Storm 78-71 Mercury (4 Jun, 2011) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

0-1, 0-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	16	19	12	24	71
SEA	18	22	20	18	78

Seattle Storm

1-0, 1-0 home

Lauren Jackson's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kara Braxton.
Camille Little missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 4 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Camille Little missed 8 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Le'coe Willingham made 5 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.
Ashley Robinson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Le'coe Willingham.
Le'coe Willingham missed 4 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 13 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup.
Sue Bird made 13 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Technical Free Throw.
Camille Little made 6 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Katie Smith made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed 17 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird made 11 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Driving Layup.
Katie Smith missed 16 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 20 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 19 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 17 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 9 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 20 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Diana Taurasi.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Kara Braxton.
Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Camille Little missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made Layup. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Lauren Jackson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Lauren Jackson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little made Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 16 ft Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham missed 12 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith's 21 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Candice Dupree.
Le'coe Willingham made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Sue Bird made 10 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Le'coe Willingham made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Katie Smith missed 11 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Camille Little made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Swin Cash missed 5 ft Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 15 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Layup. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Kara Braxton missed 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 8 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Temeka Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 11 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 14 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made 7 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ketia Swanier missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 17 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 9 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 3 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Kara Braxton missed Layup.
Kara Braxton made Layup.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed 7 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 12 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton missed 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 14 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeWanna Bonner made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 4 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 5 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 17 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Nakia Sanford's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.
Ketia Swanier missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 13 ft Jumper.
Kara Braxton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kara Braxton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Candice Dupree made 7 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 8 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kara Braxton.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Olayinka Sanni made Layup. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Penny Taylor missed 11 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 7 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Kara Braxton vs. Lauren Jackson. Tanisha Wright gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Lauren Jackson's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Kara Braxton.	0	0
9:40	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:30	Candice Dupree Lost Ball. Stolen by Camille Little.	0	0
9:19	Camille Little missed 6 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:18	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:04	Temeka Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	0	0
8:49	Tanisha Wright missed 4 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:48	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:34	Kara Braxton missed 14 ft Jumper.	0	0
8:33	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	0	0
8:00	Tanisha Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.	0	3
7:50	Penny Taylor made 16 ft Jumper.	2	3
7:43	Camille Little missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	3
7:41	Kara Braxton Defensive Rebound.	2	3
7:35	Temeka Johnson missed 7 ft Jumper.	2	3
7:33	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	2	3
7:26	Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	2	5
7:00	Candice Dupree missed 8 ft Jumper.	2	5
6:58	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	2	5
6:50	Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	5
6:48	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	2	5
6:39	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	4	5
6:30	Temeka Johnson Personal Foul. Sue Bird gains possession.	4	5
6:24	Diana Taurasi Shooting Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	4	5
6:24	Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.	4	6
6:24	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Kara Braxton.	4	6
6:24	Camille Little made Free Throw 2 of 2.	4	7
6:07	Camille Little Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	4	7
6:07	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	5	7
6:07	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	6	7
6:00	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	6	7
5:54	Temeka Johnson made 16 ft Jumper.	8	7
5:31	Sue Bird Bad Pass	8	7
5:24	Diana Taurasi made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	10	7
5:09	Katie Smith enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	10	7
5:09	Le'coe Willingham enters the game for Camille Little.	10	7
5:05	Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	7
5:03	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	10	7
4:54	Temeka Johnson missed 13 ft Jumper.	10	7
4:54	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	10	7
4:48	Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	10	10
4:35	Diana Taurasi made 11 ft Jumper.	12	10
4:20	Le'coe Willingham made 5 ft Jumper.	12	12
4:09	DeWanna Bonner missed 4 ft Jumper.	12	12
4:07	Lauren Jackson Defensive Rebound.	12	12
4:05	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by Diana Taurasi.	12	12
3:55	Diana Taurasi Offensive Foul. Sue Bird gains possession.	12	12
3:55	Diana Taurasi Foul	12	12
3:55	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	12	12
3:55	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	12	12
3:55	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	12	12
3:55	Kara Braxton enters the game for Candice Dupree.	12	12
3:55	Official Timeout.	12	12
3:36	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	12	12
3:34	Le'coe Willingham Offensive Rebound.	12	12
3:21	Ashley Robinson missed 10 ft Jumper.	12	12
3:19	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	12	12
3:08	Kara Braxton missed 11 ft Jumper.	12	12
3:05	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	12	12
2:56	Ashley Robinson made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	12	14
2:35	Penny Taylor made 14 ft Jumper.	14	14
2:28	Katie Smith Bad Pass. Stolen by Ketia Swanier.	14	14
2:15	Penny Taylor missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	14
2:14	Kara Braxton Offensive Rebound.	14	14
2:10	Kara Braxton made 7 ft Jumper.	16	14
1:52	Swin Cash missed 18 ft Jumper.	16	14
1:50	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	16	14
1:43	Ketia Swanier Bad Pass. Stolen by Sue Bird.	16	14
1:36	Ashley Robinson missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	14
1:34	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	16	14
1:25	Kara Braxton Shooting Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	16	14
1:25	Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.	16	15
1:25	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	16	15
1:25	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Ashley Robinson.	16	15
1:25	Candice Dupree enters the game for Penny Taylor.	16	15
1:25	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Kara Braxton.	16	15
1:25	Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.	16	16
1:17	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	16
1:15	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	16	16
1:14	Marie Ferdinand-Harris Personal Foul. Swin Cash gains possession.	16	16
1:14	Swin Cash made 5 ft Jumper. Assisted by Le'coe Willingham.	16	18
43.0	Ketia Swanier missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	16	18
40.0	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	16	18
27.9	Le'coe Willingham missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	18
26.9	Seattle Defensive Rebound.	16	18
15.0	Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Jumper.	16	18
13.0	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	16	18
5.0	Swin Cash missed 13 ft Jumper.	16	18
3.0	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	16	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	16	18

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 3-1

Mercury
71
Storm
78

Game 1

4/6

Storm
83
Mercury
77

Game 2

27/7

Storm
79
Mercury
81

Game 3

17/8

Mercury
70
Storm
85

Game 4

10/9

KeyArena

8:00 PM, 4 June 2011

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Brenda Pantoja
Clarke Stevens
Michael Price

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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