Sparks 93-90 Mercury (13 Aug, 2011) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

13-10, 6-6 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHX	26	18	18	18	10	90
LA	17	24	19	20	13	93

Los Angeles Sparks

9-13, 6-4 home

DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.
Noelle Quinn made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Noelle Quinn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Jenna O'Hea made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jenna O'Hea made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jantel Lavender made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Jantel Lavender missed Layup.
Jenna O'Hea missed 16 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jantel Lavender made Free Throw 2 of 2.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.
LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.
LaToya Pringle missed 18 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender missed Layup.
Jantel Lavender made Layup.
Jenna O'Hea missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jantel Lavender's 3 ft Jumper blocked by Penny Taylor.
Jantel Lavender made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Tina Thompson.
Tina Thompson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Natasha Lacy.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Natasha Lacy.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Natasha Lacy made Layup. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Natasha Lacy made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Jantel Lavender missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Noelle Quinn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jenna O'Hea.
Natasha Lacy made Driving Layup.
Jenna O'Hea missed 9 ft Jumper.
Noelle Quinn made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Natasha Lacy made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Layup. Assisted by Jantel Lavender.
Natasha Lacy made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Natasha Lacy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natasha Lacy missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Noelle Quinn missed 10 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender missed 9 ft Jumper.
Noelle Quinn made Jumper.
Noelle Quinn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Noelle Quinn missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 15 ft Jumper.
Natasha Lacy made Driving Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jantel Lavender made Layup. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Jantel Lavender missed 17 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Ebony Hoffman missed 15 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender missed 4 ft Jumper.
Natasha Lacy missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Natasha Lacy made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Natasha Lacy missed Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones missed 20 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 12 ft Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made Jumper. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Jantel Lavender made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jantel Lavender missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Layup.
Jantel Lavender's Layup blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Jantel Lavender missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Driving Layup. Assisted by Jantel Lavender.
Natasha Lacy missed Layup.
Jantel Lavender made 15 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Noelle Quinn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Noelle Quinn made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Noelle Quinn missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
Tina Thompson missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.
Jantel Lavender made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Noelle Quinn.
Jantel Lavender made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.
Noelle Quinn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ticha Penicheiro missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
Tina Thompson made Layup.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeLisha Milton-Jones made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree missed 13 ft Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
DeWanna Bonner missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
DeWanna Bonner's Jumper blocked by Natasha Lacy.
Nakia Sanford made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 19 ft Jumper.
Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ketia Swanier missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Natasha Lacy.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Candice Dupree missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
Temeka Johnson made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Penny Taylor made Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Pointer.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.
DeWanna Bonner made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Nakia Sanford missed Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris's 10 ft Jumper blocked by Natasha Lacy.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup.
Diana Taurasi missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Candice Dupree made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Penny Taylor missed 9 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nakia Sanford missed Layup.
Penny Taylor made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed Layup.
Nakia Sanford made Layup.
Ketia Swanier missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made 1 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Penny Taylor.
Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree's 5 ft Two Point Shot blocked by Jantel Lavender.
Penny Taylor missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi missed 16 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 14 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Temeka Johnson missed 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
DeWanna Bonner missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor made Driving Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Penny Taylor missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nakia Sanford vs. DeLisha Milton-Jones. Noelle Quinn gains possession.	0	0
