Monarchs 72-63 Sparks (17 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

21-8, 9-6 away

	1	2	T
SAC	37	35	72
LOS	35	28	63

Los Angeles Sparks

13-16, 8-6 home

Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Raffaella Masciadri missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 10 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri made Layup.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 4 ft Hook Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Chelsea Newton.
Christi Thomas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 9 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Ticha Penicheiro.
Doneeka Hodges's 10 ft Running Jumper blocked by Chelsea Newton.
Tamika Whitmore made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup.
Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Mwadi Mabika made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Raffaella Masciadri made Jumper. Assisted by Edniesha Curry.
Tamika Whitmore missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Mwadi Mabika missed 9 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 10 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Edniesha Curry's 24 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Chelsea Newton.
Lisa Leslie made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Driving Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chelsea Newton's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Technical Free Throw.
Nicole Powell missed 11 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro made 10 ft Running Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.
DeMya Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Christi Thomas.
Chelsea Newton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Kara Lawson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yolanda Griffith made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson missed 47 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Rebekkah Brunson made 8 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Kara Lawson's 23 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Tamika Whitmore.
Nicole Powell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Kara Lawson made Technical Free Throw.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 8 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.
Chelsea Newton missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup.
Nicole Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chelsea Newton missed 11 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MONARCHS

SPARKS

TIME		SAC	LOS
20:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Lisa Leslie. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	0	0
19:43	Rebekkah Brunson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	2	0
19:27	Chelsea Newton Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
19:21	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	0
19:19	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
19:09	Tamecka Dixon Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	0
19:09	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	0
19:09	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	0
18:52	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	4	2
18:34	Nicole Powell Bad Pass	4	2
18:25	Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	2
18:25	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	4	2
18:16	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Jumper.	4	2
18:15	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:52	Chelsea Newton Turnover	4	2
17:29	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	4	2
17:28	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:22	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	4	2
17:22	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:22	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	2
17:22	Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	2
17:22	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:22	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	2
17:10	Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	5	4
16:52	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
16:51	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:38	Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	4
16:37	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:30	Chelsea Newton's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	5	4
16:28	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	5	4
16:28	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	5	4
16:28	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	5	4
16:28	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	5	4
16:28	Lisa Leslie Foul	5	4
16:14	Ticha Penicheiro missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
16:12	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	5	4
16:06	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	5	4
16:02	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	5	4
15:59	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	5	4
15:56	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	5	4
15:56	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	5	4
15:42	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	7	4
15:08	Doneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.	7	4
15:07	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	7	4
15:06	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	7	6
14:37	Yolanda Griffith missed 6 ft Jumper.	7	6
14:37	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	7	6
14:37	Tamecka Dixon Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	7	6
14:37	Tamecka Dixon Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	7	6
14:37	Nicole Powell made Technical Free Throw.	8	6
14:37	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	8	6
14:23	Nicole Powell missed 11 ft Jumper.	8	6
14:22	Raffaella Masciadri Defensive Rebound.	8	6
14:14	Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	8	8
13:53	Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Jumper.	10	8
13:32	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	8
13:32	Raffaella Masciadri missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	8
13:32	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	10	8
13:32	Kara Lawson enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	10	8
13:32	DeMya Walker enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	10	8
13:32	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	10	8
13:32	Edniesha Curry enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	10	8
13:32	Raffaella Masciadri missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	8
13:30	Ticha Penicheiro Defensive Rebound.	10	8
13:22	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	12	8
13:11	Edniesha Curry Turnover	12	8
12:52	Ticha Penicheiro made Two Point Shot.	14	8
12:37	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 10 ft Jumper.	14	8
12:33	Raffaella Masciadri Offensive Rebound.	14	8
12:33	Raffaella Masciadri made Layup.	14	10
12:15	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	17	10
11:49	Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	17	12
11:27	Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	19	12
11:11	Edniesha Curry Backcourt	19	12
11:11	Sacramento Full Timeout.	19	12
11:11	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	19	12
