Sparks 83-80 Storm (19 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

25-9, 10-7 away

	1	2	T
LOS	41	42	83
SEA	36	44	80

Seattle Storm

20-14, 13-4 home

Sheri Sam missed Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Janell Burse missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheri Sam made Layup.
Sue Bird made Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adia Barnes missed Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.
Alicia Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheri Sam made 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Jumper.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 3 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheri Sam missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 4 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 9 ft Jumper.
Sheri Sam missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 3 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Tamika Whitmore missed 16 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Christi Thomas made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Technical Free Throw.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 48 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Christi Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup. Blocked by Sheri Sam.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamecka Dixon missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 13 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Nikki Teasley missed 4 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Christi Thomas missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SPARKS

STORM

TIME		LOS	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00		0	0
19:43	Mwadi Mabika missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:40	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:32	Sheri Sam missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:17	Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:15	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:15	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul	0	0
19:00	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	0	2
18:51	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul	0	2
18:51	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	2
18:51	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:51	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	1	2
18:39	Kamila Vodichkova Bad Pass	1	2
18:24	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	3	2
18:13	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul	3	2
18:13	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	3
18:13	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	4
18:05	Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	6	4
17:54	Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	4
17:52	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	6	4
17:45	Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	9	4
17:24	Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.	9	4
17:22	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	9	4
16:46	Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	4
16:45	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	9	4
16:36	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	4
16:34	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	9	4
16:27	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul	9	4
16:27	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Sue Bird.	9	4
16:17	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass	9	4
16:02	Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	9	4
16:00	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	9	4
16:00	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	9	4
16:00	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	9	4
15:57	Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper.	9	6
15:48	Mwadi Mabika made 16 ft Jumper.	11	6
15:30	Sheri Sam made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	11	8
15:06	Lisa Leslie missed 3 ft Jumper.	11	8
15:06	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	11	8
15:06	Christi Thomas Loose Ball Foul	11	8
15:06	Official Timeout.	11	8
15:06	Adia Barnes enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	11	8
15:06	Janell Burse enters the game for Sheri Sam.	11	8
15:06	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	11	8
14:59	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul	11	8
14:53	Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:51	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	11	8
14:41	Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	8
14:41	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	11	8
14:41	Tamika Whitmore Lost Ball. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	11	8
14:22	Sue Bird enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	11	8
14:22		11	8
13:52	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	11	10
13:41	Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.	11	10
13:41	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	11	10
13:30	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul	11	10
13:30	Sheri Sam enters the game for Betty Lennox.	11	10
13:26	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.	11	12
12:59	Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	11	15
12:45	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	11	15
12:45	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	11	15
12:44	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	11	15
12:19	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass	11	15
12:15	Tamika Whitmore made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	13	15
11:52	Janell Burse missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	15
11:51	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	13	15
11:47	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sheri Sam.	13	17
11:38	Nikki Teasley Lost Ball. Stolen by Adia Barnes.	13	17
11:34	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul	13	17
11:34	Official Timeout.	13	17
11:34	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	13	17
11:34	Betty Lennox enters the game for Adia Barnes.	13	17
11:34	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	17
11:34	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	13	17
11:34	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	17
11:34	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	13	17
11:18	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass	13	17
10:52	Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.	15	17
10:48	Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.	15	19
