Mercury 110-92 Lynx (30 Jul, 2010) Play-by-Play

Minnesota Lynx

7-16, 3-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
MIN	29	21	22	20	92
PHO	35	34	21	20	110

Phoenix Mercury

11-13, 7-6 home

110

Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made 8 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Candice Dupree missed Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Jumper.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Kara Braxton made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeWanna Bonner made Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.
Penny Taylor made 9 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Charde Houston.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Kara Braxton's Jumper blocked by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Kara Braxton made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Penny Taylor made 19 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 6 ft Running Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 7 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeWanna Bonner missed 16 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Tangela Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tangela Smith made 20 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 8 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Tangela Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Ketia Swanier's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Tangela Smith made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Kara Braxton made 4 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Taylor Lilley missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tangela Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 14 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
DeWanna Bonner missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Taylor Lilley missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sequoia Holmes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sequoia Holmes missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Brooke Smith missed 7 ft Hook Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Nicky Anosike missed 7 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made Jumper.
Monica Wright made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Monica Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lindsay Whalen made 6 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston made 9 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston made 9 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 13 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Charde Houston made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Charde Houston made 14 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Alexis Hornbuckle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Seimone Augustus.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 15 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 18 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Layup.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 18 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 9 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 8 ft Two Point Shot.
Seimone Augustus missed 8 ft Running Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Alexis Hornbuckle's 9 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Monica Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 13 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed Layup.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made 10 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
Rebekkah Brunson made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Seimone Augustus made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Monica Wright missed 14 ft Jumper.
Lindsay Whalen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Lindsay Whalen missed 14 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson made Tip Shot.
Charde Houston made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston missed 6 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston made 8 ft Jumper.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made Driving Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Charde Houston missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Monica Wright made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.
Charde Houston's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Hamchetou Maiga-Ba missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Seimone Augustus missed 14 ft Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
Seimone Augustus missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Seimone Augustus missed 19 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Tangela Smith.
Monica Wright made Layup.
Monica Wright made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.
Charde Houston missed 13 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright missed Layup.
Rebekkah Brunson made Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston made 14 ft Jumper.
Rebekkah Brunson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 13 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 15 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Charde Houston made 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Charde Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Quanitra Hollingsworth made Layup.
Charde Houston missed 16 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made 11 ft Jumper.
Charde Houston missed 8 ft Jumper.
Monica Wright made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Charde Houston.