9:47	Tina Thompson Bad Pass	0	0
9:37	Penny Taylor Bad Pass. Stolen by Ticha Penicheiro.	0	0
9:27	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.	0	0
9:26	DeLisha Milton-Jones Offensive Rebound.	0	0
9:25	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Layup.	0	0
9:23	Penny Taylor Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:17	Nakia Sanford Offensive Foul. DeLisha Milton-Jones gains possession.	0	0
9:17	Nakia Sanford Foul	0	0
9:00	DeLisha Milton-Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	0	0
8:56	Tina Thompson Shooting Foul. Penny Taylor gains possession.	0	0
8:56	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 2.	1	0
8:56	Penny Taylor made Free Throw 2 of 2.	2	0
8:44	Tina Thompson Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	2	0
8:44	Tina Thompson Foul	2	0
8:32	Diana Taurasi missed 18 ft Jumper.	2	0
8:30	Noelle Quinn Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:19	Noelle Quinn made Layup. Assisted by Ticha Penicheiro.	2	2
8:14	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	4	2
8:00	Noelle Quinn made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.	4	5
7:45	Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	6	5
7:26	Ticha Penicheiro missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.	6	5
7:24	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	6	5
7:15	Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	8	5
6:58	Ebony Hoffman Lost Ball. Stolen by Penny Taylor.	8	5
6:52	Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	10	5
6:50	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	10	5
6:50	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Tina Thompson.	10	5
6:50	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	12	5
6:28	Noelle Quinn Bad Pass	10	5
6:11	Candice Dupree missed 13 ft Jumper.	10	5
6:11	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	10	5
5:54	DeLisha Milton-Jones missed Three Point Jumper.	10	5
5:52	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	10	5
5:48	Penny Taylor missed Layup.	10	5
5:45	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	12	5
5:45	DeWanna Bonner made Layup.	12	5
5:28	Ebony Hoffman missed 17 ft Jumper.	12	5
5:26	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	12	5
5:26	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Penny Taylor.	12	5
5:26	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	12	5
5:16	Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	14	5
5:03	Noelle Quinn Lost Ball. Stolen by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	14	5
4:56	DeWanna Bonner missed 30 ft Three Point Jumper.	14	5
4:54	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	14	5
4:41	Jantel Lavender made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by DeLisha Milton-Jones.	14	7
4:26	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	17	7
4:05	DeLisha Milton-Jones Traveling	17	7
4:05	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Candice Dupree.	17	7
4:05	Natasha Lacy enters the game for DeLisha Milton-Jones.	17	7
4:05	Jenna O'Hea enters the game for Noelle Quinn.	17	7
3:56	Diana Taurasi made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	20	7
3:47	Ketia Swanier Personal Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	20	7
3:47	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	20	7
3:33	Ebony Hoffman Traveling	20	7
3:18	Penny Taylor made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	23	7
3:09	Nakia Sanford Shooting Foul. Jenna O'Hea gains possession.	23	7
3:09	Jenna O'Hea made Free Throw 1 of 2.	23	8
3:09	Jenna O'Hea made Free Throw 2 of 2.	23	9
2:57	DeWanna Bonner's Jumper blocked by Natasha Lacy.	23	9
2:57	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	23	9
2:54	Nakia Sanford made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Penny Taylor.	25	9
2:32	Jantel Lavender made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.	25	11
2:12	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 19 ft Jumper.	25	11
2:10	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	25	11
2:10	Nakia Sanford Loose Ball Foul. Ticha Penicheiro gains possession.	25	11
2:10	LaToya Pringle enters the game for Ebony Hoffman.	25	11
2:10	Candice Dupree enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	25	11
1:58	Jantel Lavender missed Layup.	25	11
1:55	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	25	11
1:40	Ticha Penicheiro Shooting Foul. Ketia Swanier gains possession.	25	11
1:40	Ketia Swanier made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	11
1:40	Ketia Swanier missed Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	11
1:40	LaToya Pringle Defensive Rebound.	26	11
1:17	Jenna O'Hea missed 16 ft Jumper.	26	11
1:15	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	26	11
1:07	Jenna O'Hea Personal Foul. DeWanna Bonner gains possession.	26	11
1:01	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.	26	11
1:00	LaToya Pringle Defensive Rebound.	26	11
55.4	DeWanna Bonner Shooting Foul. Jantel Lavender gains possession.	26	11
55.4	Jantel Lavender made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	12
55.4	Jantel Lavender made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	13
42.9	Marie Ferdinand-Harris Bad Pass. Stolen by Jantel Lavender.	26	13
37.5	Candice Dupree Shooting Foul. LaToya Pringle gains possession.	26	13
37.5	LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 1 of 2.	26	14
37.5	LaToya Pringle made Free Throw 2 of 2.	26	15
21.8	DeWanna Bonner's 9 ft Jumper blocked by Natasha Lacy.	26	15
20.9	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	26	15
4.1	Ticha Penicheiro made Driving Layup.	26	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	26	17

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Mercury
84
Sparks
98

Game 1

11/6

Sparks
82
Mercury
101

Game 2

6/7

Mercury
90
Sparks
93

Game 3

13/8

Sparks
77
Mercury
93

Game 4

4/9

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 13 August 2011

Los Angeles, CA

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Penny Davis
Kurt Walker

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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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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