Sun 92-83 Storm (17 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Connecticut Sun

15-6, 7-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
CT	23	21	28	20	92
SEA	32	18	10	23	83

Seattle Storm

11-10, 7-5 home

Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Turner.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Laura Summerton.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Margo Dydek.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Barbara Turner made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 16 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup. Assisted by Edwige Lawson.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Barbara Turner missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Barbara Turner missed Layup.
Tiffani Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 16 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Driving Layup.
Sue Bird made 15 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 4 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Turner.
Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Turner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Driving Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 10 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 4 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 4 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Barbara Turner made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Janell Burse missed 5 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 6 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Betty Lennox missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 13 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek missed Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.
Margo Dydek made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Phillips missed Three Point Jumper.
Megan Mahoney made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Megan Mahoney made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Margo Dydek missed Jumper.
Erin Phillips made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Megan Mahoney missed 15 ft Jumper.
Megan Mahoney missed 18 ft Jumper.
Leapos;Coe Willingham missed 16 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Phillips made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Lindsay Whalen missed Driving Layup.
Margo Dydek missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Margo Dydek made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Asjha Jones missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Driving Layup. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Katie Douglas missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Katie Douglas missed Driving Layup.
Asjha Jones missed Two Point Shot.
Katie Douglas made Driving Layup. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Hook Shot. Assisted by Margo Dydek.
Katie Douglas made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Margo Dydek missed 9 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones made 15 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 9 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Margo Dydek missed 4 ft Jumper.
Erin Phillips made Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.
Asjha Jones made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Asjha Jones made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Erin Phillips made 16 ft Jumper.
Asjha Jones missed 14 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup.
Katie Douglas made Layup.
Katie Douglas missed 17 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Driving Layup.
Asjha Jones made Layup. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup.
Asjha Jones made Layup.
Katie Douglas missed Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Douglas missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen missed 13 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asjha Jones missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asjha Jones.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Jumper.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Margo Dydek made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Douglas made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SUN

STORM

TIME		CT	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Margo Dydek vs. Janell Burse. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Barbara Turner.	0	2
9:41	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	0	2
9:37	Betty Lennox missed Jumper.	0	2
9:34	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:21	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Driving Layup.	2	2
9:00	Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	2	4
8:48	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	4	4
8:36	Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.	4	4
8:33	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	4	4
8:14	Lindsay Whalen missed Jumper.	4	4
8:11	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	4	4
8:07	Sue Bird made 14 ft Jumper.	4	6
7:46	Katie Douglas Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	4	6
7:41	Betty Lennox's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Laura Summerton.	4	6
7:39	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	4	6
7:39	Janell Burse made Layup.	4	8
7:39	Lindsay Whalen Shooting Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	4	8
7:39	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 1.	4	9
7:35	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	6	9
7:22	Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.	6	11
7:15	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	6	11
7:15	Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	11
7:15	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	6	11
7:15	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	11
7:03	Lauren Jackson's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Margo Dydek.	7	11
7:01	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	7	11
7:01	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	7	13
7:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	7	13
7:01	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	14
6:43	Laura Summerton Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	7	14
6:39	Sue Bird made Driving Layup.	7	16
6:26	Lindsay Whalen Lost Ball. Stolen by Betty Lennox.	7	16
6:22	Barbara Turner made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	7	18
6:13	Connecticut Full Timeout.	7	18
6:13	Asjha Jones enters the game for Laura Summerton.	7	18
6:13	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	7	18
6:03	Margo Dydek made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Douglas.	9	18
5:45	Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	18
5:43	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	9	18
5:24	Janell Burse Personal Foul. Taj McWilliams-Franklin gains possession.	9	18
5:20	Asjha Jones missed 18 ft Jumper.	9	18
5:16	Margo Dydek Offensive Rebound.	9	18
5:13	Margo Dydek missed Jumper.	9	18
5:11	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Offensive Rebound.	9	18
5:01	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	9	18
5:01	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	18
5:01	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Betty Lennox.	10	18
5:01	Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	18
4:43	Barbara Turner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	18
4:41	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	11	18
4:28	Janell Burse made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.	11	20
4:16	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup.	13	20
3:57	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	20
3:55	Katie Douglas Defensive Rebound.	13	20
3:47	Margo Dydek made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	15	20
3:36	Seattle Full Timeout.	15	20
3:36	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Janell Burse.	15	20
3:24	Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	20
3:21	Margo Dydek Defensive Rebound.	15	20
3:15	Asjha Jones made Driving Layup.	17	20
3:02	Tiffani Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.	17	20
3:00	Asjha Jones Defensive Rebound.	17	20
2:55	Lindsay Whalen's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.	17	20
2:55	Connecticut Offensive Rebound.	17	20
2:55	Megan Mahoney enters the game for Katie Douglas.	17	20
2:55	Erin Phillips enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	17	20
2:55	Janell Burse enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	17	20
2:51	Barbara Turner Shooting Foul. Asjha Jones gains possession.	17	20
2:51	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.	18	20
2:51	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Barbara Turner.	18	20
2:51	Asjha Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	20
2:38	Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	20
2:34	Tanisha Wright Offensive Rebound.	19	20
2:24	Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	19	22
2:09	Erin Phillips missed Three Point Jumper.	19	22
2:08	Megan Mahoney Offensive Rebound.	19	22
2:08	Iziane Castro Marques Personal Foul. Megan Mahoney gains possession.	19	22
2:08	Megan Mahoney made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	22
2:08	Megan Mahoney made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	22
1:52	Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	22
1:49	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	21	22
1:37	Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	21	25
1:23	Margo Dydek missed Jumper.	21	25
1:21	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	21	25
1:17	Megan Mahoney Shooting Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	21	25
1:17	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	26
1:17	Leapos;Coe Willingham enters the game for Margo Dydek.	21	26
1:17	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	27
1:00	Erin Phillips made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	23	27
43.0	Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	30
23.9	Megan Mahoney Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	23	30
17.5	Lauren Jackson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	23	32
0.2	Megan Mahoney missed 15 ft Jumper.	23	32
0.1	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	23	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	32

Regular Season Series

CT wins 2-0

Storm
81
Sun
85

Game 1

10/6

Sun
92
Storm
83

Game 2

17/7

KeyArena

2:00 AM, 17 July 2006

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Lamont Simpson
Bonita Spence
Kurt Walker

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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