Storm 87-78 Liberty (20 Jul, 2005) Play-by-Play

New York Liberty

8-9, 3-5 away

	1	2	T
NYL	26	52	78
SEA	45	42	87

Seattle Storm

11-10, 7-3 home

Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson's Layup blocked by Elena Baranova.
Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francesca Zara.
Natalia Vodopyonova made Running Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Francesca Zara missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Francesca Zara made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Francesca Zara made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot.
Natalia Vodopyonova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.
Janell Burse's Jumper blocked by Elena Baranova.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Elena Baranova.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 79 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques's Layup blocked by Elena Baranova.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalia Vodopyonova's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Ann Wauters.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natalia Vodopyonova made Driving Layup. Assisted by Francesca Zara.
Francesca Zara missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Sue Bird missed 11 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Suzy Batkovic missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Suzy Batkovic made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Suzy Batkovic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup.
Suzy Batkovic missed 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 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 missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Ann Wauters made Hook Shot. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.
Becky Hammon's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Becky Hammon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Ann Wauters missed 11 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 13 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.
Shameka Christon made 4 ft Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed Two Point Shot.
Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laapos;Keshia Frett missed 11 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed 12 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon missed Layup.
Ann Wauters missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Crystal Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.
Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed 19 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Layup.
Ann Wauters missed Layup.
Loree Moore missed 9 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Ann Wauters missed Jumper.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Vickie Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ann Wauters missed 3 ft Jumper.
Vickie Johnson missed Layup.
Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.
Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ann Wauters missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laapos;Keshia Frett made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Robinson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
Laapos;Keshia Frett's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Laapos;Keshia Frett missed 12 ft Jumper.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Shameka Christon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Catherine Kraayeveld.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shameka Christon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Thorn made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Janell Burse.
Becky Hammon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elena Baranova.
Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Becky Hammon made 11 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Ann Wauters missed 4 ft Jumper.
Becky Hammon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Elena Baranova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Becky Hammon.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.
Crystal Robinson made 5 ft Jumper.
Crystal Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Becky Hammon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

