Storm 91-85 Mercury (28 Jul, 2010) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

10-13, 4-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHO	25	31	8	21	85
SEA	20	18	24	29	91

Seattle Storm

21-2, 12-0 home

Camille Little missed Layup.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed 4 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird missed Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed Layup.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Swin Cash missed 8 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Candice Dupree.
Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Sue Bird made 18 ft Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.
Le'coe Willingham missed Layup.
Le'coe Willingham's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.
Lauren Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Le'coe Willingham made 5 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 20 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham missed Layup.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Swin Cash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson made Layup.
Camille Little missed 7 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson's 7 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Le'coe Willingham made Layup.
Swin Cash missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 17 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Swin Cash missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Layup. Assisted by Camille Little.
Camille Little missed 8 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Swin Cash made 19 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Lauren Jackson's Layup blocked by Penny Taylor.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Lauren Jackson missed Layup.
Camille Little's Layup blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 19 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 14 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson made 20 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Lauren Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Swin Cash made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Temeka Johnson made 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Temeka Johnson made Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed 10 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Temeka Johnson made 8 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 12 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith's Layup blocked by Tanisha Wright.
Candice Dupree missed 19 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed Layup.
Penny Taylor missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed Layup.
Kara Braxton's Layup blocked by Swin Cash.
DeWanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
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 missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Temeka Johnson missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 1.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHO	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Tangela Smith vs. Lauren Jackson. Sue Bird gains possession.	0	0
9:37	Camille Little missed Layup.	0	0
9:37	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:22	Candice Dupree Jump Ball	0	0
9:15	Tanisha Wright Bad Pass	0	0
8:59	Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	0	0
8:59	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:42	Tangela Smith Shooting Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	0	0
8:42	Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.	0	1
8:42	Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.	0	2
8:29	Tangela Smith missed Jumper.	0	2
8:25	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:18	Swin Cash missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	2
8:15	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	2
8:03	Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	3	2
7:54	Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Two Point Shot.	3	4
7:47	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	5	4
7:28	Sue Bird missed Jumper.	5	4
7:28	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	5	4
7:20	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	5	4
7:15	Tanisha Wright missed Layup.	5	4
7:13	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	5	4
7:05	Temeka Johnson made 13 ft Jumper.	7	4
6:52	Swin Cash made Driving Layup.	7	6
6:43	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	9	6
6:30	Camille Little Bad Pass	9	6
6:20	Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper.	11	6
6:03	Swin Cash missed 8 ft Jumper.	11	6
6:01	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	11	6
5:56	Tanisha Wright Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	11	6
5:47	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	11	6
5:41	Tanisha Wright's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Candice Dupree.	11	6
5:37	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	11	6
5:33	Penny Taylor made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	14	6
5:20	Le'coe Willingham enters the game for Camille Little.	14	6
5:20	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	14	6
5:09	Lauren Jackson made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	14	8
4:56	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	14	8
4:52	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	14	8
4:47	Sue Bird made 18 ft Jumper.	14	10
4:20	Temeka Johnson made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	17	10
4:05	Candice Dupree Shooting Foul. Le'coe Willingham gains possession.	17	10
4:05	Official Timeout.	17	10
4:05	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor.	17	10
4:05	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	17	10
4:05	Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.	17	11
4:05	Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.	17	12
3:41	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	17	12
3:40	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	17	12
3:38	DeWanna Bonner made Layup.	19	12
3:27	Lauren Jackson made Layup.	19	14
3:09	Ketia Swanier Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	19	14
2:55	Lauren Jackson made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.	19	16
2:43	Diana Taurasi made 19 ft Jumper.	21	16
2:24	Tangela Smith Personal Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	21	16
2:24	Kara Braxton enters the game for Candice Dupree.	21	16
2:24	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	21	16
2:18	Tanisha Wright made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.	21	18
2:03	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	21	18
2:02	Svetlana Abrosimova Defensive Rebound.	21	18
1:47	Svetlana Abrosimova missed Layup.	21	18
1:47	Le'coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	21	18
1:45	Le'coe Willingham missed Layup.	21	18
1:43	Le'coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	21	18
1:42	Le'coe Willingham's Layup blocked by Kara Braxton.	21	18
1:39	Ketia Swanier Defensive Rebound.	21	18
1:37	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	23	18
1:21	Svetlana Abrosimova Bad Pass	23	18
1:12	Svetlana Abrosimova Personal Foul. Kara Braxton gains possession.	23	18
1:02	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	23	18
1:00	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	23	18
56.5	Swin Cash Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	23	18
44.4	Sue Bird enters the game for Svetlana Abrosimova.	23	18
44.4	Kara Braxton Lost Ball. Stolen by Tanisha Wright.	23	18
44.4	Kara Braxton Personal Foul. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	23	18
42.9	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Tangela Smith.	23	18
42.9	Candice Dupree enters the game for Ketia Swanier.	23	18
29.9	Lauren Jackson missed 19 ft Jumper.	23	18
28.5	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	23	18
14.7	Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.	25	18
0.3	Candice Dupree Personal Foul. Le'coe Willingham gains possession.	25	18
0.3	Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.	25	19
0.3	Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.	25	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	25	20

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 5-0

Storm
95
Mercury
89

Game 1

23/5

Mercury
74
Storm
97

Game 2

7/6

Storm
111
Mercury
107

Game 3

14/7

Mercury
85
Storm
91

Game 4

28/7

Storm
78
Mercury
73

Game 5

21/8

KeyArena

2:30 AM, 28 July 2010

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Amy Bonner
Lamont Simpson
Kurt Walker

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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