Sparks 65-52 Monarchs (12 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

15-16, 7-9 away

	1	2	T
SAC	22	30	52
LOS	32	33	65

Los Angeles Sparks

23-8, 14-1 home

Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Christi Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Christi Thomas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 19 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Yolanda Griffith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Edna Campbell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Edna Campbell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
DeMya Walker made 3 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Edna Campbell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Jumper. Assisted by Ruthie Bolton.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Yolanda Griffith missed 11 ft Jumper. Blocked by Christi Thomas.
Hamchetou Maiga missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made 9 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
DeMya Walker made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.
DeMya Walker missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ruthie Bolton missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga made Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Giuliana Mendiola.
Tangela Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Giuliana Mendiola made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Giuliana Mendiola missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chantelle Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chantelle Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MONARCHS

SPARKS

TIME		SAC	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Yolanda Griffith vs. Lisa Leslie. Edna Campbell gains possession.	0	0
19:45	DeMya Walker Traveling	0	0
19:29	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	0	2
19:15	Ticha Penicheiro missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:12	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:07	Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	0	4
18:37	Edna Campbell Bad Pass. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	0	4
18:32	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	0	6
18:24	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	0	6
18:17	Edna Campbell missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	6
18:15	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	6
17:52	Tamecka Dixon missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	6
17:50	DeMya Walker Defensive Rebound.	0	6
17:42	Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edna Campbell.	2	6
17:32	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	2	6
17:20	Tangela Smith missed Jumper.	2	6
17:19	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	2	6
17:15	Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	6
17:14	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	6
17:04	Nikki Teasley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	6
17:00	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:49	Edna Campbell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:46	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:42	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:40	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	2	6
16:40	Kara Lawson enters the game for Edna Campbell.	2	6
16:24	Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.	2	8
16:02	Kara Lawson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	8
16:00	DeMya Walker Offensive Rebound.	2	8
15:49	DeMya Walker Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	2	8
15:45	Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.	2	8
15:41	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	2	8
15:33	Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	4	8
15:11	DeMya Walker Shooting Foul	4	8
15:11	Official Timeout.	4	8
15:11	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for DeMya Walker.	4	8
15:11	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	8
15:11	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	4	8
15:11	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	9
14:57	Yolanda Griffith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga.	6	9
14:48	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul	6	9
14:48	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	10
14:48	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	11
14:15	Hamchetou Maiga missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	11
14:14	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	6	11
14:07	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	6	11
14:06	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	6	11
14:06	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul	6	11
14:06	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	12
14:06	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	13
13:48	Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	8	13
13:32	Nikki Teasley missed Jumper.	8	13
13:30	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	8	13
13:25	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Foul	8	13
13:25	Ticha Penicheiro Foul	8	13
13:25	DeMya Walker enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	8	13
13:11	Nikki Teasley missed Jumper.	8	13
13:08	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	8	13
13:03	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.	8	13
12:56	Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	8	16
12:42	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul	8	16
12:42	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	8	16
12:42	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	16
12:42	Ruthie Bolton enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	9	16
12:42	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	9	16
12:42	DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	16
12:41	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	9	16
12:22	Ruthie Bolton Shooting Foul	9	16
12:22	Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.	9	17
12:22	Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	17
12:21	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	9	17
12:07	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Rebekkah Brunson.	9	17
11:56	Yolanda Griffith missed 14 ft Jumper.	9	17
11:52	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	9	17
11:37	Mwadi Mabika missed Two Point Shot.	9	17
11:36	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	17
11:10	Ruthie Bolton Bad Pass. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	9	17
11:04	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.	9	17
11:03	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	17
10:59	Christi Thomas Personal Foul	9	17
10:59	Official Timeout.	9	17
10:59	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	9	17
10:59	Chantelle Anderson enters the game for Kara Lawson.	9	17
10:59	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	9	17
10:40	DeMya Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	9	17
10:30	Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	17
10:27	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	9	17
10:15	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul	9	17
9:59	Chantelle Anderson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	9	17
9:57	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	9	17
9:52	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	9	19
9:22	Ruthie Bolton missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	19
9:19	Ticha Penicheiro Offensive Rebound.	9	19
9:18	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Chantelle Anderson.	9	19
9:10	DeMya Walker Traveling	9	19
8:55	Tamika Whitmore Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	9	19
8:51	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul	9	19
8:51	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	19
8:51	Kara Lawson enters the game for DeMya Walker.	10	19
8:51	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	19
8:34	Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	11	21
8:18	Rebekkah Brunson missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	21
8:17	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	11	21
8:11	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	11	21
8:07	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	13	21
7:58	Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	21
7:58	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	13	21
7:58	Official Timeout.	13	21
7:58	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	13	21
7:39	Ticha Penicheiro missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	21
7:37	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	13	21
7:20	Tamika Whitmore made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	13	23
7:11	Ruthie Bolton Bad Pass	13	23
7:11	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	13	23
6:50	Nikki Teasley missed 14 ft Jumper.	13	23
6:48	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	23
6:37	Teresa Weatherspoon Personal Foul	13	23
6:37	Tangela Smith enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	13	23
6:37	Edna Campbell enters the game for Ruthie Bolton.	13	23
6:26	Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	13	23
6:20	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	13	23
6:18	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	23
6:13	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	23
6:07	Teresa Weatherspoon Personal Foul	13	23
6:07	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	13	23
6:01	Edna Campbell missed Layup.	13	23
6:00	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	13	23
5:50	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	13	23
5:50	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	13	23
5:50	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	13	23
5:50	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	13	23
5:26	Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.	13	23
5:24	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	13	23
5:09	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass. Stolen by Yolanda Griffith.	13	23
5:01	Yolanda Griffith missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	23
4:58	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	13	23
4:46	Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	15	23
4:28	Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	15	23
4:24	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	15	23
4:18	Edna Campbell missed 18 ft Jumper.	15	23
4:16	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	15	23
4:05	Teresa Weatherspoon Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	15	23
4:05	Sacramento Full Timeout.	15	23
4:05	DeMya Walker enters the game for Kara Lawson.	15	23
4:05	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	15	23
3:55	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	15	23
3:35	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	15	25
3:10	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	15	25
3:10	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	25
3:10	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	25
2:50	Mwadi Mabika made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	17	28
2:31	Tangela Smith missed Jumper.	17	28
2:31	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	17	28
2:20	Yolanda Griffith 3 second	17	28
2:13	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	17	28
1:47	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	17	28
1:43	Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	17	30
1:23	Edna Campbell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	30
1:20	Edna Campbell Offensive Rebound.	17	30
1:14	Edna Campbell made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	20	30
53.9	Christi Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Tangela Smith.	20	30
51.8	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	20	30
23.5	Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper.	20	32
5.7	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul	20	32
5.7	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	32
5.7	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	21	32
5.7	Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	32
0.1	Mwadi Mabika missed 40 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	32
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	22	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	22	32

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sparks
51
Monarchs
68

Game 1

3/6

Monarchs
79
Sparks
70

Game 2

18/7

Sparks
85
Monarchs
80

Game 3

30/7

Monarchs
52
Sparks
65

Game 4

12/9

crypto.com Arena

9:00 PM, 12 September 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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