Mercury 70-64 Lynx (4 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

11-14, 3-10 away

	1	2	T
MIN	38	26	64
PHO	29	41	70

Phoenix Mercury

11-13, 6-4 home

Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed Layup.
Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.
Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Anna DeForge made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Ashley Robinson made Driving Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made 7 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova missed Layup.
Maria Stepanova's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Layup.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Penny Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
Maria Stepanova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Maria Stepanova made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Vanessa Hayden.
Kamila Vodichkova made 14 ft Jumper.
Maria Stepanova made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Niele Ivey.
Niele Ivey made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Maria Stepanova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Harrison missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Tamika Williams.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made 10 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 8 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 19 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Chandi Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chandi Jones's Layup blocked by Anna DeForge.
Vanessa Hayden made 8 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Amber Jacobs missed Layup.
Chandi Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Chandi Jones made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Chandi Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Kristi Harrower made Driving Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chandi Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chandi Jones made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 17 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden made 8 ft Hook Shot.
Vanessa Hayden's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 7 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chandi Jones made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made 15 ft Jumper.
Chandi Jones made Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert made Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden missed 8 ft Jumper.
Chandi Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Vanessa Hayden's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Nicole Ohlde missed 8 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chandi Jones missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made 10 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Maria Stepanova. Anna DeForge gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	0	2
19:22	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	2
19:21	Kristi Harrower Offensive Rebound.	2	2
19:21	Kristi Harrower made Layup.	2	2
19:09	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	2
19:07	Anna DeForge Offensive Rebound.	2	2
19:00	Anna DeForge missed Layup.	2	2
19:00	Vanessa Hayden Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:45	Kristi Harrower missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
18:44	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	2	2
18:40	Penny Taylor Double Dribble	2	2
18:30	Amanda Lassiter Bad Pass	2	2
18:04	Maria Stepanova missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:00	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:54	Kristi Harrower made 10 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:36	Maria Stepanova missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:34	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:29	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 8 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:27	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:22	Anna DeForge made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	4	4
17:07	Maria Stepanova Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	4
16:55	Nicole Ohlde's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Maria Stepanova.	4	4
16:52	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	4	4
16:40	Penny Taylor Traveling	4	4
16:30	Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	7	4
16:09	Kamila Vodichkova made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	7	6
15:52	Amanda Lassiter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	6
15:48	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	7	6
15:45	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	7	6
15:45	Phoenix Full Timeout.	7	6
15:45	Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	6
15:45	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	7	6
15:45	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	7
15:15	Amanda Lassiter made 19 ft Jumper.	9	7
15:04	Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Maria Stepanova.	9	9
14:52	Amanda Lassiter's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	9	9
14:52	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	9	9
14:36	Kamila Vodichkova Turnover	9	9
14:15	Vanessa Hayden missed 6 ft Hook Shot.	9	9
14:15	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Rebound.	9	9
14:15	Tamika Williams enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	9	9
14:15	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Maria Stepanova. Anna DeForge gains possession.	9	9
14:15	Nicole Ohlde Lost Ball. Stolen by Maria Stepanova.	9	9
14:03	Maria Stepanova made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	9	11
13:48	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	9	11
13:48	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	9	11
13:48	Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	11
13:48	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	11
13:45	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	10	11
13:36	Nicole Ohlde made Layup.	12	11
13:18	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.	12	14
12:59	Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	15	14
12:30	Ashley Robinson Lost Ball. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	15	14
12:25	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass	15	14
12:10	Anna DeForge made 19 ft Jumper.	15	16
11:51	Tamika Williams Lost Ball. Stolen by Maria Stepanova.	15	16
11:47	Amanda Lassiter Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	15	16
11:47	Minnesota Full Timeout.	15	16
11:47	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	15	16
11:47	Chandi Jones enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	15	16
11:47	Niele Ivey enters the game for Maria Stepanova.	15	16
11:47	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	15	16
11:36	Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	15	16
11:36	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	15	16
11:25	Anna DeForge made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	15	18
11:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	18
11:06	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	15	18
10:56	Ashley Robinson made Driving Layup.	15	20
10:32	Tamika Williams's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	15	20
10:29	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	15	20
10:15	Kamila Vodichkova made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	15	22
10:08	Minnesota Full Timeout.	15	22
9:52	Chandi Jones missed 13 ft Jumper.	15	22
9:49	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	15	22
9:41	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	15	22
9:19	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	15	22
9:19	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	15	22
9:12	Chandi Jones's Layup blocked by Anna DeForge.	15	22
9:10	Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound.	15	22
8:55	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	15	22
8:55	Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	22
8:55	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	15	22
8:55	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	23
8:38	Vanessa Hayden made 8 ft Jumper.	17	23
8:38	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	17	23
8:38	Vanessa Hayden made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	23
8:26	Jumpball: Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert vs. Penny Taylor. Vanessa Hayden gains possession.	18	23
8:26	Penny Taylor Lost Ball. Stolen by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	18	23
8:17	Amber Jacobs missed Layup.	18	23
8:15	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	18	23
8:15	Kamila Vodichkova Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	18	23
8:15	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Penny Taylor.	18	23
8:15	Lisa Harrison enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	18	23
8:06	Chandi Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	23
8:04	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	18	23
8:04	Lisa Harrison Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	23
7:52	Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.	21	23
7:30	Amber Jacobs Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	23
7:30	Penny Taylor enters the game for Niele Ivey.	21	23
7:20	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Chandi Jones.	21	23
7:16	Chandi Jones made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	23	23
7:03	Vanessa Hayden Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	23
7:03	Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	24
7:03	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Vanessa Hayden.	23	24
7:03	Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	24
7:01	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:47	Chandi Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	24
6:43	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:31	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	24
6:31	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	23	24
6:31	Maria Stepanova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	23	24
6:11	Amber Jacobs made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	25	24
5:52	Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	25	24
5:48	Chandi Jones Defensive Rebound.	25	24
5:47	Chandi Jones Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	25	24
5:47	Chandi Jones Foul	25	24
5:47	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	25	24
5:47	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Lisa Harrison.	25	24
5:33	Anna DeForge missed 13 ft Jumper.	25	24
5:31	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	25	24
5:13	Nicole Ohlde Bad Pass	25	24
5:01	Kamila Vodichkova missed 12 ft Jumper.	25	24
4:58	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	25	24
4:39	Svetlana Abrosimova made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	28	24
4:22	Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.	28	24
4:20	Maria Stepanova Offensive Rebound.	28	26
4:20	Maria Stepanova made 7 ft Jumper.	28	26
3:56	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass. Stolen by Kamila Vodichkova.	28	26
3:51	Anna DeForge Turnover	28	26
3:51	Phoenix Full Timeout.	28	26
3:51	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Tamika Williams.	28	26
3:51	Kristen Mann enters the game for Chandi Jones.	28	26
3:51	Kristi Harrower enters the game for Amber Jacobs.	28	26
3:29	Kristi Harrower made Driving Layup.	30	26
3:00	Anna DeForge missed 11 ft Jumper.	30	26
2:58	Maria Stepanova Offensive Rebound.	30	26
2:47	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	30	26
2:47	Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	27
2:47	Chandi Jones enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	30	27
2:47	Maria Stepanova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	28
2:34	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	30	28
2:19	Nicole Ohlde 3 second	30	28
2:10	Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.	30	28
2:09	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	30	28
2:09	Penny Taylor Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	30	28
1:55	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	30	28
1:54	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	30	28
1:50	Kristi Harrower Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	30	28
1:50	Belinda Snell enters the game for Penny Taylor.	30	28
1:50	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	28
1:50	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	30	28
1:50	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	30	29
1:30	Belinda Snell Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	30	29
1:30	Chandi Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	31	29
1:30	Chandi Jones missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	29
1:29	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	31	29
1:15	Chandi Jones made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	34	29
57.9	Maria Stepanova missed Layup.	34	29
55.9	Maria Stepanova Offensive Rebound.	34	29
55.9	Maria Stepanova's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.	34	29
53.6	Chandi Jones Defensive Rebound.	34	29
41.6	Svetlana Abrosimova made 17 ft Jumper.	36	29
25.9	Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	36	29
23.9	Chandi Jones Defensive Rebound.	36	29
21.7	Minnesota Full Timeout.	36	29
21.7	Vanessa Hayden enters the game for Kristen Mann.	36	29
4.7	Vanessa Hayden made 8 ft Hook Shot.	38	29
0.9	Diana Taurasi missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.	38	29
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	38	29
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	38	29

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-1

Mercury
59
Lynx
75

Game 1

23/6

Mercury
69
Lynx
65

Game 2

30/7

Lynx
64
Mercury
70

Game 3

4/8

Lynx
69
Mercury
83

Game 4

22/8

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 4 August 2005

Phoenix, AZ

Referees:
Darla Foutz Stevens
Lamont Simpson
Tina Napier

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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