Sparks 89-55 Mercury (15 Sep, 2013) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

19-15, 9-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	11	15	13	16	55
LA	30	19	26	14	89

Los Angeles Sparks

24-10, 15-2 home

Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 4-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 18-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding makes 17-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Candace Parker makes 15-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 20-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Candace Parker makes driving layup
Kristi Toliver misses technical free throw
Alana Beard misses 9-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses jumper
Marissa Coleman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver makes 12-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Lindsey Harding misses layup
Ebony Hoffman misses 14-foot two point shot
Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Ebony Hoffman assists)
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Ebony Hoffman 's 5-foot jumper
Lindsey Harding makes 20-foot jumper
Ebony Hoffman misses jumper
Candace Parker makes 18-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Ebony Hoffman makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks A'dia Mathies 's 3-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jenna O'Hea makes 12-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Jenna O'Hea misses driving layup
Jenna O'Hea misses jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender's layup
A'dia Mathies makes 2-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Kristi Toliver makes two point shot
Lindsey Harding makes 19-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Candace Parker makes 3-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Lindsey Harding makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Lindsey Harding makes jumper
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Lindsey Harding makes driving layup
Charde Houston blocks Ebony Hoffman 's 7-foot jumper
Jenna O'Hea makes two point shot
A'dia Mathies misses jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Jenna O'Hea misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks A'dia Mathies's jumper
Farhiya Abdi misses 5-foot jumper
Jenna O'Hea misses driving layup
Jantel Lavender misses layup
A'dia Mathies misses free throw 1 of 2
A'dia Mathies misses free throw 2 of 2
Ebony Hoffman makes jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
A'dia Mathies misses 14-foot jumper
Farhiya Abdi makes free throw 1 of 2
Farhiya Abdi makes free throw 2 of 2
Farhiya Abdi misses 18-foot jumper
A'dia Mathies misses free throw 1 of 2
A'dia Mathies misses free throw 2 of 2
Jenna O'Hea misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Farhiya Abdi misses 13-foot jumper
Farhiya Abdi makes driving layup
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Farhiya Abdi makes jumper
Farhiya Abdi misses layup
A'dia Mathies misses driving layup
Jenna O'Hea makes 18-foot jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Ebony Hoffman misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 9-foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup (Jasmine James assists)
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 4-foot jumper
Jasmine James makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Charde Houston misses 4-foot jumper
Jasmine James misses 17-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 4-foot two point shot
Jenna O'Hea blocks Diana Taurasi's jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 19-foot jumper
Jasmine James makes 19-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Lynetta Kizer makes free throw 1 of 2
Lynetta Kizer makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 13-foot jumper
Jasmine James misses layup
Jasmine James makes two point shot
Jasmine James misses 7-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 4-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath misses 12-foot jumper
Briana Gilbreath makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jasmine James assists)
Brittney Griner misses 19-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Jasmine James assists)
Penny Taylor misses layup
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Jasmine James assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas makes 3-foot two point shot (Alexis Hornbuckle assists)
Lynetta Kizer misses 16-foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 14-foot jumper
Lynetta Kizer misses layup
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle misses three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer misses free throw 1 of 2
Lynetta Kizer misses free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine James makes free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine James makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine James misses driving layup
Krystal Thomas makes 4-foot two point shot
Charde Houston makes free throw 1 of 2
Charde Houston misses free throw 2 of 2
Lynetta Kizer makes 18-foot jumper (Krystal Thomas assists)
Charde Houston misses driving layup
Charde Houston misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes layup
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 17-foot jumper
Krystal Thomas makes 2-foot two point shot
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 1 of 1
Jasmine James misses 16-foot jumper
Charde Houston makes layup
Charde Houston misses 16-foot jumper
Alexis Hornbuckle misses free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Hornbuckle misses 24-foot three point jumper
Krystal Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
Krystal Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Krystal Thomas misses layup
Jasmine James misses free throw 1 of 2
Jasmine James makes free throw 2 of 2
Jasmine James misses 25-foot three point jumper

