Lynx 114-71 Sparks (1 Jun, 2006) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

3-2, 3-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LOS	16	18	14	23	71
MIN	24	27	33	30	114

Minnesota Lynx

1-3, 1-1 home

114

Nicole Ohlde missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Amber Jacobs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams made 6 ft Jumper.
Tamika Williams missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Amber Jacobs made Driving Layup.
Tamika Williams missed Layup.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Kristen Mann missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Seimone Augustus made Running Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Adrian Williams's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Emmeline Ndongue.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 8 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Driving Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristen Mann made 16 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kristen Mann made Two Point Shot.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Driving Layup.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Seimone Augustus missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Shona Thorburn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Tamika Williams made Tip Shot.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Driving Layup.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Shona Thorburn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs missed 15 ft Jumper.
Amber Jacobs made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Amber Jacobs made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Amber Jacobs missed 13 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Amber Jacobs missed 5 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.
Kristen Mann made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Kristen Mann made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Kristen Mann made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Kristen Mann missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Kristen Mann made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.
Nicole Ohlde missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Megan Duffy missed 15 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Kristen Mann made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Adrian Williams made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Svetlana Abrosimova made Layup. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Adrian Williams made Layup. Assisted by Vanessa Hayden.
Tynesha Lewis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Shona Thorburn missed 20 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden missed Layup.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Tynesha Lewis missed 12 ft Jumper.
Adrian Williams's Jumper blocked by Emmeline Ndongue.
Tynesha Lewis made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Adrian Williams.
Megan Duffy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Megan Duffy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Megan Duffy made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shona Thorburn.
Adrian Williams made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Megan Duffy.
Megan Duffy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Megan Duffy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Megan Duffy missed 17 ft Jumper.
Megan Duffy missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Adrian Williams made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Megan Duffy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Megan Duffy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Tamara Moore made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamara Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Moore made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 7 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed 16 ft Jumper.
Brandi Davis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Lisa Leslie made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Brandi Davis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brandi Davis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Brandi Davis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brandi Davis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page made 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Willis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Willis missed 14 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Willis.
Tamara Moore's 30 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Shona Thorburn.
Murriel Page missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Jessica Moore missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brandi Davis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Brandi Davis missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
Brandi Davis made Driving Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Willis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Willis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lisa Willis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Emmeline Ndongue made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Emmeline Ndongue missed 9 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas made 10 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Willis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brandi Davis's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Tynesha Lewis.
Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Willis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Brandi Davis missed Layup.
Lisa Willis missed 15 ft Jumper.
Emmeline Ndongue missed Layup.
Emmeline Ndongue made Layup.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Brandi Davis made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Emmeline Ndongue.
Brandi Davis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Driving Layup.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Willis made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Tamara Moore missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Willis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Lisa Willis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Willis.
Brandi Davis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Willis missed Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Willis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.

SPARKS

LYNX

TIME		LOS	MIN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Nicole Ohlde. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Nicole Ohlde missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:40	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:25	Tamara Moore Bad Pass	0	0
9:10	Amber Jacobs missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:08	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:04	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	0	0
8:52	Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:51	Tamika Williams Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:44	Amber Jacobs Bad Pass	0	0
8:26	Murriel Page made Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	2	0
8:14	Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Williams.	2	2
7:58	Mwadi Mabika missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	2
7:56	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	2
7:41	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul. Tamika Williams gains possession.	2	2
7:41	Tamika Williams made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
7:41	Tamika Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
7:41	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	2	3
7:33	Jessica Moore missed Layup.	2	3
7:31	Mwadi Mabika Offensive Rebound.	2	3
7:22	Lisa Leslie missed 20 ft Jumper.	2	3
7:22	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	2	3
7:15	Amber Jacobs missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	3
7:13	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	2	3
7:11	Tamika Williams made 6 ft Jumper.	2	5
6:56	Kristen Mann Jump Ball	2	5
6:48	Tamara Moore made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	5	5
6:33	Tamika Williams missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
6:31	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	5	5
6:16	Tamara Moore made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	7	5
6:03	Jessica Moore Shooting Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	7	5
6:03	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	6
6:03	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	7
5:47	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicole Ohlde.	7	7
5:39	Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	7	10
5:18	Tamara Moore made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	10	10
5:05	Nicole Ohlde made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.	10	12
4:48	Tamara Moore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	12
4:46	Kristen Mann Defensive Rebound.	10	12
4:41	Amber Jacobs made Driving Layup.	10	14
4:22	Jessica Moore made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Murriel Page.	12	14
4:13	Tamika Williams missed Layup.	12	14
4:11	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	14
4:09	Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.	12	14
4:07	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:01	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	14
4:01	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	12	14
4:01	Full Timeout.	12	14
3:51	Tamara Moore Personal Foul. Amber Jacobs gains possession.	12	14
3:42	Seimone Augustus made Jumper. Assisted by Amber Jacobs.	12	16
3:29	Nicole Ohlde Personal Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	12	16
3:29	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Tamara Moore.	12	16
3:29	Adrian Williams enters the game for Nicole Ohlde.	12	16
3:18	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul. Adrian Williams gains possession.	12	16
3:18	Lisa Leslie Foul	12	16
3:04	Kristen Mann missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	16
3:03	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	12	16
2:56	Temeka Johnson Turnover	12	16
2:33	Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.	12	16
2:31	Tamika Williams Offensive Rebound.	12	16
2:17	Jessica Moore Personal Foul. Tamika Williams gains possession.	12	16
2:09	Amber Jacobs made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	12	19
1:57	Tamika Williams Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	12	19
1:57	Christi Thomas enters the game for Jessica Moore.	12	19
1:57	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Kristen Mann.	12	19
1:51	Christi Thomas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	19
1:50	Adrian Williams Defensive Rebound.	12	19
1:42	Seimone Augustus made Running Jumper.	12	21
1:32	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Adrian Williams.	12	21
1:22	Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.	12	24
55.6	Adrian Williams Shooting Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	12	24
55.6	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	24
55.6	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	24
45.1	Emmeline Ndongue enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	14	24
33.9	Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Running Jumper.	14	24
31.9	Adrian Williams Offensive Rebound.	14	24
29.9	Adrian Williams's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Emmeline Ndongue.	14	24
27.5	Svetlana Abrosimova Offensive Rebound.	14	24
10.9	Svetlana Abrosimova missed 8 ft Jumper.	14	24
8.8	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	14	24
0.0	Temeka Johnson made 7 ft Jumper.	16	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	16	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	16	24

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 2-1

Sparks
71
Lynx
114

Game 1

1/6

Sparks
90
Lynx
78

Game 2

16/7

Lynx
59
Sparks
78

Game 3

14/8

Target Center

1:00 AM, 1 June 2006

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Tina Napier
Scott Twardoski

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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