Sparks 61-58 Fever (29 Jun, 2005) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

8-6, 3-4 away

	1	2	T
LOS	29	32	61
IND	25	33	58

Indiana Fever

8-5, 6-1 home

Kelly Miller made 7 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed Layup.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Schumacher made Hook Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Schumacher missed 18 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Natalie Williams's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Ebony Hoffman missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup.
Tamika Catchings made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.
Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.
Tan White missed 5 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Paige made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Schumacher missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tan White missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jurgita Streimikyte missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 13 ft Jumper.
Deanna Jackson's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Doneeka Hodges.
Tan White missed Layup.
Ebony Hoffman made 3 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 5 ft Jumper.
Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made Layup.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Layup.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 3 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Tan White made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Jenni Benningfield made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jenni Benningfield made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Tamika Catchings made Driving Layup.
Jenni Benningfield missed Layup.
Tan White made Layup.
Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White's Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jenni Benningfield.
Tully Bevilaqua made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.
Kelly Schumacher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jenni Benningfield made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Schumacher.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 17 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Tan White.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Tamika Whitmore missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made Running Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Doneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Gordana Grubin.
Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 18 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 11 ft Jumper.
Gordana Grubin missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley's 17 ft Jumper blocked by Ebony Hoffman.
Nikki Teasley missed 14 ft Jumper.
Marlous Nieuwveen made 3 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Marlous Nieuwveen missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 9 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Nikki Teasley missed 4 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.

