Mercury 93-73 Sparks (25 Jul, 2014) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

29-5, 13-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	36	25	14	18	93
LA	19	17	25	12	73

Los Angeles Sparks

16-18, 7-10 home

Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes jumper
Candace Parker misses 15-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes 12-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot
Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses layup
Alana Beard makes 4-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot two point shot (Alana Beard assists)
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes technical free throw
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes driving layup
Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 13-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Candace Parker makes technical free throw
Lindsey Harding makes free throw 1 of 2
Lindsey Harding makes free throw 2 of 2
Lindsey Harding misses 9-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner blocks Candace Parker 's 12-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes 17-foot two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
Candace Parker misses 8-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Alana Beard misses
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes 19-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 1 of 2
Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Kristi Toliver assists)
Candace Parker misses 6-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Jantel Lavender makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Kristi Toliver misses two point shot
Alana Beard misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Penny Taylor blocks Candace Parker's layup
Candace Parker misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes layup
Candice Wiggins makes 25-foot three point jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 18-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Alana Beard assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 5-foot jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 13-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Jantel Lavender misses 9-foot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 20-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 6-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes 13-foot jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Candace Parker 's 3-foot layup
Candace Parker misses
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Candice Dupree blocks Candice Wiggins 's 7-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes 19-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Wiggins misses 14-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw clear path 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw clear path 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
Penny Taylor makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses 12-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 3-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
Erin Phillips makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 1
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 27-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 13-foot two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Mistie Bass misses 16-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 14-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree misses 19-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes driving layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Mistie Bass misses 11-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Mistie Bass makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses layup
Candice Dupree makes 3-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor misses layup
Jantel Lavender blocks Penny Taylor 's 2-foot layup
Eshaya Murphy misses 19-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 46-foot three point jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes 2-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Eshaya Murphy misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes 4-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 1 of 2
Eshaya Murphy makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 5-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes 14-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Ewelina Kobryn misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips misses 18-foot jumper

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Candace Parker (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:38	Penny Taylor makes driving layup	2	0
9:12	Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot	2	2
8:57	DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:57	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	2	2
8:49	Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
8:48	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	2	2
8:29	DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot	4	2
8:11	Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Diana Taurasi steals)	4	2
8:11	Kristi Toliver clear path foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	4	2
8:11	Diana Taurasi makes free throw clear path 1 of 2	5	2
8:11	Diana Taurasi misses free throw clear path 2 of 2	5	2
8:11	Phoenix offensive team rebound	5	2
8:03	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)	7	2
7:43	Candace Parker makes jumper	7	4
7:33	Penny Taylor makes 20-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	9	4
7:22	Candace Parker bad pass (Penny Taylor steals)	9	4
7:18	Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Penny Taylor assists)	11	4
7:03	Candace Parker misses 15-foot two point shot	11	4
6:58	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	11	4
6:52	Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper	11	4
6:52	Candace Parker defensive rebound	11	4
6:45	Candace Parker makes 12-foot two point shot	11	6
6:28	Penny Taylor misses 12-foot two point shot	11	6
6:26	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	11	6
6:20	Candace Parker misses layup	11	6
6:18	Nneka Ogwumike misses layup	11	6
6:18	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	11	6
6:18	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	11	6
6:18	Nneka Ogwumike misses tip shot	11	6
6:16	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	11	6
6:07	Diana Taurasi makes 3-foot two point shot	13	6
5:48	Candace Parker makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	13	8
5:26	Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	15	8
5:16	Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper	15	8
5:15	Jantel Lavender offensive rebound	15	8
5:13	Jantel Lavender misses layup	15	8
5:13	Alana Beard offensive rebound	15	8
5:11	Alana Beard makes 4-foot jumper	15	10
4:56	Penny Taylor makes driving layup	17	10
4:41	Official timeout	17	10
4:31	Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot two point shot (Alana Beard assists)	17	12
4:11	DeWanna Bonner makes 14-foot two point shot	19	12
3:51	Brittney Griner shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	19	12
3:51	Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2	19	12
3:51	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	19	12
3:51	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Kristi Toliver	19	12
3:51	Lindsey Harding enters the game for Alana Beard	19	12
3:51	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	19	13
3:51	Candice Wiggins personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	19	13
3:32	Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot	21	13
3:15	Lindsey Harding bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	21	13
3:12	DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup	23	13
3:03	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	23	14
3:03	Diana Taurasi technical foul(1st technical foul)	23	13
3:03	Erin Phillips enters the game for Penny Taylor	23	13
3:03	Candace Parker makes technical free throw	23	14
2:59	Candice Dupree shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)	23	14
2:59	Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2	23	14
2:59	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	23	14
2:59	Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2	23	15
2:42	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Erin Phillips assists)	25	15
2:33	Candace Parker misses jumper	25	15
2:32	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	25	15
2:30	Erin Phillips makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	27	15
2:30	Lindsey Harding shooting foul (Erin Phillips draws the foul)	28	15
2:30	Kristi Toliver enters the game for Lindsey Harding	27	15
2:30	Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 1	28	15
2:13	Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper	28	15
2:11	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	28	15
1:51	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	28	15
1:50	Candice Dupree offensive rebound	28	15
1:45	DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	31	15
1:29	Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	31	15
1:17	DeWanna Bonner makes 27-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	34	15
1:12	Los Angeles Full timeout	34	15
1:12	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	34	15
1:07	Candace Parker makes driving layup	34	17
46.0	Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper	34	17
44.0	Erin Phillips offensive rebound	34	17
34.0	Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	36	17
26.0	Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper	36	17
26.0	Brittney Griner vs. Jantel Lavender (Brittney Griner gains possession)	36	17
26.0	Phoenix defensive team rebound	36	17
7.0	Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper	36	17
6.0	Candice Wiggins defensive rebound	36	17
1.0	Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	36	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	19

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 5-0

Mercury
74
Sparks
69

Game 1

19/5

Mercury
94
Sparks
89

Game 2

6/7

Mercury
93
Sparks
73

Game 3

25/7

Sparks
69
Mercury
90

Game 4

30/7

Sparks
69
Mercury
76

Game 5

17/8

crypto.com Arena

3:30 AM, 25 July 2014

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 10,047

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Tony Dawkins
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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