Sparks 56-52 Comets (26 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

21-6, 8-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LOS	10	11	16	19	56
HOU	14	13	14	11	52

Houston Comets

14-12, 10-3 home

Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Running Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Dawn Staley made Driving Layup.
Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.
Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 16 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.
Michelle Snow made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Doneeka Hodges.
Roneeka Hodges made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Layup.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mistie Williams missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges made Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mistie Williams missed Layup.
Tari Phillips missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tari Phillips missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 11 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Roneeka Hodges missed Running Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Michelle Snow missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Running Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 13 ft Running Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore's Layup blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed 5 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Murriel Page missed 12 ft Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.
Christi Thomas made Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Doneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chamique Holdsclaw.
Murriel Page missed 15 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 19 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 16 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed 41 ft Three Pointer.
Temeka Johnson's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Dawn Staley.
Tamara Moore missed Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamara Moore.
Jessica Moore missed 15 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tamara Moore missed Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika's Driving Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lisa Leslie missed Hook Shot.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Doneeka Hodges missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Doneeka Hodges missed 12 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Christi Thomas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Layup.
Christi Thomas missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Chamique Holdsclaw made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Doneeka Hodges missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Doneeka Hodges's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Roneeka Hodges.
Doneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Temeka Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Christi Thomas.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed 13 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Jumper.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.
Lisa Leslie made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Temeka Johnson made 17 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chamique Holdsclaw made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SPARKS

COMETS

TIME		LOS	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Michelle Snow. Tamecka Dixon gains possession.	0	0
9:38	Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:37	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:30	Lisa Leslie Loose Ball Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	0	0
9:30	Lisa Leslie Foul	0	0
9:30	Lisa Leslie Turnover. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
9:18	Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:17	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:17	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	0	0
9:06	Tamara Moore made Layup. Assisted by Lisa Leslie.	2	0
8:49	Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.	2	2
8:40	Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
8:38	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:26	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	2	2
8:26	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:19	Mwadi Mabika missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:18	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:12	Tamara Moore Shooting Foul. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	2	2
8:12	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	3
8:12	Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	4
8:02	Jessica Moore's Layup blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	4
8:00	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	2	4
7:39	Tamecka Dixon missed Running Jumper.	2	4
7:37	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	2	4
7:35	Michelle Snow made Layup.	2	6
7:18	Lisa Leslie Lost Ball. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	2	6
7:11	Michelle Snow Traveling	2	6
6:56	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	2	6
6:56	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	3	6
6:56	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	6
6:56	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	3	6
6:41	Sheryl Swoopes made 17 ft Jumper.	3	8
6:24	Lisa Leslie Offensive Foul. Mistie Williams gains possession.	3	8
6:24	Lisa Leslie Foul	3	8
6:24	Tari Phillips enters the game for Michelle Snow.	3	8
6:01	Sheryl Swoopes missed 20 ft Jumper.	3	8
6:00	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	3	8
5:56	Lisa Leslie Bad Pass. Stolen by Dawn Staley.	3	8
5:43	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	3	8
5:41	Houston Offensive Rebound.	3	8
5:41	Jessica Moore Loose Ball Foul. Mistie Williams gains possession.	3	8
5:41	Chamique Holdsclaw enters the game for Tamara Moore.	3	8
5:41	Christi Thomas enters the game for Lisa Leslie.	3	8
5:33	Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.	3	8
5:31	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	3	8
5:18	Christi Thomas missed 5 ft Jumper.	3	8
5:18	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	3	8
4:54	Tari Phillips made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Mistie Williams.	3	10
4:35	Christi Thomas Bad Pass	3	10
4:35	Murriel Page enters the game for Jessica Moore.	3	10
4:35	Official Timeout.	3	10
4:18	Dawn Staley made Driving Layup.	3	12
3:57	Mwadi Mabika made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	5	12
3:33	Tari Phillips's Layup blocked by Mwadi Mabika.	5	12
3:31	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	5	12
3:21	Murriel Page missed 12 ft Jumper.	5	12
3:20	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	5	12
3:20	Mistie Williams Shooting Foul. Christi Thomas gains possession.	5	12
3:20	Christi Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	12
3:20	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	5	12
3:20	Christi Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	12
3:02	Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	12
3:00	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	6	12
2:51	Chamique Holdsclaw missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	12
2:49	Dawn Staley Defensive Rebound.	6	12
2:43	Sheryl Swoopes Personal Foul. Her 2nd Personal Foul.	6	12
2:43	Sheryl Swoopes Foul	6	12
2:28	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	6	12
2:28	Chamique Holdsclaw's Layup blocked by Tari Phillips.	6	12
2:28	Sheryl Swoopes missed 16 ft Jumper.	8	12
2:15	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	6	12
2:15	Christi Thomas made Layup.	8	12
2:15	Chamique Holdsclaw Delay of Game	8	12
1:51	Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.	8	12
1:49	Tari Phillips Offensive Rebound.	8	12
1:47	Tari Phillips missed Layup.	8	12
1:47	Chamique Holdsclaw Defensive Rebound.	8	12
1:47	Dawn Staley Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	8	12
1:45	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Mistie Williams.	8	12
1:32	Chamique Holdsclaw made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	10	12
1:20	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	21	27
1:12	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tari Phillips.	10	14
49.9	Mwadi Mabika missed 16 ft Jumper.	10	14
47.8	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	10	14
33.6	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Dawn Staley.	10	14
33.6	Doneeka Hodges enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	10	14
29.4	Sancho Lyttle Traveling	10	14
13.9	Mwadi Mabika missed Layup.	10	14
12.9	Christi Thomas Offensive Rebound.	10	14
8.9	Christi Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	10	14
3.9	Roneeka Hodges missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
1.8	Christi Thomas Defensive Rebound.	10	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	10	14

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-0

Comets
55
Sparks
75

Game 1

22/6

Comets
62
Sparks
74

Game 2

6/7

Sparks
56
Comets
52

Game 3

26/7

1:30 AM, 26 July 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

WNBA expansion draft: Which six players will be protected by every team?

Every WNBA team can protect six players in Golden State's expansion draft on Dec. 6. We project which players will be protected on draft day.

Caitlin Clark part of Cincinnati group in NWSL expansion bid

Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark is a member of the ownership group trying to bring an NWSL expansion team to Cincinnati.

Utah coach Lynne Roberts saw 'golden opportunity' with Sparks

Utah coach Lynne Roberts said she wasn't looking to leave Utah, but a call to coach the Los Angeles Sparks was a 'golden opportunity.'

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.