Mercury 97-79 Dream (2 Jul, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

8-7, 5-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	25	33	17	22	97
ATL	25	9	26	19	79

Atlanta Dream

0-16, 0-9 home

Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Jennifer Lacy missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Ivory Latta made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Tamera Young made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Lacy.
Jennifer Lacy missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.
Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Lacy.
Stacey Lovelace's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Kristen Mann missed 12 ft Running Jumper.
Ivory Latta's Driving Layup blocked by Barbara Farris.
Kristen Mann missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Stacey Lovelace made Layup. Assisted by Kasha Terry.
Kasha Terry's 8 ft Hook Shot blocked by Tangela Smith.
Kasha Terry made Two Point Shot.
Kasha Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ivory Latta missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kasha Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kasha Terry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamera Young made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Tamera Young missed 43 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristin Haynie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristin Haynie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 14 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young missed 15 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace missed Two Point Shot.
Stacey Lovelace missed 17 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamera Young missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristen Mann missed Layup.
Kristen Mann made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kasha Terry made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace.
Ivory Latta missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamera Young missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kasha Terry missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kasha Terry's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tamera Young missed 17 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kasha Terry made Layup. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamera Young made 17 ft Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace missed Layup.
Kasha Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kasha Terry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Kasha Terry made Layup. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Jennifer Lacy made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Tamera Young missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Jennifer Lacy made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Kasha Terry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kasha Terry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ivory Latta made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Lacy.
Kasha Terry's 6 ft Jumper blocked by LaToya Pringle.
Kasha Terry missed 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Ivory Latta missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.
Tamera Young missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Stacey Lovelace's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Tamera Young missed Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Lacy made Layup. Assisted by Stacey Lovelace.
Jennifer Lacy made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tamera Young missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Lacy missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young missed Layup.
Jennifer Lacy missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tamera Young missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kasha Terry missed Hook Shot.
Jennifer Lacy made Driving Layup. Assisted by Tamera Young.
Ivory Latta's 24 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Tamera Young made Layup.
Ivory Latta made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jennifer Lacy made Two Point Shot.
Tamera Young missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tamera Young made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ivory Latta made 17 ft Jumper.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ivory Latta made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques missed Two Point Shot.
Jennifer Lacy missed Two Point Shot.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tangela Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Tangela Smith made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Mazzante made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Mazzante missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Barbara Farris.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Barbara Farris missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Stacey Lovelace.
Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jennifer Derevjanik made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.
Jennifer Derevjanik missed Driving Layup.
Allie Quigley made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Le'Coe Willingham's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kasha Terry.
Le'Coe Willingham made Two Point Shot.
Le'Coe Willingham made Driving Layup.
Kelly Mazzante made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Allie Quigley made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Allie Quigley missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Le'Coe Willingham made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
LaToya Pringle made Layup. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Kelly Miller missed 7 ft Running Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith missed 9 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Tangela Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Jennifer Derevjanik missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Tangela Smith missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.
Kelly Mazzante missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed 8 ft Jumper.
Allie Quigley missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.
Diana Taurasi made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Kelly Miller made Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Barbara Farris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Mazzante made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yuko Oga missed 17 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Kelly Mazzante missed 16 ft Jumper.
Yuko Oga made Driving Layup.
Allie Quigley missed 7 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle made Layup. Assisted by Brooke Smith.
Yuko Oga missed 17 ft Jumper.
Yuko Oga's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Tamera Young.
Allie Quigley missed 17 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle missed Jumper.
LaToya Pringle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Yuko Oga missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

