Comets 84-74 Storm (25 Jun, 2006) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

7-8, 3-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	21	14	23	16	74
HOU	17	22	16	29	84

Houston Comets

10-5, 7-1 home

Dawn Staley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sancho Lyttle made Driving Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Anastasia Kostaki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.
Tamecka Dixon made 15 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Sheryl Swoopes made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 7 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 5 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dawn Staley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Sue Bird made Technical Free Throw.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Shaunzinski Gortman made Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made 19 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Janell Burse missed Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Sue Bird made 15 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 5 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 15 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 9 ft Jumper.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shaunzinski Gortman missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Turner made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 5 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Sue Bird made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Sue Bird made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 10 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaunzinski Gortman.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tiffani Johnson's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Tiffani Johnson missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 13 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made 17 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed 12 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup. Assisted by Barbara Turner.
Sue Bird made 12 ft Jumper.

STORM

COMETS

TIME		SEA	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Janell Burse vs. Michelle Snow. Tina Thompson gains possession.	0	0
9:45	Dawn Staley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:42	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:33	Lauren Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:30	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:07	Sheryl Swoopes made 9 ft Two Point Shot.	0	2
8:49	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Dominique Canty.	0	2
8:47	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	0	2
8:47	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Dominique Canty.	0	2
8:40	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	0	2
8:30	Iziane Castro Marques Lost Ball. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	0	2
8:15	Tamecka Dixon Discontinue Dribble	0	2
8:03	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	0	2
8:03	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	2
8:03	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
7:43	Michelle Snow Bad Pass	2	2
7:30	Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
7:26	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	4	2
7:26	Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.	4	2
7:11	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	2
7:09	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	4	2
7:01	Sheryl Swoopes made Driving Layup.	4	4
6:43	Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	4
6:35	Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.	7	4
6:35	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	7	6
6:35	Michelle Snow made Layup.	7	6
6:35	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	7	6
6:35	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	6
6:33	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	7	6
6:16	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	6
6:13	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	7	6
6:03	Iziane Castro Marques Personal Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	7	6
5:56	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	7	9
5:41	Michelle Snow Personal Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	7	9
5:41	Shaunzinski Gortman enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	7	9
5:41	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	7	9
5:31	Tiffani Johnson made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	9	9
5:13	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaunzinski Gortman.	9	9
5:13	Sheryl Swoopes Loose Ball Foul. Shaunzinski Gortman gains possession.	9	9
5:13	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	9	9
5:13	Sheryl Swoopes Technical Foul. Her 1st Technical Foul.	9	9
5:13	Sue Bird made Technical Free Throw.	10	9
5:01	Shaunzinski Gortman Bad Pass	10	9
4:47	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	10	9
4:45	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	10	9
4:39	Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	10	12
4:24	Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.	10	12
4:24	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	10	12
4:22	Betty Lennox made Layup.	12	12
4:13	Shaunzinski Gortman Personal Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	12	12
4:13	Full Timeout.	12	12
4:13	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Tamecka Dixon.	12	12
4:07	Dawn Staley Bad Pass. Stolen by Shaunzinski Gortman.	12	12
4:05	Shaunzinski Gortman made Layup.	14	12
3:45	Sancho Lyttle made Driving Layup.	14	14
3:27	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	14
3:26	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	14	14
3:05	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	14	14
3:05	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Janell Burse.	14	14
3:01	Dawn Staley missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	14
3:01	Houston Offensive Rebound.	14	14
3:01	24 second	14	14
2:49	Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.	16	14
2:38	Dawn Staley Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	16	14
2:32	Betty Lennox made 19 ft Jumper.	18	14
2:14	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	18	14
2:14	Anastasia Kostaki enters the game for Dawn Staley.	18	14
2:14	Barbara Turner enters the game for Betty Lennox.	18	14
2:05	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Anastasia Kostaki gains possession.	18	14
2:05	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	18	14
2:05	Anastasia Kostaki missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	14
2:05	Houston Offensive Rebound.	18	14
2:05	Anastasia Kostaki made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	15
1:54	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass	18	15
1:38	Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Running Jumper.	18	17
1:21	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
1:17	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	18	17
1:14	Barbara Turner missed 6 ft Jumper.	18	17
1:13	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	20	17
1:13	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	20	17
1:13	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	20	17
1:13	Janell Burse enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	20	17
1:13	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	21	17
1:04	Tamecka Dixon Bad Pass	21	17
48.9	Janell Burse missed Jumper.	21	17
45.3	Jumpball: Barbara Turner vs. Roneeka Hodges. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	21	17
45.3	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	21	17
40.9	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	21	17
39.9	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	21	17
27.9	Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.	21	17
26.8	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	21	17
5.9	Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.	21	17
4.6	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	21	17
0.0	Tanisha Wright missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	17
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	21	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	21	17

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-0

Comets
84
Storm
59

Game 1

24/5

Storm
74
Comets
84

Game 2

25/6

Storm
72
Comets
89

Game 3

12/8

11:00 PM, 25 June 2006

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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