Mercury 75-68 Storm (31 Aug, 2012) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

5-19, 3-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	17	19	18	21	75
SEA	18	14	22	14	68

Seattle Storm

11-14, 7-6 home

Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little's 4 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Camille Little made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Sue Bird made 6 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup.
Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.
Ann Wauters made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Camille Little.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 10 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.
Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tina Thompson missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 12 ft Jumper.
Ewelina Kobryn missed 16 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Svetlana Abrosimova.
Tina Thompson missed 8 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed 10 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 18 ft Jumper.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed 4 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sue Bird made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 19 ft Jumper.
Camille Little made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Camille Little missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little missed Layup.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ann Wauters made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tanisha Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Lauren Jackson made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Camille Little's 7 ft Jumper blocked by Krystal Thomas.
Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tanisha Wright made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Katie Smith missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright made Technical Free Throw.
Svetlana Abrosimova missed Jumper.
Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 6 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 7 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 9 ft Jumper.
Tanisha Wright made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shekinna Stricklen.
Tina Thompson made 11 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shekinna Stricklen.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Lauren Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Tina Thompson missed 11 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Katie Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Shekinna Stricklen made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Camille Little.
Camille Little missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 18 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Katie Smith made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tanisha Wright missed 6 ft Jumper.
Camille Little missed 5 ft Jumper.
Katie Smith missed 19 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tanisha Wright.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ann Wauters made Layup. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Tina Thompson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Sue Bird missed 18 ft Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen made 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Shekinna Stricklen missed 7 ft Jumper.
Tina Thompson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson missed 14 ft Jumper.
Sue Bird missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Lauren Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.
Tanisha Wright missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Samantha Prahalis missed 6 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed Jumper.
Diana Taurasi's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Tanisha Wright.
Samantha Prahalis made Layup. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 7 ft Running Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 4 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.
Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Krystal Thomas missed 6 ft Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle made Driving Layup.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 10 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Samantha Prahalis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made 9 ft Running Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 13 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Briana Gilbreath missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.
DeWanna Bonner missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Krystal Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Krystal Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
DeWanna Bonner missed 18 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 18 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Krystal Thomas made Layup.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Krystal Thomas made 6 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 19 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 19 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner missed 15 ft Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nakia Sanford made Layup. Assisted by Alexis Hornbuckle.
Samantha Prahalis's Layup blocked by Tina Thompson.
DeWanna Bonner made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
DeWanna Bonner's 6 ft Jumper blocked by Lauren Jackson.
DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Alexis Hornbuckle missed 15 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made 21 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Samantha Prahalis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Avery Warley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Avery Warley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
Samantha Prahalis made 13 ft Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 12 ft Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 1 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed 9 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Avery Warley made 6 ft Two Point Shot.
Briana Gilbreath made 4 ft Running Jumper.
Briana Gilbreath made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.
