Sparks 73-60 Mercury (15 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-15, 7-9 away

	1	2	T
PHO	33	27	60
LOS	32	41	73

Los Angeles Sparks

24-8, 15-1 home

Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Christi Thomas made Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed 10 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Teresa Weatherspoon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nikki Teasley missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 10 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tamika Whitmore missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Hook Shot. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup. Blocked by Jae Cross.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Nikki McCray missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Layup. Assisted by Gwen Jackson.
Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kayte Christensen missed Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Nikki Teasley.
Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Layup. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Nikki McCray made 8 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki McCray missed Layup.
Tamara Moore missed Layup. Blocked by Nikki Teasley.

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHO	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00		0	0
19:52	Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:50	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:44	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	0	2
19:44	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	0	2
19:44	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	3
19:30	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	3
19:30	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:12	Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	3
19:09	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	0	3
19:05	Slobodanka Tuvic made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	2	3
18:46	Tamecka Dixon missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	3
18:45	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	3
18:22	Penny Taylor made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	4	3
18:02	Nikki Teasley missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	3
18:00	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	4	3
17:55	Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	3
17:52	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	7	3
17:45	Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	7	6
17:22	Penny Taylor made Layup.	9	6
17:14	Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	9
17:00	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	9	9
16:55	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	9	9
16:36	Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.	9	9
16:35	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	9	9
16:31	Christi Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	9	9
16:25	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	9	9
16:10	Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.	11	9
16:05	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul	11	9
16:05	Nikki McCray enters the game for Penny Taylor.	11	9
16:05	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	11	9
15:59	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	11	9
15:59	Official Timeout.	11	9
15:59	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	9
15:59	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	11	9
15:59	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	10
15:38	Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.	11	10
15:34	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	11	10
15:23	Nikki Teasley made 14 ft Jumper.	11	12
15:10	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	11	12
14:56	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	11	12
14:56	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	12
14:56	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	11	12
14:56	Penny Taylor enters the game for Anna DeForge.	11	12
14:56	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	13
14:37	Slobodanka Tuvic Lost Ball. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	11	13
14:37	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	11	13
14:25	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	11	13
14:22	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	11	13
14:22	Christi Thomas made Layup.	11	15
14:03	Slobodanka Tuvic Bad Pass	11	15
13:52	Christi Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	15
13:51	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	15
13:30	Kayte Christensen missed Layup.	11	15
13:30	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	11	15
13:23	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	13	15
13:11	Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	13	17
12:51	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	17
12:49	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	13	17
12:49	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	13	17
12:33	Mwadi Mabika missed 10 ft Jumper.	13	17
12:30	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	13	17
12:30	Christi Thomas missed Layup.	13	17
12:30	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	13	17
12:30	Christi Thomas Loose Ball Foul	13	17
12:30	Anna DeForge enters the game for Nikki McCray.	13	17
12:30	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	13	17
12:30	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	13	17
12:11	Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	16	17
11:56	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	16	17
11:56	Official Timeout.	16	17
11:38	Penny Taylor missed 10 ft Jumper.	16	17
11:37	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	16	17
11:22	Mwadi Mabika Lost Ball. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	16	17
11:15	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	17
11:12	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	16	17
11:07	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	16	19
10:48	Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	19
10:47	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	16	19
10:41	Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	19
10:38	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	16	19
10:18	Penny Taylor missed Jumper.	16	19
10:17	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	16	19
10:17	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	16	19
10:06	Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	19
10:03	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	16	19
10:03	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	16	19
10:03	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	16	19
9:52	Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.	16	19
9:49	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	16	19
9:33	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	16	21
9:26	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	16	21
9:26	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	16	21
9:26	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	16	21
9:26	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Tamara Moore.	16	21
9:11	Slobodanka Tuvic made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	18	21
9:02	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	18	21
8:48	Mwadi Mabika Double Dribble	18	21
8:25	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper. Blocked by Teresa Weatherspoon.	18	21
8:22	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	18	21
8:17	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	18	21
8:07	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	21
8:04	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	18	21
7:52	Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	18	23
7:22	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul	18	23
7:22	Official Timeout.	18	23
7:22	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	18	23
7:22	Slobodanka Tuvic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	23
7:22	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	18	23
7:22	Slobodanka Tuvic made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	23
7:07	Teresa Weatherspoon missed 15 ft Jumper.	19	23
7:05	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	19	23
6:50	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	23
6:48	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	19	23
6:41	Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	19	26
6:22	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	19	26
6:20	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	19	26
6:20	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	19	26
6:20	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	19	26
6:07	Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	26
6:05	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	19	26
5:54	Nikki Teasley Shooting Foul	19	26
5:54	Tamara Moore enters the game for Penny Taylor.	20	26
5:54	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	20	26
5:54	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	26
5:54	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	26
5:43	Doneeka Hodges missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	21	26
5:39	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	21	26
5:24	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	24	26
4:58	Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	26
4:58	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	24	26
4:58	Diana Taurasi Loose Ball Foul	24	26
4:58	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	27
4:58	Nikki McCray enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	24	27
4:58	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	24	27
4:58	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	28
4:43	Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.	26	28
4:26	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.	26	30
4:09	Kayte Christensen Offensive Foul	26	30
4:09	Kayte Christensen Foul	26	30
3:54	Tamecka Dixon Traveling	26	30
3:54	Official Timeout.	26	30
3:31	Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper.	28	30
3:10	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	28	30
2:46	Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	30	30
2:35	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	30	32
2:35	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul	30	32
2:35	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	30	32
2:35	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	30	32
2:35	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	30	32
2:34	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	30	32
2:23	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul	30	32
2:23	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	32
2:23	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	30	32
2:23	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	30	32
2:23	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	32
2:10	Nikki Teasley missed 7 ft Jumper.	31	32
2:09	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	31	32
2:06	Tamika Whitmore missed 13 ft Jumper.	31	32
2:04	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	31	32
1:39	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	31	32
1:31	Lisa Leslie Backcourt	31	32
1:31	Phoenix Full Timeout.	31	32
1:15	Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	33	32
1:02	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	32
1:01	Nikki McCray Defensive Rebound.	33	32
50.0	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul	33	32
28.9	Nikki McCray missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	33	32
26.6	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	33	32
14.9	Nikki Teasley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	33	32
12.9	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	33	32
1.6	Tamara Moore Offensive Foul	33	32
1.6	Tamara Moore Foul	33	32
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	33	32

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