Storm 94-81 Mercury (26 May, 2006) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

2-1, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	27	27	25	15	94
PHO	19	23	22	17	81

Phoenix Mercury

0-2, 0-1 home

Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kamila Vodichkova made 20 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.
Tamicha Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ann Strother missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith missed 36 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Bridget Pettis missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Tamicha Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy missed Layup.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 29 ft Three Pointer.
Jennifer Lacy missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Belinda Snell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Smith missed Layup.
Sandora Irvin made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Belinda Snell missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 6 ft Hook Shot.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Ann Strother missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Strother missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamicha Jackson.
Sandora Irvin missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamicha Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamicha Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Bridget Pettis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sandora Irvin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sandora Irvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Bridget Pettis missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sandora Irvin missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sandora Irvin missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright made 16 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Barbara Turner.
Shaunzinski Gortman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shaunzinski Gortman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Shaunzinski Gortman made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright made 10 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 9 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Layup. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sue Bird missed Technical Free Throw.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sue Bird made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Turner.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Barbara Turner made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer-Daniel.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made Layup.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson made 14 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Barbara Turner.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Wendy Palmer-Daniel made Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Barbara Turner's Layup blocked by Sandora Irvin.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Sandora Irvin.
Kaayla Chones's Layup blocked by Sandora Irvin.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson's Layup blocked by Belinda Snell.

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHO
20:00	Start of the 1st Half.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lauren Jackson vs. Kamila Vodichkova. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
9:40	Sue Bird missed Layup.	0	0
9:38	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:34	Janell Burse Turnover	0	0
9:23	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:22	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:17	Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:15	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:08	Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.	0	0
9:07	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:03	Sue Bird made Layup.	2	0
8:49	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	2	0
8:49	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 3.	2	1
8:49	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 3.	2	2
8:49	Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 3 of 3.	2	2
8:48	Cappie Pondexter Offensive Rebound.	2	2
8:42	Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	2	4
8:29	Cappie Pondexter Personal Foul. Iziane Castro Marques gains possession.	2	4
8:19	Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
8:18	Tamicha Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
8:07	Jennifer Lacy Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	2	4
7:43	Janell Burse missed 13 ft Jumper.	2	4
7:41	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	4	4
7:41	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	4	4
7:31	Sue Bird Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	4	4
7:31	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	5
7:31	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	6
7:22	Lauren Jackson missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	6
7:20	Jennifer Lacy Defensive Rebound.	4	6
7:13	Tamicha Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.	4	6
7:11	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	4	6
6:56	Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	6
6:47	Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	9
6:26	Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	9
6:26	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	7	9
6:22	Betty Lennox missed 10 ft Jumper.	7	9
6:20	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	7	9
6:09	Kamila Vodichkova made 20 ft Jumper.	7	11
5:50	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Janell Burse.	9	11
5:39	Kamila Vodichkova missed 20 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	11
5:37	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	9	11
5:24	Tamicha Jackson Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	9	11
5:24	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Jennifer Lacy.	9	11
5:24	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	9	11
5:24	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	11
5:24	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	11
5:16	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	11	14
4:58	Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	14
4:56	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	11	14
4:50	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	14
4:48	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	11	14
4:28	Tanisha Wright Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamicha Jackson.	11	14
4:24	Tamicha Jackson missed Layup.	11	14
4:22	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	11	14
4:18	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	11	14
4:18	Official Timeout.	11	14
4:18	Wendy Palmer-Daniel enters the game for Betty Lennox.	11	14
4:18	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	14
4:18	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	11	14
4:18	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	14
4:16	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	11	14
4:09	Tamicha Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	11	16
3:47	Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	13	16
3:33	Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.	13	16
3:31	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	16
3:18	Lauren Jackson 3 second	13	16
3:18	Crystal Smith enters the game for Tamicha Jackson.	13	16
3:17	Wendy Palmer-Daniel enters the game for Janell Burse.	13	16
3:17	Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Betty Lennox.	13	16
3:11	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	13	16
3:01	Crystal Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	16
3:00	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	16
2:49	Tanisha Wright made 16 ft Jumper.	15	16
2:32	Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.	15	16
2:31	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	15	16
2:30	Janell Burse enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	15	16
2:30	Barbara Turner enters the game for Sue Bird.	15	16
2:30	Bridget Pettis enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	15	16
2:30	Jumpball: Shaunzinski Gortman vs. Kristen Rasmussen. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	15	16
2:30	Kristen Rasmussen Lost Ball. Stolen by Shaunzinski Gortman.	15	16
2:25	Crystal Smith Personal Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	15	16
2:15	Kamila Vodichkova Personal Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	15	16
2:15	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	16
2:15	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	15	16
2:15	Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	16
2:11	Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.	16	16
2:10	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	16	16
1:55	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Barbara Turner.	18	16
1:45	Barbara Turner Personal Foul. Bridget Pettis gains possession.	18	16
1:31	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	16
1:30	Shaunzinski Gortman Defensive Rebound.	18	16
1:30	Crystal Smith Personal Foul. Shaunzinski Gortman gains possession.	18	16
1:30	Shaunzinski Gortman made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	16
1:30	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	19	16
1:30	Jennifer Lacy enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	19	16
1:30	Ann Strother enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	19	16
1:30	Shaunzinski Gortman made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	16
1:21	Barbara Turner Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	20	16
1:21	Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	16
1:21	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	20	16
1:21	Sue Bird enters the game for Barbara Turner.	20	16
1:21	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	20	16
1:21	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	17
1:00	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	22	17
51.9	Ann Strother missed 19 ft Jumper.	22	17
50.6	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	22	17
31.2	Wendy Palmer-Daniel made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	24	17
17.7	Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.	24	19
3.3	Shaunzinski Gortman made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	27	19
0.4	Crystal Smith missed 36 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	19
0.1	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	27	19
0.0	End of the 1st Half.	27	19

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 3-1

Storm
94
Mercury
81

Game 1

26/5

Mercury
87
Storm
97

Game 2

3/6

Mercury
87
Storm
80

Game 3

22/6

Storm
91
Mercury
85

Game 4

26/7

3:00 AM, 26 May 2006

Referees:
Bryan Enterline
Clarke Stevens
Angelica Suffren

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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