Storm 71-55 Comets (7 Jul, 2007) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

10-7, 3-5 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	20	15	21	15	71
HOU	21	12	14	8	55

Houston Comets

4-13, 4-6 home

Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Crystal Smith made Driving Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Smith missed Running Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Tina Thompson's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Latasha Byears made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Tina Thompson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Technical Free Throw.
Michelle Snow missed 8 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Janell Burse.
Barbara Turner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Crystal Smith missed 10 ft Jumper.
Barbara Turner made Driving Layup.
Crystal Smith made Driving Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Mistie Williams missed 7 ft Jumper.
Mistie Williams's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Michelle Snow made Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
Crystal Smith made Driving Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Michelle Snow missed Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 6 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 17 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Tina Thompson missed Hook Shot.
Latasha Byears made Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup.
Latasha Byears missed 5 ft Jumper.
Erin Grant missed 10 ft Jumper.
Latasha Byears missed Layup.
Erin Grant missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Tamecka Dixon missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow missed Two Point Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Jumper.
Tina Thompson's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Barbara Turner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Tanisha Wright made Layup.
Janell Burse missed 13 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Lauren Jackson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shyra Ely missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Wendy Palmer made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed 20 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Shyra Ely.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 18 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Shyra Ely missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Two Point Shot.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Michelle Snow.
Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 8 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Iziane Castro Marques made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Gearlds.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Katie Gearlds.
Lauren Jackson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 17 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 16 ft Jumper.
Katie Gearlds missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Tamecka Dixon.
Ashley Robinson made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Wendy Palmer made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.

STORM

COMETS

TIME		SEA	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Janell Burse vs. Michelle Snow. Tina Thompson gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Tina Thompson Lost Ball. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	0	0
9:25	Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	2	0
9:12	Tina Thompson missed Jumper.	2	0
9:11	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	0
9:06	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Crystal Smith.	2	0
8:59	Sancho Lyttle made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Crystal Smith.	2	2
8:44	Tanisha Wright made Layup.	4	2
8:22	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass. Stolen by Iziane Castro Marques.	4	2
8:11	Janell Burse missed 13 ft Jumper.	4	2
8:11	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	4	2
8:02	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.	4	4
7:50	Tanisha Wright Lost Ball. Stolen by Crystal Smith.	4	4
7:48	Crystal Smith made Driving Layup.	4	6
7:28	Betty Lennox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	7	6
7:16	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.	7	8
6:50	Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Jumper.	7	8
6:50	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	7	8
6:50	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	7	8
6:50	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	8
6:50	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	8
6:33	Michelle Snow Offensive Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	9	8
6:33	Michelle Snow Foul	9	8
6:18	Janell Burse's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.	9	8
6:16	Crystal Smith Defensive Rebound.	9	8
6:09	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass. Stolen by Iziane Castro Marques.	9	8
6:01	Lauren Jackson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	11	8
5:39	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	11	8
5:37	Houston Offensive Rebound.	11	8
5:31	Michelle Snow 3 second	11	8
5:07	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	14	8
4:48	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 17 ft Jumper.	14	10
4:41	Betty Lennox Double Dribble	14	10
4:41	Official Timeout.	14	10
4:33	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	14	10
4:33	Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	14	10
4:33	Houston Offensive Rebound.	14	10
4:33		14	10
4:33	Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	10
4:31	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	14	10
4:26	Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.	16	10
4:09	Crystal Smith missed Running Jumper.	16	10
4:07	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	16	10
4:01	Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	10
4:01	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	16	10
3:58	Lauren Jackson made Jumper.	18	10
3:46	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Her 1st Personal Foul.	18	10
3:46	Erin Grant enters the game for Crystal Smith.	18	10
3:30	Tina Thompson made 11 ft Running Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	18	12
3:18	Iziane Castro Marques Lost Ball. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	18	12
3:17	Iziane Castro Marques Loose Ball Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	18	12
3:17	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Janell Burse.	18	12
3:17	Shyra Ely enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	18	12
3:10	Tina Thompson's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.	18	12
3:08	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Offensive Rebound.	18	12
3:00	Betty Lennox Jump Ball	18	12
2:55	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	18	15
2:45	Wendy Palmer Offensive Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	18	15
2:45	Wendy Palmer Foul	18	15
2:20	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Offensive Rebound.	18	15
2:13	Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.	18	15
2:12	Houston Offensive Rebound.	18	15
1:59	Wendy Palmer Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	18	15
1:54	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup.	18	17
1:39	Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
1:38	Tanisha Wright Offensive Rebound.	18	17
1:25	Shyra Ely missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	17
1:24	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	18	17
1:15	Tina Thompson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Erin Grant.	18	19
50.8	Sancho Lyttle Personal Foul. Wendy Palmer gains possession.	18	19
50.8	Latasha Byears enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	18	19
40.9	Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.	18	19
39.5	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	18	19
20.9	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Latasha Byears.	18	19
3.1	Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.	20	19
0.7	Erin Grant Turnover	20	19
0.3	Tanisha Wright missed Layup.	20	19
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	20	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	20	19

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 3-1

Comets
69
Storm
82

Game 1

20/5

Comets
71
Storm
84

Game 2

16/6

Storm
76
Comets
81

Game 3

29/6

Storm
71
Comets
55

Game 4

7/7

1:30 AM, 7 July 2007

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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