Storm 73-58 Mercury (16 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-16, 7-10 away

	1	2	T
PHO	30	28	58
SEA	27	46	73

Seattle Storm

20-13, 13-3 home

Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sheri Sam missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Adia Barnes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adia Barnes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adia Barnes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adia Barnes made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Simone Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Adia Barnes.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Simone Edwards missed 3 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed Jumper.
Simone Edwards missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Simone Edwards missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 6 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sheri Sam missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Simone Edwards made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Betty Lennox made Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Betty Lennox made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson made 10 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Adia Barnes.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adia Barnes missed Layup. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Adia Barnes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adia Barnes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.
Adia Barnes made 10 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adia Barnes.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 3 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson made 18 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Nikki McCray missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Nikki McCray missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 3 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kayte Christensen missed 5 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Janell Burse.
Nikki McCray made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Tamara Moore made Two Point Shot.
Nikki McCray missed 12 ft Jumper.
Jae Cross made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Jae Cross made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kayte Christensen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nikki McCray made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Slobodanka Tuvic vs. Lauren Jackson. Betty Lennox gains possession.	0	0
19:27	Anna DeForge missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:24	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:08	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	0	0
19:07	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:06	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.	0	2
18:39	Slobodanka Tuvic made 9 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:21	Lauren Jackson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	2	4
18:00	Diana Taurasi missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
17:58	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
17:38	Sue Bird Bad Pass	2	4
17:20	Sheri Sam Shooting Foul	2	4
17:20	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	4
17:20	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
17:07	Sheri Sam missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	4
17:05	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:44	Anna DeForge missed Jumper.	4	4
16:42	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:22	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	4	4
16:17	Sue Bird Personal Foul	4	4
16:07	Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	4
16:05	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	4	4
15:51	Betty Lennox missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	4
15:51	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	4	4
15:51	Plenette Pierson Loose Ball Foul	4	4
15:51	Official Timeout.	4	4
15:51	Nikki McCray enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	4	4
15:51	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Anna DeForge.	4	4
15:45	Lauren Jackson made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	4	6
15:30	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
15:29	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	4	6
15:23	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	4	6
15:07	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	4	6
15:02	Kamila Vodichkova missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	4	6
14:56	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	4	6
14:52	Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Jumper.	6	6
14:29	Sheri Sam missed 10 ft Jumper.	6	6
14:27	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	6	6
14:10	Diana Taurasi missed 3 ft Two Point Shot. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.	6	6
14:07	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	6	6
14:00	Sheri Sam Lost Ball. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	6	6
13:57	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul	6	6
13:57	Seattle 20 Sec. Timeout.	6	6
13:57	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	6	6
13:57	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Betty Lennox.	6	6
13:57	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	6
13:57	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	6
13:44	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Foul	8	6
13:44	Kamila Vodichkova Foul	8	6
13:44	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	8	6
13:44	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	8	6
13:26	Tully Bevilaqua Personal Foul	8	6
13:18	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	6
13:15	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	8	6
13:06	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	8	6
13:06	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	7
13:06	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	8
12:45	Nikki McCray made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	10	8
12:37	Anna DeForge Personal Foul	10	8
12:37	Betty Lennox enters the game for Sue Bird.	10	8
12:34	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	10	8
12:15	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	10	8
12:02	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	10	8
11:56	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul	10	8
11:56	Diana Taurasi Foul	10	8
11:56	Official Timeout.	10	8
11:56	Jae Cross enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	10	8
11:56	Penny Taylor enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	10	8
11:56	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Nikki McCray.	10	8
11:32	Janell Burse missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	10	8
11:30	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	10	8
11:11	Plenette Pierson made 18 ft Jumper.	12	8
11:00	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	12	8
11:00	Adia Barnes enters the game for Sheri Sam.	12	8
11:00	Sue Bird enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	12	8
10:45	Janell Burse missed Layup. Blocked by Penny Taylor.	12	8
