Mystics 78-67 Storm (4 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

19-12, 6-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	17	16	20	14	67
WAS	17	18	20	23	78

Washington Mystics

15-15, 10-6 home

Matee Ajavon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Matee Ajavon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Crystal Langhorne missed 16 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Monique Currie.
Crystal Langhorne missed 16 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsey Harding missed 18 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Harding made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsey Harding missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Blue.
Monique Currie missed Layup.
Monique Currie missed Jumper.
Lindsey Harding made Driving Layup.
Monique Currie missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marissa Coleman made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Chasity Melvin.
Monique Currie made Driving Layup.
Lindsey Harding missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed Layup.
Marissa Coleman made Two Point Shot.
Nakia Sanford made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Marissa Coleman made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Crystal Langhorne's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.
Matee Ajavon missed Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Langhorne missed Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 9 ft Jumper.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marissa Coleman made Technical Free Throw.
Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Chasity Melvin missed Layup.
Crystal Langhorne made 7 ft Jumper.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Chasity Melvin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon missed Three Point Jumper.
Monique Currie made Driving Layup.
Monique Currie missed Layup.
Nakia Sanford's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.
Marissa Coleman missed Layup.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsey Harding missed Layup.
Nakia Sanford's Layup blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Crystal Langhorne made Layup. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Marissa Coleman made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Lindsey Harding missed Layup.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marissa Coleman made Layup. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.
Lindsey Harding missed 16 ft Jumper.
Chasity Melvin made Layup. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.
Matee Ajavon's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Shannon Johnson.
Matee Ajavon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Crystal Langhorne missed Layup.
Marissa Coleman missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lindsey Harding missed 7 ft Jumper.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Suzy Batkovic.
Monique Currie made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsey Harding missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Langhorne made Two Point Shot.
Matee Ajavon made 17 ft Jumper.
Matee Ajavon missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Crystal Langhorne's 5 ft Jumper blocked by Ashley Robinson.
Monique Currie made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.
Matee Ajavon missed 15 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Two Point Shot.
Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monique Currie missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsey Harding made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monique Currie made Layup. Assisted by Crystal Langhorne.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made Layup. Assisted by Camille Little.
Camille Little missed 4 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 14 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Ashley Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 11 ft Running Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Camille Little missed Jumper.
Swin Cash's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Camille Little missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 3 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird's 16 ft Jumper blocked by Marissa Coleman.
Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Suzy Batkovic made Layup.
Suzy Batkovic missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shannon Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Shannon Johnson missed 37 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Driving Layup.
Sue Bird made Running Jumper.
Janell Burse missed 9 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Swin Cash missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot.
Ashley Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Suzy Batkovic made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Robinson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 8 ft Jumper.
Ashley Walker's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash missed 17 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Swin Cash's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Monique Currie.
Tanisha Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ashley Walker's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Matee Ajavon.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Ashley Walker made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 17 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 13 ft Running Jumper.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird's Three Point Jumper blocked by Lindsey Harding.
Suzy Batkovic missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.

