Mercury 78-64 Comets (20 Sep, 2004) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

13-21, 4-13 away

	1	2	T
HOU	27	37	64
PHO	50	28	78

Phoenix Mercury

17-17, 10-7 home

Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Slobodanka Tuvic missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheila Lambert.
Plenette Pierson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kayte Christensen made Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jae Cross.
Anna DeForge made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 9 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Plenette Pierson made Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Plenette Pierson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 17 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup.
Slobodanka Tuvic made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki McCray missed 7 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
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 Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Michelle Snow missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheila Lambert made Layup. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Sheila Lambert made 17 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed 11 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Octavia Blue.
LaTonya Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue made Layup.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Felicia Ragland made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Felicia Ragland made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Octavia Blue missed 16 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 8 ft Jumper.
Octavia Blue made Two Point Shot.
Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dominique Canty made 19 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tiffani Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper. Blocked by Penny Taylor.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Octavia Blue.
Octavia Blue missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tiffani Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup.
Felicia Ragland missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Felicia Ragland missed Layup. Blocked by Slobodanka Tuvic.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Tina Thompson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Felicia Ragland made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Dominique Canty missed Layup. Blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Dominique Canty made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

MERCURY

TIME		HOU	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball. Michelle Snow vs. Slobodanka Tuvic. Sheila Lambert gains possession.	0	0
19:49	Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:47	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:39	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	0	2
19:14	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	0	2
19:07	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul	0	2
19:07	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	2
19:07	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
18:52	Plenette Pierson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	2	2
18:50	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	2	4
18:50	Plenette Pierson made Layup.	2	4
18:50	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul	2	4
18:50	Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	2	4
18:49	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:43	Octavia Blue made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	4	4
18:16	Slobodanka Tuvic missed 14 ft Jumper.	4	4
18:15	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	4	4
18:12	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	4
18:09	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	4	4
17:53	Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	7
17:34	Michelle Snow missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.	4	7
17:30	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	4	7
17:22	Plenette Pierson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Slobodanka Tuvic.	4	9
17:13	Houston 20 Sec. Timeout.	4	9
17:13	Felicia Ragland enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	4	9
17:00	Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	9
16:58	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	4	9
16:54	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	4	11
16:14	Octavia Blue Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	4	11
16:12	Anna DeForge made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	14
16:10	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul	4	14
16:10	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	14
16:10	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Dominique Canty.	5	14
16:10	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	14
15:55	Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.	6	14
15:52	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	14
15:52	Official Timeout.	6	14
15:52	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	6	14
15:33	Octavia Blue made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	8	14
15:18	Plenette Pierson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.	8	16
15:02	Felicia Ragland missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	16
15:00	Slobodanka Tuvic Defensive Rebound.	8	16
14:51	Anna DeForge Lost Ball. Stolen by Felicia Ragland.	8	16
14:48	Sheila Lambert made Layup. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.	10	16
14:15	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper. Blocked by Sheila Lambert.	10	16
14:15	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	10	16
14:15	Nikki McCray enters the game for Anna DeForge.	10	16
14:11	Plenette Pierson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	16
14:08	Octavia Blue Defensive Rebound.	10	16
13:55	Sheila Lambert made 17 ft Jumper.	12	16
13:33	Slobodanka Tuvic made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	12	18
13:18	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	12	18
13:15	Penny Taylor made Layup.	12	20
12:49	Felicia Ragland missed 11 ft Jumper.	12	20
12:48	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	12	20
12:45	Penny Taylor Bad Pass	12	20
12:45	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	12	20
12:30	Octavia Blue missed 15 ft Jumper.	12	20
12:30	Houston Defensive Rebound.	12	20
12:30	Tiffani Johnson Loose Ball Foul	12	20
12:17	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.	12	22
12:06	LaTonya Johnson enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	12	22
12:06	Dominique Canty enters the game for Octavia Blue.	12	22
12:03	Kayte Christensen Personal Foul	12	22
12:03	Jae Cross enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	12	22
11:56	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Felicia Ragland.	15	22
11:34	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul	15	22
11:34	Official Timeout.	15	22
11:34	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	15	22
