Storm 85-70 Mercury (10 Sep, 2011) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

19-14, 8-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	15	26	15	14	70
SEA	21	14	23	27	85

Seattle Storm

20-13, 14-2 home

Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 4 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 6 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'coe Willingham.
Le'coe Willingham made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Le'coe Willingham missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.
Camille Little's 5 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Sue Bird's Layup blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Lauren Jackson's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lauren Jackson.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made Driving Layup.
Camille Little missed 5 ft Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 18 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird missed 4 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.
Camille Little missed 4 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Jumper.
Katie Smith made Driving Layup.
Camille Little missed 4 ft Jumper.
Camille Little's 4 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Katie Smith made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Katie Smith made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Swin Cash.
Camille Little made 4 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'coe Willingham.
Camille Little missed 6 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash missed Jumper.
Belinda Snell's 22 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Sue Bird missed 19 ft Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham missed Layup.
Le'coe Willingham made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Le'coe Willingham missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 49 ft Three Point Jumper.
Le'coe Willingham made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Katie Smith missed Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 22 ft Three Pointer.
Camille Little's Layup blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Swin Cash missed Layup.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Pointer.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Pointer.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 16 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Tanisha Wright missed 4 ft Jumper.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Swin Cash made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Swin Cash made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright made 1 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 10 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 4 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 11 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.
Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Krystal Thomas made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Ketia Swanier made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
DeWanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Sue Bird.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 11 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 12 ft Running Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made Layup.
Ketia Swanier missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris's Layup blocked by Camille Little.
Diana Taurasi made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 16 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Gray-Lawson.
DeWanna Bonner made 8 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford's 8 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Diana Taurasi made Technical Free Throw.
DeWanna Bonner missed 13 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 12 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree missed 18 ft Jumper.
Krystal Thomas missed 4 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
DeWanna Bonner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.
DeWanna Bonner missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Temeka Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Candice Dupree missed Layup.
Temeka Johnson made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Ketia Swanier missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nakia Sanford missed 13 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ketia Swanier missed Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Camille Little.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 1 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 3.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 3 of 3.
Temeka Johnson missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Candice Dupree made 4 ft Two Point Shot.
Diana Taurasi missed Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 15 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Layup. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Alexis Gray-Lawson made 5 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.
Alexis Gray-Lawson missed 15 ft Jumper.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Candice Dupree made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Nakia Sanford vs. Lauren Jackson. Candice Dupree gains possession.	0	0
9:45	Candice Dupree missed 16 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:44	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:26	Lauren Jackson missed 9 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:23	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:18	Lauren Jackson Double Personal Foul. Nakia Sanford gains possession.	0	0
9:14	Diana Taurasi made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	2	0
8:52	Swin Cash 3 second	2	0
8:44	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass	2	0
8:23	Camille Little missed 4 ft Jumper.	2	0
8:22	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:18	Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	2	0
8:15	Sue Bird Defensive Rebound.	2	0
8:07	Camille Little missed 6 ft Jumper.	2	0
8:04	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	2	0
7:48	Candice Dupree missed 10 ft Jumper.	2	0
7:47	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	2	0
7:37	Diana Taurasi Personal Foul. Lauren Jackson gains possession.	2	0
7:28	Lauren Jackson missed 4 ft Jumper.	2	0
7:28	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	2	0
7:20	Temeka Johnson missed 4 ft Jumper.	2	0
7:18	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	2	0
7:09	Swin Cash made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	2	2
6:50	DeWanna Bonner missed 11 ft Jumper.	2	2
6:48	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	2	2
6:35	Tanisha Wright Lost Ball. Stolen by Temeka Johnson.	2	2
6:31	DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Temeka Johnson.	4	2
6:07	Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
6:05	Lauren Jackson Offensive Rebound.	4	2
6:03	Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	2
6:01	Swin Cash Offensive Rebound.	4	2
6:00	Swin Cash missed 6 ft Jumper.	4	2
5:58	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	4	2
5:43	Diana Taurasi missed 11 ft Jumper.	4	2
5:41	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	4	2
5:35	Tanisha Wright made Driving Layup.	4	4
5:26	Temeka Johnson missed 19 ft Jumper.	4	4
5:24	Nakia Sanford Offensive Rebound.	4	4
5:22	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nakia Sanford.	7	4
5:01	Candice Dupree Personal Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	7	4
5:01	Le'coe Willingham enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	7	4
5:01	Katie Smith enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	7	4
5:01	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Nakia Sanford.	7	4
5:01	Ketia Swanier enters the game for Temeka Johnson.	7	4
4:54	Katie Smith made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Le'coe Willingham.	7	7
4:30	Diana Taurasi made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	10	7
4:13	Le'coe Willingham made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	10	10
4:03	Diana Taurasi Bad Pass	10	10
4:03	Official Timeout.	10	10
3:46	Le'coe Willingham missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	10
3:44	Candice Dupree Defensive Rebound.	10	10
3:25	Krystal Thomas made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ketia Swanier.	12	10
3:04	Katie Smith made Driving Layup.	12	12
2:56	Diana Taurasi missed 15 ft Jumper.	12	12
2:54	Le'coe Willingham Defensive Rebound.	12	12
2:47	Sue Bird made Two Point Shot.	12	14
2:31	Ketia Swanier made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Candice Dupree.	15	14
2:15	Camille Little's 5 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.	15	14
2:15	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	15	14
2:15	Marie Ferdinand-Harris enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	15	14
2:15	Ashley Robinson enters the game for Camille Little.	15	14
2:09	Swin Cash missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	14
2:09	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	15	14
2:09	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Ketia Swanier.	15	14
2:01	Sue Bird missed 27 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	14
2:01	Seattle Offensive Rebound.	15	14
2:01	Turnover	15	14
1:51	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 18 ft Jumper.	15	14
1:49	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	15	14
1:42	Katie Smith made 1 ft Two Point Shot.	15	16
1:31	Candice Dupree Lost Ball. Stolen by Katie Smith.	15	16
1:27	Temeka Johnson Shooting Foul. Katie Smith gains possession.	15	16
1:27	Lauren Jackson enters the game for Le'coe Willingham.	15	16
1:27	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Candice Dupree.	15	16
1:27	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.	15	17
1:27	Katie Smith made Free Throw 2 of 2.	15	18
1:13	DeWanna Bonner's 4 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.	15	18
1:10	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	15	18
1:07	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by DeWanna Bonner.	15	18
1:02	DeWanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Sue Bird.	15	18
1:00	Temeka Johnson Offensive Rebound.	15	18
57.9	Marie Ferdinand-Harris missed 11 ft Jumper.	15	18
55.9	Swin Cash Defensive Rebound.	15	18
38.1	Katie Smith made Driving Layup.	15	20
38.1	Marie Ferdinand-Harris Shooting Foul. Katie Smith gains possession.	15	20
38.1	Tanisha Wright enters the game for Sue Bird.	15	20
38.1	Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 1.	15	21
29.6	Temeka Johnson Bad Pass	15	21
12.9	Swin Cash Bad Pass. Stolen by Marie Ferdinand-Harris.	15	21
0.4	DeWanna Bonner Bad Pass. Stolen by Swin Cash.	15	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	15	21

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

3:00 AM, 10 September 2011

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Tony Dawkins
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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