Comets 67-64 Storm (2 Sep, 2005) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

19-15, 8-9 away

	1	2	T
HOU	31	36	67
SEA	35	29	64

Seattle Storm

20-14, 14-3 home

Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Running Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Francesca Zara made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Francesca Zara made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francesca Zara.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed 5 ft Jumper.
Francesca Zara missed 12 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 4 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 11 ft Running Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Betty Lennox missed 15 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 5 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic missed Layup.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Iziane Castro Marques made 12 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 12 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Janeth Arcain missed Two Point Shot.
Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 7 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Dawn Staley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Tari Phillips's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tina Thompson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Dominique Canty made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Hook Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janeth Arcain missed 5 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dominique Canty.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.

COMETS

STORM

TIME		HOU	SEA
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
20:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Lauren Jackson. Iziane Castro Marques gains possession.	0	0
19:42	Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
19:39	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
19:34	Dominique Canty Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	0	0
19:19	Betty Lennox Bad Pass	0	0
19:06	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
19:04	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:59	Iziane Castro Marques missed Layup.	0	0
18:57	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	0	0
18:53	Sue Bird Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	0	0
18:53	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
18:53	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
18:38	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	2	0
18:30	Janeth Arcain missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	0
18:28	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	2	0
18:22	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	2	2
18:09	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	2	2
18:09	Michelle Snow Foul	2	2
17:58	Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	2	5
17:40	Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.	2	5
17:38	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	2	5
17:15	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	5
17:13	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	2	5
17:10	Janell Burse made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	2	7
16:55	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	2	7
16:44	Tina Thompson made 12 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	4	7
16:32	Sue Bird missed Layup.	4	7
16:30	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	4	7
16:29	Janell Burse made Layup.	4	9
16:04	Janeth Arcain missed Two Point Shot.	4	9
16:01	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	4	9
15:53	Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	9
15:51	Janeth Arcain Defensive Rebound.	4	9
15:42	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	4	9
15:40	Dominique Canty Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	4	9
15:40	Seattle Full Timeout.	4	9
15:40	Dawn Staley enters the game for Michelle Snow.	4	9
15:40	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	4	9
15:40	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	10
15:40	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	11
15:19	Dominique Canty's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.	4	11
15:17	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	4	11
15:10	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.	4	13
14:52	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	4	13
14:52	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	13
14:52	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	13
14:42	Tina Thompson Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	13
14:42	Michelle Snow enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	6	13
14:37	Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	6	15
14:26	Sheryl Swoopes Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	6	15
14:22	Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup.	6	17
14:12	Tari Phillips enters the game for Tina Thompson.	6	17
14:12	Houston Full Timeout.	6	17
14:00	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	6	17
14:00	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	17
14:00	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	17
13:41	Lauren Jackson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	17
13:36	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	8	17
13:36	Betty Lennox Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	8	17
13:36	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tari Phillips.	8	17
13:21	Dominique Canty missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	17
13:18	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	8	17
13:17	Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper.	10	17
13:03	Iziane Castro Marques missed Running Jumper.	10	17
13:00	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	10	17
12:51	Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	12	17
12:27	Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	12	17
12:26	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	12	17
12:14	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	12	17
12:07	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	12	19
11:47	Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	19
11:45	Dominique Canty Offensive Rebound.	12	19
11:38	Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.	14	19
11:18	Iziane Castro Marques Lost Ball. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	14	19
11:15	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	14	19
11:11	Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	19
11:08	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	14	19
11:03	Tina Thompson Traveling	14	19
11:03	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	14	19
