Comets 66-56 Sparks (4 Aug, 2007) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

9-17, 5-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LOS	8	17	14	17	56
HOU	14	17	14	21	66

Houston Comets

9-18, 6-8 home

Crystal Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Crystal Smith made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 10 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.
Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Crystal Smith missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Roneeka Hodges's 18 ft Running Jumper blocked by Mwadi Mabika.
Tamecka Dixon made 11 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erin Grant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erin Grant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Erin Grant made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Barbara Turner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Driving Layup.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Turner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon missed 20 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Barbara Turner's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 19 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 18 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's Layup blocked by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.
Tina Thompson missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Roneeka Hodges missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Crystal Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mistie Williams made Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Mistie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Mistie Williams missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mistie Williams missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Erin Grant's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Sidney Spencer.
Tamecka Dixon missed Driving Layup.
Michelle Snow made 9 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 6 ft Running Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon's 13 ft Jumper blocked by Marta Fernandez.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Hook Shot.
Tamecka Dixon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 17 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Erin Grant.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sidney Spencer's 24 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore made Layup.
Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Jessica Moore missed Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Driving Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Mwadi Mabika missed 19 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore's 9 ft Two Point Shot blocked by Tina Thompson.
Murriel Page missed 17 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marta Fernandez.
Marta Fernandez missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marta Fernandez missed Layup.
Murriel Page missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Murriel Page missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Kiesha Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
Murriel Page made 6 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made Free Throw 1 of 1.
LaToya Thomas missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed Layup.
LaToya Thomas made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Temeka Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Running Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sherrill Baker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sherrill Baker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sherrill Baker made Layup. Assisted by Marta Fernandez.
Sherrill Baker missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sherrill Baker made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sherrill Baker made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Thomas made 19 ft Jumper.
Sherrill Baker missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jessica Moore made 17 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sherrill Baker missed 28 ft Three Point Running Jumper.
Sidney Spencer missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made 15 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 12 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sherrill Baker missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sherrill Baker missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
Jessica Moore missed 12 ft Jumper.
LaToya Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sherrill Baker's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Tina Thompson.
Murriel Page missed 18 ft Jumper.
Murriel Page made Layup.
Christi Thomas missed Jumper.
Sidney Spencer missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sidney Spencer made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Murriel Page missed Driving Layup.
Mwadi Mabika made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kiesha Brown.
Kiesha Brown made Layup. Assisted by Sidney Spencer.
Christi Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Mwadi Mabika.
Sidney Spencer missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Christi Thomas missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marta Fernandez missed Layup.
Christi Thomas made Layup.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Layup. Assisted by Marta Fernandez.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marta Fernandez.
Marta Fernandez made Driving Layup.
Sidney Spencer missed 18 ft Jumper.
Marta Fernandez missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sidney Spencer missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marta Fernandez made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marta Fernandez made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marta Fernandez missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Murriel Page missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Mwadi Mabika made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Mwadi Mabika missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

