Sparks 101-76 Mercury (19 Sep, 2012) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

7-25, 3-12 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	18	22	24	12	76
LA	30	24	27	20	101

Los Angeles Sparks

23-10, 15-1 home

101

Candace Parker misses 13- foot jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Candace Parker assists )
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists )
Kristi Toliver misses 22- foot three point jumper
Alana Beard makes two point shot
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Alana Beard assists )
Candace Parker makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists )
Alana Beard makes three point jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes jumper
Candace Parker misses 18- foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 5- foot jumper
Candace Parker makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver misses 24- foot three point jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Jenna O'Hea assists )
Candace Parker misses layup
Krystal Thomas blocks Nnemkadi Ogwumike 's 3- foot jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup
Krystal Thomas blocks Jantel Lavender 's 3- foot layup
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses jumper
Kristi Toliver makes jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 23- foot three point jumper
Alana Beard makes jumper (Candace Parker assists )
Jantel Lavender misses 7- foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 16- foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses layup
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Candace Parker assists )
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 1
Alana Beard makes two point shot (Jenna O'Hea assists )
Alana Beard makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists )
Alana Beard misses 12- foot jumper
Candace Parker makes two point shot (Ebony Hoffman assists )
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
Candace Parker makes jumper (Marissa Coleman assists )
Candace Parker makes jumper (Ebony Hoffman assists )
Jenna O'Hea misses 3- foot jumper
Candace Parker makes three point jumper (Ebony Hoffman assists )
Kristi Toliver misses 16- foot jumper
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses 5- foot jumper
Ebony Hoffman makes free throw 1 of 2
Ebony Hoffman makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 13- foot jumper
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )
Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses 4- foot jumper
Alana Beard misses jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists )
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 14- foot jumper
Candace Parker misses jumper
Candace Parker makes two point shot (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )
Candace Parker makes layup
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
Kristi Toliver misses
Alana Beard makes two point shot
Candace Parker makes driving layup
Kristi Toliver makes three point jumper (Candace Parker assists )
Alana Beard makes
Alana Beard misses
Alana Beard makes
Alana Beard makes three point jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )
Alana Beard makes jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )
Alana Beard misses 23- foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Ebony Hoffman misses 4- foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses 15- foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 14- foot jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones misses jumper
DeLisha Milton-Jones makes layup (Candace Parker assists )
Candace Parker misses 3- foot jumper
Candace Parker makes three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists )
Kristi Toliver makes three point jumper
Candace Parker makes two point shot (Jenna O'Hea assists )
Kristi Toliver makes three point jumper
Candace Parker misses jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses 3- foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver makes jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 14- foot jumper
Marissa Coleman makes jumper
April Sykes misses
April Sykes misses layup
April Sykes misses jumper
April Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2
April Sykes misses free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 22- foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle makes driving layup
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Nakia Sanford misses jumper
Candace Parker blocks Charde Houston 's 5- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 25- foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 5- foot jumper
Krystal Thomas makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists )
DeWanna Bonner makes jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists )
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner makes
DeWanna Bonner makes
DeWanna Bonner makes
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Nakia Sanford assists )
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists )
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 4- foot jumper
Nakia Sanford misses layup
Briana Gilbreath misses 23- foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
DeLisha Milton-Jones blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 6- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 4- foot jumper
Candace Parker blocks Charde Houston's layup
Charde Houston makes jumper
Charde Houston misses 23- foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Dymond Simon assists )
Dymond Simon misses 22- foot three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists )
Charde Houston makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 18- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Alexis Hornbuckle assists )
Candace Parker blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 9- foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists )
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists )
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 12- foot jumper
Nakia Sanford makes layup
Krystal Thomas misses 4- foot jumper
Krystal Thomas makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Charde Houston makes three point jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists )
Krystal Thomas makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Charde Houston makes layup
Candice Dupree misses 12- foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23- foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Charde Houston misses three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Krystal Thomas 's 1- foot shot
DeLisha Milton-Jones blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 24- foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses layup
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Charde Houston assists )
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 7- foot two point shot
Krystal Thomas misses 3- foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 22- foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer misses jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes layup (Krystal Thomas assists )
Alexis Hornbuckle makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes
DeWanna Bonner misses
DeWanna Bonner makes
Briana Gilbreath misses 28- foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle makes three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists )
Briana Gilbreath misses 23- foot three point jumper
Nakia Sanford misses 15- foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 22- foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 3- foot jumper
Charde Houston makes three point jumper (Alexis Hornbuckle assists )
DeWanna Bonner misses 14- foot jumper
Charde Houston makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Nakia Sanford assists )
Charde Houston misses 22- foot three point jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23- foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 24- foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas makes two point shot (Alexis Hornbuckle assists )
Nicky Anosike blocks Lynetta Kizer's layup
Lynetta Kizer misses layup
Krystal Thomas misses 4- foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 23- foot three point jumper

