Dream 96-93 Mercury (29 May, 2010) Play-by-Play

Atlanta Dream

5-0, 3-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
ATL	33	32	13	18	96
PHO	25	21	22	25	93

Phoenix Mercury

2-2, 1-2 home

Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Angel Mccoughtry.
Candice Dupree missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.
Nicole Ohlde made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Dewanna Bonner missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 5 ft Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Dewanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Angel Mccoughtry.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Ketia Swanier missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Candice Dupree missed 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 6 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson's Layup blocked by Yelena Leuchanka.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Temeka Johnson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Erika DeSouza.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.
Sequoia Holmes missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner missed Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Penny Taylor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Dewanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicole Ohlde.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Dewanna Bonner.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dewanna Bonner missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson's Layup blocked by Alison Bales.
Candice Dupree's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Alison Bales.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Temeka Johnson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Dewanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Dewanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 14 ft Jumper.
Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
Shalee Lehning made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Angel Mccoughtry.
Angel Mccoughtry made Driving Layup.
Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Erika DeSouza missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erika DeSouza.
Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Angel Mccoughtry made 19 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Erika DeSouza missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Iziane Castro Marques made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry made Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Angel Mccoughtry.
Angel Mccoughtry made Layup.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
Angel Mccoughtry made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Angel Mccoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
Shalee Lehning made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 7 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
Sancho Lyttle made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Armintie Price.
Sancho Lyttle missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Armintie Price's Layup blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Armintie Price made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Armintie Price missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry made Layup. Assisted by Armintie Price.
Sancho Lyttle missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Angel Mccoughtry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Angel Mccoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erika DeSouza made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.
Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Armintie Price.
Yelena Leuchanka missed 6 ft Hook Shot.
Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Yelena Leuchanka.
Kelly Miller made Layup.
Coco Miller missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Layup.
Erika DeSouza made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Angel Mccoughtry made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Coco Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yelena Leuchanka made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yelena Leuchanka made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Coco Miller.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Angel Mccoughtry.
Kelly Miller missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry made Layup. Assisted by Kelly Miller.
Coco Miller missed 45 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Angel Mccoughtry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
Erika DeSouza made Layup.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 11 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle missed Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 12 ft Jumper.
Erika DeSouza made Layup.
Erika DeSouza missed 9 ft Jumper.
Erika DeSouza missed 5 ft Hook Shot.
Angel Mccoughtry's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Angel Mccoughtry missed Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Erika DeSouza made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Erika DeSouza made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Angel Mccoughtry.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 13 ft Jumper.
Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 15 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Dewanna Bonner.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 15 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Sancho Lyttle's Layup blocked by Nicole Ohlde.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 9 ft Jumper.
Erika DeSouza made 17 ft Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 7 ft Jumper.
Alison Bales missed 8 ft Jumper.
Erika DeSouza missed Layup.
Alison Bales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alison Bales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Iziane Castro Marques made 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Iziane Castro Marques missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 65 ft Three Point Jumper.
Iziane Castro Marques's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Kelly Miller missed 13 ft Jumper.
Alison Bales missed 9 ft Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 17 ft Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Angel Mccoughtry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Angel Mccoughtry made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.
Sancho Lyttle made Technical Free Throw.
Angel Mccoughtry's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Armintie Price.
Angel Mccoughtry made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.
Alison Bales missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alison Bales made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Angel Mccoughtry missed Three Point Jumper.
Armintie Price missed 17 ft Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 8 ft Jumper.
Armintie Price's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Shalee Lehning missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 19 ft Jumper.
Kelly Miller missed 12 ft Jumper.
Angel Mccoughtry's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Angel Mccoughtry missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kelly Miller made Free Throw 2 of 2.

