Sparks 76-65 Storm (25 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

7-5, 3-3 away

	1	2	T
SEA	33	32	65
LOS	38	38	76

Los Angeles Sparks

7-5, 5-2 home

Chamique Holdsclaw made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Jumper blocked by Iziane Castro Marques.
Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Doneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 21 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Raffaella Masciadri missed Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed 14 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Driving Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Tamika Whitmore missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Running Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tamecka Dixon missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made 18 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Lauren Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Sue Bird missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.
Suzy Batkovic missed 6 ft Jumper.
Alicia Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francesca Zara.
Francesca Zara missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Suzy Batkovic missed 6 ft Jumper.
Francesca Zara missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Alicia Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Alicia Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alicia Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.

STORM

SPARKS

TIME		SEA	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Lauren Jackson vs. Lisa Leslie. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
19:51	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	0	0
19:37	Lisa Leslie 3 second	0	0
19:29	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	2	0
19:16	Chamique Holdsclaw made 4 ft Running Jumper.	2	2
19:04	Sue Bird made 18 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:38	Tamecka Dixon missed Jumper.	4	2
18:37	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	4	2
18:21	Janell Burse Traveling	4	2
17:59	Lisa Leslie's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.	4	2
17:57	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:46	Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:45	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:29	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	4	2
17:21	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	4	4
17:02	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	6	4
16:53	Chamique Holdsclaw's Jumper blocked by Iziane Castro Marques.	6	4
16:52	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	6	4
16:49	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 5th Personal Foul.	6	4
16:49	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	6	4
16:49	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	4
16:35	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	7	4
16:31	Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.	7	4
16:29	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	7	4
16:12	Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	7	6
16:00	Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Tamika Whitmore.	7	6
16:00	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	7	6
15:59	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	7	6
15:59	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	7	6
15:56	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	9	6
15:41	Betty Lennox Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	9	6
15:41	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	9	6
15:33	Lisa Leslie's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.	9	6
15:32	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	9	6
15:25	Doneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	6
15:23	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	9	6
15:11	Lauren Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	12	6
15:02	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	12	6
15:00	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	12	6
14:56	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	12	6
14:47	Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	6
14:45	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	12	6
14:41	Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.	12	6
14:38	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	12	6
14:38	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	12	6
14:38	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	12	6
14:36	Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Tamika Whitmore.	12	6
14:33	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	12	6
13:53	Sue Bird missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	6
13:52	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	12	6
13:52	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	12	6
13:37	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	12	8
13:37	Chamique Holdsclaw made 4 ft Running Jumper.	12	8
13:37	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.	12	9
13:29	Iziane Castro Marques Bad Pass. Stolen by Doneeka Hodges.	12	9
13:21	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	12	9
13:17	Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.	12	9
13:14	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	12	9
13:07	Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Jumper.	12	9
13:03	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:52	Suzy Batkovic missed 6 ft Jumper.	12	9
12:51	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	12	9
12:42	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	12	9
12:42	Francesca Zara enters the game for Sue Bird.	12	9
12:42	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	10
12:42	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	12	10
12:42	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	11
12:18	Alicia Thompson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francesca Zara.	14	11
12:04	Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.	14	11
12:03	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	14	11
12:02	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	14	13
11:41	Francesca Zara missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	13
11:38	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	14	13
11:37	Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Jumper.	16	13
11:19	Suzy Batkovic Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	16	13
11:19	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	16	13
11:12	Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	13
11:12	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	16	13
11:12	Alicia Thompson Loose Ball Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	16	13
11:08	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 21 ft Jumper.	16	13
11:07	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:07	Raffaella Masciadri Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	13
10:53	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	16	13
10:53	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	13
10:53	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	13
10:29	Tamika Whitmore missed 12 ft Jumper.	18	13
10:26	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	18	13
10:26	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.	18	13
10:25	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	18	13
10:25	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	13
10:25	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	18	13
