Phoenix Mercury @ Seattle Storm
PLAYOFFS • PHO leads series 1-0
23-11, 11-6 Away
101
23-11, 11-6 Away
17-17, 12-5 Home
84
17-17, 12-5 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
- Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Sue Bird made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
- Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
- Betty Lennox's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
- Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Kelly Miller missed Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
- Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
- Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
- Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
- Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
- Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Miller made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
- Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
- Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Tanisha Wright made Layup.
- Kelly Mazzante made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sue Bird missed 5 ft Jumper.
- Belinda Snell missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
- Wendy Palmer made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
- Belinda Snell missed Jumper.
- Kelly Mazzante made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Tangela Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Wendy Palmer missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Betty Lennox missed Layup.
- Tangela Smith missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques made 15 ft Jumper.
- Kelly Miller missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
- Cappie Pondexter made 15 ft Jumper.
- Betty Lennox missed Jumper.
- Betty Lennox missed Layup.
- Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Sue Bird missed Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher missed Jumper.
- Tanisha Wright made 15 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 4 ft Running Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wendy Palmer missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made Layup.
- Iziane Castro Marques made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
- Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tangela Smith made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
- Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
- Tangela Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Betty Lennox missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Ashley Robinson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
- Penny Taylor made Layup.
- Betty Lennox missed Layup.
- Tangela Smith's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
- Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
- Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson.
- Belinda Snell missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Belinda Snell.
- Betty Lennox made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
- Belinda Snell missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Belinda Snell missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Mazzante made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
- Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Wendy Palmer's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Kelly Schumacher.
- Wendy Palmer made Layup.
- Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson made 3 ft Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Wendy Palmer made 3 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
- Wendy Palmer missed Layup.
- Wendy Palmer made 4 ft Jumper.
- Kelly Miller made 19 ft Jumper.
- Betty Lennox missed 6 ft Jumper.
- Betty Lennox made Jumper.
- Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
- Tanisha Wright missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Wendy Palmer missed 3 ft Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tangela Smith missed Layup.
- Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 11 ft Jumper.
- Betty Lennox missed 9 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Layup.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Betty Lennox missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
- Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
- Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
- Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Gearlds.
- Cappie Pondexter made 14 ft Jumper.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Iziane Castro Marques made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
- Penny Taylor missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
- Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
- Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
- Diana Taurasi missed 8 ft Jumper.
- Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Katie Gearlds's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
- Betty Lennox missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kelly Schumacher made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
- Betty Lennox made 4 ft Jumper.
- Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
- Betty Lennox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Gearlds.
- Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHO | SEA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 10:00 | | Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Ashley Robinson. Betty Lennox gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 9:48 | | Sue Bird Traveling | 0 | 0 |
| 9:30 | | Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper. | 0 | 0 |
| 9:29 | | Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound. | 0 | 0 |
| 9:11 | | Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith. | 0 | 0 |
| 9:02 | | Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith. | 3 | 0 |
| 8:38 | | Iziane Castro Marques missed 9 ft Jumper. | 3 | 0 |
| 8:37 | | Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 3 | 0 |
| 8:32 | | Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 3 | 0 |
