Storm 85-74 Mercury (27 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-18, 5-12 away

	1	2	T
PHO	31	43	74
SEA	34	51	85

Seattle Storm

20-14, 14-3 home

Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 13 ft Jumper.
Francesca Zara missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Iziane Castro Marques's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 5 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Tanisha Wright made 19 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Sandora Irvin.
Tanisha Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Suzy Batkovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Suzy Batkovic made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Simone Edwards made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Betty Lennox made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Suzy Batkovic missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.
Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Suzy Batkovic's Layup blocked by Sandora Irvin.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup.
Tanisha Wright made 12 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Francesca Zara missed Jumper.
Alicia Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Driving Layup. Assisted by Francesca Zara.
Suzy Batkovic made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup. Assisted by Alicia Thompson.
Tanisha Wright made 5 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup.
Suzy Batkovic made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.
Francesca Zara missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Francesca Zara made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 20 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kamila Vodichkova made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Anna DeForge missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Sandora Irvin.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sandora Irvin.
Anna DeForge missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Ashley Robinson made 5 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Sandora Irvin made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Sandora Irvin missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin's Jumper blocked by Janell Burse.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge made Two Point Shot.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shereka Wright made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Ashley Robinson vs. Lauren Jackson. Betty Lennox gains possession.	0	0
19:40	Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:38	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:25	Anna DeForge Bad Pass. Stolen by Iziane Castro Marques.	0	0
19:21	Iziane Castro Marques missed Two Point Shot.	0	0
19:17	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
19:14	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	0	0
19:14	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
19:14	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
18:58	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	0	2
18:45	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	2
18:45	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:16	Anna DeForge missed Two Point Shot.	0	2
18:15	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	2
18:06	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	0	5
17:47	Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.	0	5
17:45	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	0	5
17:38	Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	0	7
17:36	Phoenix Full Timeout.	0	7
17:25	Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.	2	7
17:07	Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	2	9
16:52	Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	9
16:50	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:22	Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Running Jumper.	2	9
16:19	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:09	Ashley Robinson missed 5 ft Jumper.	2	9
16:09	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	9
16:09	Penny Taylor Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	9
15:56	Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	9
15:53	Anna DeForge Defensive Rebound.	2	9
15:34	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	9
15:34	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	4	9
15:34	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	5	9
15:08	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	5	9
15:08	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	9
15:08	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	5	9
15:08	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	5	10
14:53	Kamila Vodichkova made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	10
14:42	Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	10
14:41	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	7	10
14:26	Anna DeForge made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	10	10
14:11	Sue Bird made Jumper.	10	12
13:48	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Betty Lennox.	10	12
13:47	Anna DeForge missed Jumper.	10	12
13:45	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	10	12
13:37	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	10	12
13:22	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Anna DeForge.	10	12
13:06	Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	12
13:04	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:51	Lauren Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.	10	12
12:48	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:36	Anna DeForge missed 4 ft Jumper.	10	12
12:33	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	10	12
12:22	Tanisha Wright made 13 ft Jumper.	10	14
12:06	Iziane Castro Marques Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	10	14
12:06	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	10	14
12:06	Francesca Zara enters the game for Sue Bird.	10	14
12:06	Shereka Wright enters the game for Penny Taylor.	10	14
12:00	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	12	14
11:48	Francesca Zara missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
11:47	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	12	14
11:47	Seattle Full Timeout.	12	14
11:42	Suzy Batkovic made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	12	16
11:21	Kamila Vodichkova Bad Pass. Stolen by Suzy Batkovic.	12	16
11:12	Iziane Castro Marques's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.	12	16
11:11	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	12	16
11:03	Diana Taurasi missed Layup.	12	16
11:02	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	12	16