11:03	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	14	19
11:03	Tari Phillips enters the game for Tina Thompson.	14	19
11:03	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Dominique Canty.	14	19
10:55	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	19
10:52	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	14	19
10:33	Janeth Arcain made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	16	19
10:11	Sue Bird made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	16	21
9:52	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	16	21
9:52	Francesca Zara enters the game for Sue Bird.	16	21
9:36	Francesca Zara made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	16	23
9:21	Suzy Batkovic Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	23
9:11	Janeth Arcain missed 11 ft Jumper.	16	23
9:10	Houston Defensive Rebound.	16	23
9:00	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	23
8:51	Francesca Zara made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	16	25
8:36	Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.	16	25
8:33	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	16	25
8:32	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	25
8:32	Dominique Canty enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	16	25
8:32	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	16	25
8:19	Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Francesca Zara.	16	27
7:58	Tari Phillips missed 7 ft Jumper.	16	27
7:58	Houston Defensive Rebound.	16	27
7:58	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	27
7:58	Seattle Full Timeout.	16	27
7:58	Tina Thompson enters the game for Tari Phillips.	16	27
7:41	Janeth Arcain Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	27
7:35	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	27
7:31	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	16	27
7:16	Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	27
7:15	Suzy Batkovic Defensive Rebound.	16	27
7:03	Suzy Batkovic missed 5 ft Jumper.	16	27
7:03	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	16	27
7:03	Tanisha Wright Loose Ball Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	16	27
7:03	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Suzy Batkovic.	16	27
7:03	Sue Bird enters the game for Betty Lennox.	16	27
7:03	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	16	27
6:52	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	16	27
6:52	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	27
6:52	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	27
6:33	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	18	27
6:26	Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	27
6:24	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	18	27
6:11	Francesca Zara missed 12 ft Jumper.	18	27
6:09	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	18	27
5:54	Tina Thompson made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	20	27
5:26	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	20	29
5:05	Janeth Arcain missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	29
5:03	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	20	29
4:54	Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	29
4:52	Dominique Canty Defensive Rebound.	20	29
4:37	Lauren Jackson Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	20	29
4:37	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	20	29
4:37	Betty Lennox enters the game for Francesca Zara.	20	29
4:37	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	29
4:37	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	29
4:15	Sue Bird made 5 ft Running Jumper.	22	31
3:56	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	22	31
3:56	Houston Full Timeout.	22	31
3:56	Sheryl Swoopes enters the game for Janeth Arcain.	22	31
3:56	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	31
3:56	Houston Offensive Rebound.	22	31
3:56	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	31
3:31	Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.	23	31
3:30	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	23	31
3:30	Lauren Jackson Loose Ball Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	23	31
3:30	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	23	31
3:30	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	31
3:30	Houston Offensive Rebound.	23	31
3:30	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	24	31
3:24	Tina Thompson Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	24	31
3:03	Janell Burse Traveling	24	31
2:59	Houston Full Timeout.	24	31
2:59	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	24	31
2:36	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	24	31
2:08	Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.	24	31
2:04	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	24	31
1:58	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	24	31
1:58	Dominique Canty made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	31
1:58	Michelle Snow enters the game for Tari Phillips.	25	31
1:58	Simone Edwards enters the game for Janell Burse.	25	31
1:58	Dominique Canty missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	31
1:54	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	25	31
1:39	Sue Bird missed 4 ft Jumper.	25	31
1:38	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	25	31
1:25	Sheryl Swoopes made 15 ft Jumper.	27	31
1:12	Suzy Batkovic made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	27	33
55.9	Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	29	33
37.8	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 3rd Personal Foul.	29	33
37.8	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.	29	34
37.8	Janeth Arcain enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	29	34
37.8	Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	35
9.9	Dawn Staley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	35
7.9	Suzy Batkovic Defensive Rebound.	29	35
5.6	Suzy Batkovic Lost Ball. Stolen by Janeth Arcain.	29	35
4.6	Suzy Batkovic Shooting Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	29	35
4.6	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 1 of 2.	30	35
4.6	Janeth Arcain made Free Throw 2 of 2.	31	35
0.1	Tanisha Wright missed 11 ft Running Jumper.	31	35
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	31	35
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	31	35

Storm
75
Comets
67

Game 1

31/8

Comets
67
Storm
64

Game 2

2/9

Comets
75
Storm
58

Game 3

4/9

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 2 September 2005

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Bob Trammell
Roy Gulbeyan
Daryl Humphrey

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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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