Sparks 74-63 Lynx (24 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

14-19, 3-14 away

	1	2	T
MIN	27	36	63
LOS	42	32	74

Los Angeles Sparks

16-16, 11-6 home

Tamika Whitmore made 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Lisa Leslie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 15 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Tamika Whitmore missed 10 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laura Macchi.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Edniesha Curry missed Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Laura Macchi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed Driving Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Doneeka Hodges made Driving Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Christi Thomas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Raffaella Masciadri missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Lisa Leslie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Raffaella Masciadri missed Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Raffaella Masciadri made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Raffaella Masciadri made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed 20 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Layup.
Kristi Harrower made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Kristi Harrower missed Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Nicole Ohlde made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Chandi Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Amber Jacobs missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Christi Thomas.
Chandi Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Tynesha Lewis made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Tynesha Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Chandi Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chandi Jones made 17 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw.
Chandi Jones missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Technical Free Throw.
Chandi Jones made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Kristen Mann made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Mann made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Tamika Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Chandi Jones missed Layup.
Kristen Mann made Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Chandi Jones.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made Layup. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Kristen Mann made Driving Layup.
Amber Jacobs missed 17 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter missed 20 ft Jumper.
Amanda Lassiter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Amanda Lassiter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde's Two Point Shot blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Amanda Lassiter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amanda Lassiter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.

