Storm 111-101 Mercury (5 Aug, 2007) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

18-11, 9-6 away

101

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	17	26	23	35	101
SEA	40	21	20	30	111

Seattle Storm

14-15, 9-5 home

111

Lauren Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Iziane Castro Marques made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.
Wendy Palmer's Layup blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed Three Point Jumper.
Katie Gearlds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Katie Gearlds made 18 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Ashley Robinson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
Katie Gearlds made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Katie Gearlds made Driving Layup.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 8 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 13 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Katie Gearlds missed 16 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 7 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Katie Gearlds made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Iziane Castro Marques made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed 17 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 7 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Jumper.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 8 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made Running Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Shyra Ely missed 12 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Shyra Ely missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shyra Ely made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Wendy Palmer's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Tanisha Wright made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shyra Ely.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Shyra Ely.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter's Jumper blocked by Janell Burse.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.
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 missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Kelly Schumacher made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Betty Lennox.
Kelly Mazzante made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Diana Taurasi made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Belinda Snell missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
Belinda Snell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
Belinda Snell missed Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Kelly Miller made 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Tanisha Wright.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 11 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Schumacher made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Janell Burse. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Lauren Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:42	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:37	Cappie Pondexter's Jumper blocked by Janell Burse.	0	0
9:34	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:27	Jumpball: Cappie Pondexter vs. Betty Lennox. Kelly Miller gains possession.	0	0
9:27	Betty Lennox Lost Ball. Stolen by Cappie Pondexter.	0	0
9:18	Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:15	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:04	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	0	0
9:04	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
9:04	Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	1
9:03	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	1
8:56	Cappie Pondexter missed 19 ft Jumper.	0	1
8:52	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	0	1
8:45	Iziane Castro Marques made 16 ft Jumper.	0	3
8:33	Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	2	3
8:18	Cappie Pondexter Personal Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	2	3
8:07	Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	3
8:04	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	2	3
8:03	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	2	5
7:54	Diana Taurasi made Jumper.	4	5
7:39	Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	8
7:31	Tangela Smith Traveling	4	8
7:16	Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.	4	10
7:03	Penny Taylor Traveling	4	10
6:52	Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.	4	12
6:50	Phoenix Full Timeout.	4	12
6:39	Penny Taylor Turnover	4	12
6:24	Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	12
6:20	Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound.	4	12
6:07	Betty Lennox missed 5 ft Running Jumper.	4	12
6:03	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	4	12
6:00	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	6	12
6:00	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	6	12
6:00	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	7	12
5:46	Betty Lennox made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	7	15
5:33	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Iziane Castro Marques.	7	15
5:30	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Iziane Castro Marques gains possession.	7	15
5:30	Iziane Castro Marques made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	16
5:30	Iziane Castro Marques missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	7	16
5:30	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Janell Burse. Sue Bird gains possession.	7	16
5:30	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	7	16
5:16	Iziane Castro Marques made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	7	19
5:09	Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	19
5:07	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	7	19
5:05	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	7	19
5:03	Penny Taylor Offensive Rebound.	7	19
4:58	Kelly Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	10	19
4:41	Iziane Castro Marques made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	10	22
4:33	Cappie Pondexter missed Jumper.	10	22
4:28	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	10	22
4:16	Betty Lennox made Driving Layup.	10	24
4:11	Betty Lennox Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	10	24
4:11	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	24
4:11	Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Tangela Smith.	11	24
4:11	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	12	24
3:58	Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	12	26
3:47	Janell Burse Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	12	26
3:47	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	26
3:47	Wendy Palmer enters the game for Janell Burse.	13	26
3:47	Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	26
3:45	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	26
3:28	Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.	13	28
3:13	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	28
3:11	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	28
2:58	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	13	28
2:58	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	13	28
2:54	Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper.	13	30
2:45	Kelly Miller missed 18 ft Jumper.	13	30
2:42	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	13	30
2:34	Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	33
2:15	Kelly Schumacher missed 19 ft Jumper.	13	33
2:13	Kelly Miller Offensive Rebound.	13	33
2:11	Kelly Miller's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.	13	33
2:08	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	13	33
1:59	Tanisha Wright made 17 ft Jumper.	13	35
1:58	Phoenix 20 Sec. Timeout.	13	35
1:43	Kelly Schumacher made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	15	35
1:20	Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Wendy Palmer.	15	38
1:13	Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	38
1:10	Wendy Palmer Defensive Rebound.	15	38
1:04	Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	15	40
55.9	Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper.	17	40
37.9	Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.	17	40
35.9	Kelly Schumacher Defensive Rebound.	17	40
28.9	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	40
27.7	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	17	40
27.7	Belinda Snell enters the game for Penny Taylor.	17	40
27.7	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Kelly Miller.	17	40
27.7	Tangela Smith enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	17	40
13.9	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Cappie Pondexter.	17	40
10.8	Cappie Pondexter Offensive Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	17	40
10.8	Cappie Pondexter Foul	17	40
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	17	40

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Mercury
87
Storm
100

Game 1

24/5

Storm
79
Mercury
89

Game 2

18/7

Mercury
101
Storm
111

Game 3

5/8

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 5 August 2007

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Felicia Grinter
Daryl Humphrey

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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