Lynx 87-76 Sparks (11 Jun, 2009) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

1-2, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LOS	19	21	18	18	76
MIN	20	19	27	21	87

Minnesota Lynx

3-0, 2-0 home

Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Running Jumper.
Candice Wiggins missed Layup.
Candice Wiggins's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Candice Wiggins missed 17 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Nicky Anosike missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Charde Houston made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Candice Wiggins missed 7 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Driving Layup.
Candice Wiggins missed 11 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 8 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
Renee Montgomery's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
Quanitra Hollingsworth made Layup.
Roneeka Hodges made 16 ft Jumper.
Roneeka Hodges missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Quanitra Hollingsworth missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Charde Houston made 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Driving Layup.
Candice Wiggins made Layup. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Candice Wiggins made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Seimone Augustus missed 12 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Nicky Anosike made Driving Layup.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed 8 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Layup.
Candice Wiggins missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Charde Houston missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot.
Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Candice Wiggins missed Running Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Renee Montgomery made Driving Layup.
Roneeka Hodges missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Renee Montgomery missed 11 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 14 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins's Layup blocked by Vanessa Hayden-Johnson.
Charde Houston missed 11 ft Jumper.
Candice Wiggins made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Layup.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Wiggins made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed Layup.
Candice Wiggins missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 11 ft Running Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Layup.
Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Tina Thompson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed Layup.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Noelle Quinn made 9 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 16 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Layup. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Noelle Quinn made Layup. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Lisa Leslie missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 12 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Hook Shot.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed 5 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristi Harrower made 13 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lisa Leslie missed Layup.
Lisa Leslie made Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Kristi Harrower made Driving Layup.
Kristi Harrower missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kristi Harrower made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Betty Lennox made 11 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lisa Leslie made Layup. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Betty Lennox missed 9 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 8 ft Running Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Betty Lennox missed 13 ft Jumper.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson made Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Bobbitt.
Betty Lennox made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Vanessa Hayden-Johnson missed Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Noelle Quinn missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton missed 9 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox missed 19 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox made 13 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kristi Harrower made 12 ft Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.
Betty Lennox's Layup blocked by Kelly Miller.
Betty Lennox's Layup blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Betty Lennox.
Tina Thompson made Two Point Shot.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Betty Lennox made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.
Betty Lennox missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.
Betty Lennox's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Nicky Anosike.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kristi Harrower made 13 ft Two Point Shot.