| 8:30 | | Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound. | 3 | 0 |
| 8:22 | | Cappie Pondexter made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi. | 5 | 0 |
| 8:08 | | Iziane Castro Marques made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird. | 5 | 3 |
| 8:00 | | Iziane Castro Marques Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession. | 5 | 3 |
| 7:56 | | Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper. | 5 | 3 |
| 7:56 | | Phoenix Defensive Rebound. | 5 | 3 |
| 7:37 | | Sue Bird made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson. | 5 | 5 |
| 7:28 | | Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup. | 7 | 5 |
| 7:11 | | Betty Lennox's 15 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith. | 7 | 5 |
| 7:09 | | Betty Lennox Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 5 |
| 7:09 | | Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Betty Lennox gains possession. | 7 | 5 |
| 7:09 | | Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 7 | 6 |
| 7:09 | | Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:56 | | Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:54 | | Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:47 | | Lauren Jackson Turnover | 7 | 7 |
| 6:37 | | Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:35 | | Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:16 | | Betty Lennox missed Jumper. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:13 | | Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 7 |
| 6:13 | | Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. | 7 | 9 |
| 6:05 | | Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 7 | 9 |
| 6:03 | | Ashley Robinson Defensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 5:48 | | Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Tangela Smith. | 7 | 9 |
| 5:43 | | Cappie Pondexter missed 5 ft Jumper. | 7 | 9 |
| 5:41 | | Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 5:30 | | Kelly Miller Offensive Rebound. | 7 | 9 |
| 5:30 | | Kelly Miller missed Jumper. | 9 | 9 |
| 5:28 | | Cappie Pondexter made Layup. | 9 | 9 |
| 5:16 | | Iziane Castro Marques Offensive Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession. | 9 | 9 |
| 5:16 | | Iziane Castro Marques Foul | 9 | 9 |
| 5:05 | | Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson. | 9 | 9 |
| 5:03 | | Sue Bird Defensive Rebound. | 9 | 9 |
| 4:58 | | Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques. | 9 | 12 |
| 4:48 | | Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi. | 11 | 12 |
| 4:28 | | Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Penny Taylor. | 11 | 12 |
| 4:24 | | Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup. | 13 | 12 |
| 4:13 | | Iziane Castro Marques missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 13 | 12 |
| 4:09 | | Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound. | 13 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Seattle Full Timeout. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Katie Gearlds enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Tangela Smith. | 15 | 12 |
| 4:05 | | Kelly Schumacher enters the game for Cappie Pondexter. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:48 | | Lauren Jackson missed Jumper. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:47 | | Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:30 | | Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:29 | | Phoenix Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:20 | | Kelly Schumacher's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:20 | | Phoenix Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 12 |
| 3:20 | | Diana Taurasi Bad Pass | 15 | 12 |
| 3:04 | | Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Robinson. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:59 | | Sue Bird Personal Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:59 | | Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:49 | | Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:47 | | Kelly Mazzante Offensive Rebound. | 15 | 15 |
| 2:41 | | Kelly Miller made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor. | 18 | 15 |
| 2:25 | | Tangela Smith enters the game for Penny Taylor. | 18 | 15 |
| 2:25 | | Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Kelly Miller. | 18 | 15 |
| 2:25 | | Wendy Palmer enters the game for Ashley Robinson. | 18 | 15 |
| 2:16 | | Lauren Jackson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright. | 18 | 18 |
| 2:08 | | Tangela Smith Traveling | 18 | 18 |
| 1:52 | | Katie Gearlds Bad Pass. Stolen by Cappie Pondexter. | 18 | 18 |
| 1:49 | | Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup. | 20 | 18 |
| 1:23 | | Tanisha Wright missed Jumper. | 20 | 18 |
| 1:22 | | Seattle Defensive Rebound. | 20 | 18 |
| 1:22 | | Belinda Snell enters the game for Diana Taurasi. | 20 | 18 |
| 1:14 | | Wendy Palmer Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession. | 20 | 18 |
| 1:14 | | Sue Bird enters the game for Betty Lennox. | 20 | 18 |
| 1:14 | | Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2. | 21 | 18 |
| 1:14 | | Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 22 | 18 |
| 56.5 | | Tanisha Wright made Layup. | 22 | 20 |
| 37.8 | | Kelly Mazzante made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter. | 25 | 20 |
| 21.9 | | Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 20 |
| 20.4 | | Belinda Snell Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 4.9 | | Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper. | 25 | 20 |
| 4.3 | | Phoenix Defensive Rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 0.1 | | Sue Bird missed 5 ft Jumper. | 25 | 20 |
| 0.0 | | Seattle Offensive Rebound. | 25 | 20 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 25 | 20 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Seattle, WA
Referee:Barb Smith
Referee:Tina Napier
Referee:Kurt Walker
2024-25 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |
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