11:11	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Edniesha Curry.	19	12
11:11	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	19	12
11:11	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	19	12
11:04	Ticha Penicheiro made 10 ft Running Jumper.	21	12
10:56	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	12
10:48	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 8 ft Jumper.	21	12
10:48	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	21	12
10:48	Chamique Holdsclaw made 4 ft Hook Shot.	21	14
10:48	Hamchetou Maiga Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	14
10:48	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	15
10:26	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass. Stolen by Christi Thomas.	21	15
10:11	Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.	21	15
10:10	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	21	15
9:56	Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.	21	15
9:55	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	21	15
9:53	DeMya Walker Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	15
9:42	Christi Thomas missed Jumper.	21	15
9:41	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	21	15
9:38	Mwadi Mabika made 13 ft Jumper.	21	17
9:11	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	21	17
9:06	Kara Lawson Bad Pass. Stolen by Mwadi Mabika.	21	17
8:55	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	21	17
8:53	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	21	17
8:52	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.	21	19
8:42	DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Christi Thomas.	21	19
8:42	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	21	19
8:26	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	19
8:26	Chamique Holdsclaw Foul	21	19
8:26	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	21	19
8:04	DeMya Walker's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Christi Thomas.	21	19
8:02	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	21	19
7:58	Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	21	21
7:47	Sacramento Full Timeout.	21	21
7:47	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Kara Lawson.	21	21
7:47	Chelsea Newton enters the game for DeMya Walker.	21	21
7:39	Chelsea Newton missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	21
7:35	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	21	21
7:20	Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	21	23
7:13	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	23
7:13	Rebekkah Brunson Foul	21	23
6:58	Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	21	26
6:35	Hamchetou Maiga Traveling	21	26
6:24	Hamchetou Maiga Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	21	26
6:24	Nicole Powell enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	21	26
6:24	DeMya Walker enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga.	21	26
6:24	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Christi Thomas.	21	26
6:16	Lisa Leslie made 5 ft Jumper.	21	28
6:16	Yolanda Griffith Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	21	28
6:16	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	29
6:05	Ticha Penicheiro Turnover	21	29
5:52	Lisa Leslie missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	29
5:50	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	21	29
5:37	Nicole Powell Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	21	29
5:31	Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	21	32
5:11	DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	23	32
4:50	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.	23	32
4:50	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	23	32
4:50	Sacramento 20 Sec. Timeout.	23	32
4:41	Doneeka Hodges missed Jumper.	23	32
4:37	Chelsea Newton Defensive Rebound.	23	32
4:22	Mwadi Mabika Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	23	32
4:22	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	23	32
4:01	Kara Lawson missed 8 ft Jumper.	23	32
4:01	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	23	32
4:01	Laura Macchi enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	23	32
4:00	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	25	32
4:00	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	25	32
4:00	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	25	32
4:00	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	26	32
3:35	Laura Macchi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	32
3:33	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	26	32
3:31	Yolanda Griffith made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	28	32
3:14	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	28	32
3:14	Lisa Leslie Foul	28	32
3:14	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	28	32
3:01	DeMya Walker made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Lawson.	30	32
2:49	Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.	30	32
2:47	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	30	32
2:38	Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Chelsea Newton.	30	32
2:36	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	30	32
2:33	Christi Thomas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.	30	34
2:12	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	32	34
1:42	Doneeka Hodges Lost Ball. Stolen by DeMya Walker.	32	34
1:35	Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chelsea Newton.	35	34
1:23	Nicole Powell Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	35	34
1:23	Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.	35	35
1:23	Hamchetou Maiga enters the game for Nicole Powell.	35	35
1:23	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	35	35
1:23	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Chelsea Newton.	35	35
1:23	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	35	35
1:22	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	35	35
1:13	Laura Macchi Jump Ball	35	35
1:02	Ticha Penicheiro Bad Pass	35	35
55.6	Doneeka Hodges missed 9 ft Jumper.	35	35
55.6	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	35	35
55.6	Tamika Whitmore Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	35	35
32.1	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	35	35
32.1	Jessica Moore enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	35	35
32.1	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.	36	35
32.1	Jessica Moore Defensive Goaltending	36	35
32.1	DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.	37	35
6.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.	37	35
5.3	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	37	35
1.9	Christi Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.	37	35
1.0	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	37	35
0.2	Kara Lawson missed 47 ft Three Point Jumper.	37	35
0.0	Sacramento Offensive Rebound.	37	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	37	35

Regular Season Series

SAC wins 3-1

Sparks
53
Monarchs
81

Game 1

4/6

Monarchs
74
Sparks
81

Game 2

12/6

Sparks
59
Monarchs
79

Game 3

30/7

Monarchs
72
Sparks
63

Game 4

17/8

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 17 August 2005

Los Angeles, CA

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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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