Comets 82-80 Mercury (31 Jul, 2006) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

16-12, 5-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	25	16	24	17	82
PHO	19	22	22	17	80

Phoenix Mercury

11-16, 6-7 home

Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Kamila Vodichkova made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kristen Rasmussen made Layup.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Three Point Jumper blocked by Sheryl Swoopes.
Jen Derevjanik made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kamila Vodichkova made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kristen Rasmussen missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Kelly Miller made Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.
Kamila Vodichkova made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kamila Vodichkova made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Dawn Staley.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.
Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Mistie Williams missed Layup.
Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Michelle Snow made Layup.
Mistie Williams's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sheryl Swoopes made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley made Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 12 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tari Phillips made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper.
Anastasia Kostaki made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 18 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup. Assisted by Anastasia Kostaki.
Sheryl Swoopes missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Anastasia Kostaki made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.
Anastasia Kostaki missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Dawn Staley missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tari Phillips missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 7 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tari Phillips missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.
Michelle Snow made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Michelle Snow made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Michelle Snow missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Hook Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 12 ft Jumper.
Anastasia Kostaki made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made 16 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 11 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 15 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dawn Staley made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 19 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tari Phillips made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Layup.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 9 ft Jumper.
Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 14 ft Jumper.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 10 ft Jumper.

COMETS

MERCURY

TIME		HOU	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Kamila Vodichkova. Phoenix gains possession.	0	0
9:48	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:45	Kelly Miller Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:44	Kelly Miller missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:41	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:38	Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Kamila Vodichkova.	0	0
9:36	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:30	Kamila Vodichkova made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	0	2
9:11	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:11	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:03	Kamila Vodichkova Bad Pass. Stolen by Michelle Snow.	0	2
8:56	Sheryl Swoopes missed 12 ft Jumper.	0	2
8:55	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:42	Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.	0	2
8:41	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	0	2
8:41	Michelle Snow Loose Ball Foul. Kristen Rasmussen gains possession.	0	2
8:30	Kamila Vodichkova missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	2
8:29	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:19	Michelle Snow made Driving Layup.	2	2
8:07	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:06	Kelly Miller Offensive Rebound.	2	2
8:03	Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.	2	4
7:47	Kelly Miller Personal Foul. Mistie Williams gains possession.	2	4
7:35	Dawn Staley made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	4
7:18	Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper.	5	6
7:07	Michelle Snow's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	5	6
7:03	Mistie Williams Offensive Rebound.	5	6
7:03	Mistie Williams missed Layup.	5	6
7:03	Mistie Williams Offensive Rebound.	5	6
7:03	Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	5	6
7:01	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	7	6
7:01	Michelle Snow made Layup.	7	6
6:56	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	7	6
6:41	Mistie Williams's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.	7	6
6:39	Mistie Williams Offensive Rebound.	7	6
6:35	Mistie Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	7	6
6:30	Kristen Rasmussen made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	7	8
6:13	Sheryl Swoopes made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dawn Staley.	10	8
5:50	Kristen Rasmussen made Layup.	10	10
5:35	Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	12	10
5:22	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	10
5:20	Kristen Rasmussen Offensive Rebound.	12	10
5:07	Kamila Vodichkova missed 13 ft Jumper.	12	10
5:05	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	12	10
4:47	Sheryl Swoopes missed 10 ft Jumper.	12	10
4:45	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	12	10
4:39	Dawn Staley made Jumper.	14	10
4:30	Michelle Snow Shooting Foul. Kamila Vodichkova gains possession.	14	10
4:30	Penny Taylor enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	14	10
4:30	Penny Taylor enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	14	10
4:30	Tari Phillips enters the game for Mistie Williams.	14	10
4:30	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	11
4:30	Kamila Vodichkova made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	12
4:30	Official Timeout.	14	10
4:11	Dawn Staley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	12
4:09	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	14	12
3:59	Penny Taylor missed 19 ft Jumper.	14	12
3:57	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	14	12
3:43	Michelle Snow missed 11 ft Jumper.	14	12
3:41	Kamila Vodichkova Defensive Rebound.	14	12
3:23	Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	12
3:19	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	14	12
3:16	Cappie Pondexter Personal Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	14	12
3:16	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Kamila Vodichkova.	14	12
3:16	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta enters the game for Michelle Snow.	14	12
2:54	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta made 12 ft Jumper.	16	12
2:44	Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.	16	12
2:43	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	16	12
2:38	Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	12
2:35	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	16	12
2:35	Kristen Rasmussen Personal Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	16	12
2:20	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Foul. Kristen Rasmussen gains possession.	16	12
2:20	Tamecka Dixon Foul	16	12
2:11	Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	16	15
1:58	Sheryl Swoopes made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Astou Ndiaye-Diatta.	19	15
1:42	Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	15
1:39	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta Defensive Rebound.	19	15
1:30	Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 3 second	19	15
1:30	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	19	15
1:30	Anastasia Kostaki enters the game for Dawn Staley.	19	15
1:17	Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Running Jumper.	19	15
1:15	Kelly Miller Offensive Rebound.	19	15
1:15	Anastasia Kostaki Shooting Foul. Kelly Miller gains possession.	19	15
1:15	Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	16
1:15	Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	17
1:04	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.	21	17
52.3	Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.	21	19
38.3	Tari Phillips made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	23	19
38.3	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Tari Phillips gains possession.	23	19
38.3	Tari Phillips missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	23	19
36.9	Jen Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	23	19
29.9	Penny Taylor missed Jumper.	23	19
27.1	Tari Phillips Defensive Rebound.	23	19
5.0	Tamecka Dixon made 18 ft Jumper.	25	19
0.1	Penny Taylor missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	19
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	25	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	19

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 2-1

Mercury
95
Comets
98

Game 1

28/7

Comets
82
Mercury
80

Game 2

31/7

Mercury
111
Comets
110

Game 3

11/8

12:00 AM, 31 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

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