10:45	Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	16
10:44	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	12	16
10:36	Suzy Batkovic Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	12	16
10:36	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	12	16
10:36	Betty Lennox enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	12	16
10:36	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	16
10:36	Shereka Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
10:36	Sandora Irvin enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	13	16
10:36	Shereka Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	16
10:15	Betty Lennox missed 5 ft Jumper.	14	16
10:14	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	14	16
10:07	Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	16	16
9:48	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.	16	18
9:22	Betty Lennox Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	18
9:12	Francesca Zara Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	18
9:12	Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	18
9:12	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	16	18
9:12	Sue Bird enters the game for Francesca Zara.	16	18
9:12	Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	18
8:59	Tanisha Wright made 19 ft Jumper.	17	20
8:38	Anna DeForge missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	20
8:37	Suzy Batkovic Defensive Rebound.	17	20
8:37	Suzy Batkovic Bad Pass	17	20
8:30	Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shereka Wright.	19	20
8:15	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	20
8:14	Sandora Irvin Defensive Rebound.	19	20
8:03	Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.	19	20
8:00	Sandora Irvin Offensive Rebound.	19	20
8:00	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	19	20
8:00	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Suzy Batkovic.	19	20
8:00	Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	20
8:00	Kamila Vodichkova enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	20	20
8:00	Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	20
7:35	Lauren Jackson's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Sandora Irvin.	21	20
7:33	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	21	20
7:20	Diana Taurasi Turnover	21	20
7:20	Phoenix Full Timeout.	21	20
7:20	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Betty Lennox.	21	20
7:20	Penny Taylor enters the game for Anna DeForge.	21	20
7:01	Tanisha Wright made Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	21	22
6:43	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	21	22
6:41	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	21	22
6:35	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	23	22
6:24	Sue Bird made Driving Layup.	23	24
6:07	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Iziane Castro Marques.	23	24
6:07	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	23	24
6:07	Anna DeForge enters the game for Penny Taylor.	23	24
5:48	Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.	23	24
5:47	Shereka Wright Defensive Rebound.	23	24
5:39	Kamila Vodichkova made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	25	24
5:28	Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	24
5:26	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	25	24
5:13	Sue Bird Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	25	24
5:01	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Sandora Irvin.	27	24
4:58	Seattle Full Timeout.	27	24
4:37	Tanisha Wright missed 11 ft Jumper.	27	24
4:35	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	27	24
4:30	Anna DeForge Bad Pass	27	24
4:18	Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	24
4:18	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	27	24
4:18	Anna DeForge Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	24
4:18	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	27	24
4:13	Sue Bird Bad Pass	27	24
3:49	Shereka Wright Bad Pass	27	24
3:49	Belinda Snell enters the game for Shereka Wright.	27	24
3:35	Suzy Batkovic Turnover	27	24
3:25	Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.	27	24
3:23	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	27	24
3:14	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	27	26
3:14	Sandora Irvin Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	27	26
3:14	Betty Lennox enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	27	26
3:14	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	27	27
2:50	Sandora Irvin missed 8 ft Jumper.	27	27
2:47	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	27	27
2:45	Kamila Vodichkova Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	27	27
2:45	Suzy Batkovic missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	27	27
2:45	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	27	27
2:45	Simone Edwards enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	27	27
2:45	Suzy Batkovic made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	28
2:24	Sandora Irvin missed Jumper.	27	28
2:23	Kamila Vodichkova Offensive Rebound.	27	28
2:19	Kamila Vodichkova made Layup.	29	28
2:08	Simone Edwards made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Suzy Batkovic.	29	30
1:55	Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.	31	30
1:40	Betty Lennox made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	31	32
1:22	Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	32
1:20	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	31	32
1:09	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Sandora Irvin.	31	32
52.9	Sandora Irvin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	32
50.9	Suzy Batkovic Defensive Rebound.	31	32
38.5	Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.	31	34
32.8	Phoenix Full Timeout.	31	34
32.8	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	31	34
32.8	Alicia Thompson enters the game for Betty Lennox.	31	34
32.8	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Sandora Irvin.	31	34
9.9	Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.	31	34
6.9	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	31	34
3.7	Tanisha Wright Bad Pass	31	34
3.7	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	31	34
0.2	Diana Taurasi missed 4 ft Jumper.	31	34
0.1	Alicia Thompson Defensive Rebound.	31	34
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	34

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Storm
78
Mercury
67

Game 1

3/6

Storm
61
Mercury
73

Game 2

7/7

Mercury
74
Storm
85

Game 3

27/8

KeyArena

11:30 PM, 27 August 2005

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Barb Smith
Michael Price
Shelley Nakasone

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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