Mercury 63-55 Storm (5 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

17-11, 6-8 away

	1	2	T
SEA	26	29	55
PHO	26	37	63

Phoenix Mercury

15-13, 8-5 home

Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made 15 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup. Blocked by Tully Bevilaqua.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 11 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Simone Edwards.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kayte Christensen missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Gwen Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 10 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki McCray missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki McCray missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Simone Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Sue Bird missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Alicia Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Sue Bird missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Adia Barnes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Adia Barnes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 18 ft Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Alicia Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 41 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tully Bevilaqua made 18 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Sheri Sam missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Alicia Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Layup.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Adia Barnes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Simone Edwards missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Sue Bird made 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed Layup.

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Simone Edwards vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Kamila Vodichkova gains possession.	0	0
19:39	Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	2	0
19:27	Sue Bird Personal Foul	2	0
19:16	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
19:15	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:01	Simone Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.	2	0
18:59	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:45	Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
18:42	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:23	Sue Bird missed 19 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	2	0
18:20	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:17	Kamila Vodichkova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
18:15	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:14	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	2	2
18:14	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul	2	2
18:14	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	2	3
17:58	Simone Edwards missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	3
17:55	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:50	Penny Taylor Traveling	2	3
17:30	Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	3
17:28	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:20	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
17:17	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	3
17:07	Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	4	3
16:44	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	3
16:42	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	4	3
16:30	Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	6	3
16:15	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	3
16:14	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	6	3
16:02	Alicia Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	3
16:00	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	6	3
15:51	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul	6	3
15:51	Official Timeout.	6	3
15:51	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	6	3
15:41	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	3
15:38	Alicia Thompson Defensive Rebound.	6	3
15:30	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	6	3
15:26	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	6	3
15:19	Simone Edwards 3 second	6	3
15:04	Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	6	5
14:44	Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.	9	5
14:21	Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.	9	5
14:19	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	9	5
14:19	Sheri Sam enters the game for Alicia Thompson.	9	5
14:11	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	9	5
14:11	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Betty Lennox.	9	5
13:52	Sue Bird missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	5
13:51	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	9	5
13:45	Janell Burse Shooting Foul	9	5
13:45	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	9	5
13:45	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	6
13:45	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	6
13:45	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	9	6
13:30	Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	9	8
13:15	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	8
13:14	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	9	8
13:00	Simone Edwards missed 5 ft Jumper.	9	8
12:57	Sue Bird Offensive Rebound.	9	8
12:45	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	9	8
12:45	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Simone Edwards.	9	8
12:45	Tamara Moore enters the game for Anna DeForge.	9	8
12:45	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	9	8
12:40	Kamila Vodichkova made Two Point Shot.	11	8
12:22	Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	11	10
12:07	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Kayte Christensen.	11	10
11:56	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	11	10
11:53	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	11	10
11:49	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	11	10
11:45	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	11	10
11:45	Official Timeout.	11	10
11:45	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	10
11:45	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	10
11:37	Adia Barnes enters the game for Sue Bird.	13	10
11:32	Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.	16	10
11:22	Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.	16	10
11:21	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	16	10
11:15	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	16	10
11:11	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	18	10
11:07	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	18	10
11:07	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Tamara Moore.	18	10
11:07	Anna DeForge enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	18	10
10:52	Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.	18	10
10:51	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	18	10
10:42	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	18	10
10:40	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	18	10
10:27	Adia Barnes made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	20	10
10:07	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	20	10
9:51	Plenette Pierson made 18 ft Jumper.	20	12
9:37	Adia Barnes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	12
9:37	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	20	12
9:37	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	20	12
9:37	Jumpball. Janell Burse vs. Plenette Pierson. Kamila Vodichkova gains possession.	20	12
9:33	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul	20	12
9:33	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	12
9:33	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	12
9:30	Janell Burse Personal Foul	22	12
9:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Foul	22	12
9:11	Slobodanka Tuvic Foul	22	12
9:11	Simone Edwards enters the game for Janell Burse.	22	12
8:42	Sue Bird enters the game for Adia Barnes.	22	12
8:42	Kicked Ball	22	12
8:32	Tully Bevilaqua missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	12
8:30	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	22	12
8:26	Sheri Sam Bad Pass	22	12
8:03	Penny Taylor made Jumper.	22	14
7:30	Simone Edwards missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	22	14
7:30	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	22	14
7:30	24 second	22	14
7:30	Official Timeout.	22	14
7:30	Betty Lennox enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	22	14
7:13	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	22	16
6:58	Sheri Sam missed 17 ft Jumper.	22	16
6:56	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	22	16
6:37	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	16
6:35	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	22	16
6:07	Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.	22	16
6:07	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	22	16
6:01	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	22	18
5:41	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	22	18
5:41	Janell Burse enters the game for Simone Edwards.	22	18
5:41	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Sheri Sam.	22	18
5:28	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	22	18
5:28	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	22	18
5:09	Janell Burse Lost Ball. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	22	18
4:52	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	22	20
4:28	Alicia Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	20
4:28	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	22	20
4:28	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	22	20
4:28	Simone Edwards enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	22	20
4:07	Anna DeForge made 15 ft Jumper.	22	22
3:47	Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	22
3:46	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	22	22
3:35	Kayte Christensen made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	22	24
3:33	Seattle 20 Sec. Timeout.	22	24
3:33	Sheri Sam enters the game for Alicia Thompson.	22	24
3:19	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	22	24
3:19	Official Timeout.	22	24
3:19	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Betty Lennox.	22	24
3:19	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	24
3:19	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	24
3:03	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Layup. Blocked by Tully Bevilaqua.	24	24
2:58	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	24	24
2:34	Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.	24	24
2:32	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	24	24
2:28	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	24	24
1:57	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Kayte Christensen.	24	24
1:49	Anna DeForge missed Layup.	24	24
1:47	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	24	24
1:25	Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.	24	24
1:25	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	24	24
1:07	Sheri Sam Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	24	24
1:02	Seattle Full Timeout.	24	24
1:02	Betty Lennox enters the game for Sue Bird.	24	24
53.9	Kayte Christensen missed 11 ft Jumper.	24	24
51.9	Slobodanka Tuvic Offensive Rebound.	24	24
51.9	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Simone Edwards.	24	24
50.3	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	24	24
50.3	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	24	24
50.3	Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	24
50.3	Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	24
37.6	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul	26	24
37.6	Diana Taurasi Foul	26	24
13.9	Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	24
12.7	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	26	24
2.9	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	26	26
0.1	Betty Lennox missed 41 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	26
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	26	26
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	26

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Storm
76
Mercury
84

Game 1

29/5

Mercury
45
Storm
72

Game 2

4/6

Storm
55
Mercury
63

Game 3

5/9

Mercury
58
Storm
73

Game 4

16/9

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3:00 AM, 5 September 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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