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	Krystal Thomas vs. Candace Parker (Alana Beard gains possession)	0	0
9:40	Candace Parker misses 13- foot jumper	0	0
9:37	Nnemkadi Ogwumike offensive rebound	0	0
9:37	Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses layup	0	0
9:34	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	0	0
9:27	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 22- foot three point jumper	0	0
9:26	Candace Parker defensive rebound	0	0
9:19	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Candace Parker assists )	0	3
8:59	Candice Dupree possession lost ball turnover	0	3
8:44	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists )	0	5
8:26	Candice Dupree lost ball turnover Nnemkadi Ogwumike	0	5
8:21	Candace Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	5
8:19	Krystal Thomas bad pass (Kristi Toliver steals)	0	5
8:15	Kristi Toliver misses 22- foot three point jumper	0	7
8:14	Alana Beard offensive rebound	0	5
8:11	Alana Beard makes two point shot	0	7
8:00	Alexis Hornbuckle makes driving layup	18	30
7:47	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes two point shot (Alana Beard assists )	2	9
7:26	Candice Dupree makes driving layup	4	9
7:13	Candace Parker makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists )	4	11
7:01	DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Candace Parker steals)	4	11
6:50	Alana Beard makes three point jumper	4	14
6:46	Phoenix full timeout	4	14
6:46	Nakia Sanford enters the game for Candice Dupree	4	14
6:31	Nakia Sanford misses jumper	4	14
6:31	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	14
6:26	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists )	4	16
6:16	Candace Parker blocks Charde Houston 's 5- foot jumper	4	16
6:13	Nakia Sanford offensive rebound	4	16
6:05	DeWanna Bonner misses 25- foot three point jumper	4	16
6:05	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	16
5:52	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes jumper	4	18
5:31	DeWanna Bonner misses 5- foot jumper	4	18
5:30	Nakia Sanford offensive rebound	4	18
5:26	Nakia Sanford lost ball turnover Nnemkadi Ogwumike	4	18
5:26	Los Angeles full timeout	4	18
5:13	Candace Parker misses 18- foot jumper	4	18
5:11	Charde Houston defensive rebound	4	18
5:01	Nakia Sanford lost ball turnover Alana Beard	4	18
4:54	Alana Beard misses 5- foot jumper	4	20
4:52	Candace Parker makes two point shot	4	20
4:52	Candace Parker offensive rebound	4	18
4:41	Candace Parker personal foul (Krystal Thomas draws the foul )	76	101
4:37	Krystal Thomas makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists )	6	20
4:26	Kristi Toliver misses jumper	6	20
4:26	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	6	20
4:22	Krystal Thomas bad pass (Alana Beard steals)	6	20
4:22	Alexis Hornbuckle shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul )	76	101
4:22	Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2	6	20
4:22	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	6	20
4:22	Briana Gilbreath enters the game for Charde Houston	6	20
4:22	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	6	21
4:05	DeWanna Bonner makes jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists )	8	21
4:05	Alana Beard shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul )	76	101
4:05	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1	9	21
3:54	Nakia Sanford shooting foul (Nnemkadi Ogwumike draws the foul )	9	21
3:54	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	9	22
3:54	Jenna O'Hea enters the game for Alana Beard	9	22
3:54	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	9	23
3:32	Nnemkadi Ogwumike shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul )	76	101
3:32	DeWanna Bonner makes	10	23
3:32	DeWanna Bonner makes	11	23
3:32	DeWanna Bonner makes	12	23
3:17	Kristi Toliver misses 24- foot three point jumper	12	23
3:16	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	12	23
3:00	Krystal Thomas makes layup (Nakia Sanford assists )	14	23
2:50	DeLisha Milton-Jones makes three point jumper (Jenna O'Hea assists )	14	26
2:31	DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists )	16	26
2:19	Candace Parker misses layup	16	26
2:17	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	16	26
2:11	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 4- foot jumper	16	26
2:09	Nakia Sanford offensive rebound	16	26
2:08	Nakia Sanford misses layup	16	26
2:08	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	16	26
2:08	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker	16	26
1:55	Krystal Thomas blocks Nnemkadi Ogwumike 's 3- foot jumper	16	28
1:52	Nnemkadi Ogwumike makes layup	16	28
1:52	Nnemkadi Ogwumike offensive rebound	16	26
1:34	Briana Gilbreath misses 23- foot three point jumper	16	28
1:31	DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound	18	28
1:25	DeWanna Bonner makes layup	18	28
1:07	Krystal Thomas blocks Jantel Lavender 's 3- foot layup	18	28
1:05	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	18	28
1:00	Alexis Hornbuckle bad pass	18	28
38.0	Nnemkadi Ogwumike misses jumper	18	28
37.0	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	18	28
15.0	DeLisha Milton-Jones blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 6- foot jumper	18	28
12.0	DeLisha Milton-Jones defensive rebound	18	28
7.0	Kristi Toliver makes jumper (DeLisha Milton-Jones assists )	18	30
0.0	DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper	18	30
0.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	18	30

Regular Season Series

LA wins 5-0

Sparks
99
Mercury
88

Game 1

27/5

Mercury
74
Sparks
90

Game 2

9/6

Sparks
93
Mercury
84

Game 3

24/6

Sparks
90
Mercury
71

Game 4

10/7

Mercury
76
Sparks
101

Game 5

19/9

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 19 September 2012

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 8,576

Referees:
Tom Mauer
Brenda Pantoja
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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