Storm 78-67 Mercury (3 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

3-1, 1-0 away

	1	2	T
SEA	39	39	78
PHO	34	33	67

Phoenix Mercury

1-4, 0-2 home

Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Janell Burse.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Shereka Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson's Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Anna DeForge made 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Gwen Jackson missed Jumper.
Belinda Snell made Layup.
Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Belinda Snell made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed Two Point Shot.
Gwen Jackson's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Betty Lennox.
Plenette Pierson missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kayte Christensen made Layup.
Kayte Christensen made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kayte Christensen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Layup.
Penny Taylor's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Alicia Thompson.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Ashley Robinson made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Plenette Pierson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper.
Gwen Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Gwen Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Gwen Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Gwen Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Gwen Jackson missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Janell Burse's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Kayte Christensen.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Alicia Thompson made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox missed Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Alicia Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mandisa Stevenson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 12 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 12 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.
Janell Burse made 5 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alicia Thompson.
Simone Edwards made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alicia Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Mandisa Stevenson's Layup blocked by Plenette Pierson.
Sue Bird missed 12 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Sue Bird missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Gwen Jackson.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Lauren Jackson vs. Plenette Pierson. Phoenix gains possession.	0	0
20:00	Lauren Jackson Lane Violation	0	0
19:37	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:36	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:12	Janell Burse's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Plenette Pierson.	0	0
19:09	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:54	Kayte Christensen's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Janell Burse.	0	0
18:52	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:42	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	0	0
18:37	Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.	0	0
18:37	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:31	Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Kayte Christensen.	0	0
18:28	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	2	0
18:28	Janell Burse made Layup.	2	0
18:04	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.	2	3
17:38	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	2	3
17:37	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	2	3
17:37	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	4	3
17:37	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	4	3
17:37	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	3
17:24	Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.	5	3
17:22	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	5	3
17:15	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	7	3
16:53	Plenette Pierson missed 8 ft Jumper.	7	3
16:52	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	7	3
16:42	Anna DeForge Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	3
16:42	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	7	3
16:42	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	3
16:42	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	7	3
16:42	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	3
16:28	Sue Bird Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	3
16:28	Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	3
16:28	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	8	3
16:28	Anna DeForge missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	3
16:25	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	8	3
16:17	Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper.	8	3
16:15	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	10	3
16:15	Janell Burse made Layup.	10	3
16:00	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	10	6
15:37	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	10	6
15:30	Shereka Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	10	9
15:07	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	9
15:07	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	10	9
15:07	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	9
15:07	Phoenix Full Timeout.	10	9
15:07	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	10	9
15:00	Iziane Castro Marques missed 15 ft Jumper.	10	9
14:59	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	10	9
14:59	Janell Burse Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	9
14:45	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	10	11
14:33	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	13	11
14:11	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	11
14:11	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	13	11
14:11	Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	11
14:11	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	13	11
14:11	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	13	11
14:11	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	12
14:00	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass	13	12
13:40	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.	13	12
13:36	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	12
13:32	Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.	13	12
13:30	Plenette Pierson Defensive Rebound.	13	12
13:07	Plenette Pierson missed 11 ft Jumper.	13	12
13:04	Alicia Thompson Defensive Rebound.	13	12
12:51	Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	12
12:48	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	13	12
12:41	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	13	12
12:41	Diana Taurasi Foul	13	12
12:41	Belinda Snell enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	13	12
12:22	Alicia Thompson made Driving Layup.	15	12
12:02	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	15	12
11:59	Betty Lennox missed Two Point Shot.	15	12
