Mercury 99-94 Comets (8 Jul, 2008) Play-by-Play

Houston Comets

9-10, 3-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	26	19	20	94
PHO	23	24	21	31	99

Phoenix Mercury

9-9, 4-4 home

Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Pringle.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made Technical Free Throw.
LaToya Pringle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Pringle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Tangela Smith made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.
Barbara Farris missed 6 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Cappie Pondexter missed 11 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Cappie Pondexter missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter's Layup blocked by Sancho Lyttle.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 18 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Shannon Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 18 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Matee Ajavon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 18 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.
Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson's Jumper blocked by LaToya Pringle.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tamecka Dixon missed 17 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup. Assisted by Michelle Snow.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Michelle Snow made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Michelle Snow missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica White.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Erica White.
Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Sancho Lyttle made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Roneeka Hodges missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Roneeka Hodges.
Tina Thompson made 28 ft Three Pointer. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed Layup.
Sancho Lyttle missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 11 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 9 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Shannon Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made 19 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 14 ft Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tamecka Dixon.
Matee Ajavon made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Tamecka Dixon made Jumper. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Tamecka Dixon made 13 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 7 ft Hook Shot. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Tina Thompson missed Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Matee Ajavon missed Layup.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tamecka Dixon made 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tamecka Dixon missed 5 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Michelle Snow missed Layup.
Michelle Snow made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Michelle Snow's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Roneeka Hodges made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.

COMETS

MERCURY

TIME		HOU	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Michelle Snow vs. Tangela Smith. Shannon Johnson gains possession.	0	0
9:52	Tina Thompson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	2	0
9:34	Kelly Miller missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
9:33	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	2	0
9:30	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	4	0
9:17	Tangela Smith missed 15 ft Jumper.	4	0
9:15	Shannon Johnson Defensive Rebound.	4	0
9:04	Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	0
9:02	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	6	0
9:02	Sancho Lyttle made Layup.	6	0
8:45	Tangela Smith made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	6	2
8:26	Michelle Snow Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	6	2
8:19	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	2
8:18	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	6	2
8:11	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	8	2
8:02	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	8	2
7:43	Michelle Snow made Layup. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	10	2
7:43	Le'Coe Willingham Shooting Foul. Michelle Snow gains possession.	10	2
7:43	Barbara Farris enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	10	2
7:43	Michelle Snow missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	10	2
7:43	Houston Defensive Rebound.	10	2
7:31	Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	2
7:31	Barbara Farris Offensive Rebound.	10	2
7:22	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	10	2
7:22	Michelle Snow Defensive Rebound.	10	2
7:11	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	10	2
7:01	Shannon Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	13	2
6:50	Diana Taurasi made 17 ft Jumper.	13	4
6:33	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 18 ft Jumper.	13	4
6:33	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	13	4
6:31	Tina Thompson made Layup.	15	4
6:31	Kelly Miller Shooting Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	15	4
6:31	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	4
6:20	Cappie Pondexter missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	4
6:18	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	16	4
6:03	Tina Thompson Bad Pass. Stolen by Kelly Miller.	16	4
5:58	Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.	16	4
5:58	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	16	4
5:43	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass. Stolen by Barbara Farris.	16	4
5:43	Tina Thompson Personal Foul. Kelly Miller gains possession.	16	4
5:26	Shannon Johnson Shooting Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	16	4
5:26	Tamecka Dixon enters the game for Sancho Lyttle.	16	4
5:26	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	5
5:26	Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	6
5:05	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.	16	6
5:03	Shannon Johnson Offensive Rebound.	16	6
4:58	Tina Thompson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	6
4:56	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	16	6
4:50	Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.	16	6
4:50	Cappie Pondexter Offensive Rebound.	16	6
4:45	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	6
4:43	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	16	6
4:37	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	16	6
4:37	Houston Offensive Rebound.	16	6
4:37	Official Timeout.	16	6
4:37	LaToya Pringle enters the game for Tangela Smith.	16	6
4:37	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	16	6
4:33	Tina Thompson Turnover	16	6
4:24	Kelly Mazzante Lost Ball. Stolen by Tamecka Dixon.	16	6
4:15	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Michelle Snow.	18	6
4:03	Kelly Mazzante made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Pringle.	18	9
3:48	Michelle Snow made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	20	9
3:43	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	20	9
3:40	Matee Ajavon enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	20	9
3:40	Jennifer Derevjanik enters the game for Kelly Miller.	20	9
3:28	Matee Ajavon missed 17 ft Jumper.	20	9
3:27	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	20	9
3:26	Tina Thompson made Layup.	22	9
3:14	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.	22	11
2:49	Tamecka Dixon missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	11
2:48	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	22	11
2:42	Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	22	13
2:24	Matee Ajavon missed 18 ft Jumper.	22	13
2:23	Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound.	22	13
2:14	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	13
2:13	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	22	13
2:01	Michelle Snow missed 15 ft Jumper.	22	13
2:00	Jennifer Derevjanik Defensive Rebound.	22	13
1:54	Kelly Mazzante made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	16
1:44	Houston Full Timeout.	22	16
1:44	Tangela Smith enters the game for Barbara Farris.	22	16
1:44	Sancho Lyttle enters the game for Michelle Snow.	22	16
1:44	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Matee Ajavon.	22	16
1:28	Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.	22	16
1:28	Houston Defensive Rebound.	22	16
1:10	Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	22	16
1:09	Tamecka Dixon Defensive Rebound.	22	16
1:01	Tamecka Dixon made Driving Layup.	24	16
57.1	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Jennifer Derevjanik.	24	18
41.9	Tamecka Dixon made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	26	18
32.9	Kelly Mazzante missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	18
30.8	Tangela Smith Offensive Rebound.	26	20
30.8	Tangela Smith made Layup.	26	20
16.9	Shannon Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	26	20
15.9	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	26	20
13.9	Tina Thompson's Jumper blocked by LaToya Pringle.	26	20
11.9	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	26	20
7.5	Tina Thompson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.	29	20
3.9	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	29	20
0.5	Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	29	23

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 2-1

Comets
94
Mercury
99

Game 1

8/7

Mercury
92
Comets
94

Game 2

23/7

Comets
74
Mercury
99

Game 3

8/9

8:30 PM, 8 July 2008

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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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