LYNX

MERCURY

TIME		MIN	PHO
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nicky Anosike vs. Tangela Smith. Lindsay Whalen gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Rebekkah Brunson missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:38	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:36	Rebekkah Brunson missed 8 ft Two Point Shot.	0	0
9:32	Temeka Johnson Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:30	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	0	2
9:17	Nicky Anosike missed 7 ft Jumper.	0	2
9:15	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	0	2
9:06	Candice Dupree made 8 ft Jumper.	0	4
8:47	Seimone Augustus made Jumper.	2	4
8:32	Penny Taylor made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	2	6
8:18	Monica Wright made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Lindsay Whalen.	4	6
8:11	Monica Wright Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	4	6
8:07	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	8
7:54	Rebekkah Brunson missed Jumper.	4	8
7:52	Rebekkah Brunson Offensive Rebound.	4	8
7:50	Rebekkah Brunson made Layup.	6	8
7:39	Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.	6	10
7:39	Nicky Anosike Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	6	10
7:39	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	11
7:26	Monica Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	11
7:26	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	6	11
7:26	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	6	11
7:26	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.	7	11
7:26	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.	8	11
7:15	Lindsay Whalen Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	8	11
7:07	Candice Dupree missed Jumper.	8	11
7:05	Rebekkah Brunson Defensive Rebound.	8	11
6:50	Lindsay Whalen Bad Pass. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	8	11
6:43	Temeka Johnson made 15 ft Jumper.	8	13
6:24	Lindsay Whalen made 6 ft Jumper.	10	13
6:13	Tangela Smith made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	10	15
5:47	Monica Wright made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.	12	15
5:41	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	12	17
5:31	Rebekkah Brunson missed 6 ft Two Point Shot.	12	17
5:28	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	12	17
5:22	Tangela Smith made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	12	19
5:11	Minnesota Full Timeout.	12	19
5:11	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Penny Taylor.	12	19
5:11	Kara Braxton enters the game for Candice Dupree.	12	19
5:11	Charde Houston enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	12	19
5:11	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba enters the game for Monica Wright.	12	19
5:03	Charde Houston made 9 ft Jumper.	14	19
4:50	Kara Braxton made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	14	21
4:33	Kara Braxton Shooting Foul. Rebekkah Brunson gains possession.	14	21
4:33	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	21
4:33	Rebekkah Brunson made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	21
4:24	DeWanna Bonner made Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	16	23
4:03	Lindsay Whalen Offensive Foul. Temeka Johnson gains possession.	16	23
4:03	Lindsay Whalen Foul	16	23
4:03	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	16	23
4:03	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	16	23
4:03	Nicky Anosike enters the game for Rebekkah Brunson.	16	23
3:47	Kara Braxton Lost Ball. Stolen by Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	16	23
3:38	Charde Houston made 9 ft Jumper.	18	23
3:29	Charde Houston Jump Ball	18	23
3:29	Alexis Hornbuckle enters the game for Lindsay Whalen.	18	23
3:21	Tangela Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.	18	23
3:19	Nicky Anosike Defensive Rebound.	18	23
3:11	Seimone Augustus missed 13 ft Jumper.	18	23
3:09	Seimone Augustus Offensive Rebound.	18	23
3:08	Seimone Augustus missed 10 ft Jumper.	18	23
3:08	Minnesota Defensive Rebound.	18	23
3:08	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Loose Ball Foul. Tangela Smith gains possession.	18	23
3:08	Candice Dupree enters the game for Tangela Smith.	18	23
2:57	Kara Braxton made 7 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	18	25
2:39	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Nicky Anosike gains possession.	18	25
2:39	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.	19	25
2:39	Monica Wright enters the game for Seimone Augustus.	19	25
2:39	Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	25
2:28	Nicky Anosike Personal Foul. Kara Braxton gains possession.	20	25
2:28	Rebekkah Brunson enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	20	25
2:28	Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	20	25
2:28	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	20	25
2:28	Kara Braxton made Free Throw 2 of 2.	20	26
2:14	Penny Taylor Shooting Foul. Monica Wright gains possession.	20	26
2:14	Monica Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.	21	26
2:14	Monica Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.	22	26
2:02	Kara Braxton's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Rebekkah Brunson.	22	26
2:00	Hamchetou Maiga-Ba Defensive Rebound.	22	26
1:54	Charde Houston made 12 ft Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.	24	26
1:44	Penny Taylor made 9 ft Jumper.	24	28
1:34	Charde Houston made 14 ft Jumper.	26	28
1:14	DeWanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Charde Houston.	26	28
1:12	Charde Houston Defensive Rebound.	26	28
1:10	Charde Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Kara Braxton.	26	28
1:07	Kara Braxton made Layup.	26	30
58.9	Monica Wright Bad Pass	26	30
58.9	Diana Taurasi enters the game for DeWanna Bonner.	26	30
58.9	Tangela Smith enters the game for Kara Braxton.	26	30
58.9	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Hamchetou Maiga-Ba.	26	30
45.6	Monica Wright Personal Foul. Diana Taurasi gains possession.	26	30
45.6	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	31
45.6	Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	32
37.8	Ketia Swanier Personal Foul. Alexis Hornbuckle gains possession.	26	32
37.8	Alexis Hornbuckle missed Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	32
37.8	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	26	32
37.8	Alexis Hornbuckle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	27	32
26.9	Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	27	32
24.7	Charde Houston Defensive Rebound.	27	32
22.9	Charde Houston Lost Ball. Stolen by Tangela Smith.	27	32
15.9	Candice Dupree Lost Ball. Stolen by Monica Wright.	27	32
13.5	Ketia Swanier Personal Foul. Seimone Augustus gains possession.	27	32
13.5	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 1 of 2.	28	32
13.5	Seimone Augustus made Free Throw 2 of 2.	29	32
5.0	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0.1	Alexis Hornbuckle missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	29	35
0.0	Minnesota Offensive Rebound.	29	35
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	29	35

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

3:00 AM, 30 July 2010

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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