STORM

MYSTICS

TIME		SEA	WAS
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Janell Burse vs. Chasity Melvin. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Swin Cash made 16 ft Two Point Shot.	2	0
9:30	Janell Burse Personal Foul. Chasity Melvin gains possession.	2	0
9:21	Matee Ajavon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.	2	3
9:12	Sue Bird Traveling	2	3
9:00	Matee Ajavon missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	3
8:59	Chasity Melvin Offensive Rebound.	2	3
8:48	Chasity Melvin made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Matee Ajavon.	2	5
8:34	Sue Bird made Layup. Assisted by Camille Little.	4	5
8:15	Crystal Langhorne missed 16 ft Jumper.	4	5
8:14	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	4	5
8:03	Camille Little missed 4 ft Jumper.	4	5
8:03	Crystal Langhorne Defensive Rebound.	4	5
7:56	Matee Ajavon Lost Ball. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	4	5
7:35	Sue Bird made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	5
7:20	Matee Ajavon missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	7	5
7:18	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	7	5
7:09	Swin Cash Traveling	7	5
7:09	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	7	5
6:50	Matee Ajavon Lost Ball. Stolen by Camille Little.	7	5
6:43	Suzy Batkovic made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.	9	5
6:22	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Chasity Melvin.	9	5
6:22	Monique Currie Bad Pass	9	5
5:56	Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	5
5:54	Monique Currie Defensive Rebound.	9	5
5:43	Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Monique Currie.	9	7
5:31	Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	7
5:28	Monique Currie Defensive Rebound.	9	7
5:20	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	9	7
5:07	Crystal Langhorne missed 16 ft Jumper.	9	7
5:07	Washington Defensive Rebound.	9	7
4:52	Lindsey Harding Shooting Foul. Sue Bird gains possession.	9	7
4:52	Marissa Coleman enters the game for Monique Currie.	9	7
4:52	Official Timeout.	9	7
4:52	Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	7
4:52	Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	7
4:33	Suzy Batkovic Personal Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	11	7
4:33	Janell Burse enters the game for Suzy Batkovic.	11	7
4:33	Shannon Johnson enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	11	7
4:24	Matee Ajavon made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsey Harding.	11	9
4:07	Camille Little Traveling	11	9
3:58	Shannon Johnson Shooting Foul. Matee Ajavon gains possession.	11	9
3:58	Matee Ajavon made Free Throw 1 of 2.	11	10
3:58	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	11	10
3:58	Matee Ajavon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	11	10
3:57	Washington Defensive Rebound.	11	10
3:34	Swin Cash made 14 ft Jumper.	13	10
3:16	Marissa Coleman Bad Pass. Stolen by Janell Burse.	13	10
3:08	Nakia Sanford Shooting Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	13	10
3:08	Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	13	10
3:08	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	13	10
3:08	Sue Bird enters the game for Swin Cash.	13	10
3:08	Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.	14	10
2:59	Lindsey Harding missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	10
2:57	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	14	10
2:49	Camille Little Traveling	14	10
2:38	Crystal Langhorne Bad Pass	14	10
2:18	Nakia Sanford Shooting Foul. Janell Burse gains possession.	14	10
2:18	Janell Burse made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	10
2:18	Chasity Melvin enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	15	10
2:18	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Camille Little.	15	10
2:18	Janell Burse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	10
2:17	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	15	10
2:14	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Lindsey Harding gains possession.	15	10
2:14	Lindsey Harding made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	11
2:14	Lindsey Harding missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	11
2:12	Janell Burse Defensive Rebound.	15	11
1:58	Shannon Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Matee Ajavon.	15	11
1:54	Matee Ajavon Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	15	11
1:52	Marissa Coleman Personal Foul. Sue Bird gains possession.	15	11
1:52	Nikki Blue enters the game for Lindsey Harding.	15	11
1:52	Monique Currie enters the game for Marissa Coleman.	15	11
1:46	Tanisha Wright's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Chasity Melvin.	15	11
1:42	Janell Burse Offensive Rebound.	15	11
1:31	Ashley Robinson missed 12 ft Jumper.	15	11
1:31	Crystal Langhorne Defensive Rebound.	15	11
1:31	Janell Burse Personal Foul. Crystal Langhorne gains possession.	15	11
1:31	Crystal Langhorne missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	11
1:31	Washington Offensive Rebound.	15	11
1:31	Swin Cash enters the game for Shannon Johnson.	15	11
1:31	Suzy Batkovic enters the game for Janell Burse.	15	11
1:31	Camille Little enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	15	11
1:31	Crystal Langhorne made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	12
1:13	Camille Little Lost Ball. Stolen by Matee Ajavon.	15	12
1:07	Swin Cash Shooting Foul. Monique Currie gains possession.	15	12
1:07	Monique Currie made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	13
1:07	Monique Currie made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	14
52.9	Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	14
51.8	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	15	14
46.9	Matee Ajavon made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nikki Blue.	15	17
28.9	Swin Cash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	17
27.9	Chasity Melvin Defensive Rebound.	15	17
18.8	Chasity Melvin Offensive Foul. Suzy Batkovic gains possession.	15	17
18.8	Chasity Melvin Foul	15	17
8.0	Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.	17	17
0.9	Nikki Blue Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	17	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	17	17

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Mystics
68
Storm
78

Game 1

26/8

Storm
67
Mystics
78

Game 2

4/9

12:00 AM, 4 September 2009

Referees:
Kevin Sparrock
Felicia Grinter
Michael Price

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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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