DREAM

TIME		PHO	ATL
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Jennifer Lacy. Le'Coe Willingham gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Le'Coe Willingham missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:45	Jennifer Lacy Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:27	Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ivory Latta.	0	3
9:21	Tangela Smith missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	3
9:18	Kristen Mann Defensive Rebound.	0	3
9:03	Jennifer Lacy missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	3
9:02	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	3
8:52	Kelly Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.	0	3
8:48	Ivory Latta Defensive Rebound.	0	3
8:41	Tamera Young made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.	0	5
8:32	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	3	5
8:14	Ivory Latta made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamera Young.	3	8
8:03	Tangela Smith made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.	6	8
7:47	Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	8
7:46	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	6	8
7:33	Tangela Smith made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	8	8
7:09	Betty Lennox made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	8	11
6:52	Kelly Mazzante made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	11	11
6:39	Tamera Young made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Lacy.	11	13
6:33	Tamera Young Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	11	13
6:26	Le'Coe Willingham missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	13
6:24	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	11	13
6:01	Jennifer Lacy missed Layup.	11	13
6:00	Le'Coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	11	13
5:48	Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.	13	13
5:26	Ivory Latta Bad Pass. Stolen by Le'Coe Willingham.	13	13
5:20	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	15	13
5:05	Betty Lennox made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristen Mann.	15	16
4:58	Kelly Mazzante missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	16
4:56	Tamera Young Defensive Rebound.	15	16
4:41	Betty Lennox made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Lacy.	15	18
4:35	Diana Taurasi made 8 ft Running Jumper.	17	18
4:35	Jennifer Lacy Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	17	18
4:35	Official Timeout.	17	18
4:35	Barbara Farris enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	17	18
4:35	Allie Quigley enters the game for Kelly Mazzante.	17	18
4:35	Stacey Lovelace enters the game for Jennifer Lacy.	17	18
4:35	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	18	18
4:24	Stacey Lovelace's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.	18	18
4:24	Atlanta Offensive Rebound.	18	18
4:11	Kristen Mann missed 12 ft Running Jumper.	18	18
4:11	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	18	18
4:05	Ivory Latta Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	18	18
4:05	Iziane Castro Marques enters the game for Tamera Young.	18	18
4:05	Kelly Miller Backcourt	18	18
3:44	Ivory Latta Lost Ball. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	18	18
3:35	Tangela Smith missed 17 ft Jumper.	18	18
3:33	Ivory Latta Defensive Rebound.	18	18
3:29	Ivory Latta's Driving Layup blocked by Barbara Farris.	18	18
3:26	Barbara Farris Defensive Rebound.	18	18
3:23	Allie Quigley missed Layup.	18	18
3:20	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	18	18
3:20	Jennifer Derevjanik enters the game for Kelly Miller.	18	18
3:04	Kristen Mann missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.	18	18
3:02	Jennifer Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	18	18
2:58	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	18	18
2:58	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	18	18
2:58	Allie Quigley Loose Ball Foul. Betty Lennox gains possession.	18	18
2:58	Kasha Terry enters the game for Kristen Mann.	18	18
2:41	Stacey Lovelace made Layup. Assisted by Kasha Terry.	18	20
2:27	Tangela Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	20	20
2:08	Kasha Terry's 8 ft Hook Shot blocked by Tangela Smith.	20	20
2:05	Kasha Terry Offensive Rebound.	20	20
2:05	Kasha Terry made Two Point Shot.	20	22
2:05	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Kasha Terry gains possession.	20	22
2:05	Kasha Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	20	22
2:04	Stacey Lovelace Offensive Rebound.	20	22
1:53	Ivory Latta Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	20	22
1:49	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Barbara Farris.	22	22
1:31	Kasha Terry 3 second	22	22
1:19	Barbara Farris missed Layup.	22	22
1:16	Stacey Lovelace Defensive Rebound.	22	22
1:10	Ivory Latta missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	22
1:10	Atlanta Defensive Rebound.	22	22
1:10	Kristin Haynie enters the game for Ivory Latta.	22	22
1:10	Le'Coe Willingham enters the game for Tangela Smith.	22	22
57.9	Barbara Farris missed Layup.	22	22
54.8	Stacey Lovelace Defensive Rebound.	22	22
42.5	Barbara Farris Shooting Foul. Kasha Terry gains possession.	22	22
42.5	Kasha Terry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	22
42.5	Atlanta Offensive Rebound.	22	22
42.5	Tamera Young enters the game for Betty Lennox.	22	22
42.5	Kasha Terry made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	23
33.9	Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	23
31.9	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	22	23
30.9	Le'Coe Willingham missed Two Point Shot.	22	23
29.8	Kasha Terry Defensive Rebound.	22	23
17.8	Tamera Young made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	22	25
2.9	Diana Taurasi's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Stacey Lovelace.	22	25
2.3	Diana Taurasi Offensive Rebound.	22	25
2.3	Diana Taurasi made Two Point Shot.	24	25
2.3	Stacey Lovelace Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	24	25
2.3	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	25	25
0.0	Tamera Young missed 43 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	25
0.0	Atlanta Offensive Rebound.	25	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	25

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-0

Mercury
97
Dream
79

Game 1

2/7

Dream
84
Mercury
110

Game 2

20/7

12:00 AM, 2 July 2008

Referees:
Tony Dawkins
Tom Mauer
Clarke Stevens

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New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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