10:48	Nikki Teasley Shooting Foul	15	19
10:48	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Janell Burse.	15	19
10:48	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	20
10:26	Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.	15	20
10:25	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	15	20
10:18	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Doneeka Hodges.	15	20
10:10	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	15	20
10:07	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	15	20
10:04	Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.	15	20
10:04	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	15	20
10:04	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul	15	20
10:04	Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	20
10:04	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	15	20
10:04	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	15	20
10:04	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	20
9:40	Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.	16	22
9:29	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	18	22
9:17	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	22
9:15	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	18	22
9:15	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul	18	22
9:00	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul	18	22
9:00	Lisa Leslie Foul	18	22
8:37	Lauren Jackson missed 5 ft Jumper. Blocked by Lisa Leslie.	18	22
8:37	Sheri Sam Offensive Rebound.	18	22
8:36	Sheri Sam made Layup.	18	24
8:11	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper.	20	24
8:00	Sue Bird made Jumper.	20	26
7:39	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	22	26
7:28	Betty Lennox Offensive Foul	22	26
7:28	Betty Lennox Foul	22	26
7:28	Official Timeout.	22	26
7:28	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	22	26
7:28	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	22	26
7:28	Adia Barnes enters the game for Betty Lennox.	22	26
7:18	Tamika Whitmore missed 16 ft Jumper.	22	26
7:15	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	22	26
7:13	Christi Thomas missed Layup.	22	26
7:11	Adia Barnes Defensive Rebound.	22	26
6:54	Lauren Jackson made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	22	28
6:39	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	28
6:37	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	22	28
6:31	Sheri Sam missed 19 ft Jumper.	22	28
6:30	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	22	28
6:22	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	22	28
6:20	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	22	28
6:00	Christi Thomas made 11 ft Two Point Shot.	24	28
5:46	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul	24	28
5:46	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	24	28
5:46	Teresa Weatherspoon enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	24	28
5:46	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	29
5:46	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	30
5:26	Janell Burse enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	24	30
5:26	Mfon Udoka enters the game for Christi Thomas.	24	30
5:22	Nikki Teasley missed 19 ft Jumper.	24	30
5:20	Sheri Sam Defensive Rebound.	24	30
5:13	Mfon Udoka Shooting Foul	24	30
5:13	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	31
5:13	Sheri Sam made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	32
4:56	Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Teresa Weatherspoon.	27	32
4:37	Adia Barnes Bad Pass	27	32
4:37	Seattle 20 Sec. Timeout.	27	32
4:37	Christi Thomas enters the game for Mfon Udoka.	27	32
4:22	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	29	32
4:11	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	32
4:09	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	29	32
4:03	Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	32	32
3:31	Adia Barnes missed Jumper.	32	32
3:29	Teresa Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound.	32	32
3:16	Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	32	32
3:15	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	32	32
3:15	Official Timeout.	32	32
3:15	Betty Lennox enters the game for Adia Barnes.	32	32
2:47	Sue Bird Lost Ball. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	32	32
2:42	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	34	32
2:19	Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.	34	32
2:18	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	34	32
2:02	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul	34	32
2:02	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Sue Bird.	34	32
2:02	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.	35	32
2:02	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Betty Lennox.	35	32
2:02	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	32
1:39	Sheri Sam made Two Point Shot.	36	34
1:28	Tully Bevilaqua Personal Foul	36	34
1:27	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Foul	36	34
1:27	Mwadi Mabika Foul	36	34
1:27	Sheri Sam Technical Foul	36	34
1:27	Mwadi Mabika missed Technical Free Throw.	36	34
1:27	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	36	34
1:27	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Teresa Weatherspoon.	36	34
1:16	Tully Bevilaqua Bad Pass	36	34
1:02	Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	39	34
38.9	Alicia Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	39	34
37.5	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	39	34
37.5	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	39	34
37.5	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	39	34
37.5	Jumpball. Tamecka Dixon vs. Janell Burse. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	39	34
31.9	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	39	34
28.1	Kicked Ball	39	34
23.9	Kamila Vodichkova Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	39	34
18.9	Tamecka Dixon made Two Point Shot.	41	34
1.2	Sheri Sam made 17 ft Jumper.	41	36
0.2	Nikki Teasley missed 48 ft Three Point Jumper.	41	36
0.2	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	41	36
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	41	36

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Sparks
67
Storm
93

Game 1

23/5

Storm
70
Sparks
73

Game 2

2/6

Storm
81
Sparks
82

Game 3

4/9

Sparks
83
Storm
80

Game 4

19/9

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 19 September 2004

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
Kurt Walker
Tina Napier

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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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