SPARKS

FEVER

TIME		LOS	IND
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Kelly Schumacher. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	0	0
19:51	Kelly Miller made 7 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:40	Nikki Teasley Lost Ball. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	0	2
19:36	Kelly Miller missed Layup.	0	2
19:34	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	0	2
19:30	Tully Bevilaqua missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:29	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:16	Chamique Holdsclaw Lost Ball. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	0	2
19:09	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	2
19:00	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:58	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:45	Nikki Teasley made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	2	2
18:17	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	2	2
18:14	Tully Bevilaqua Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
18:14	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	2
18:14	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	2
17:55	Natalie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	4	4
17:39	Chamique Holdsclaw Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	4	4
17:30	Kelly Schumacher made Hook Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	4	6
17:13	Tamika Whitmore made 15 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
16:46	Kelly Schumacher Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	6
16:46	Kelly Schumacher Foul	6	6
16:37	Nikki Teasley Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	6	6
16:25	Kelly Schumacher missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	6
16:23	Natalie Williams Offensive Rebound.	6	6
16:22	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	6	6
16:21	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	6	6
16:07	Natalie Williams's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	6	6
16:04	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	6	6
15:59	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	8	6
15:29	Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
15:27	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	8	6
15:18	Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Kelly Schumacher.	8	6
15:15	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:56	Kelly Schumacher missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	6
14:53	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:49	Kelly Miller Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	6
14:49	Indiana Full Timeout.	8	6
14:49	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Natalie Williams.	8	6
14:49	Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	6
14:49	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	8	6
14:49	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	6
14:26	Tully Bevilaqua made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	9	9
14:10	Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	12	9
13:51	Ebony Hoffman missed 18 ft Jumper.	12	9
13:49	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	12	9
13:47	Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	9
13:45	Ebony Hoffman Offensive Rebound.	12	9
13:42	Ebony Hoffman made Layup.	12	11
13:23	Lisa Leslie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	11
13:22	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	12	11
13:21	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.	12	11
13:19	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	12	11
13:11	Tamika Whitmore 3 second	12	11
13:11	Tan White enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	12	11
12:59	Nikki Teasley Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	11
12:59	Marlous Nieuwveen enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	12	11
12:48	Tamika Catchings made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tan White.	12	13
12:37	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	12	13
12:36	Marlous Nieuwveen Offensive Rebound.	12	13
12:36	Kelly Miller Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	12	13
12:30	Chamique Holdsclaw made 17 ft Jumper.	14	13
12:15	Tamika Catchings missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	13
12:14	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	14	13
12:03	Nikki Teasley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	13
12:02	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	14	13
11:59	Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper.	16	13
11:37	Tamika Catchings missed Jumper.	16	13
11:37	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:29	Tamecka Dixon's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Tan White.	16	13
11:23	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	16	13
11:22	Tan White Bad Pass	16	13
11:22	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	16	13
11:22	Yolanda Paige enters the game for Kelly Miller.	16	13
11:22	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	16	13
11:07	Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	13
11:06	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	16	13
11:04	Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	13
11:03	Tan White Defensive Rebound.	16	13
10:59	Tan White missed 5 ft Jumper.	16	13
10:56	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	16	13
10:52	Raffaella Masciadri Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	13
10:52	Raffaella Masciadri Foul	16	13
10:37	Yolanda Paige made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	16	16
10:18	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	16	16
10:03	Kelly Schumacher missed 19 ft Jumper.	16	16
10:00	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	16	16
9:52	Nikki Teasley made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	19	16
9:26	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass. Stolen by Raffaella Masciadri.	19	16
9:18	Jurgita Streimikyte enters the game for Kelly Schumacher.	19	16
9:18	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	19	16
9:11	Tamika Whitmore missed 4 ft Jumper.	19	16
9:10	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	19	16
9:04	Chamique Holdsclaw Jump Ball	19	16
9:04	Chamique Holdsclaw Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	16
9:04	Tully Bevilaqua enters the game for Yolanda Paige.	19	16
8:56	Ebony Hoffman Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	16
8:56	Ebony Hoffman Foul	19	16
8:47	Chamique Holdsclaw Traveling	19	16
8:47	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Marlous Nieuwveen.	19	16
8:47	Delay of Game	19	16
8:30	Tully Bevilaqua made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Catchings.	19	18
8:18	Nikki Teasley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:17	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	19	18
8:07	Tan White missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	18
8:04	Tan White Offensive Rebound.	19	18
8:02	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	19	18
8:02	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	19	18
8:02	Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	19
8:02	Deanna Jackson enters the game for Tamika Catchings.	19	19
8:02	Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	20
7:46	Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.	19	20
7:45	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	19	20
7:43	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	19	20
7:43	Indiana Full Timeout.	19	20
7:43	Gordana Grubin enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	19	20
7:43	Jumpball: Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Tully Bevilaqua. Gordana Grubin gains possession.	19	20
7:31	Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	20
7:31	Tan White Defensive Rebound.	19	20
7:07	Jurgita Streimikyte missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	20
7:05	Gordana Grubin Defensive Rebound.	19	20
7:01	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 10 ft Jumper.	19	20
6:58	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	19	20
6:58	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	19	20
6:56	Tully Bevilaqua Defensive Rebound.	19	20
6:30	Ebony Hoffman missed 13 ft Jumper.	19	20
6:28	Jurgita Streimikyte Offensive Rebound.	19	20
6:13	Deanna Jackson's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Doneeka Hodges.	19	20
6:09	Tan White Offensive Rebound.	19	20
6:07	Tan White missed Layup.	19	20
6:07	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	19	20
6:05	Tamika Whitmore Lost Ball. Stolen by Ebony Hoffman.	19	20
5:58	Ebony Hoffman made 3 ft Jumper.	19	22
5:41	Tamika Whitmore made Running Jumper.	21	22
5:41	Jurgita Streimikyte Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	22
5:41	Tamika Catchings enters the game for Jurgita Streimikyte.	21	22
5:41	Natalie Williams enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	21	22
5:41	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	22
5:16	Natalie Williams 3 second	22	22
5:05	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Tan White.	22	22
5:00	Tan White Bad Pass. Stolen by Gordana Grubin.	22	22
4:56	Doneeka Hodges made Layup. Assisted by Gordana Grubin.	24	22
4:39	Tamika Whitmore Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	22
4:39	Kelly Miller enters the game for Tan White.	24	22
4:31	Deanna Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	24	22
4:11	Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	22
3:50	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	27	22
3:46	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	27	22
3:31	Chamique Holdsclaw made 18 ft Jumper.	29	22
3:13	Natalie Williams missed Layup.	29	22
3:12	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	29	22
2:53	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	22
2:51	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	29	22
2:35	Tamika Catchings missed 12 ft Jumper.	29	22
2:32	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	29	22
2:27	Gordana Grubin missed 16 ft Jumper.	29	22
2:25	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	29	22
2:10	Tamika Catchings missed 11 ft Jumper.	29	22
2:08	Gordana Grubin Defensive Rebound.	29	22
2:03	Gordana Grubin Bad Pass	29	22
2:03	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Deanna Jackson.	29	22
2:03	Indiana Full Timeout.	29	22
2:03	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Gordana Grubin.	29	22
1:47	Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.	29	22
1:46	Kelly Schumacher Offensive Rebound.	29	22
1:46	Chamique Holdsclaw Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	22
1:46	Kelly Schumacher missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	22
1:46	Indiana Offensive Rebound.	29	22
1:46	Kelly Schumacher made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	23
1:28	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	29	23
1:28	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	29	23
1:28	Tan White enters the game for Kelly Miller.	29	23
1:28	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	29	23
1:14	Tamika Catchings missed 5 ft Jumper.	29	23
1:13	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	29	23
51.9	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	29	23
42.3	Jumpball: Nikki Teasley vs. Tan White. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	29	23
26.9	Natalie Williams missed 4 ft Jumper.	29	23
24.9	Tamika Catchings Offensive Rebound.	29	23
23.8	Tamika Catchings made Layup.	29	25
2.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.	29	25
0.9	Tan White Defensive Rebound.	29	25
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	29	25

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 2-0

Sparks
61
Fever
58

Game 1

29/6

Fever
59
Sparks
69

Game 2

14/8

1:00 AM, 29 June 2005

Referees:
Lisa Mattingly
Michael Price
John Fullilove

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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