11:56	Alicia Thompson Offensive Rebound.	15	12
11:52	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	12
11:51	Belinda Snell Defensive Rebound.	15	12
11:41	Anna DeForge Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	15	12
11:36	Sue Bird made Driving Layup.	17	12
11:26	Phoenix Full Timeout.	17	12
11:26	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Betty Lennox.	17	12
11:19	Ashley Robinson's Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.	17	12
11:17	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	17	12
11:11	Alicia Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	19	12
10:48	Anna DeForge made 18 ft Jumper.	19	14
10:26	Lauren Jackson 3 second	19	14
10:26	Penny Taylor enters the game for Plenette Pierson.	19	14
10:26	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Anna DeForge.	19	14
10:26	Gwen Jackson enters the game for Shereka Wright.	19	14
10:26	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	19	14
10:03	Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Running Jumper.	19	16
9:41	Kayte Christensen Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	16
9:41	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	16
9:41	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	16
9:26	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	21	16
9:26	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	21	16
9:18	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	21	16
9:11	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kayte Christensen.	21	18
9:00	Gwen Jackson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	18
9:00	Mandisa Stevenson enters the game for Janell Burse.	21	18
8:47	Sue Bird Bad Pass	21	18
8:30	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	21	18
8:27	Kayte Christensen Offensive Rebound.	21	18
8:26	Kayte Christensen missed 7 ft Jumper.	21	18
8:23	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	21	18
8:18	Tanisha Wright Turnover	21	18
8:18	Francesca Zara enters the game for Sue Bird.	21	18
8:18	Betty Lennox enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	21	18
8:03	Gwen Jackson made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	21	20
7:56	Seattle Full Timeout.	21	20
7:43	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Belinda Snell.	21	20
7:39	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.	21	22
7:39	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	22
7:39	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	23
7:33	Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.	23	23
7:16	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Alicia Thompson.	23	23
7:07	Diana Taurasi made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.	23	25
6:54	Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.	23	25
6:52	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	23	25
6:45	Gwen Jackson missed Jumper.	23	25
6:41	Belinda Snell Offensive Rebound.	23	27
6:41	Belinda Snell made Layup.	23	27
6:30	Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.	23	27
6:28	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	23	27
6:28	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	23	27
6:28	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Kayte Christensen.	23	27
6:28	Jumpball: Iziane Castro Marques vs. Belinda Snell. Francesca Zara gains possession.	23	27
6:22	Francesca Zara Turnover	23	27
6:01	Plenette Pierson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	23	29
5:48	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	29
5:46	Iziane Castro Marques Offensive Rebound.	23	29
5:33	Mandisa Stevenson missed 9 ft Jumper.	23	29
5:33	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	23	29
5:22	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	23	29
5:22	Sue Bird enters the game for Francesca Zara.	23	29
5:22	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	23	29
5:03	Betty Lennox made 12 ft Running Jumper.	25	29
4:52	Plenette Pierson Bad Pass	25	29
4:52	Simone Edwards enters the game for Mandisa Stevenson.	25	29
4:37	Betty Lennox missed Jumper.	25	29
4:37	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	25	29
4:33	Janell Burse made Layup.	27	29
4:13	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	27	29
4:13	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	27	29
3:56	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	29
3:56	Seattle Full Timeout.	27	29
3:56	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	29
3:56	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	29
3:44	Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.	29	31
3:29	Betty Lennox made 12 ft Jumper.	31	31
3:12	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	31	31
3:10	Simone Edwards Defensive Rebound.	31	31
3:08	Simone Edwards Lost Ball. Stolen by Plenette Pierson.	31	31
2:55	Belinda Snell made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	31	33
2:33	Janell Burse made Layup.	33	33
2:20	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	33	33
2:18	Plenette Pierson Offensive Rebound.	33	33
2:18	Plenette Pierson Turnover	33	33
2:18	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Simone Edwards.	33	33
2:03	Iziane Castro Marques made 9 ft Running Jumper.	35	33
1:45	Plenette Pierson missed Two Point Shot.	35	33
1:44	Gwen Jackson Offensive Rebound.	35	33
1:43	Gwen Jackson's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.	35	33
1:40	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	35	33
1:27	Iziane Castro Marques made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	37	33
1:10	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	37	33
1:10	Penny Taylor enters the game for Belinda Snell.	37	33
1:10	Kayte Christensen enters the game for Gwen Jackson.	37	33
1:10	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	37	33
1:10	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	37	33
1:10	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	37	34
56.9	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	37	34
56.1	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	37	34
56.1	Plenette Pierson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	37	34
56.1	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	38	34
56.1	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	39	34
39.2	Kayte Christensen Bad Pass	39	34
33.8	Sue Bird Bad Pass	39	34
17.9	Anna DeForge missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.	39	34
16.9	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	39	34
0.9	Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.	39	34
0.1	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	39	34
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	39	34

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Storm
78
Mercury
67

Game 1

3/6

Storm
61
Mercury
73

Game 2

7/7

Mercury
74
Storm
85

Game 3

27/8

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3:00 AM, 3 June 2005

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Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
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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