LYNX

SPARKS

TIME		MIN	LOS
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Nicole Ohlde vs. Lisa Leslie. Tamika Whitmore gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Kristi Harrower Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	0	0
19:39	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	0	0
19:19	Kristi Harrower made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	2	0
19:09	Tamika Whitmore made 15 ft Jumper.	2	2
18:52	Nicole Ohlde made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	4	2
18:42	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass	4	2
18:17	Svetlana Abrosimova Traveling	4	2
17:59	Lisa Leslie missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	2
17:57	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	4	2
17:51	Lisa Leslie missed Jumper.	4	2
17:50	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:28	Kristi Harrower missed Three Point Jumper.	4	2
17:04	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:04	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	4	2
17:02	Kristi Harrower Defensive Rebound.	4	2
17:00	Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	6	2
16:44	Chamique Holdsclaw made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	6	4
16:21	Nicole Ohlde made 7 ft Two Point Shot.	8	4
16:08	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristi Harrower.	8	4
15:56	Chandi Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.	8	4
15:55	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:49	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	4
15:49	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	8	4
15:41	Lisa Leslie missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
15:38	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	8	4
15:30	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 6 ft Jumper.	8	4
15:29	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	8	4
15:17	Nicole Ohlde Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	8	4
15:17	Nicole Ohlde Foul	8	4
15:02	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	8	4
15:00	Tamika Whitmore Offensive Rebound.	8	4
15:00	Tamika Whitmore missed Layup.	8	4
14:59	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	8	4
14:41	Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.	8	4
14:38	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	8	4
14:23	Tamecka Dixon made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	8	6
13:59	Kristi Harrower missed Layup.	8	6
13:57	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	8	6
13:52	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	8	8
13:47	Minnesota Full Timeout.	8	8
13:47	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	8	8
13:22	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 9 ft Jumper.	8	8
13:19	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	8	8
13:08	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	8	10
12:52	Tamika Williams's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	8	10
12:51	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	8	10
12:45	Mwadi Mabika made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	8	12
12:30	Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chandi Jones.	11	12
11:51	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	11	12
11:51	Christi Thomas enters the game for Tamika Whitmore.	11	12
11:51	Amber Jacobs enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	11	12
11:51	Amanda Lassiter enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	11	12
11:27	Amber Jacobs missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	12
11:26	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	11	12
11:26	Tamika Williams Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	12
11:07	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	11	12
11:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	11	12
11:00	Mwadi Mabika Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	12
10:48	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Christi Thomas.	11	12
10:45	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	11	12
10:34	Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.	11	12
10:33	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	11	12
10:32	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.	11	14
10:11	Chandi Jones missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	14
10:08	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	11	14
10:02	Doneeka Hodges Bad Pass. Stolen by Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	11	14
9:47	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Bad Pass. Stolen by Lisa Leslie.	11	14
9:41	Amanda Lassiter Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	14
9:41	Raffaella Masciadri enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	11	14
9:41	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	15
9:41	Kristen Mann enters the game for Tamika Williams.	11	15
9:41	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	16
9:26	Chandi Jones Bad Pass	11	16
9:12	Raffaella Masciadri missed 15 ft Jumper.	11	16
9:11	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	11	16
9:07	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	11	16
9:07	Tamika Whitmore enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	11	16
9:07	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Chandi Jones.	11	16
9:07	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	17
9:07	Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	17
9:04	Kristen Mann Defensive Rebound.	11	17
8:51	Amber Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	13	17
8:41	Doneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.	13	17
8:37	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	13	17
8:21	Doneeka Hodges made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	13	20
8:07	Amanda Lassiter Offensive Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	13	20
8:07	Amanda Lassiter Foul	13	20
8:07	Tynesha Lewis enters the game for Amanda Lassiter.	13	20
7:48	Tamika Whitmore missed 10 ft Jumper.	13	20
7:46	Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert Defensive Rebound.	13	20
7:35	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	13	20
7:35	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Stacey Lovelace-Tolbert.	13	20
7:22	Tamika Whitmore Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Mann.	13	20
7:09	Christi Thomas Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	13	20
6:56	Svetlana Abrosimova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	15	20
6:43	Lisa Leslie enters the game for Christi Thomas.	15	20
6:43	Laura Macchi enters the game for Chamique Holdsclaw.	15	20
6:26	Raffaella Masciadri made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laura Macchi.	15	23
6:11	Tynesha Lewis made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	17	23
5:56	Laura Macchi Bad Pass	17	23
5:43	Kristen Mann missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	23
5:41	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	17	23
5:05	Tynesha Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Laura Macchi.	17	23
4:54	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	17	23
4:52	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	17	23
4:52	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	17	25
4:46	Minnesota Full Timeout.	17	25
4:46	Edniesha Curry enters the game for Doneeka Hodges.	17	25
4:46	Tamika Williams enters the game for Kristen Mann.	17	25
4:35	Amber Jacobs made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.	20	25
4:18	Edniesha Curry missed Three Point Jumper.	20	25
4:16	Raffaella Masciadri Offensive Rebound.	20	25
4:01	Lisa Leslie Turnover	20	25
3:42	Tynesha Lewis made Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	22	25
3:27	Laura Macchi Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	25
3:27	Laura Macchi Foul	22	25
3:27	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Raffaella Masciadri.	22	25
3:09	Tynesha Lewis Lost Ball. Stolen by Chamique Holdsclaw.	22	25
3:05	Tamika Whitmore made Driving Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	22	27
3:05	Svetlana Abrosimova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	22	27
3:05	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Edniesha Curry.	22	27
3:05	Chandi Jones enters the game for Tynesha Lewis.	22	27
3:05	Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 1.	22	28
2:46	Chandi Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	28
2:44	Laura Macchi Defensive Rebound.	22	28
2:39	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	22	30
2:27	Amber Jacobs missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	30
2:26	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	22	30
2:05	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	22	32
1:47	Amber Jacobs Turnover	22	32
1:35	Laura Macchi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	22	35
1:25	Chandi Jones made 17 ft Jumper.	24	35
1:14	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	24	35
1:14	Kristen Mann enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	24	35
50.9	Tamecka Dixon missed Driving Layup.	24	35
49.7	Chamique Holdsclaw Offensive Rebound.	24	35
49.7	Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.	24	37
38.7	Svetlana Abrosimova made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	27	37
28.9	Tamika Whitmore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	37
26.9	Chandi Jones Defensive Rebound.	27	37
23.2	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	37
7.4	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass	27	37
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	27	37

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sparks
65
Lynx
68

Game 1

26/5

Lynx
56
Sparks
69

Game 2

19/6

Sparks
72
Lynx
76

Game 3

7/8

Lynx
63
Sparks
74

Game 4

24/8

crypto.com Arena

3:00 AM, 24 August 2005

Los Angeles, CA

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

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference)

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

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