Storm 89-78 Mercury (10 Jul, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

9-10, 5-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	15	16	20	27	78
SEA	20	17	25	27	89

Seattle Storm

13-7, 11-1 home

Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Camille Little made Layup.
Swin Cash missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 13 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Katie Gearlds missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 8 ft Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.
Lauren Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made 13 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.
Lauren Jackson's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Yolanda Griffith missed Layup.
Sue Bird missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Yolanda Griffith missed Tip Shot.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Sheryl Swoopes's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Gearlds made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sheryl Swoopes.
Tanisha Wright missed Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Katie Gearlds.
Swin Cash made 15 ft Jumper.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Gearlds made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made 13 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Sheryl Swoopes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yolanda Griffith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sheryl Swoopes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Running Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.
Barbara Farris missed Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Pringle missed 9 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Tangela Smith missed 4 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Kelly Miller missed 16 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Tangela Smith's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Yolanda Griffith.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yuko Oga made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yuko Oga made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter missed 11 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle missed 8 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tangela Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Mazzante missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Barbara Farris made Layup.
Barbara Farris missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Barbara Farris made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by LaToya Pringle.
Cappie Pondexter missed 28 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Kelly Miller made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Barbara Farris made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith missed 5 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Le'Coe Willingham.
Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Kelly Mazzante missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Pringle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allie Quigley.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Lauren Jackson. Sheryl Swoopes gains possession.	0	0
9:42	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
9:41	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:34	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Running Jumper.	2	0
9:10	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	2	0
9:10	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	1
9:10	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	2
9:03	Kelly Miller Bad Pass. Stolen by Sheryl Swoopes.	2	2
8:59	Sheryl Swoopes made Layup.	2	4
8:38	Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	4	4
8:23	Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.	4	4
8:21	Le'Coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	4	4
8:15	Cappie Pondexter made 16 ft Jumper.	6	4
8:02	Lauren Jackson 3 second	6	4
7:39	Cappie Pondexter missed 14 ft Jumper.	6	4
7:39	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	6	4
7:31	Kelly Miller made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tangela Smith.	8	4
7:22	Seattle Full Timeout.	8	4
7:09	Swin Cash missed Jumper.	8	4
7:09	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	8	4
7:09	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	8	4
7:03	Yolanda Griffith Bad Pass	8	4
6:52	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
6:52	Le'Coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	8	4
6:50	Le'Coe Willingham Lost Ball. Stolen by Swin Cash.	8	4
6:41	Sheryl Swoopes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	4
6:39	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	8	4
6:26	Yolanda Griffith made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	8	6
6:15	Cappie Pondexter made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	6
5:54	Yolanda Griffith made 9 ft Jumper.	11	8
5:41	Cappie Pondexter missed 10 ft Jumper.	11	8
5:39	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	11	8
5:39	Camille Little enters the game for Yolanda Griffith.	11	8
5:35	Tangela Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.	11	8
5:33	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	11	8
5:16	Camille Little missed Layup.	11	8
5:13	Camille Little Offensive Rebound.	11	8
5:11	Camille Little made Layup.	11	10
5:05	Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	10
5:03	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	11	10
4:56	Swin Cash missed 12 ft Jumper.	11	10
4:52	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	11	10
4:47	Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	10
4:45	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	11	10
4:45	Kelly Mazzante enters the game for Cappie Pondexter.	11	10
4:41	Kelly Miller missed 14 ft Jumper.	11	10
4:39	Sheryl Swoopes Defensive Rebound.	11	10
4:31	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	11	10
4:28	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	11	10
4:22	Diana Taurasi missed 9 ft Jumper.	11	10
4:20	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	11	10
4:20	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	11	10
4:20	Barbara Farris enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	11	10
4:20	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sheryl Swoopes.	11	10
4:05	Sue Bird missed 13 ft Jumper.	11	10
4:03	Sue Bird Offensive Rebound.	11	10
3:59	Camille Little made 8 ft Two Point Shot.	11	12
3:36	Barbara Farris missed Jumper.	11	12
3:36	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	11	12
3:36	LaToya Pringle enters the game for Tangela Smith.	11	12
3:36	Tangela Smith Loose Ball Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	11	12
3:20	Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.	11	12
3:20	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	11	12
3:20	Camille Little Loose Ball Foul. Barbara Farris gains possession.	11	12
3:08	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul. Kelly Mazzante gains possession.	11	12
3:00	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	12
2:58	Kelly Miller Offensive Rebound.	11	12
2:56	Kelly Miller made Layup.	13	12
2:41	LaToya Pringle Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	13	12
2:41	Yolanda Griffith enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	13	12
2:41	Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	13	12
2:41	Swin Cash missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	12
2:41	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	13	12
2:41	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	13
2:33	Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	13
2:31	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	13	13
2:19	Yolanda Griffith missed 7 ft Jumper.	13	13
2:18	Kelly Mazzante Defensive Rebound.	13	13
2:05	Cappie Pondexter Bad Pass	13	13
2:05	Katie Gearlds enters the game for Swin Cash.	13	13
2:05	Jennifer Derevjanik enters the game for Kelly Miller.	13	13
1:50	Camille Little 3 second	13	13
1:40	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Cappie Pondexter gains possession.	13	13
1:40	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Camille Little.	13	13
1:32	LaToya Pringle missed 9 ft Jumper.	13	13
1:31	Yolanda Griffith Defensive Rebound.	13	13
1:23	Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	13	16
1:00	Cappie Pondexter made Jumper.	15	16
43.9	Katie Gearlds missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	16
41.0	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	15	16
41.0	LaToya Pringle Shooting Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	15	16
41.0	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	17
41.0	Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	18
33.9	Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	18
31.9	Katie Gearlds Defensive Rebound.	15	18
21.7	Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Yolanda Griffith.	15	20
2.9	Cappie Pondexter missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	20
0.9	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	15	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	15	20

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 3-1

Storm
87
Mercury
83

Game 1

23/5

Mercury
77
Storm
83

Game 2

12/6

Mercury
78
Storm
89

Game 3

10/7

Storm
80
Mercury
94

Game 4

26/7

KeyArena

8:00 PM, 10 July 2008

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Felicia Grinter
Clarke Stevens
James Williams

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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