DREAM

MERCURY

TIME		ATL	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Erika DeSouza vs. Tangela Smith. Shalee Lehning gains possession.	0	0
9:55	Shalee Lehning Bad Pass	0	0
9:45	Candice Dupree missed Layup.	0	0
9:44	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:37	Angel Mccoughtry missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:36	Erika DeSouza Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:36	Erika DeSouza missed Layup.	0	0
9:34	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:22	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:21	Shalee Lehning Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:07	Shalee Lehning made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	2	0
8:53	Penny Taylor's 11 ft Jumper blocked by Angel Mccoughtry.	2	0
8:52	Candice Dupree Offensive Rebound.	2	0
8:48	Candice Dupree missed 17 ft Jumper.	2	0
8:47	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:36	Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Angel Mccoughtry.	4	0
8:22	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	0
8:22	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	4	0
8:11	Angel Mccoughtry made Driving Layup.	6	0
8:00	Erika DeSouza Shooting Foul. Candice Dupree gains possession.	6	0
8:00	Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.	6	1
8:00	Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	2
7:50	Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Iziane Castro Marques.	8	2
7:43	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	8	4
7:26	Erika DeSouza missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	8	4
7:24	Sancho Lyttle Offensive Rebound.	8	4
7:24	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Sancho Lyttle gains possession.	8	4
7:24	Sancho Lyttle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	8	4
7:24	Atlanta Offensive Rebound.	8	4
7:24	Sancho Lyttle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	9	4
7:09	Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	4
7:07	Iziane Castro Marques Defensive Rebound.	9	4
6:56	Angel Mccoughtry missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	9	4
6:54	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	9	4
6:52	Temeka Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Iziane Castro Marques.	9	4
6:47	Iziane Castro Marques made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Erika DeSouza.	11	4
6:41	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	11	6
6:22	Erika DeSouza made Layup. Assisted by Sancho Lyttle.	13	6
6:13	Penny Taylor made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	13	8
6:00	Angel Mccoughtry made 19 ft Jumper.	15	8
5:46	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	15	10
5:33	Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	10
5:33	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	15	10
5:28	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	15	12
5:13	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	15	12
5:13	Dewanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor.	15	12
5:01	Erika DeSouza missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	15	12
5:01	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	15	12
4:52	Ketia Swanier Bad Pass. Stolen by Shalee Lehning.	15	12
4:48	Iziane Castro Marques made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.	17	12
4:39	Diana Taurasi missed 6 ft Jumper.	17	12
4:39	Erika DeSouza Defensive Rebound.	17	12
4:26	Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	12
4:24	Dewanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	17	12
4:18	Iziane Castro Marques Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	17	12
4:18	Official Timeout.	17	12
4:18	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	13
4:18	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	14
4:05	Angel Mccoughtry made Jumper.	19	14
3:48	Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.	19	14
3:47	Erika DeSouza Defensive Rebound.	19	14
3:45	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Iziane Castro Marques gains possession.	19	14
3:45	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Ketia Swanier.	19	14
3:45	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	19	14
3:33	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Angel Mccoughtry.	21	14
3:26	Tangela Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Angel Mccoughtry.	21	14
3:23	Angel Mccoughtry made Layup.	23	14
3:08	Dewanna Bonner Bad Pass. Stolen by Sancho Lyttle.	23	14
3:03	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.	25	14
2:43	Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	25	17
2:25	Angel Mccoughtry Lost Ball. Stolen by Dewanna Bonner.	25	17
2:20	Dewanna Bonner made Layup.	25	19
2:08	Angel Mccoughtry made 10 ft Two Point Shot.	27	19
2:08	Dewanna Bonner Shooting Foul. Angel Mccoughtry gains possession.	27	19
2:08	Angel Mccoughtry made Free Throw 1 of 1.	28	19
1:51	Temeka Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	28	19
1:50	Angel Mccoughtry Defensive Rebound.	28	19
1:45	Erika DeSouza missed Layup.	28	19
1:45	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	28	19
1:39	Temeka Johnson made 18 ft Jumper.	28	21
1:21	Shalee Lehning made 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	21
1:05	Candice Dupree missed 4 ft Hook Shot.	31	21
1:02	Sancho Lyttle Defensive Rebound.	31	21
53.9	Angel Mccoughtry missed 7 ft Jumper.	31	21
52.6	Erika DeSouza Offensive Rebound.	31	21
43.9	Iziane Castro Marques missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	31	21
42.9	Atlanta Offensive Rebound.	31	21
41.9	Temeka Johnson Loose Ball Foul. Iziane Castro Marques gains possession.	31	21
41.9	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Candice Dupree.	31	21
41.9	Nicole Ohlde enters the game for Tangela Smith.	31	21
41.9	Alison Bales enters the game for Erika DeSouza.	31	21
41.9	Armintie Price enters the game for Iziane Castro Marques.	31	21
33.9	Angel Mccoughtry missed 16 ft Jumper.	31	21
32.9	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	31	21
28.0	Penny Taylor made Two Point Shot.	31	23
16.6	Sancho Lyttle made Layup. Assisted by Shalee Lehning.	33	23
0.2	Nicole Ohlde made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	33	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	33	25

Regular Season Series

ATL wins 2-0

Dream
96
Mercury
93

Game 1

29/5

Mercury
88
Dream
94

Game 2

30/6

3:00 AM, 29 May 2010

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

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