Mercury 90-84 Sparks (19 Jul, 2013) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

9-7, 6-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	16	30	21	23	90
LA	23	15	20	26	84

Los Angeles Sparks

11-5, 9-1 home

Lindsey Harding makes 15-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 19-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes 14-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Alana Beard misses 3-foot hook shot
Kristi Toliver misses 6-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses tip shot
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Alana Beard misses 14-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 9-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard misses 16-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses 12-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding makes jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Marissa Coleman makes 19-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot (Marissa Coleman assists)
Marissa Coleman misses 20-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 20-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes 3-foot jumper (A'dia Mathies assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 11-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Ebony Hoffman makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Ebony Hoffman misses 8-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 5-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Alana Beard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses 6-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses 11-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper
Jenna O'Hea makes three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Ebony Hoffman misses 17-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes driving layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Jenna O'Hea misses three point jumper
Lindsey Harding misses jumper
Candace Parker misses tip shot
Marissa Coleman makes 23-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Harding makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsey Harding makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
Jenna O'Hea misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot (Marissa Coleman assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 16-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Marissa Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot
Marissa Coleman misses layup
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
Jenna O'Hea makes 25-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 17-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marissa Coleman misses three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses layup
Kristi Toliver misses 3-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses tip shot
Kristi Toliver misses three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Candace Parker makes 3-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 4-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes layup (Jenna O'Hea assists)
Candace Parker misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes driving layup
Briana Gilbreath misses layup
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candace Parker blocks Candice Dupree's jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 8-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 16-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes 9-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree misses 13-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 10-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Charde Houston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes layup
Candice Dupree misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Charde Houston assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses 7-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes 2-foot two point shot (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 1 of 2
Briana Gilbreath misses free throw 2 of 2
Briana Gilbreath misses 22-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 10-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 8-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Charde Houston misses driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 13-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Charde Houston's layup
Charde Houston makes driving layup
Briana Gilbreath misses 4-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 4-foot two point shot (Charde Houston assists)
Charde Houston misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 6-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses layup
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes 10-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
Charde Houston makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	DeWanna Bonner vs. Candace Parker (Lindsey Harding gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Nneka Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Penny Taylor steals)	0	0
9:33	Briana Gilbreath misses layup	0	0
9:30	Candace Parker defensive rebound	0	0
9:21	Lindsey Harding makes 15-foot jumper	0	2
9:06	Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper	0	2
9:04	Penny Taylor offensive rebound	0	2
9:00	Alana Beard personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	0	2
8:53	DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
8:52	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	2
8:41	Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)	0	5
8:21	DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot	0	5
8:18	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	0	5
8:12	Lindsey Harding misses 19-foot jumper	0	5
8:11	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	0	5
8:06	Alana Beard makes 14-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	0	7
7:56	Briana Gilbreath offensive foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul)	0	7
7:56	Briana Gilbreath turnover	0	7
7:35	Alana Beard misses 3-foot hook shot	0	7
7:33	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	0	7
7:30	Kristi Toliver misses 6-foot jumper	0	7
7:30		0	7
7:30	Candace Parker misses tip shot	0	7
7:15	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	7
7:05	Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)	0	10
6:56	Phoenix Full timeout	0	10
6:48	Candice Dupree makes driving layup	2	10
6:31	Alana Beard misses 14-foot jumper	2	10
6:31	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	2	10
6:24	Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	4	10
6:09	Kristi Toliver bad pass	4	10
5:52	Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	10
5:50	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	10
5:45	Candace Parker makes 9-foot two point shot	4	12
5:31	Diana Taurasi makes two point shot	6	12
5:22	Alana Beard bad pass (Candice Dupree steals)	6	12
5:16	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	12
5:15	Diana Taurasi offensive rebound	6	12
5:13	Diana Taurasi makes layup	8	12
5:00	Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	12
4:58	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	8	12
4:41	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	12
4:39	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	8	12
4:24	Alana Beard misses 16-foot jumper	8	12
4:24	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	8	12
4:24	Diana Taurasi loose ball foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	8	12
4:24	Alexis Hornbuckle enters the game for Penny Taylor	8	12
4:24	Charde Houston enters the game for Briana Gilbreath	8	12
4:24	Marissa Coleman enters the game for Alana Beard	8	12
4:13	Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	12
4:13	Candace Parker offensive rebound	8	12
4:11	DeWanna Bonner shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	8	12
4:11	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	8	13
4:11	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	8	14
4:07	Diana Taurasi bad pass	8	14
3:48	Candace Parker misses 12-foot jumper	8	14
3:47	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	8	14
3:47	Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot jumper	8	16
3:32	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	16
3:31	Candice Dupree offensive rebound	8	16
3:30	Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)	10	16
3:30	Kristi Toliver shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	10	16
3:30	Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 1	10	16
3:27	Candace Parker defensive rebound	10	16
3:12	Lindsey Harding makes jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	10	18
3:02	DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Lindsey Harding steals)	10	18
2:57	Marissa Coleman makes 19-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)	10	20
2:43	Candice Dupree out of bounds lost ball turnover	10	20
2:43	Krystal Thomas enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	10	20
2:25	Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper	10	20
2:24	Charde Houston defensive rebound	10	20
2:15	Diana Taurasi makes driving layup	12	20
1:57	Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot (Marissa Coleman assists)	12	22
1:45	Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Alexis Hornbuckle draws the foul)	12	22
1:45	Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2	13	22
1:45	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	13	22
1:45	Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2	14	22
1:22	Marissa Coleman misses 20-foot jumper	14	22
1:21	Krystal Thomas defensive rebound	14	22
1:15	Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	16	22
55.0	Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper	16	22
54.0	Lindsey Harding offensive rebound	16	22
50.0	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Diana Taurasi	16	22
42.0	Candice Dupree kicked ball violation	16	22
36.0	Candace Parker misses 20-foot jumper	16	22
36.0	Phoenix defensive team rebound	16	22
23.0	Candace Parker blocks Candice Dupree's jumper	16	22
20.0	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	16	22
17.0	Charde Houston shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	16	22
17.0	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	16	23
17.0	Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2	16	23
16.0	Phoenix defensive team rebound	16	23
0.0	Candice Dupree bad pass (Marissa Coleman steals)	16	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	16	23

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Sparks
81
Mercury
97

Game 1

15/6

Sparks
88
Mercury
76

Game 2

14/7

Mercury
90
Sparks
84

Game 3

19/7

Mercury
55
Sparks
89

Game 4

15/9

crypto.com Arena

3:00 AM, 19 July 2013

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 11,105

Referees:
Denise Brooks
Kurt Walker
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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