Mercury 127-124 Lynx (25 Jul, 2010) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

10-12, 4-6 away

127

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHO	24	23	27	26	27	127
MIN	34	20	30	16	24	124

Minnesota Lynx

7-14, 4-7 home

124

Nicky Anosike missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Monica Wright made Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Nicky Anosike missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Monica Wright made Two Point Shot.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nicky Anosike's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.
Seimone Augustus made 10 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Lindsay Whalen missed Driving Layup.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Tip Shot.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashanda McCants.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Rebekkah Brunson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Nuria Martinez made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nuria Martinez made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston missed Layup.
Nicky Anosike made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.
Rashanda McCants missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Nicky Anosike's Two Point Shot blocked by Kara Braxton.
Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Rashanda McCants missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rashanda McCants missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Charde Houston missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 19 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rashanda McCants missed 14 ft Jumper.
Nuria Martinez missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike's Layup blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Monica Wright made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Lindsay Whalen missed Driving Layup.
Monica Wright made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Monica Wright made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen's Layup blocked by Candice Dupree.
Nuria Martinez missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Seimone Augustus made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Charde Houston made 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Quanitra Hollingsworth missed Layup.
Seimone Augustus made 14 ft Running Jumper.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Monica Wright's Layup blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Lindsay Whalen missed 8 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Layup.
Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Monica Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed 16 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed 16 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed 13 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 12 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Monica Wright.
Charde Houston missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 3 of 3.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 56 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Driving Layup.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 12 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Jumper.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup.
Lindsay Whalen's Layup blocked by Candice Dupree.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made 19 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 16 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nuria Martinez missed 15 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright's Layup blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Driving Layup.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nuria Martinez missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston's 6 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Seimone Augustus missed 62 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.
Candice Dupree made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
DeWanna Bonner made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Temeka Johnson made Driving Layup.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Diana Taurasi missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Candice Dupree made Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 10 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Driving Layup.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 10 ft Running Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Temeka Johnson made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 7 ft Hook Shot.
Penny Taylor's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor missed 12 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Layup.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Seimone Augustus.
Penny Taylor's Layup blocked by Monica Wright.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Penny Taylor made 10 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 20 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 13 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made Running Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Temeka Johnson missed Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.

MERCURY

LYNX

TIME		PHO	MIN
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Nicky Anosike. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Nicky Anosike missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:45	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:37	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	0	0
9:23	Rebekkah Brunson made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	0	2
9:11	Temeka Johnson missed 10 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:11	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:04	Monica Wright made Two Point Shot.	0	4
8:49	Diana Taurasi's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.	0	4
8:48	Monica Wright Defensive Rebound.	0	4
8:45	Lindsay Whalen made Driving Layup. Assisted by Monica Wright.	0	6
8:26	Candice Dupree made 5 ft Two Point Shot.	2	6
8:11	Nicky Anosike missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.	2	6
8:10	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	2	6
8:02	Tangela Smith made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	4	6
7:47	Monica Wright made Two Point Shot.	4	8
7:41	Monica Wright Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	4	8
7:41	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	8
7:41	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	8
7:22	Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	6	10
7:11	Penny Taylor made 13 ft Two Point Shot.	8	10
6:48	Nicky Anosike's Layup blocked by Tangela Smith.	8	10
6:48	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	8	10
6:45	Seimone Augustus made 10 ft Jumper.	8	12
6:30	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	10	12
6:13	Seimone Augustus made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Rebekkah Brunson.	10	14
5:56	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
5:54	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	10	14
5:46	Lindsay Whalen Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	10	14
5:37	Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
5:35	Monica Wright Defensive Rebound.	10	14
5:28	Penny Taylor Personal Foul. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	10	14
5:28	Charde Houston enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	10	14
5:28	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	10	14
5:28	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor.	10	14
5:24	Lindsay Whalen missed Driving Layup.	10	14
5:22	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	10	14
5:16	Temeka Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	14
5:15	Charde Houston Defensive Rebound.	10	14
5:07	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Monica Wright gains possession.	10	14
5:07	Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	10	15
5:07	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	10	15
5:07	Monica Wright missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	10	15
5:07	Ketia Swanier Defensive Rebound.	10	15
4:56	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	12	15
4:41	Charde Houston missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	15
4:39	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	12	17
4:39	Rebekkah Brunson made Tip Shot.	12	17
4:28	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	14	17
4:05	Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	14	20
3:57	Diana Taurasi made 9 ft Running Jumper.	16	20
3:57	Monica Wright Shooting Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	16	20
3:57	Full Timeout.	16	20
3:57	Kara Braxton enters the game for Candice Dupree.	16	20
3:57	Rashanda McCants enters the game for Monica Wright.	16	20
3:57	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	20
3:40	Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rashanda McCants.	17	23
3:40	Kara Braxton Shooting Foul. Charde Houston gains possession.	17	23
3:40	Charde Houston made Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	24
3:31	Ketia Swanier Lost Ball. Stolen by Lindsay Whalen.	17	24
3:28	Lindsay Whalen made Layup. Assisted by Charde Houston.	17	26
3:20	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	17	26
3:08	Rebekkah Brunson made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	17	28
2:59	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul. Ketia Swanier gains possession.	17	28
2:59	Nuria Martinez enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	17	28
2:59	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	17	28
2:53	Tangela Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	20	28
2:40	Ketia Swanier Shooting Foul. Nuria Martinez gains possession.	20	28
2:40	Nuria Martinez made Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	29
2:40	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Ketia Swanier.	20	29
2:40	Nicky Anosike enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	20	29
2:40	Nuria Martinez made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	30
2:30	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	20	30
2:28	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	20	30
2:26	DeWanna Bonner made Layup.	22	30
2:09	Nicky Anosike made Two Point Shot.	22	32
1:54	Kara Braxton Bad Pass. Stolen by Nicky Anosike.	22	32
1:50	Charde Houston missed Layup.	22	32
1:47	Rashanda McCants Offensive Rebound.	22	32
1:30	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Bad Pass. Stolen by Kara Braxton.	22	32
1:24	DeWanna Bonner made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	24	32
1:07	Nicky Anosike made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.	24	34
43.1	Tangela Smith Traveling	24	34
43.1	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	24	34
27.9	Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Two Point Shot.	24	34
26.6	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	24	34
19.9	Penny Taylor Traveling	24	34
5.9	Rashanda McCants missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	34
4.9	Tangela Smith Defensive Rebound.	24	34
0.7	Temeka Johnson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.	24	34
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	24	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	24	34

Regular Season Series

PHO wins 3-1

Mercury
82
Lynx
92

Game 1

2/6

Lynx
88
Mercury
99

Game 2

11/6

Mercury
127
Lynx
124

Game 3

25/7

Lynx
92
Mercury
110

Game 4

30/7

Target Center

1:00 AM, 25 July 2010

Minneapolis, MN

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Kevin Sparrock
Billy 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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