SPARKS

COMETS

TIME		LOS	HOU
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Jessica Moore vs. Michelle Snow. Mwadi Mabika gains possession.	0	0
9:48	Crystal Smith Personal Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	0	0
9:33	Sidney Spencer's 24 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Sancho Lyttle.	0	0
9:33	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:33	24 second	0	0
9:11	Crystal Smith missed 8 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:08	Jessica Moore Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:00	Mwadi Mabika Bad Pass	0	0
8:48	Sancho Lyttle Bad Pass	0	0
8:32	Mwadi Mabika missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:30	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:22	Sancho Lyttle missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:22	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	0	0
8:18	Crystal Smith made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	0	2
7:58	Temeka Johnson missed 11 ft Jumper.	0	2
7:56	Jessica Moore Offensive Rebound.	0	2
7:54	Jessica Moore made Layup.	2	2
7:37	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	2	4
7:18	Mwadi Mabika missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	2	4
7:16	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	4
7:07	Tina Thompson missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	4
7:07	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	2	4
6:45	Jessica Moore missed Jumper.	2	4
6:43	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	2	4
6:43	Sidney Spencer Personal Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	2	4
6:43	Murriel Page enters the game for Sidney Spencer.	2	4
6:26	Sancho Lyttle missed 10 ft Jumper.	2	4
6:26	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	2	4
6:20	Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.	4	4
6:05	Michelle Snow missed 9 ft Jumper.	4	4
6:05	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	4	4
5:56	Temeka Johnson missed Driving Layup.	4	4
5:54	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	4	4
5:31	Tina Thompson Turnover	4	4
5:31	Sidney Spencer enters the game for Murriel Page.	4	4
5:18	Sidney Spencer Lost Ball. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	4	4
5:09	Tina Thompson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Crystal Smith.	4	6
4:58	Temeka Johnson Turnover	4	6
4:58	Full Timeout.	4	6
4:58	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	4	6
4:43	Tina Thompson missed 18 ft Jumper.	4	6
4:41	Michelle Snow Offensive Rebound.	4	6
4:39	Michelle Snow missed Layup.	4	6
4:37	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	4	6
4:26	Taj McWilliams-Franklin made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	6	6
4:09	Crystal Smith missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
4:07	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	6	6
4:01	Temeka Johnson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	6	6
4:01	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	6	6
3:45	Tina Thompson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	6
3:44	Tamecka Dixon Offensive Rebound.	6	6
3:36	Sidney Spencer Personal Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	6	6
3:36	Murriel Page enters the game for Sidney Spencer.	6	6
3:34	Michelle Snow Traveling	6	6
3:24	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	6
3:23	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	6	6
3:13	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	6	6
3:12	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	6	6
3:11	Murriel Page Shooting Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	6	6
3:11	Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	6
3:11	Houston Offensive Rebound.	6	6
3:11	Marta Fernandez enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	6	6
3:11	Roneeka Hodges enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	6	6
3:11	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	7
2:50	Taj McWilliams-Franklin missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	6	7
2:48	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	6	7
2:43	Tamecka Dixon missed Two Point Shot.	6	7
2:41	Murriel Page Defensive Rebound.	6	7
2:33	Mwadi Mabika missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	7
2:31	Jessica Moore Offensive Rebound.	6	7
2:20	Jessica Moore's 9 ft Two Point Shot blocked by Tina Thompson.	6	7
2:18	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	6	7
2:12	Jessica Moore Personal Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	6	7
2:12	Latasha Byears enters the game for Michelle Snow.	6	7
2:12	Christi Thomas enters the game for Jessica Moore.	6	7
2:02	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	6	7
2:01	Taj McWilliams-Franklin Defensive Rebound.	6	7
1:50	Murriel Page missed 17 ft Jumper.	6	7
1:47	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	6	7
1:35	Tina Thompson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	6	10
1:16	Marta Fernandez Traveling	6	10
1:16	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Tina Thompson.	6	10
1:01	Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.	6	12
49.7	Murriel Page made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Marta Fernandez.	8	12
38.8	Roneeka Hodges made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.	8	14
23.9	Marta Fernandez missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	14
22.6	Latasha Byears Defensive Rebound.	8	14
17.9	Crystal Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Taj McWilliams-Franklin.	8	14
7.9	Mwadi Mabika missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	14
6.9	Roneeka Hodges Defensive Rebound.	8	14
2.0	Roneeka Hodges's 18 ft Running Jumper blocked by Mwadi Mabika.	8	14
1.5	Mwadi Mabika Defensive Rebound.	8	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	8	14

Regular Season Series

HOU wins 3-1

Comets
71
Sparks
74

Game 1

14/6

Sparks
64
Comets
74

Game 2

21/6

Sparks
56
Comets
66

Game 3

4/8

Comets
82
Sparks
72

Game 4

20/8

1:30 AM, 4 August 2007

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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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