Samantha Prahalis missed 5 ft Jumper.
Samantha Prahalis missed 19 ft Jumper.
Krystal Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Krystal Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Diana Taurasi missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Diana Taurasi made Free Throw 2 of 2.
DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
DeWanna Bonner made Layup. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.
Diana Taurasi missed 17 ft Jumper.
Diana Taurasi missed Layup.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Samantha Prahalis made 10 ft Two Point Shot.
DeWanna Bonner missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Krystal Thomas vs. Lauren Jackson. Samantha Prahalis gains possession.	0	0
9:41	Samantha Prahalis made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.	3	0
9:22	Sue Bird missed 14 ft Jumper.	3	0
9:21	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	3	0
9:11	Diana Taurasi made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Samantha Prahalis.	6	0
8:51	Katie Smith missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	0
8:48	Krystal Thomas Defensive Rebound.	6	0
8:41	Samantha Prahalis missed 6 ft Jumper.	6	0
8:40	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	6	0
8:30	Camille Little's 4 ft Jumper blocked by DeWanna Bonner.	6	0
8:29	Diana Taurasi Defensive Rebound.	6	0
8:22	Diana Taurasi missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	0
8:22	Camille Little Defensive Rebound.	6	0
8:03	Lauren Jackson missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	6	0
8:03	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	6	0
7:50	Samantha Prahalis Bad Pass. Stolen by Lauren Jackson.	6	0
7:41	Camille Little made Layup. Assisted by Katie Smith.	6	2
7:41	DeWanna Bonner Shooting Foul. Camille Little gains possession.	6	2
7:41	Camille Little missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	6	2
7:39	Krystal Thomas Defensive Rebound.	6	2
7:18	Diana Taurasi Lost Ball. Stolen by Sue Bird.	6	2
7:11	Camille Little made 2 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sue Bird.	6	4
6:48	Alexis Hornbuckle missed Jumper.	6	4
6:47	Katie Smith Defensive Rebound.	6	4
6:39	Katie Smith Offensive Foul. Alexis Hornbuckle gains possession.	6	4
6:39	Katie Smith Foul	6	4
6:24	Diana Taurasi's 14 ft Jumper blocked by Tanisha Wright.	6	4
6:24	Phoenix Defensive Rebound.	6	4
6:13	Sue Bird Bad Pass. Stolen by DeWanna Bonner.	6	4
6:07	Samantha Prahalis made Layup. Assisted by DeWanna Bonner.	8	4
5:56	Sue Bird made 6 ft Jumper.	8	6
5:33	Alexis Hornbuckle made 7 ft Running Jumper.	10	6
5:07	Camille Little made Layup.	10	8
5:00	Alexis Hornbuckle missed 4 ft Jumper.	10	8
4:58	Tanisha Wright Defensive Rebound.	10	8
4:52	Lauren Jackson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	8
4:50	DeWanna Bonner Defensive Rebound.	10	8
4:35	Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.	10	8
4:33	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	10	8
4:31	DeWanna Bonner's Layup blocked by Lauren Jackson.	10	8
4:26	Alexis Hornbuckle Offensive Rebound.	10	8
4:22	Diana Taurasi missed Jumper.	10	8
4:20	Krystal Thomas Offensive Rebound.	10	8
4:18	Samantha Prahalis missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	8
4:18	Krystal Thomas Offensive Rebound.	10	8
4:18	Katie Smith Personal Foul. Alexis Hornbuckle gains possession.	10	8
4:18	Official Timeout.	10	8
4:18	Ann Wauters enters the game for Lauren Jackson.	10	8
4:18	Shekinna Stricklen enters the game for Katie Smith.	10	8
4:09	Alexis Hornbuckle made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Diana Taurasi.	13	8
3:47	Shekinna Stricklen missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	8
3:47	Tanisha Wright Offensive Rebound.	13	8
3:31	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Diana Taurasi.	13	8
3:23	Tanisha Wright made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	13	10
3:15	Krystal Thomas Offensive Foul. Sue Bird gains possession.	13	10
3:15	Krystal Thomas Foul	13	10
3:00	Tanisha Wright missed Jumper.	13	10
2:58	Alexis Hornbuckle Defensive Rebound.	13	10
2:47	Krystal Thomas missed 6 ft Jumper.	13	10
2:47	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	13	10
2:33	Ann Wauters made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Camille Little.	13	12
2:05	Samantha Prahalis missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
2:04	Ann Wauters Defensive Rebound.	13	12
1:55	Tanisha Wright missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	12
1:54	Shekinna Stricklen Offensive Rebound.	13	12
1:38	Camille Little Lost Ball. Stolen by Alexis Hornbuckle.	13	12
1:31	Alexis Hornbuckle made Driving Layup.	15	12
1:08	Shekinna Stricklen missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	12
1:07	Nakia Sanford Defensive Rebound.	15	12
1:01	DeWanna Bonner missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	15	12
1:00	Shekinna Stricklen Defensive Rebound.	15	12
51.0	Sue Bird made 22 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ann Wauters.	15	15
31.8	DeWanna Bonner missed 10 ft Jumper.	15	15
29.9	DeWanna Bonner Offensive Rebound.	15	15
29.9	DeWanna Bonner made 6 ft Two Point Shot.	17	15
29.9	Shekinna Stricklen Shooting Foul. DeWanna Bonner gains possession.	17	15
29.9	Briana Gilbreath enters the game for Alexis Hornbuckle.	17	15
29.9	Avery Warley enters the game for Krystal Thomas.	17	15
29.9	Tina Thompson enters the game for Camille Little.	17	15
29.9	Svetlana Abrosimova enters the game for Tanisha Wright.	17	15
29.9	DeWanna Bonner missed Free Throw 1 of 1.	17	15
28.9	Tina Thompson Defensive Rebound.	17	15
8.3	Tina Thompson made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sue Bird.	17	18
0.4	Samantha Prahalis missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	17	18
0.0	Phoenix Offensive Rebound.	17	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	17	18

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 4-1

Mercury
68
Storm
83

Game 1

9/7

Storm
83
Mercury
64

Game 2

14/7

Mercury
58
Storm
72

Game 3

17/8

Mercury
75
Storm
68

Game 4

31/8

Storm
71
Mercury
57

Game 5

23/9

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 31 August 2012

Seattle, WA

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Cameron Inouye
Daryl Humphrey

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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