Mercury 97-81 Sparks (15 Jun, 2013) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

2-2, 0-2 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	27	23	14	17	81
PHX	25	23	26	23	97

Phoenix Mercury

2-3, 1-1 home

DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Charde Houston makes layup
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 1
Briana Gilbreath misses 20-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candace Parker blocks Krystal Thomas 's 2-foot layup
Briana Gilbreath misses three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Lynetta Kizer makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Charde Houston misses 7-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer misses layup
Lynetta Kizer makes layup
DeWanna Bonner makes jumper
Diana Taurasi misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer misses 16-foot jumper
Samantha Prahalis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 4-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 22-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi misses two point shot
Charde Houston misses 14-foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 23-foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas misses layup
Charde Houston makes layup
Diana Taurasi makes 6-foot two point shot
Charde Houston makes driving layup
Krystal Thomas misses 4-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Krystal Thomas assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Briana Gilbreath makes layup
Briana Gilbreath misses 24-foot three point jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 3-foot jumper
Charde Houston misses 24-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Briana Gilbreath makes layup (Charde Houston assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Charde Houston assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 15-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses jumper
Charde Houston misses 9-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Charde Houston makes 23-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 20-foot jumper
Krystal Thomas makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 15-foot two point shot
Jantel Lavender blocks Charde Houston 's 4-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 12-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi misses 11-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Briana Gilbreath assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas misses 4-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Lindsey Harding makes 19-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman makes 17-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes layup
Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike's jumper
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 12-foot jump bank shot
Charde Houston blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 6-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 6-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman makes 23-foot three point jumper
Marissa Coleman makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Lindsey Harding 's 4-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 18-foot jump bank shot
Kristi Toliver makes 6-foot two point shot
Marissa Coleman makes free throw 1 of 2
Marissa Coleman makes free throw 2 of 2
Ebony Hoffman misses 18-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding makes 19-foot jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes 6-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Candace Parker makes 17-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses 15-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 5-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Farhiya Abdi 's 13-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsey Harding misses 21-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 12-foot jumper (Ebony Hoffman assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses technical free throw
Candace Parker makes 10-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsey Harding misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike misses 13-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding makes 15-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Marissa Coleman misses free throw 1 of 2
Marissa Coleman misses free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes layup (Marissa Coleman assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 8-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
Nneka Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 20-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 47-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses step back jumpshot
Brittney Griner blocks Marissa Coleman 's 2-foot shot
Lindsey Harding misses 17-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Lindsey Harding makes 18-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses jumper
Candace Parker misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Lindsey Harding makes 19-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 14-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi blocks Kristi Toliver 's 6-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 13-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding makes 14-foot two point shot
Jantel Lavender makes 8-foot two point shot
Lindsey Harding misses 19-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses layup
Ebony Hoffman makes 20-foot jumper (A'dia Mathies assists)
A'dia Mathies makes free throw 1 of 2
A'dia Mathies misses free throw 2 of 2
Marissa Coleman makes 16-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 8-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Candace Parker misses 21-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 17-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
Brittney Griner blocks Marissa Coleman 's 2-foot shot
A'dia Mathies makes 14-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses 17-foot jumper
Farhiya Abdi misses free throw 1 of 2
Farhiya Abdi misses free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses 9-foot hook shot
Jantel Lavender misses 6-foot jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses 24-foot three point jumper