10:25	Sue Bird enters the game for Betty Lennox.	18	13
10:25	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	18	13
10:25	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	14
10:25	Suzy Batkovic Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	18	13
10:03	Suzy Batkovic missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	14
10:02	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	18	14
9:56	Alicia Thompson Shooting Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	18	14
9:56	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	14
9:56	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Alicia Thompson.	18	14
9:56	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	18	14
9:56	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	15
9:56	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	16
9:27	Francesca Zara missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	16
9:26	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	18	16
9:07	Tamika Whitmore missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	16
9:06	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	18	16
9:03	Janell Burse Loose Ball Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	18	16
9:03	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Francesca Zara.	18	16
9:03	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	18
9:03	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	17
8:44	Chamique Holdsclaw Shooting Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	18	18
8:44	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Suzy Batkovic.	18	18
8:44	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	18
8:44	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	18	18
8:44	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	18
8:37	Chamique Holdsclaw made 9 ft Running Jumper.	19	20
8:06	Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	22	20
7:50	Raffaella Masciadri missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	20
7:48	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	22	20
7:47	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.	22	22
7:43	Seattle Full Timeout.	22	22
7:26	Iziane Castro Marques Bad Pass	22	22
7:09	Tamika Whitmore made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	22	24
6:41	Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	24
6:41	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	22	24
6:41	Betty Lennox enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	22	24
6:22	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	22	24
6:13	Sue Bird made Jumper.	24	24
5:58	Chamique Holdsclaw made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	24	26
5:47	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	24	26
5:26	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	24	26
5:26	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	26
5:05	Nikki Teasley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	24	29
4:50	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	24	29
4:43	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	24	29
4:43	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	24	29
4:37	Lauren Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.	24	29
4:35	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	24	29
4:26	Nikki Teasley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	24	32
4:26	Janell Burse Away From Ball Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	24	32
4:26	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.	24	33
4:18	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	26	33
4:18	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 5th Personal Foul.	26	33
4:18	Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	33
4:16	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	26	33
4:07	Raffaella Masciadri missed Layup.	26	33
4:05	Raffaella Masciadri Offensive Rebound.	26	33
3:55	Nikki Teasley missed 14 ft Jumper.	26	33
3:51	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	26	33
3:33	Betty Lennox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	33
3:31	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	26	33
3:31	Iziane Castro Marques Bad Pass	26	33
3:31	Seattle Official Timeout.	26	33
3:17	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	26	33
3:14	Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.	28	33
2:55	Raffaella Masciadri missed 11 ft Jumper.	28	33
2:53	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	28	33
2:46	Janell Burse missed Layup.	28	33
2:43	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	28	33
2:39	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	33
2:39	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	28	33
2:39	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	28	33
2:39	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	28	34
2:39	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	28	33
2:21	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	28	34
2:21	Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.	28	34
2:08	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	28	34
1:58	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Janell Burse.	28	34
1:50	Iziane Castro Marques Bad Pass. Stolen by Doneeka Hodges.	28	34
1:46	Nikki Teasley made Driving Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	28	36
1:28	Lauren Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.	30	36
1:14	Tamika Whitmore missed 7 ft Jumper.	30	36
1:10	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	30	36
1:05	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	30	36
1:05	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	30	36
1:05	Lauren Jackson Loose Ball Foul. Her 5th Personal Foul.	30	36
1:05	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	30	36
1:05	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	36
1:05	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	30	36
1:05	Gordana Grubin enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	30	36
1:05	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	36
1:05	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	30	36
42.5	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 5th Personal Foul.	30	36
42.5	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	36
42.5	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	31	36
42.5	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	36
42.5	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	36
42.5	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	31	36
42.4	Suzy Batkovic Offensive Rebound.	31	36
29.0	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	31	36
29.0	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	32	36
29.0	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	32	36
28.8	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	32	36
8.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Running Jumper.	32	36
7.9	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	32	36
7.9	Simone Edwards enters the game for Janell Burse.	32	36
3.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.	32	36
1.5	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	32	36
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	32	36

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sparks
68
Storm
50

Game 1

21/5

Storm
65
Sparks
76

Game 2

25/6

Storm
78
Sparks
70

Game 3

17/7

Sparks
72
Storm
77

Game 4

1/8

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3:30 AM, 25 June 2005

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Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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