Sparks 73-68 Fever (23 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

20-6, 7-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LOS	16	13	15	29	73
IND	22	11	14	21	68

Indiana Fever

15-9, 9-2 home

Tamika Catchings made 8 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Tamika Catchings made Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Driving Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Tully Bevilaqua made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.
Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 11 ft Jumper.
Linda Frohlich missed 17 ft Jumper.
Linda Frohlich missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Linda Frohlich.
Linda Frohlich missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tan White made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tan White made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Ebony Hoffman missed 5 ft Jumper.
Anna DeForge missed 19 ft Jumper.
La'Tangela Atkinson missed 7 ft Jumper.
La'Tangela Atkinson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Linda Frohlich missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua missed Layup.
Anna DeForge's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Catchings made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.
Tamika Catchings made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Tully Bevilaqua made Layup. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore's Jumper blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Catchings made Technical Free Throw.
Ebony Hoffman missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tan White missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Tan White made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Tan White made Driving Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamika Catchings missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
La'Tangela Atkinson's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Tamika Catchings made Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
La'Tangela Atkinson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Ebony Hoffman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamika Catchings made 7 ft Jumper.
Tully Bevilaqua made Layup.
Tully Bevilaqua made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Anna DeForge made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tully Bevilaqua made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Anna DeForge.
Tan White missed Layup.
Tamika Catchings made Layup.
Tamika Catchings missed Layup.
Tamika Whitmore missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Tan White.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Catchings missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamika Whitmore made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Anna DeForge missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tan White missed Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie made 14 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed 5 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 18 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Running Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Lisa Willis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Willis missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jessica Moore made Running Jumper.
Lisa Leslie's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Anna DeForge.
Temeka Johnson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Lisa Leslie missed 4 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Doneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Jessica Moore made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie missed 6 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore made Layup.
Jessica Moore made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Murriel Page made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Jessica Moore.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Anna DeForge.
Murriel Page missed 15 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 3 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Lisa Willis made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SPARKS

FEVER

TIME		LOS	IND
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Ebony Hoffman. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	0	0
9:52	Mwadi Mabika Lost Ball. Stolen by Tully Bevilaqua.	0	0
9:41	Tamika Catchings made 8 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:15	Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:15	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	0	2
9:15	24 second	0	2
8:59	Tamika Catchings made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	0	4
8:49	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	0	4
8:45	Tamika Catchings made Layup.	0	6
8:41	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	0	6
8:22	Mwadi Mabika Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	0	6
8:22	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessica Moore.	0	6
8:11	Lisa Leslie missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	6
8:08	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:54	Tamika Whitmore missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	6
7:52	Tamara Moore Defensive Rebound.	0	6
7:45	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	0	6
7:39	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	0	6
7:39	Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	7
7:39	Tully Bevilaqua made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	8
7:35	Ebony Hoffman Personal Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	0	8
7:28	Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	2	8
7:16	Tamika Catchings made Driving Layup.	2	10
7:01	Lisa Leslie made 14 ft Jumper.	4	10
6:41	Tully Bevilaqua Bad Pass	4	10
6:24	Jessica Moore missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	10
6:22	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	4	10
6:11	Tamika Whitmore missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	10
6:11	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	4	10
5:58	Temeka Johnson Offensive Foul. Tully Bevilaqua gains possession.	4	10
5:58	Temeka Johnson Foul	4	10
5:37	Tamika Catchings made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.	4	12
5:30	Tamika Catchings Shooting Foul. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	4	12
5:30	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 3.	5	12
5:30	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 3.	6	12
5:30	Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 3 of 3.	7	12
5:09	Tully Bevilaqua made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamika Whitmore.	7	15
4:50	Tully Bevilaqua Shooting Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	7	15
4:50	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Tamara Moore.	7	15
4:50	Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	15
4:50	Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	15
4:50	Official Timeout.	7	15
4:37	Tamika Catchings made Two Point Shot.	9	17
4:11	Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.	11	17
3:56	Anna DeForge made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tully Bevilaqua.	11	20
3:44	Lisa Leslie missed 5 ft Jumper.	11	20
3:42	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	11	20
3:25	Tully Bevilaqua missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	20
3:21	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	11	20
3:08	Chamique Holdsclaw made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	20
2:51	Ebony Hoffman missed 11 ft Jumper.	14	20
2:50	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	14	20
2:40	Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.	16	20
2:26	Lisa Leslie Personal Foul. Ebony Hoffman gains possession.	16	20
2:26	Linda Frohlich enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	16	20
2:26	Tan White enters the game for Anna DeForge.	16	20
2:14	Tamika Catchings Bad Pass. Stolen by Jessica Moore.	16	20
1:59	Temeka Johnson missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	20
1:55	Tamika Catchings Defensive Rebound.	16	20
1:47	Linda Frohlich missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	20
1:45	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	16	20
1:32	Tamika Whitmore Shooting Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	16	20
1:32	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	20
1:32	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	16	20
1:32	Tamara Moore enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	16	20
1:32	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	20
1:31	Tamika Whitmore Defensive Rebound.	16	20
1:07	Linda Frohlich missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	20
1:06	Tan White Offensive Rebound.	16	20
1:05	Tan White missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	20
1:02	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	16	20
1:02	K.B. Sharp enters the game for Tully Bevilaqua.	16	20
1:02	Murriel Page enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	16	20
1:02	Jumpball: Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Tan White. Tamika Catchings gains possession.	16	20
1:02	Chamique Holdsclaw Lost Ball. Stolen by Tan White.	16	20
57.9	Tamika Catchings missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	20
53.9	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	16	20
52.9	Tamara Moore Bad Pass. Stolen by Tamika Catchings.	16	20
35.9	Tamika Catchings missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	20
33.9	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	16	20
27.9	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 15 ft Jumper.	16	20
26.9	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	16	20
13.8	Tamika Whitmore made Layup. Assisted by Linda Frohlich.	16	22
0.0	Murriel Page missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	22
0.0	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	16	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	16	22

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 2-0

Fever
60
Sparks
72

Game 1

8/7

Sparks
73
Fever
68

Game 2

23/7

12:00 AM, 23 July 2006

Referees:
Daryl Humphrey
Lamont Simpson
Jeff Smith

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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