SPARKS

MERCURY

TIME		LA	PHX
10:00	Candace Parker vs. Brittney Griner	0	0
9:48	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:33	Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:32	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	0	0
9:18	Briana Gilbreath makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	0	3
9:10	Lindsey Harding makes 19-foot jumper	2	3
8:56	Brittney Griner makes layup (Briana Gilbreath assists)	2	5
8:38	Marissa Coleman makes 17-foot jumper	4	5
8:11	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Candace Parker steals)	4	5
8:07	Candace Parker makes layup	6	5
7:58	Charde Houston makes layup	6	7
7:58	Marissa Coleman shooting foul (Charde Houston draws the foul)	6	7
7:58	Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 1	6	8
7:48	Kristi Toliver misses 19-foot jumper	6	8
7:46	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	6	8
7:46	Nneka Ogwumike misses layup	6	8
7:43	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	6	8
7:39	Briana Gilbreath misses 20-foot jumper	6	8
7:37	Candace Parker defensive rebound	6	8
7:28	Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike's jumper	6	8
7:26	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	6	8
7:24	Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	8
7:22	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	6	8
7:16	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	6	10
7:07	Briana Gilbreath personal foul (Lindsey Harding draws the foul)	6	10
7:07	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Brittney Griner	6	10
6:58	Kristi Toliver misses 12-foot jump bank shot	6	10
6:56	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	6	10
6:50	Candace Parker blocks Krystal Thomas 's 2-foot layup	6	10
6:39	Kristi Toliver traveling	6	10
6:31	Diana Taurasi bad pass	6	10
6:13	Charde Houston blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 6-foot jumper	6	10
6:11	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	6	10
6:11	Nneka Ogwumike makes 6-foot jumper	8	10
6:00	Briana Gilbreath misses three point jumper	8	10
5:58	Phoenix offensive team rebound	8	10
5:58	Lynetta Kizer enters the game for Charde Houston	8	10
5:52	Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot	8	12
5:52	Lindsey Harding shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	8	12
5:52	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1	8	13
5:39	Marissa Coleman makes 23-foot three point jumper	11	13
5:22	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	13
5:20	Lindsey Harding defensive rebound	11	13
5:16	Marissa Coleman makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)	13	13
5:07	Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	13	13
5:07	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2	13	14
5:07	Charde Houston enters the game for Briana Gilbreath	13	14
5:07	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2	13	15
4:58	Diana Taurasi blocks Lindsey Harding 's 4-foot jumper	13	15
4:58	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	13	15
4:58	Official timeout	13	15
4:58	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	13	15
4:48	Candace Parker misses 18-foot jump bank shot	13	15
4:45	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	13	15
4:33	Lynetta Kizer makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	13	17
4:20	Kristi Toliver makes 6-foot two point shot	15	17
4:16	Ebony Hoffman personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	15	17
4:15	DeWanna Bonner bad pass	15	17
4:07	Krystal Thomas shooting foul (Marissa Coleman draws the foul)	15	17
4:07	Marissa Coleman makes free throw 1 of 2	16	17
4:07	Marissa Coleman makes free throw 2 of 2	17	17
3:51	Charde Houston misses 7-foot jumper	17	17
3:49	Candace Parker defensive rebound	17	17
3:42	Ebony Hoffman misses 18-foot jumper	17	17
3:41	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	17	17
3:33	Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	17
3:31	Lynetta Kizer offensive rebound	17	17
3:30	Lynetta Kizer misses layup	17	17
3:28	Lynetta Kizer offensive rebound	17	17
3:28	Lynetta Kizer makes layup	17	19
3:13	Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper	17	19
3:10	Ebony Hoffman offensive rebound	17	19
3:02	Lindsey Harding makes 19-foot jumper	19	19
2:40	DeWanna Bonner makes jumper	19	21
2:26	Lindsey Harding bad pass (Lynetta Kizer steals)	19	21
2:20	Diana Taurasi misses layup	19	21
2:19	Phoenix offensive team rebound	19	21
2:19	Briana Gilbreath enters the game for Diana Taurasi	19	21
2:19	Samantha Prahalis enters the game for Charde Houston	19	21
2:19	Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Candace Parker	19	21
2:19	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Lindsey Harding	19	21
2:18	DeWanna Bonner bad pass (Kristi Toliver steals)	19	21
2:15	Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Briana Gilbreath steals)	19	21
2:09	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Samantha Prahalis assists)	19	23
1:51	Ebony Hoffman misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	23
1:49	Jantel Lavender offensive rebound	19	23
1:49	Lynetta Kizer shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)	19	23
1:49	Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2	20	23
1:49	Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 2	20	23
1:47	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	20	23
1:47	Nneka Ogwumike makes 6-foot jumper	22	23
1:47	Lynetta Kizer shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	22	23
1:47	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1	23	23
1:31	Ebony Hoffman personal foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	23	23
1:31	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	23	24
1:31	Candace Parker enters the game for Ebony Hoffman	23	24
1:31	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	23	25
1:10	Candace Parker makes 17-foot two point shot	25	25
47.0	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot	25	25
43.0	Candace Parker defensive rebound	25	25
38.0	Candace Parker misses 15-foot jumper	25	25
37.0	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	25	25
37.0	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot	27	25
27.0	Krystal Thomas offensive foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul)	27	25
27.0	Krystal Thomas turnover	27	25
11.0	Candace Parker out of bounds lost ball turnover	27	25
4.0	Samantha Prahalis steps out of bounds turnover	27	25
0.0	Kristi Toliver misses jumper	27	25
0.0	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	27	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	25

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

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 15 June 2013

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 13,065

Referees:
Cameron Inouye
Brenda Pantoja
Thomas Nunez

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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