Storm 78-70 Sparks (17 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

10-10, 4-7 away

	1	2	T
SEA	36	42	78
LOS	30	40	70

Los Angeles Sparks

10-8, 7-4 home

Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Raffaella Masciadri made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Doneeka Hodges missed 14 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Technical Free Throw.
Mwadi Mabika made 19 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Doneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 51 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.
Mwadi Mabika made Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nikki Teasley made Two Point Shot.
Nikki Teasley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tamika Whitmore missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore's Layup blocked by Natalia Vodopyonova.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Christi Thomas made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.
Christi Thomas missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Raffaella Masciadri made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Driving Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 7 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Doneeka Hodges made Driving Layup.
Nikki Teasley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nikki Teasley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
Janell Burse missed 8 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 4 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalia Vodopyonova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalia Vodopyonova.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Suzy Batkovic made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 14 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Natalia Vodopyonova made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Natalia Vodopyonova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.
Suzy Batkovic's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 12 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Technical Free Throw.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Francesca Zara made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Francesca Zara missed 12 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Francesca Zara made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Francesca Zara made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 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
19:40	Iziane Castro Marques missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:38	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:28	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	0	0
19:27	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:20	Sue Bird made 8 ft Running Jumper.	2	0
19:00	Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.	2	2
18:49	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:46	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:36	Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	2	5
18:19	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	5
18:07	Iziane Castro Marques Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	2	5
18:07	Janell Burse Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	5
18:00	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	5
18:00	Tamika Whitmore Foul	2	5
17:32	Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	5
17:30	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:30	Raffaella Masciadri Double Dribble	2	5
17:23	Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.	4	5
17:12	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	5
17:10	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	4	5
17:10	Raffaella Masciadri Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	5
16:49	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	6	5
16:32	Nikki Teasley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	6	8
16:12	Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.	8	8
16:02	Raffaella Masciadri made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	8	10
15:44	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	10
15:42	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	8	10
15:42	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	8	10
15:27	Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	10
15:25	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	8	10
15:10	Janell Burse Bad Pass. Stolen by Raffaella Masciadri.	8	10
14:59	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	8	10
14:56	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	8	10
14:45	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	8	10
14:41	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	8	10
14:37	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	11	10
14:22	Tamika Whitmore Traveling	11	10
14:22	Natalia Vodopyonova enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	11	10
14:11	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	10
14:11	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	10
14:11	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	10
14:00	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	13	12
13:45	Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
13:44	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	13	12
13:22	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	15	12
13:00	Mwadi Mabika's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.	15	12
13:00	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	15	12
13:00	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	15	12
13:00	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	15	12
12:59	Suzy Batkovic Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	12
12:59	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	13
12:59	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	13
12:59	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	15	13
12:34	Suzy Batkovic 3 second	15	13
12:18	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	15	13
12:14	Betty Lennox Bad Pass	15	13
11:56	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Nikki Teasley.	15	15
11:45	Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.	15	15
11:42	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	15	15
11:27	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.	15	15
11:26	Natalia Vodopyonova Defensive Rebound.	15	15
11:15	Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.	15	15
11:14	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	15	15
11:03	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Raffaella Masciadri.	15	17
10:59	Seattle Full Timeout.	15	17
10:59	Francesca Zara enters the game for Sue Bird.	15	17
10:48	Jumpball: Betty Lennox vs. Christi Thomas. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	15	17
10:48	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	15	17
10:26	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	15	17
10:12	Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	17
10:11	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	15	17
10:00	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	15	17
9:56	Raffaella Masciadri Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	17
9:56	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	15	17
9:56	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	17
9:56	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	17
9:37	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	17	17
9:37	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	17	17
9:26	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	17
9:23	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	17	17
9:11	Doneeka Hodges missed 14 ft Jumper.	17	17
9:10	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	17	17
9:03	Betty Lennox Turnover	17	17
9:03	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	17	17
9:03	Sue Bird enters the game for Betty Lennox.	17	17
8:36	Mwadi Mabika made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	17	19
8:18	Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.	17	19
8:17	Suzy Batkovic Offensive Rebound.	17	19
8:14	Suzy Batkovic Lost Ball. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	17	19
8:06	Janell Burse enters the game for Suzy Batkovic.	17	19
7:52	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	19
7:50	Francesca Zara Defensive Rebound.	17	19
7:41	Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.	17	19
7:39	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	17	19
7:33	Janell Burse missed 8 ft Jumper.	17	19
7:31	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	17	19
7:13	Tamika Whitmore missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	19
7:11	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	17	19
7:05	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	19
7:05	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	17	19
7:05	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Natalia Vodopyonova.	17	19
7:05	Mwadi Mabika made Technical Free Throw.	17	20
6:47	Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	20
6:45	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	17	20
6:39	Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	17	20
6:37	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	17	20
6:37	Christi Thomas Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	17	20
6:24	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	20
6:11	Sue Bird made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	20	20
5:50	Mwadi Mabika made 19 ft Jumper.	20	22
5:37	Doneeka Hodges Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	22
5:37	Nikki Teasley enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	20	22
5:37	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	22
5:37	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	22
5:26	Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	22	24
5:16	Iziane Castro Marques missed 4 ft Jumper.	22	24
5:15	Nikki Teasley Defensive Rebound.	22	24
5:01	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Francesca Zara.	22	24
4:52	Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.	22	24
4:52	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	22	24
4:52	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	24
4:52	Natalia Vodopyonova enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	22	24
4:52	Jessica Moore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	22	24
4:52	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	24
4:52	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Francesca Zara.	23	24
4:52	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	24
4:39	Doneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	24
4:37	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	24	24
4:18	Natalia Vodopyonova Traveling	24	24
4:07	Doneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	24
4:05	Natalia Vodopyonova Defensive Rebound.	24	24
3:48	Natalia Vodopyonova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	26	24
3:31	Doneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	26	27
3:25	Seattle Full Timeout.	26	27
3:12	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Jessica Moore.	26	27
3:09	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Natalia Vodopyonova.	29	27
2:57	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	27
2:57	Betty Lennox enters the game for Natalia Vodopyonova.	29	27
2:57	Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	27
2:57	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	29	27
2:57	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	29	27
2:57	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	28
2:35	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Whitmore.	29	28
2:32	Tamika Whitmore Bad Pass. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	29	28
2:28	Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.	31	28
2:18	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	31	28
2:17	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	31	28
1:59	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	34	28
1:50	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	34	28
1:28	Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.	34	28
1:24	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	34	28
1:08	Lauren Jackson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	34	28
1:08	Lauren Jackson Foul	34	28
1:08	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	34	28
58.2	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass	34	28
28.5	Suzy Batkovic made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	36	28
23.7	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	36	28
23.7	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Nikki Teasley.	36	28
23.7	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	28
23.7	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	36	28
23.7	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	28
22.9	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	36	28
19.9	Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.	36	28
19.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	36	28
19.0	Suzy Batkovic Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	36	28
19.0	Jessica Moore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	36	28
19.0	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	29
19.0	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	36	30
5.9	Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.	36	30
3.9	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	36	30
0.2	Mwadi Mabika missed 51 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	30
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	36	30
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	36	30

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

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 17 July 2005

Los Angeles, CA

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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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