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Candace Parker (Penny Taylor gains possession)	0	0
9:51	DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	2	0
9:40	Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 4-foot jumper	2	0
9:37	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	0
9:30	DeWanna Bonner misses 21-foot jumper	2	0
9:30	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	2	0
9:22	Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper	2	0
9:22	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	0
9:03	Brittney Griner misses jumper	2	0
9:02	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	4	0
9:02	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	2	0
8:44	Candace Parker makes 18-foot jumper	4	2
8:32	Diana Taurasi traveling	4	2
8:15	Lindsey Harding makes 17-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	4	4
7:48	DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	4
7:48	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	4	4
7:39	Candace Parker makes 15-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)	4	6
7:22	Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper	7	6
7:15	Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	7	9
6:58	Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	9	9
6:43	Lindsey Harding misses 20-foot jumper	9	9
6:43	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	9	9
6:26	Penny Taylor bad pass (Nneka Ogwumike steals)	9	9
6:20	Nneka Ogwumike misses layup	9	9
6:09	Diana Taurasi misses jumper	9	11
6:09	Phoenix defensive team rebound	9	9
6:07	Candace Parker defensive rebound	9	11
6:03	Candace Parker makes driving layup	9	13
5:43	Nneka Ogwumike blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 9-foot jumper	9	13
5:43	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	9	13
5:43	DeWanna Bonner technical foul(1st technical foul)	9	13
5:43	Kristi Toliver misses technical free throw	9	13
5:43	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	9	13
5:43	Lynetta Kizer enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	9	13
5:31	Alana Beard misses 9-foot jumper	9	11
5:31	Kristi Toliver offensive rebound	9	11
5:20	Lindsey Harding misses jumper	9	11
5:18	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	9	11
5:16	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot	9	13
5:11	Lynetta Kizer offensive foul (Alana Beard draws the foul)	9	13
5:11	Lynetta Kizer turnover	9	13
5:00	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot	9	15
4:31	Lynetta Kizer shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	9	15
4:31	Official timeout	9	15
4:31	Marissa Coleman enters the game for Alana Beard	9	15
4:31	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	9	16
4:31	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	9	17
4:18	Diana Taurasi bad pass	9	17
4:18	Alexis Hornbuckle enters the game for Penny Taylor	9	17
4:13	Alexis Hornbuckle shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	9	17
4:13	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	9	18
4:13	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	9	19
3:56	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Lynetta Kizer	9	19
3:56	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Brittney Griner	9	19
3:54	Lindsey Harding personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	9	19
3:47	Krystal Thomas 3 second turnover	9	19
3:34	Candace Parker misses jumper	9	19
3:33	Alexis Hornbuckle defensive rebound	9	19
3:21	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	19
3:19	Candace Parker defensive rebound	9	19
3:14	Marissa Coleman makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	9	22
2:55	DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper	9	22
2:54	Marissa Coleman defensive rebound	9	22
2:35	Lindsey Harding misses 15-foot jumper	9	22
2:34	Phoenix defensive team rebound	9	22
2:33	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker	9	22
2:33	Jasmine James enters the game for Briana Gilbreath	9	22
2:23	Diana Taurasi misses driving layup	9	22
2:20	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	9	22
2:12	Diana Taurasi blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper	9	22
2:10	Marissa Coleman offensive rebound	9	22
2:08	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Marissa Coleman draws the foul)	9	22
2:08	Jenna O'Hea enters the game for Lindsey Harding	9	22
2:08	Charde Houston enters the game for Diana Taurasi	9	22
2:01	Jantel Lavender bad pass (Jasmine James steals)	9	22
1:50	Alexis Hornbuckle makes layup (Jasmine James assists)	11	22
1:47	Jantel Lavender misses layup	11	22
1:45	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	11	22
1:42	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup	11	24
1:35	Charde Houston traveling	11	24
1:17	Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot	11	26
52.0	Alexis Hornbuckle lost ball turnover (Kristi Toliver steals)	11	26
47.0	Kristi Toliver makes 12-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	11	28
34.0	Nneka Ogwumike personal foul (Krystal Thomas draws the foul)	11	28
19.0	Alexis Hornbuckle misses 4-foot jumper	11	28
18.0	Marissa Coleman defensive rebound	11	28
14.0	Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	11	30
2.0	Jasmine James lost ball turnover (Marissa Coleman steals)	11	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	11	30

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

8:00 PM, 15 September 2013

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 12,311

Referees:
Eric Brewton
Brenda Pantoja
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

Minnesota set for road matchup with the Sun

Minnesota Lynx (30-10, 14-6 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (28-12, 14-6 Eastern Conference)

Jackie Young's 24 points and Aces' 16-point run staves off elimination in 95-81 win over Liberty

— On the verge of elimination, the Aces showed Friday night as the two-time defending WNBA champions they weren't ready to go quietly.

Napheesa Collier scores 26 to help Lynx top Sun 90-81 and take 2-1 lead in semifinal series

— After struggling in the last game offensively, Napheesa Collier wasn't going to let it happen again.

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