10:42	Jae Cross Defensive Rebound.	12	8
10:36	Jae Cross Lost Ball. Stolen by Adia Barnes.	12	8
10:33	Jae Cross Shooting Foul	12	8
10:33	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	12	8
10:33	Adia Barnes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	9
10:33	Adia Barnes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	10
10:15	Plenette Pierson missed 14 ft Jumper.	12	10
10:15	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	12	10
10:15	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	12	10
10:15	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Jae Cross.	12	10
10:15	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	12	10
9:52	Adia Barnes missed 15 ft Jumper.	12	10
9:49	Adia Barnes Offensive Rebound.	12	10
9:48	Adia Barnes made Layup.	12	12
9:19	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	12
9:18	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	12	12
9:00	Kamila Vodichkova missed 7 ft Jumper. Blocked by Diana Taurasi.	12	12
9:00	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	12	12
9:00	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	12	12
9:00	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	12	12
8:45	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	12
8:44	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	12	12
8:40	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Janell Burse.	12	12
8:37	Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	12
8:36	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	12	12
8:19	Plenette Pierson made 11 ft Jumper.	14	12
8:00	Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.	14	12
7:58	Adia Barnes Offensive Rebound.	14	12
7:54	Adia Barnes Bad Pass. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	14	12
7:48	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	16	12
7:37	Official Timeout.	16	12
7:37	Sheri Sam enters the game for Adia Barnes.	16	12
7:37	Nikki McCray enters the game for Penny Taylor.	16	12
7:13	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul	16	12
7:13	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	12
7:13	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	12
6:54	Lauren Jackson Offensive Foul	18	12
6:54	Lauren Jackson Foul	18	12
6:41	Plenette Pierson made 5 ft Jumper.	20	12
6:20	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	20	12
6:09	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.	22	12
6:05	Seattle Full Timeout.	22	12
6:05	Adia Barnes enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	22	12
6:05	Janell Burse enters the game for Betty Lennox.	22	12
5:54	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Slobodanka Tuvic.	22	12
5:41	Phoenix Full Timeout.	22	12
5:41	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	22	12
5:41	Simone Edwards enters the game for Janell Burse.	22	12
5:33	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.	25	12
5:33	Nikki McCray Loose Ball Foul	25	12
5:33	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	13
5:33	Penny Taylor enters the game for Nikki McCray.	25	13
5:33	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	14
5:09	Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Jumper.	25	14
5:07	Adia Barnes Defensive Rebound.	25	14
4:56	Simone Edwards made Jumper. Assisted by Adia Barnes.	25	16
4:45	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	25	16
4:45	Penny Taylor Loose Ball Foul	25	16
4:45	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	25	16
4:45	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	17
4:45	Sheri Sam missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	17
4:45	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	25	17
4:35	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass	25	17
4:18	Sheri Sam missed 18 ft Jumper.	25	17
4:16	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	25	17
4:16	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	25	19
4:16	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	25	19
4:16	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	25	20
3:58	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheri Sam.	25	20
3:53	Sheri Sam missed 4 ft Jumper. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.	25	20
3:50	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	25	20
3:34	Plenette Pierson missed Layup. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.	25	20
3:33	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	25	20
3:33	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	25	20
3:15	Simone Edwards missed 3 ft Jumper.	25	20
3:15	Sue Bird Offensive Rebound.	25	20
3:13	Sue Bird missed Jumper.	25	20
3:13	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	25	20
3:13	Adia Barnes Personal Foul	25	20
2:56	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	28	20
2:35	Simone Edwards missed Jumper.	28	20
2:34	Simone Edwards Offensive Rebound.	28	20
2:34	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul	28	20
2:34	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Adia Barnes.	28	20
2:34	Nikki McCray enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	28	20
2:34	Simone Edwards missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	20
2:34	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	28	20
2:34	Simone Edwards missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	20
2:32	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	28	20
2:15	Nikki McCray missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lauren Jackson.	28	20
2:15	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	28	20
2:04	Nikki McCray missed 18 ft Jumper.	28	20
2:03	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	28	20
2:02	Sheri Sam Personal Foul	28	20
1:51	Anna DeForge made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	30	20
1:31	Slobodanka Tuvic Shooting Foul	30	20
1:31	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	21
1:31	Tamara Moore enters the game for Nikki McCray.	30	21
1:31	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	22
1:22	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	30	22
1:22	Nikki McCray enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	30	22
1:05	Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	30	25
47.9	Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	25
41.3	Betty Lennox enters the game for Sue Bird.	30	25
41.3	Jumpball. Kayte Christensen vs. Simone Edwards. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	30	25
41.3	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	30	25
34.9	Tully Bevilaqua missed Jumper.	30	25
32.6	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	30	25
32.6	Betty Lennox made 6 ft Jumper.	30	27
9.9	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	27
7.9	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	30	27
1.9	Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	30	27
0.2	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	30	27
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	27

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

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 16 September 2004

Seattle, WA

Referees:
John Fullilove
Shelley Nakasone
Tom Nunez

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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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