LIBERTY

STORM

TIME		NYL	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Ann Wauters vs. Lauren Jackson. Becky Hammon gains possession.	0	0
19:45	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	2	0
19:29	Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
19:25	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:12	Ann Wauters made Hook Shot. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	4	0
19:00	Sue Bird missed Layup.	4	0
18:57	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	4	0
18:49	Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Vickie Johnson.	6	0
18:34	Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	0
18:31	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	6	0
18:28	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	0
18:28	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	6	0
18:28	Ann Wauters Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	0
18:10	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Becky Hammon.	6	0
18:00	Becky Hammon's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.	6	0
17:58	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	6	0
17:53	Crystal Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	0
17:53	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	1
17:53	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	1
17:52	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	6	1
17:51	Betty Lennox made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	6	3
17:35	Becky Hammon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.	9	3
17:15	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Becky Hammon.	9	3
17:12	Becky Hammon Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	9	3
17:06	Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	6
16:46	Ann Wauters missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	6
16:45	New York Defensive Rebound.	9	6
16:45	Crystal Robinson Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	9	6
16:45	Shameka Christon enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	9	6
16:30	Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	9	9
16:07	Vickie Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.	12	9
15:56	Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper.	12	11
15:56	Ann Wauters Turnover	12	11
15:56	Seattle Full Timeout.	12	11
15:15	Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	11
15:14	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	12	11
15:07	Becky Hammon made Driving Layup.	14	11
15:00	Iziane Castro Marques made Two Point Shot.	14	13
14:45	Iziane Castro Marques Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	14	13
14:34	Iziane Castro Marques Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	14	13
14:30	Becky Hammon Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	14	13
14:30	Becky Hammon Foul	14	13
14:11	Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	13
14:11	Vickie Johnson Defensive Rebound.	14	13
13:45	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	14	13
13:45	Shameka Christon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	13
13:45	Shameka Christon made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	13
13:15	Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.	16	13
13:12	Shameka Christon Defensive Rebound.	16	13
13:10	Becky Hammon Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	16	13
13:06	Becky Hammon Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	13
13:06	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	13
13:06	Natalia Vodopyonova enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	16	13
13:06	Loree Moore enters the game for Becky Hammon.	16	13
13:06	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	14
13:06	Vickie Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	14
13:03	Shameka Christon Offensive Rebound.	16	14
12:52	Shameka Christon missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	14
12:52	Natalia Vodopyonova Defensive Rebound.	16	14
12:07	Lauren Jackson's Layup blocked by Elena Baranova.	16	14
12:03	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	16	14
12:03	Francesca Zara enters the game for Sue Bird.	16	14
12:03	Laapos;Keshia Frett enters the game for Ann Wauters.	16	14
12:03	Jumpball: Shameka Christon vs. Natalia Vodopyonova. Vickie Johnson gains possession.	16	14
12:03	Natalia Vodopyonova Lost Ball. Stolen by Shameka Christon.	16	14
12:03	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Shameka Christon.	18	14
11:41	Elena Baranova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	14
11:41	New York Full Timeout.	18	14
11:41	Erin Thorn enters the game for Vickie Johnson.	18	14
11:41	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Betty Lennox.	18	14
11:25	Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francesca Zara.	18	16
11:08	Shameka Christon made 4 ft Jumper.	20	16
10:53	Laapos;Keshia Frett Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	16
10:53	Ann Wauters enters the game for Elena Baranova.	20	16
10:40	Natalia Vodopyonova made Running Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	20	18
10:25	Ann Wauters missed Two Point Shot.	20	18
10:23	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	20	18
10:17	Erin Thorn Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	18
10:17	Francesca Zara missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	18
10:17	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	20	18
10:17	Francesca Zara made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	19
9:53	Erin Thorn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	19
9:52	New York Offensive Rebound.	20	19
9:52	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	20	19
9:48	Loree Moore Bad Pass	20	19
9:27	Francesca Zara made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	20	21
9:11	Loree Moore Lost Ball. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	20	21
9:07	Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot.	20	23
8:59	New York Full Timeout.	20	23
8:59	Becky Hammon enters the game for Erin Thorn.	20	23
8:59	Vickie Johnson enters the game for Loree Moore.	20	23
8:41	Laapos;Keshia Frett missed 11 ft Jumper.	20	23
8:41	New York Defensive Rebound.	20	23
8:18	Natalia Vodopyonova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	23
8:17	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	20	23
8:08	Becky Hammon Bad Pass. Stolen by Francesca Zara.	20	23
8:02	Suzy Batkovic missed Jumper.	20	23
8:00	Becky Hammon Defensive Rebound.	20	23
7:52	Vickie Johnson missed Jumper.	20	23
7:50	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	20	23
7:48	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	20	23
7:48	Betty Lennox enters the game for Natalia Vodopyonova.	20	23
7:48	Sue Bird enters the game for Francesca Zara.	20	23
7:33	Becky Hammon Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	20	23
7:33	Loree Moore enters the game for Becky Hammon.	20	23
7:33	Elena Baranova enters the game for Laapos;Keshia Frett.	20	23
7:33	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	24
7:33	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	25
7:07	Shameka Christon missed 12 ft Jumper.	20	25
7:07	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	20	25
6:46	Shameka Christon Bad Pass. Stolen by Suzy Batkovic.	20	25
6:41	Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.	20	27
6:16	Shameka Christon missed Layup.	20	27
6:13	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	20	27
6:09	Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	20	29
5:39	Ann Wauters missed 7 ft Hook Shot.	20	29
5:37	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	20	29
5:33	Shameka Christon Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	20	29
5:33	Crystal Robinson enters the game for Shameka Christon.	20	29
5:33	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	20	29
5:33	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	30
5:33	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	31
5:11	Crystal Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.	20	31
5:09	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	20	31
5:03	Iziane Castro Marques made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	20	33
4:46	Elena Baranova made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Robinson.	22	33
4:24	Janell Burse made Layup.	22	35
4:07	Loree Moore Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	22	35
4:03	Sue Bird made Driving Layup.	22	37
3:47	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	37
3:47	Vickie Johnson Offensive Rebound.	22	37
3:39	Loree Moore Bad Pass. Stolen by Suzy Batkovic.	22	37
3:30	Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.	22	40
3:17	New York Full Timeout.	22	40
2:58	Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	40
2:57	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	22	40
2:47	Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.	22	40
2:47	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	22	40
2:31	Janell Burse's Jumper blocked by Elena Baranova.	22	40
2:30	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	22	40
2:29	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	22	42
2:11	Elena Baranova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	42
2:10	New York Defensive Rebound.	22	42
2:09	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Suzy Batkovic.	22	42
1:55	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	22	42
1:54	Elena Baranova Defensive Rebound.	22	42
1:44	Vickie Johnson made Driving Layup.	24	42
1:31	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	42
1:31	Loree Moore Defensive Rebound.	24	42
1:24	Crystal Robinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	42
1:23	Elena Baranova Offensive Rebound.	24	42
1:21	Betty Lennox Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	24	42
1:21	Shameka Christon enters the game for Crystal Robinson.	24	42
1:08	Ann Wauters missed 19 ft Jumper.	24	42
1:07	Shameka Christon Offensive Rebound.	24	42
1:07	Shameka Christon made Layup.	26	42
50.4	Janell Burse's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Elena Baranova.	26	42
47.0	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	26	42
45.7	Janell Burse made Layup.	26	44
33.6	Ann Wauters missed Layup.	26	44
32.8	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	26	44
5.8	Lauren Jackson 3 second	26	44
5.8	Natalia Vodopyonova enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	26	44
1.7	Loree Moore missed 9 ft Jumper.	26	44
0.6	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	26	44
0.2	Betty Lennox missed 79 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	44
0.1	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	26	44
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	26	44

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Liberty
78
Storm
87

Game 1

20/7

Storm
67
Liberty
79

Game 2

7/8

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 20 July 2005

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Clarke Stevens
Melissa Barlow

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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