Shock 77-67 Storm (29 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Detroit Shock

18-7, 8-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
TUL	23	23	12	19	77
SEA	23	16	11	17	67

Seattle Storm

14-13, 7-7 home

Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tiffani Johnson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made Technical Free Throw.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 4 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Deanna Nolan.
Lauren Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Edwige Lawson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Tanisha Wright missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 4 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Jumper.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Deanna Nolan.
Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Barbara Turner made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Barbara Turner made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tiffani Johnson's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Cheryl Ford.
Sue Bird missed 17 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Barbara Turner's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Swin Cash.
Tiffani Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Layup.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 7 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 16 ft Jumper.
Edwige Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tiffani Johnson missed Jumper.
Barbara Turner missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Barbara Turner missed 7 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Turner made Driving Layup.
Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup.
Tiffani Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tiffani Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Barbara Turner's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Ruth Riley.
Barbara Turner made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tiffani Johnson.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup.
Tiffani Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tiffani Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Sue Bird missed 18 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 4 ft Running Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Ruth Riley made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Ruth Riley made Layup.
Deanna Nolan made 12 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed 4 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 5 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed 7 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Ruth Riley missed Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 5 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 15 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ruth Riley.
Deanna Nolan missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Plenette Pierson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Katie Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Cheryl Ford missed 10 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cheryl Ford.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton made 14 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elaine Powell.
Cheryl Ford missed 7 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley made 16 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Cheryl Ford missed 8 ft Jumper.
Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 8 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Cheryl Ford missed 3 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 6 ft Jumper.
Cheryl Ford missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Plenette Pierson.
Swin Cash missed 3 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kedra Holland-Corn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kedra Holland-Corn missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Plenette Pierson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan missed Driving Layup.
Deanna Nolan missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cheryl Ford's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Deanna Nolan made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash missed 13 ft Jumper.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cheryl Ford missed 10 ft Hook Shot.
Ruth Riley made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Deanna Nolan.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Deanna Nolan made Driving Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.

SHOCK

STORM

TIME		TUL	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Cheryl Ford vs. Lauren Jackson. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:37	Swin Cash Shooting Foul. Betty Lennox gains possession.	0	2
9:37	Betty Lennox missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	0	2
9:34	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:23	Katie Smith missed 4 ft Running Jumper.	0	2
9:22	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:00	Tiffani Johnson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	0	4
8:51	Swin Cash missed Layup.	0	4
8:48	Detroit Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:34	Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.	0	4
8:33	Deanna Nolan Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:29	Deanna Nolan Bad Pass	0	4
8:17	Betty Lennox Traveling	0	4
8:03	Ruth Riley made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.	2	4
8:00	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Deanna Nolan.	2	4
7:50	Katie Smith Lost Ball. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	2	4
7:43	Iziane Castro Marques made Driving Layup.	2	6
7:31	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul. Ruth Riley gains possession.	2	6
7:16	Ruth Riley missed Jumper.	2	6
7:15	Ruth Riley Offensive Rebound.	2	6
7:13	Ruth Riley made Layup.	4	6
6:58	Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	6
6:56	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	4	6
6:48	Sue Bird made Technical Free Throw.	4	7
6:39	Deanna Nolan made 12 ft Jumper.	6	7
6:22	Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	7
6:18	Tiffani Johnson Offensive Rebound.	6	7
6:07	Betty Lennox made Jumper.	6	9
5:56	Ruth Riley missed 15 ft Jumper.	6	9
5:54	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	9
5:43	Tiffani Johnson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	6	11
5:35	Deanna Nolan missed Jumper.	6	11
5:33	Tiffani Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	11
5:26	Iziane Castro Marques missed 4 ft Jumper.	6	11
5:24	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	6	11
5:22	Betty Lennox missed Layup.	6	11
5:22	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	6	11
5:13	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	6	11
5:13	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	11
5:13	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	11
4:56	Ruth Riley Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	8	11
4:56	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	12
4:56	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	13
4:56	Official Timeout.	8	11
4:43	Cheryl Ford missed 4 ft Jumper.	8	13
4:41	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	8	13
4:24	Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.	8	13
4:22	Cheryl Ford Defensive Rebound.	8	13
4:11	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	10	13
4:11	Tiffani Johnson Shooting Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	10	13
4:11	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Tiffani Johnson.	10	13
4:11	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 1.	11	13
3:57	Sue Bird Turnover	11	13
3:48	Ashley Robinson Shooting Foul. Katie Smith gains possession.	11	13
3:48	Barbara Turner enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	11	13
3:48	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	13
3:48	Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	13
3:47	Barbara Turner Defensive Rebound.	12	13
3:39	Lauren Jackson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	12	15
3:25	Ruth Riley missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	15
3:23	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	12	15
3:19	Swin Cash missed 5 ft Jumper.	12	15
3:17	Cheryl Ford Offensive Rebound.	12	15
3:15	Cheryl Ford made Layup.	14	15
3:02	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	14	17
2:49	Ashley Robinson Personal Foul. Cheryl Ford gains possession.	14	17
2:49	Edwige Lawson enters the game for Sue Bird.	14	17
2:49	Plenette Pierson enters the game for Swin Cash.	14	17
2:49	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	17
2:49	Cheryl Ford made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	17
2:28	Betty Lennox missed 11 ft Jumper.	16	17
2:26	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	16	17
2:19	Betty Lennox's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Deanna Nolan.	16	17
2:16	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	16	17
2:11	Lauren Jackson missed 16 ft Jumper.	16	17
2:10	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	16	17
2:10	Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper.	16	19
2:10	Deanna Nolan missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	19
2:10	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	19
2:10	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Betty Lennox.	17	19
2:10	Tiffani Johnson enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	17	19
2:10	Kedra Holland-Corn enters the game for Katie Smith.	17	19
2:10	Deanna Nolan made Free Throw 2 of 2.	18	19
2:10	Betty Lennox Loose Ball Foul. Deanna Nolan gains possession.	18	19
1:50	Barbara Turner missed 15 ft Jumper.	18	19
1:49	Kedra Holland-Corn Defensive Rebound.	18	19
1:39	Cheryl Ford missed 7 ft Jumper.	18	19
1:36	Barbara Turner Defensive Rebound.	18	19
1:16	Tanisha Wright made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	18	21
58.1	Cheryl Ford made Layup. Assisted by Ruth Riley.	20	21
39.9	Edwige Lawson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.	20	23
23.9	Ruth Riley missed Jumper.	20	23
20.9	Barbara Turner Defensive Rebound.	20	23
13.9	Tanisha Wright missed 12 ft Jumper.	20	23
11.9	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	20	23
11.9	Plenette Pierson Personal Foul. Tiffani Johnson gains possession.	20	23
11.9	Kara Braxton enters the game for Ruth Riley.	20	23
11.9	Sue Bird enters the game for Edwige Lawson.	20	23
6.8	Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.	20	25
1.9	Deanna Nolan made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	23	25

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Shock
77
Storm
67

Game 1

29/7

Storm
81
Shock
79

Game 2

9/8

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 29 July 2006

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Daryl Humphrey
Sue Blauch
Laura Morris

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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