper.	24	20
5:28	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	24	20
5:20	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	24	20
5:20	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	24	20
5:18	Jumpball. Kamila Vodichkova vs. Vanessa Hayden. Helen Darling gains possession.	24	20
4:58	Vanessa Hayden made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Edwards.	24	22
4:41	Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.	24	22
4:39	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	24	22
4:39	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	24	22
4:39	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	22
4:39	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	22
4:39	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	22
4:39	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	24	22
4:39	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	24	22
4:39	Michele Van Gorp enters the game for Tamika Williams.	24	22
4:39	Tasha Butts made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	23
4:39	Simone Edwards enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	24	23
4:39	Tasha Butts made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	24
4:26	Lauren Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.	24	24
4:26	Sue Bird Offensive Rebound.	24	24
4:20	Betty Lennox missed 15 ft Jumper.	24	24
4:18	Tasha Butts Defensive Rebound.	24	24
4:05	Michele Van Gorp made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Helen Darling.	24	26
3:44	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Teresa Edwards.	24	26
3:17	Michele Van Gorp missed 10 ft Jumper.	24	26
3:15	Michele Van Gorp Offensive Rebound.	24	26
2:55	Vanessa Hayden missed 13 ft Jumper.	24	26
2:54	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	24	26
2:40	Full Timeout.	24	26
2:40	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	24	26
2:30	Sue Bird missed 13 ft Jumper.	24	26
2:29	Simone Edwards Offensive Rebound.	24	26
2:05	Sheri Sam made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	26	26
1:51	Helen Darling missed 17 ft Jumper.	26	26
1:50	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	26	26
1:39	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	26
1:37	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	26	26
1:14	Michele Van Gorp Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	26	26
1:01	Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	28	26
59.4	Minnesota 20 Sec. Timeout.	28	26
59.4	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Michele Van Gorp.	28	26
40.9	Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.	28	26
39.3	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	28	26
16.2	Betty Lennox made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.	30	26
2.7	Jumpball. Sheri Sam vs. Tamika Williams. Tasha Butts gains possession.	30	26
0.3	Tasha Butts missed 39 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	26
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	30	26
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	26

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Lynx
85
Storm
88

Game 1

21/5

Storm
70
Lynx
55

Game 2

31/7

Storm
61
Lynx
64

Game 3

11/9

Target Center

1:00 AM, 31 July 2004

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
John Fullilove
Tina Napier
Leslie Claybrook

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
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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