SPARKS

LYNX

TIME		LOS	MIN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lisa Leslie vs. Nicky Anosike. Tina Thompson gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Lisa Leslie missed Layup.	0	0
9:45	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:23	Seimone Augustus missed 9 ft Running Jumper.	0	0
9:22	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:14	DeLisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass	0	0
8:56	DeLisha Milton-Jones Personal Foul. Charde Houston gains possession.	0	0
8:48	Candice Wiggins missed Layup.	0	0
8:48	Candice Wiggins Offensive Rebound.	0	0
8:47	Candice Wiggins's Layup blocked by Lisa Leslie.	0	0
8:45	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	0	0
8:45	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	0	0
8:45	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	0
8:45	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	0	0
8:45	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	0
8:44	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:33	Betty Lennox Bad Pass. Stolen by Candice Wiggins.	0	0
8:23	Nicky Anosike made Layup.	0	2
8:02	Betty Lennox made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kristi Harrower.	2	2
7:45	Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	2
7:43	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	2	2
7:26	Nicky Anosike Shooting Foul. Lisa Leslie gains possession.	2	2
7:26	Los Angeles 20 Sec. Timeout.	2	2
7:26	Lisa Leslie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	2	2
7:26	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	2	2
7:26	Lisa Leslie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	3	2
7:16	Betty Lennox Personal Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	3	2
7:11	Candice Wiggins Traveling	3	2
6:56	Betty Lennox made Layup.	5	2
6:43	Candice Wiggins made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.	5	5
6:24	Lisa Leslie's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.	5	5
6:24	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	5	5
6:22	Betty Lennox missed 14 ft Jumper.	5	5
6:20	Los Angeles Offensive Rebound.	5	5
6:15	Betty Lennox missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
6:13	DeLisha Milton-Jones Offensive Rebound.	5	5
6:13	DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup.	7	5
5:58	Betty Lennox Personal Foul. Candice Wiggins gains possession.	7	5
5:58	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for Betty Lennox.	7	5
5:52	Candice Wiggins missed 17 ft Jumper.	7	5
5:50	Lisa Leslie Defensive Rebound.	7	5
5:43	Charde Houston Shooting Foul. Tina Thompson gains possession.	7	5
5:43	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	5
5:43	Betty Lennox enters the game for Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	8	5
5:43	Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	5
5:28	Charde Houston made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Wiggins.	9	8
5:11	Betty Lennox missed Driving Layup.	9	8
5:09	Lisa Leslie Offensive Rebound.	9	8
5:09	Lisa Leslie made Layup.	11	8
4:54	Nicky Anosike missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.	11	8
4:52	DeLisha Milton-Jones Defensive Rebound.	11	8
4:45	Full Timeout.	11	8
4:33	Tina Thompson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	8
4:31	Kelly Miller Defensive Rebound.	11	8
4:28	Charde Houston made Driving Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	11	10
4:20	DeLisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicky Anosike.	11	10
4:09	Charde Houston made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kelly Miller.	11	12
3:51	Betty Lennox missed 17 ft Jumper.	11	12
3:49	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	11	12
3:34	Candice Wiggins missed 7 ft Jumper.	11	12
3:33	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	11	12
3:32	Lisa Leslie Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	11	12
3:32	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	12
3:32	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	11	12
3:32	Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	12
3:31	Seimone Augustus Offensive Rebound.	11	12
3:29	Seimone Augustus missed Layup.	11	12
3:27	Betty Lennox Defensive Rebound.	11	12
3:16	Betty Lennox missed 16 ft Jumper.	11	12
3:15	Tina Thompson Offensive Rebound.	11	12
3:13	Tina Thompson missed Layup.	11	12
3:12	DeLisha Milton-Jones Offensive Rebound.	11	12
3:11	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.	11	12
3:10	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	11	12
2:53	Seimone Augustus Lost Ball. Stolen by DeLisha Milton-Jones.	11	12
2:47	Kristi Harrower missed 11 ft Jumper.	11	12
2:46	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	11	12
2:36	Seimone Augustus made Two Point Shot.	11	14
2:36	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	11	14
2:36	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Kristi Harrower.	11	14
2:36	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 1.	11	15
2:25	Lisa Leslie Turnover	11	15
2:12	Seimone Augustus Bad Pass. Stolen by Noelle Quinn.	11	15
2:08	Candice Wiggins Personal Foul. Betty Lennox gains possession.	11	15
2:05	Charde Houston Personal Foul. Betty Lennox gains possession.	11	15
2:05	LaToya Pringle enters the game for Charde Houston.	11	15
2:00	Betty Lennox made 8 ft Running Jumper.	13	15
1:51	DeLisha Milton-Jones Personal Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	13	15
1:51	Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	15
1:51	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	13	15
1:51	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones.	13	15
1:51	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.	13	16
1:39	Betty Lennox made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.	15	16
1:16	Nicky Anosike made Driving Layup.	15	18
56.9	Tina Thompson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.	17	18
42.9	Candice Wiggins missed 11 ft Jumper.	17	18
39.9	LaToya Pringle Offensive Rebound.	17	18
37.8	LaToya Pringle Bad Pass. Stolen by Noelle Quinn.	17	18
32.9	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed Layup.	17	18
30.9	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	17	18
28.9	Nicky Anosike Lost Ball. Stolen by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	17	18
25.9	Marie Ferdinand-Harris's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.	17	18
24.7	Seimone Augustus Defensive Rebound.	17	18
21.7	Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.	17	18
20.7	LaToya Pringle Offensive Rebound.	17	18
20.7	Noelle Quinn Shooting Foul. LaToya Pringle gains possession.	17	18
20.7	LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	19
20.7	LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	20
5.8	Noelle Quinn made 9 ft Jumper.	19	20
0.9	Candice Wiggins Lost Ball. Stolen by Noelle Quinn.	19	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	19	20

Regular Season Series

LOS wins 3-1

Sparks
76
Lynx
87

Game 1

11/6

Sparks
76
Lynx
70

Game 2

29/7

Lynx
63
Sparks
78

Game 3

20/8

Lynx
61
Sparks
90

Game 4

12/9

Target Center

1:00 AM, 11 June 2009

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Tony Dawkins
Daryl Humphrey
Jeff Smith

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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