11:34	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	15	22
11:34	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	22
11:34	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	15	22
11:34	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	23
11:19	Jae Cross Personal Foul	15	23
11:11	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	15	23
11:08	Kayte Christensen Defensive Rebound.	15	23
10:49	Kayte Christensen made Two Point Shot.	15	25
10:47	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Michelle Snow.	15	25
10:47	Michelle Snow Inbound	15	25
10:36	Plenette Pierson missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	25
10:36	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	15	25
10:36	Kayte Christensen Loose Ball Foul	15	25
10:23	Nikki McCray Personal Foul	15	25
10:22	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul	15	25
10:22	Tina Thompson Foul	15	25
10:03	Plenette Pierson made Two Point Shot.	15	27
9:49	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul	15	27
9:49	Tina Thompson Foul	15	27
9:49	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	15	27
9:49	Houston Full Timeout.	15	27
9:49	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough enters the game for Tina Thompson.	15	27
9:49	Octavia Blue enters the game for Dominique Canty.	15	27
9:37	Plenette Pierson 3 second	15	27
9:22	Gwen Jackson Personal Foul	15	27
9:22	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	15	27
9:22	Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	27
9:22	Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	27
9:00	Anna DeForge made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jae Cross.	17	29
8:37	Tiffani Johnson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Octavia Blue.	19	29
8:14	Anna DeForge made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	19	31
7:56	LaTonya Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.	19	31
7:52	Octavia Blue Offensive Rebound.	21	31
7:52	Octavia Blue made Layup.	21	31
7:41	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	21	31
7:41	Slobodanka Tuvic enters the game for Nikki McCray.	21	31
7:41	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	21	31
7:41	Dominique Canty enters the game for LaTonya Johnson.	21	31
7:33	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough.	21	31
7:09	Dominique Canty Traveling	21	31
7:09	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	21	31
6:50	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	31
6:48	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	21	31
6:39	Octavia Blue Personal Foul	21	31
6:39	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Dominique Canty.	21	31
6:37	Felicia Ragland Shooting Foul	21	31
6:37	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	32
6:37	Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	33
6:13	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	21	33
6:11	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	21	33
5:58	Plenette Pierson missed 9 ft Jumper.	21	33
5:56	Felicia Ragland Defensive Rebound.	21	33
5:47	Sheila Lambert Lost Ball. Stolen by Jae Cross.	21	33
5:31	Plenette Pierson missed 16 ft Jumper.	21	33
5:30	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	21	33
5:18	Jae Cross Personal Foul	21	33
5:18	Felicia Ragland made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	33
5:18	Penny Taylor enters the game for Jae Cross.	22	33
5:18	LaTonya Johnson enters the game for Sheila Lambert.	22	33
5:18	Felicia Ragland made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	33
5:09	Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	33
5:07	LaTonya Johnson Defensive Rebound.	23	33
4:58	Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	23	33
4:56	Houston Offensive Rebound.	23	33
4:48	Kicked Ball	23	33
4:37	Tina Thompson Bad Pass	23	33
4:26	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	23	33
4:26	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	23	33
4:26	Slobodanka Tuvic Loose Ball Foul	23	33
4:26	Octavia Blue made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	33
4:26	Octavia Blue made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	33
4:11	Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.	25	33
4:09	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	25	33
3:47	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	25	33
3:45	LaTonya Johnson Shooting Foul	25	33
3:45	Official Timeout.	25	33
3:45	Michelle Snow enters the game for LaTonya Johnson.	25	33
3:45	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	34
3:45	Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	35
3:25	Octavia Blue missed 16 ft Jumper.	25	35
3:23	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	25	35
3:13	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Shooting Foul	25	35
3:13	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	36
3:13	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	37
2:51	Octavia Blue made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.	27	37
2:34	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	37
2:32	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	27	37
2:27	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	27	40
1:54	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	27	40
1:54	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	27	40
1:54	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	27	40
1:54	Houston Offensive Rebound.	27	40
1:54	24 second	27	40
1:40	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	27	42
1:40	Octavia Blue Shooting Foul	27	42
1:40	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	27	43
1:30	Slobodanka Tuvic Personal Foul	27	43
1:30	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	43
1:30	Houston Offensive Rebound.	27	43
1:30	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Slobodanka Tuvic.	27	43
1:30	Sheila Lambert enters the game for Octavia Blue.	27	43
1:30	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	43
1:28	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	27	43
1:09	Plenette Pierson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	27	45
54.9	Sheila Lambert Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	27	45
52.7	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	27	47
37.9	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough missed 8 ft Jumper.	27	47
35.9	Gwen Jackson Defensive Rebound.	27	47
30.1	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	27	50
14.9	Felicia Ragland Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	27	50
2.9	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	27	50
0.0	Pollyanna Johns Kimbrough Defensive Reboun.	27	50
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	27	50

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-0

Comets
63
Mercury
73

Game 1

2/6

Mercury
70
Comets
60

Game 2

4/9

Comets
64
Mercury
78

Game 3

20/9

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2:00 AM, 20 September 2004

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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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