Sparks 95-85 Mercury (15 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

17-5, 5-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LOS	22	22	26	25	95
PHO	15	19	33	18	85

Phoenix Mercury

8-11, 5-5 home

Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller missed Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Kamila Vodichkova made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kelly Miller missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Diana Taurasi missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.
Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 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 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Cappie Pondexter missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 10 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kamila Vodichkova.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Lacy made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Moore's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Jessica Moore made Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Tamara Moore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 19 ft Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Cappie Pondexter.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Emmeline Ndongue missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Doneeka Hodges made 20 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Willis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Doneeka Hodges missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Emmeline Ndongue missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Lisa Leslie missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Willis made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Willis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 19 ft Jumper.
Lisa Willis missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Lisa Willis made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Lisa Willis made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie made 12 ft Jumper.
Lisa Willis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jessica Moore missed Layup.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamara Moore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 15 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper.
Emmeline Ndongue made Layup. Assisted by Doneeka Hodges.
Emmeline Ndongue missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Emmeline Ndongue made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie made 10 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Lisa Willis made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lisa Willis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Brandi Davis missed Layup.

SPARKS

MERCURY

TIME		LOS	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Kamila Vodichkova. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	0	0
9:42	Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:41	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:33	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul. Kristen Rasmussen gains possession.	0	0
9:33	Kristen Rasmussen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
9:33	Kristen Rasmussen missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	1
9:32	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	0	1
9:08	Jessica Moore's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	0	1
9:07	Jessica Moore Offensive Rebound.	2	1
9:07	Jessica Moore made Layup.	2	1
8:59	Kamila Vodichkova made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.	2	3
8:41	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	2	3
8:41	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
8:41	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	2	3
8:41	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	3
8:41	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	2	3
8:23	Kamila Vodichkova missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	3
8:22	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	2	3
8:15	Kelly Miller Personal Foul. Jessica Moore gains possession.	2	3
7:58	24 second	2	3
7:50	Kelly Miller missed 15 ft Jumper.	2	3
7:48	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	2	3
7:41	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Jessica Moore gains possession.	2	3
7:28	Lisa Leslie made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	4	3
7:11	Mwadi Mabika Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	4	3
7:11	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	3
7:11	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	4	3
7:11	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Mwadi Mabika.	4	3
7:11	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	4
6:54	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	4	4
6:54	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	4	4
6:47	Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.	4	4
6:45	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	4
6:35	Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.	7	4
6:26	Kelly Miller made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	6
6:15	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	7	6
6:05	Kelly Miller missed Three Point Jumper.	7	6
6:03	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	7	6
5:50	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	6
5:48	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	7	6
5:47	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	7	6
5:46	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	7	6
5:45	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	9	6
5:26	Kristen Rasmussen missed 19 ft Jumper.	9	6
5:22	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	9	6
5:16	Tamara Moore missed 17 ft Jumper.	9	6
5:15	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	9	6
5:11	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	9	6
5:11	Penny Taylor enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	9	6
5:11	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Tamara Moore.	9	6
5:07	Cappie Pondexter Bad Pass. Stolen by Doneeka Hodges.	9	6
4:52	Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	12	6
4:35	Jessica Moore Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	12	6
4:28	Kelly Miller made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	12	8
4:11	Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.	12	8
4:09	Jessica Moore Offensive Rebound.	12	8
4:05	Temeka Johnson made 19 ft Jumper.	14	8
3:58	Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	14	8
3:56	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	14	8
3:49	Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	14	8
3:47	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	14	8
3:43	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	14	11
3:27	Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Cappie Pondexter.	14	11
3:25	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	14	11
3:15	Kamila Vodichkova missed 14 ft Jumper.	14	11
3:14	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	14	11
3:02	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Jessica Moore gains possession.	14	11
3:02	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Kelly Miller.	14	11
3:02	Emmeline Ndongue enters the game for Jessica Moore.	14	11
3:02	Jennifer Lacy enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	14	11
2:59	Chamique Holdsclaw Turnover	14	11
2:47	Cappie Pondexter's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.	14	11
2:44	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	14	11
2:40	Chamique Holdsclaw made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	16	11
2:17	Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	11
2:15	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	16	11
2:03	Emmeline Ndongue missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	11
2:02	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	16	11
1:54	Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	11
1:53	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	16	11
1:39	Emmeline Ndongue Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	16	11
1:36	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.	16	13
1:36	Emmeline Ndongue Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	16	13
1:36	Lisa Willis enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	16	13
1:36	Kelly Miller enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	16	13
1:36	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	13
1:35	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	16	13
1:31	Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.	16	13
1:29	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	16	13
1:24	Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	13
1:23	Jennifer Lacy Offensive Rebound.	16	13
1:23	Jennifer Lacy made Layup.	16	15
1:05	Jennifer Lacy Shooting Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	16	15
1:05	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	15
1:05	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	15
51.1	Jumpball: Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Diana Taurasi. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	18	15
51.1	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Chamique Holdsclaw.	18	15
38.9	Doneeka Hodges made 20 ft Jumper.	20	15
26.9	Penny Taylor missed 15 ft Jumper.	20	15
24.9	Doneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	20	15
18.8	Chamique Holdsclaw made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	22	15
0.1	Jen Derevjanik missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	15
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	22	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	22	15

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