Sparks 55-50 Comets (22 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

17-15, 7-9 away

	1	2	T
HOU	20	30	50
LOS	19	36	55

Los Angeles Sparks

15-16, 10-6 home

Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 20 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 19 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Laura Macchi missed Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed Driving Layup.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Laura Macchi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 17 ft Jumper.
Laura Macchi made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Laura Macchi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed 9 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Whitmore made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Lisa Leslie made 4 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Janeth Arcain.
Raffaella Masciadri made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Doneeka Hodges made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Driving Layup.
Raffaella Masciadri made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Driving Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.
Janeth Arcain missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 20 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 6 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sancho Lyttle missed 8 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Doneeka Hodges.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made 15 ft Running Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 14 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain's Layup blocked by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Dominique Canty made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Edwige Lawson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Edwige Lawson missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.

COMETS

SPARKS

TIME		HOU	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Lisa Leslie. Dominique Canty gains possession.	0	0
19:37	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:35	Janeth Arcain Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:31	Janeth Arcain missed Jumper.	0	0
19:30	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:22	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	0	2
18:52	Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
18:52	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:29	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:28	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	0	2
18:23	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 12 ft Jumper.	0	2
18:22	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:10	Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
17:54	Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	2
17:52	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:52	Tamecka Dixon Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
17:30	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	2	2
17:30	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	2
17:23	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
17:22	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	2	2
17:22	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	2
17:22	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
17:22	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
17:21	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	3
16:59	Dominique Canty made Layup. Assisted by Janeth Arcain.	4	3
16:37	Tamecka Dixon missed 20 ft Jumper.	4	3
16:36	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	4	3
16:27	Janeth Arcain missed Layup.	4	3
16:25	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	3
16:19	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 9 ft Jumper.	4	3
16:15	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	4	3
15:59	Sheryl Swoopes missed 20 ft Jumper.	4	3
15:56	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	4	3
15:41	Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.	4	3
15:38	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	4	3
15:37	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.	4	3
15:37	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	4	3
15:19	Chamique Holdsclaw Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	3
15:19	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	4	3
15:04	Janeth Arcain missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	3
15:03	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	3
14:49	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	4	3
14:49	Chamique Holdsclaw Foul	4	3
14:49	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	4	3
14:37	Michelle Snow missed 5 ft Jumper.	4	3
14:36	Houston Defensive Rebound.	4	3
14:36	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	3
14:22	Christi Thomas missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	3
14:19	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	4	3
14:11	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	6	3
13:55	Tina Thompson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	3
13:37	Tamika Whitmore missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	3
13:36	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	6	3
13:22	Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	3
13:19	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	6	3
13:08	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 9 ft Running Jumper.	6	3
13:06	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	6	3
13:00	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Chamique Holdsclaw.	6	3
12:56	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	3
12:55	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	6	3
12:41	Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	3
12:38	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	6	3
12:38	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	6	3
12:38	Houston Full Timeout.	6	3
12:38	Laura Macchi enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	6	3
12:19	Christi Thomas missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	3
12:18	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	3
12:11	Dominique Canty missed Two Point Shot.	6	3
12:10	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	6	3
12:04	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	6	3
12:04	Dawn Staley enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	6	3
11:51	Lisa Leslie made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Christi Thomas.	6	6
11:42	Dawn Staley Bad Pass	6	6
11:27	Laura Macchi missed Three Point Jumper.	6	6
11:26	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	6
11:22	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	6	6
11:21	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	6	6
11:15	Christi Thomas Traveling	6	6
11:06	Christi Thomas Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	6
10:47	Tina Thompson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	8	6
10:33	Christi Thomas missed Two Point Shot.	8	6
10:30	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	8	6
10:30	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	8	8
10:14	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	8	8
10:11	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	8	8
10:06	Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	11
9:48	Laura Macchi Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	11
9:48	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	8	11
9:36	Dominique Canty missed Jumper.	8	11
9:34	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	8	11
9:10	Houston Full Timeout.	8	11
9:04	Laura Macchi missed Driving Layup.	8	11
9:03	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	8	11
8:56	Laura Macchi Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	8	11
8:56	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dominique Canty.	8	11
8:45	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	11
8:26	Tari Phillips Bad Pass	8	11
8:11	Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.	8	11
8:11	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	8	11
7:56	Sheryl Swoopes made 18 ft Jumper.	10	11
7:39	Tari Phillips Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	10	11
7:39	Laura Macchi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	12
7:39	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	10	12
7:39	Laura Macchi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	12
7:39	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	10	12
7:26	Roneeka Hodges made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	13	12
7:09	Tari Phillips Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	12
6:56	Raffaella Masciadri missed 17 ft Jumper.	13	12
6:54	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	13	12
6:39	Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
6:37	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	13	12
6:20	Laura Macchi made 6 ft Running Jumper.	13	14
6:00	Christi Thomas Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	13	14
6:00	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Christi Thomas.	13	14
6:00	Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	14
6:00	Houston Offensive Rebound.	13	14
6:00	Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	14
5:37	Laura Macchi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	14
5:35	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	14	14
5:33	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	14	14
5:31	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	14	14
5:22	Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.	16	14
4:50	Tamika Whitmore missed 10 ft Jumper.	16	14
4:50	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	16	14
4:50	Sancho Lyttle Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	14
4:50	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	16	14
4:50	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	14
4:50	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	16	14
4:50	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Laura Macchi.	16	14
4:50	Dominique Canty enters the game for Dawn Staley.	16	14
4:50	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	15
4:31	Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	15
4:30	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	16	15
4:13	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	16	15
4:03	Dominique Canty Turnover	16	15
4:03	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	16	15
3:43	Tamika Whitmore missed 9 ft Jumper.	16	15
3:41	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	16	15
3:19	Sancho Lyttle made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.	18	15
3:12	Dominique Canty Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	15
3:12	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	18	15
3:12	Mwadi Mabika enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	18	15
3:12	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Dominique Canty.	18	15
3:05	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	15
3:05	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	18	15
3:05	Tari Phillips Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	18	15
3:05	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	16
3:05	Dominique Canty enters the game for Roneeka Hodges.	18	16
3:05	Tina Thompson enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	18	16
3:05	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	17
2:40	Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	20	17
2:26	Lisa Leslie made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	20	19
2:00	Tina Thompson Offensive Foul. Her 4th Personal Foul.	20	19
2:00	Tina Thompson Foul	20	19
2:00	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	20	19
2:00	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	20	19
1:36	Tamika Whitmore missed 14 ft Jumper.	20	19
1:34	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	20	19
1:07	Sancho Lyttle missed 8 ft Jumper.	20	19
1:07	Houston Defensive Rebound.	20	19
46.9	Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Running Jumper.	20	19
43.8	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	20	19
38.0	Houston Full Timeout.	20	19
14.9	Dominique Canty missed 12 ft Jumper.	20	19
13.5	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Lisa Leslie. Tamika Whitmore gains possession.	20	19
13.5	Houston Defensive Rebound.	20	19
0.2	Lisa Leslie missed Three Point Jumper.	20	19
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	20	19
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	20	19

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Comets
64
Sparks
83

Game 1

16/6

Sparks
69
Comets
59

Game 2

23/7

Comets
50
Sparks
55

Game 3

22/8

Sparks
51
Comets
77

Game 4

28/8

crypto.com Arena

2:30 AM, 22 August 2005

Los Angeles, CA

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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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