Mercury 93-81 Storm (2 Jul, 2009) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

6-4, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	25	25	11	20	81
PHO	22	25	25	21	93

Phoenix Mercury

7-4, 6-1 home

Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Temeka Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Dewanna Bonner missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.
Ketia Swanier made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 17 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham's Layup blocked by Camille Little.
Cappie Pondexter missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Diana Taurasi made 18 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Nicole Ohlde missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Le'Coe Willingham made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Le'Coe Willingham made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Temeka Johnson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Tangela Smith missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Dewanna Bonner made Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw.
Ketia Swanier missed 18 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Dewanna Bonner.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed Layup.
Cappie Pondexter made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Cappie Pondexter made Technical Free Throw.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kelly Mazzante missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Cappie Pondexter missed 16 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup.
Le'Coe Willingham made Layup. Assisted by Tangela Smith.
Tangela Smith made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Mazzante.
Cappie Pondexter made Driving Layup.
Ketia Swanier's Layup blocked by Camille Little.
Cappie Pondexter made Technical Free Throw.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'Coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'Coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
Nicole Ohlde missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sue Bird made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Camille Little made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shannon Johnson missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Janell Burse missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Janell Burse made Layup.
Sue Bird made Jumper.
Shannon Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Janell Burse.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Swin Cash made Layup.
Camille Little made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Shannon Johnson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 15 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Shannon Johnson made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Camille Little's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Camille Little's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Lauren Jackson missed Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Camille Little's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Sue Bird missed Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Layup.
Sue Bird made Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 18 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Camille Little made Layup.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shannon Johnson.
Sue Bird made 13 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Lauren Jackson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little missed 17 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Camille Little made 11 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright made 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Gearlds missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Lauren Jackson vs. Tangela Smith. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
9:48	Lauren Jackson made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	3	0
9:33	Cappie Pondexter Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	3	0
9:27	Lauren Jackson Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	3	0
9:23	Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	3	3
9:06	Swin Cash's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.	3	3
9:03	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	3	3
9:00	Tangela Smith made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	3	5
8:42	Sue Bird made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	5	5
8:34	Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	5	5
8:33	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	5	5
8:26	Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	5
8:25	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	5	5
8:12	Cappie Pondexter made 18 ft Jumper.	5	7
7:52	Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.	5	7
7:50	Camille Little Offensive Rebound.	5	7
7:43	Swin Cash made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.	7	7
7:28	Cappie Pondexter made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	7	10
7:11	Cappie Pondexter Shooting Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	7	10
7:11	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	10
7:11	Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	10
6:58	Temeka Johnson missed 8 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:56	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:50	Tanisha Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:48	Cappie Pondexter Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:41	Cappie Pondexter missed 18 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:39	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	9	10
6:39	Lauren Jackson Loose Ball Foul. Le'Coe Willingham gains possession.	9	10
6:35	Diana Taurasi Turnover	9	10
6:16	Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.	9	10
6:16	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	9	10
6:07	Temeka Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.	9	10
6:05	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	9	10
5:43	Swin Cash missed Jumper.	9	10
5:43	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	9	10
5:28	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	9	10
5:22	Le'Coe Willingham Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	9	10
5:22	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	10
5:22	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	10
5:05	Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	11	10
5:03	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	11	10
4:58	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	11	10
4:54	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	11	10
4:54	Official Timeout.	11	10
4:54	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Le'Coe Willingham.	11	10
4:52	Lauren Jackson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	13	10
4:39	Lauren Jackson Personal Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	13	10
4:35	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Swin Cash.	13	10
4:30	Swin Cash made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	15	10
4:30	Temeka Johnson Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	15	10
4:30	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 1.	16	10
4:13	Tangela Smith made 12 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	16	12
3:55	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	16	12
3:55	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	16	12
3:55	Dewanna Bonner enters the game for Tangela Smith.	16	12
3:47	Swin Cash missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	12
3:46	Ketia Swanier Defensive Rebound.	16	12
3:35	Cappie Pondexter missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	12
3:33	Dewanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	16	12
3:31	Camille Little Shooting Foul. Ketia Swanier gains possession.	16	12
3:31	Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	13
3:31	Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	14
3:18	Lauren Jackson missed 17 ft Jumper.	16	14
3:16	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	16	14
3:15	Lauren Jackson missed Layup.	16	14
3:15	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	16	14
3:13	Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	19	14
3:05	Sue Bird Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	19	14
3:05	Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	14
3:05	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	19	14
3:05	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	19	15
2:48	Camille Little made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	21	15
2:34	Camille Little Personal Foul. Nicole Ohlde gains possession.	21	15
2:34	Shannon Johnson enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	21	15
2:34	Nicole Ohlde missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	15
2:34	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	21	15
2:34	Nicole Ohlde made Free Throw 2 of 2.	21	16
2:13	Sue Bird Bad Pass	21	16
1:54	Cappie Pondexter made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	21	19
1:29	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	21	19
1:29	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	22	19
1:29	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	19
1:16	Dewanna Bonner missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.	23	19
1:14	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	23	19
1:08	Ketia Swanier Shooting Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	23	19
1:08	Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.	24	19
1:08	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	24	19
1:08	Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	19
44.1	Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.	25	19
44.1	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	25	19
44.1	24 second	25	19
44.1	Janell Burse enters the game for Camille Little.	25	19
25.8	Shannon Johnson missed 18 ft Jumper.	25	19
23.9	Nicole Ohlde Defensive Rebound.	25	19
3.9	Ketia Swanier made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cappie Pondexter.	25	22
0.1	Shannon Johnson missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.	25	22
0.0	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	25	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	22

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-1

Storm
93
Mercury
84

Game 1

22/6

Storm
81
Mercury
93

Game 2

2/7

Mercury
101
Storm
90

Game 3

5/8

Mercury
92
Storm
84

Game 4

11/9

3:00 AM, 2 July 2009

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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