Sparks 83-64 Comets (16 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

4-5, 1-3 away

	1	2	T
HOU	28	36	64
LOS	46	37	83

Los Angeles Sparks

5-4, 3-1 home

Lisa Leslie missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Lisa Leslie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 7 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Dominique Canty.
Raffaella Masciadri made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Doneeka Hodges missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup.
Raffaella Masciadri made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Tamika Whitmore made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Tamecka Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made 4 ft Hook Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Chamique Holdsclaw's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Doneeka Hodges made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Nikki Teasley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Driving Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Tamika Whitmore made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
Tari Phillips made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Edwige Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips missed 6 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 4 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Adrienne Goodson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sancho Lyttle missed 14 ft Jumper.
Adrienne Goodson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Janeth Arcain missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Edwige Lawson.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Edwige Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Edwige Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Adrienne Goodson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.

COMETS

SPARKS

TIME		HOU	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
19:52	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Lisa Leslie. Janeth Arcain gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Janeth Arcain Bad Pass	0	0
19:28	Lisa Leslie missed 12 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:27	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Tamika Whitmore's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	0	0
19:21	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:21	Tamika Whitmore made Layup.	0	2
18:58	Chamique Holdsclaw Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	2
18:58	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	2
18:58	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
18:49	Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	2	5
18:29	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	5
18:29	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	5
18:29	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	5
18:13	Lisa Leslie made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	4	8
18:00	Dominique Canty made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	6	8
17:50	Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	6	11
17:32	Dominique Canty missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	11
17:31	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	6	11
17:19	Lisa Leslie missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	11
17:17	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	6	11
17:00	Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	8	11
16:51	Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.	8	11
16:50	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	8	11
16:50	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	8	11
16:50	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	11
16:50	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	8	11
16:50	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	12
16:45	Kristen Rasmussen Bad Pass. Stolen by Nikki Teasley.	8	12
16:39	Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	8	14
16:37	Houston Full Timeout.	8	14
16:22	Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	8	14
16:22	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	8	14
16:14	Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper.	8	16
15:49	Sheryl Swoopes made Two Point Shot.	10	16
15:34	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 7 ft Jumper.	10	16
15:33	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	10	16
15:25	Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	16
15:22	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	10	16
15:19	Tari Phillips enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	10	16
15:07	Jumpball: Sheryl Swoopes vs. Tamika Whitmore. Nikki Teasley gains possession.	10	16
15:03	Chamique Holdsclaw made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	10	18
14:45	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	18
14:37	Tari Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	12	18
14:30	Sheryl Swoopes Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	18
14:30	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	19
14:30	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	20
14:07	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	20
14:07	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	12	20
14:07	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	20
14:07	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	20
13:49	Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.	14	22
13:32	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	14	22
13:32	Michelle Snow Foul	14	22
13:19	Chamique Holdsclaw made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	14	24
13:03	Janeth Arcain made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	16	24
12:37	Raffaella Masciadri missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	24
12:34	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	16	24
12:17	Michelle Snow made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.	18	24
11:56	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	18	26
11:32	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	18	26
11:30	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	18	26
11:29	Michelle Snow made Layup.	20	26
11:25	Lisa Leslie made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	20	28
10:56	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	20	28
10:48	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	28
10:48	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	20	28
10:48	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	20	28
10:48	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	20	28
10:48	Adrienne Goodson enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	20	28
10:41	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	20	28
10:41	Lisa Leslie Foul	20	28
10:41	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	20	28
10:15	Adrienne Goodson missed 16 ft Jumper.	20	28
10:14	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	20	28
10:02	Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper.	20	30
9:36	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	22	30
9:12	Nikki Teasley's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Dominique Canty.	22	30
9:08	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	22	30
9:00	Sancho Lyttle missed 8 ft Jumper.	22	30
8:57	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	22	30
8:53	Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.	22	30
8:52	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	22	30
8:38	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	22	30
8:21	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	30
8:17	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Dominique Canty.	22	30
8:11	Raffaella Masciadri made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	33
7:54	Tari Phillips made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Adrienne Goodson.	24	33
7:48	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	33
7:48	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	24	33
7:48	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	24	33
7:33	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.	24	33
7:33	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	24	33
7:28	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	24	33
7:18	Janeth Arcain missed Layup.	24	33
7:18	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	24	33
7:01	Tamika Whitmore made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	24	35
6:35	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	24	35
6:33	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	24	35
6:31	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass	24	35
6:09	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	35
5:54	Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.	24	35
5:52	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	24	35
5:37	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	24	37
5:18	Edwige Lawson Bad Pass	24	37
5:18	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	24	37
5:18	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	24	37
5:03	Doneeka Hodges missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	37
5:03	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	24	37
4:43	Edwige Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	37
4:43	Christi Thomas Away From Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	27	37
4:43	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Tari Phillips.	27	37
4:43	Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	37
4:31	Christi Thomas made Layup.	28	39
4:30	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	28	39
4:30	Michelle Snow Foul	28	39
4:28	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Christi Thomas.	28	39
4:09	Raffaella Masciadri made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	28	41
3:55	Adrienne Goodson missed Layup.	28	41
3:54	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	28	41
3:35	Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	44
3:30	Houston Full Timeout.	28	44
3:30	Dominique Canty enters the game for Adrienne Goodson.	28	44
3:30	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	28	44
3:17	Kristen Rasmussen missed 16 ft Jumper.	28	44
3:16	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	28	44
2:50	Raffaella Masciadri made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	28	46
2:21	Dominique Canty missed 13 ft Jumper.	28	46
2:20	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	28	46
2:16	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	28	46
2:02	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	28	46
2:01	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	28	46
1:58	Chamique Holdsclaw Lost Ball. Stolen by Tari Phillips.	28	46
1:53	Janeth Arcain missed Layup.	28	46
1:52	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	28	46
1:47	Janeth Arcain missed Layup.	28	46
1:47	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	28	46
1:25	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	28	46
1:25	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	28	46
1:25	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	28	46
1:25	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Chamique Holdsclaw.	28	46
1:25	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	28	46
1:08	Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.	28	46
1:07	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	28	46
1:01	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	28	46
1:01	Tamecka Dixon Foul	28	46
1:01	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	28	46
48.9	Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.	28	46
44.9	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	28	46
17.7	24 second	28	46
0.9	Dominique Canty missed 9 ft Jumper.	28	46
0.3	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	28	46
0.2	Dominique Canty made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	30	46
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	30	46

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Comets
64
Sparks
83

Game 1

16/6

Sparks
69
Comets
59

Game 2

23/7

Comets
50
Sparks
55

Game 3

22/8

Sparks
51
Comets
77

Game 4

28/8

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 16 June 2005

Los Angeles, CA

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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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