Mercury 81-71 Monarchs (14 Aug, 2006) Play-by-Play

Sacramento Monarchs

21-13, 7-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SAC	28	18	13	12	71
PHO	19	30	20	12	81

Phoenix Mercury

18-16, 10-7 home

Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristen Rasmussen's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Jen Derevjanik missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Kristen Rasmussen made 10 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Jen Derevjanik.
Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Cappie Pondexter made Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi's 19 ft Two Point Shot blocked by Ticha Penicheiro.
Penny Taylor's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Diana Taurasi's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Rasmussen.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jen Derevjanik made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter's 12 ft Jumper blocked by Nicole Powell.
Belinda Snell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made 14 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 11 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 16 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Powell missed Three Point Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.
Erin Buescher made 16 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 17 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Lawson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Kara Lawson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Nicole Powell missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Powell missed 17 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.
DeMya Walker missed Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 12 ft Jumper.
Nicole Powell's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Nicole Powell.
Erin Buescher missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.
Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Lawson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristin Haynie made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Kara Lawson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erin Buescher made 9 ft Jumper.
Kristin Haynie missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeMya Walker missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristin Haynie made 11 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by DeMya Walker.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Erin Buescher's Layup blocked by Jen Derevjanik.
Nicole Powell missed 14 ft Jumper.
DeMya Walker made Layup. Assisted by Kristin Haynie.
DeMya Walker made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicole Powell missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

MONARCHS

MERCURY

TIME		SAC	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Yolanda Griffith vs. Kristen Rasmussen. DeMya Walker gains possession.	0	0
9:42	Yolanda Griffith's Layup blocked by Kristen Rasmussen.	0	0
9:41	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	2	0
9:41	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	2	0
9:26	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	2	3
9:03	Nicole Powell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
9:02	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	2	3
8:51	Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.	2	3
8:49	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	2	3
8:34	Nicole Powell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	5	3
8:23	Kelly Miller Bad Pass	5	3
8:10	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 16 ft Jumper.	7	3
7:43	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.	7	5
7:33	Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	9	5
7:24	Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.	9	5
7:22	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	9	5
7:16	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass. Stolen by Kristen Rasmussen.	9	5
7:05	Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper.	9	7
6:56	DeMya Walker Traveling	9	7
6:56	Erin Buescher enters the game for DeMya Walker.	9	7
6:37	Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	10
6:16	Yolanda Griffith Turnover	9	10
6:16	Kara Lawson enters the game for Ticha Penicheiro.	9	10
6:05	Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:03	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	9	10
5:54	Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.	9	10
5:52	Yolanda Griffith Offensive Rebound.	11	10
5:52	Yolanda Griffith made Layup.	11	10
5:45	Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	10
5:43	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	11	10
5:33	Kristen Rasmussen Shooting Foul. Yolanda Griffith gains possession.	11	10
5:33	Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	12	10
5:33	Yolanda Griffith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	10
5:33	Kristen Rasmussen Defensive Rebound.	12	10
5:24	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	12	10
5:24	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	12	10
5:13	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	14	10
4:56	Official Timeout.	14	10
4:52	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	14	12
4:52	Rebekkah Brunson Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	14	12
4:52	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	14	13
4:31	Kara Lawson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	17	13
4:20	Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.	17	13
4:20	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	17	13
4:03	Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Jumper.	17	13
4:01	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Offensive Rebound.	19	13
4:01	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Two Point Shot.	19	13
3:39	Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.	19	13
3:38	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	19	13
3:29	Nicole Powell missed Three Point Jumper.	19	13
3:28	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	19	13
3:05	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	19	16
2:54	Cappie Pondexter Personal Foul. Nicole Powell gains possession.	19	16
2:54	Ticha Penicheiro enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	19	16
2:54	Jennifer Lacy enters the game for Kristen Rasmussen.	19	16
2:44	Nicole Powell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	16
2:41	Erin Buescher Offensive Rebound.	19	16
2:41	Erin Buescher's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.	19	16
2:38	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	19	16
2:31	Jennifer Lacy Bad Pass. Stolen by Erin Buescher.	19	16
2:23	Erin Buescher made 16 ft Jumper.	21	16
2:05	Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.	21	16
2:02	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	21	16
1:53	Rebekkah Brunson 3 second	21	16
1:46	Erin Buescher Personal Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	21	16
1:39	Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	21	16
1:38	Erin Buescher Defensive Rebound.	21	16
1:27	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Erin Buescher gains possession.	21	16
1:27	Erin Buescher made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	16
1:27	Jen Derevjanik enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	22	16
1:27	Erin Buescher made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	16
1:15	Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.	23	16
1:13	Kara Lawson Defensive Rebound.	23	16
1:13	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Kara Lawson gains possession.	23	16
59.1	Kara Lawson made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Powell.	26	16
49.6	Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	26	19
41.9	Kara Lawson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	19
40.8	Sacramento Defensive Rebound.	26	19
40.8	Kristen Rasmussen enters the game for Penny Taylor.	26	19
19.9	Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	19
17.8	Nicole Powell Defensive Rebound.	26	19
3.1	Kara Lawson made 17 ft Jumper.	28	19
0.1	Diana Taurasi missed 32 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	19
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	28	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	28	19

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-1

Mercury
78
Monarchs
105

Game 1

20/5

Monarchs
76
Mercury
90

Game 2

7/6

Monarchs
71
Mercury
81

Game 3

14/8

3:00 AM, 14 August 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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