Mercury 90-69 Sparks (30 Jul, 2014) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

16-18, 9-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	24	15	12	18	69
PHX	20	22	24	24	90

Phoenix Mercury

29-5, 16-1 home

Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Candice Dupree's jumper
Candice Dupree makes jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Candice Dupree misses hook shot
DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Candice Dupree misses 8-foot hook shot
Brittney Griner misses layup
Jantel Lavender blocks Brittney Griner's layup
DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper
Mistie Bass makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Erin Phillips misses layup
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot Regular Jump Shot
Eshaya Murphy misses
Mistie Bass misses
Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
Mistie Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 14-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot Running Jumper
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips makes two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 21-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Candice Dupree makes jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 18-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree makes 7-foot jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Candice Dupree misses free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner makes layup
Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses two point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot two point shot
Eshaya Murphy makes layup
Candice Dupree makes 15-foot jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
Erin Phillips misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Eshaya Murphy makes layup (Mistie Bass assists)
Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses jumper
Eshaya Murphy misses 18-foot jump bank shot
Erin Phillips makes three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
Erin Phillips misses free throw 1 of 1
Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes 16-foot jumper (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Eshaya Murphy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Mistie Bass makes layup (Eshaya Murphy assists)
Nikki Greene blocks Mistie Bass's layup
Anete Jekabsone-Zogota makes 19-foot jumper (Tiffany Bias assists)
Tiffany Bias misses 18-foot jumper
Tiffany Bias makes driving layup
Alana Beard misses 15-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 17-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 17-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Penny Taylor blocks Alana Beard 's 4-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Armintie Herrington misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Armintie Herrington makes two point shot
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper
Sandrine Gruda makes 5-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Armintie Herrington assists)
Kristi Toliver makes layup
Sandrine Gruda misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 1 of 2
Sandrine Gruda makes free throw 2 of 2
Sandrine Gruda misses 14-foot jumper
Sandrine Gruda misses running hook shot
Jantel Lavender misses 5-foot two point shot
Sandrine Gruda makes two point shot
Candice Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 4-foot hook shot
Alana Beard makes 21-foot jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
Lindsey Harding misses 16-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 8-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot two point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Alana Beard makes jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
Kristi Toliver misses layup
Alana Beard misses 10-foot
Jantel Lavender makes 17-foot jumper (Armintie Herrington assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Jantel Lavender's layup
Armintie Herrington makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 19-foot jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 9-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 5-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 1-foot layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes 5-foot jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 19-foot jumper
Sandrine Gruda misses 5-foot two point shot
Lindsey Harding makes 15-foot two point shot
Lindsey Harding makes driving layup
Candice Wiggins misses 30-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Candice Wiggins makes 6-foot two point shot
Sandrine Gruda makes layup (Lindsey Harding assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses driving layup
Jantel Lavender misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 3-foot layup
Sandrine Gruda misses two point shot
Armintie Herrington misses 16-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Candice Wiggins misses layup
Farhiya Abdi makes 20-foot jumper (Lindsey Harding assists)
Farhiya Abdi makes 15-foot two point shot
Farhiya Abdi misses jumper
Lindsey Harding makes layup
Lindsey Harding misses 15-foot jumper
Candice Wiggins misses 17-foot jumper
Sandrine Gruda misses 20-foot jumper

SPARKS

MERCURY

TIME		LA	PHX
10:00	Nneka Ogwumike vs. Brittney Griner (DeWanna Bonner gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Brittney Griner makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)	0	2
9:26	Alana Beard misses 15-foot jumper	0	2
9:26	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	0	2
9:11	Nneka Ogwumike blocks Candice Dupree's jumper	0	2
9:10	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	2
9:04	Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	2	2
8:45	Candice Dupree makes jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	2	4
8:19	Kristi Toliver misses jumper	2	4
8:18	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	2	4
8:08	Candice Dupree misses hook shot	2	4
8:07	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	2	4
7:58	Kristi Toliver makes 17-foot two point shot	4	4
7:35	DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	4	7
7:26	Kristi Toliver lost ball turnover (Diana Taurasi steals)	4	7
7:26	Kristi Toliver personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	4	7
7:16	Brittney Griner misses 5-foot jumper	4	7
7:13	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	4	7
7:11	Brittney Griner misses layup	4	7
7:09	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	4	7
6:58	Kristi Toliver misses jumper	4	7
6:56	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	4	7
6:43	Candice Dupree misses 8-foot hook shot	4	7
6:41	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	4	7
6:31	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)	6	7
6:16	Brittney Griner misses layup	6	7
6:16	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	6	7
6:01	Nneka Ogwumike makes 17-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	8	7
5:48	Jantel Lavender blocks Brittney Griner's layup	8	7
5:47	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	8	7
5:43	DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	8	10
5:26	Penny Taylor blocks Alana Beard 's 4-foot jumper	8	10
5:24	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	8	10
5:22	Armintie Herrington shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	8	10
5:22	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2	8	11
5:22	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	8	11
5:22	Erin Phillips enters the game for Penny Taylor	8	11
5:22	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2	8	12
5:09	Alana Beard makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	10	12
4:58	Brittney Griner misses layup	10	12
4:56	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	10	12
4:45	Alana Beard bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	10	12
4:28	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	12
4:28	Alana Beard defensive rebound	10	12
4:18	Armintie Herrington misses jumper	10	12
4:18	Phoenix defensive team rebound	10	12
4:16	Official timeout	10	12
3:59	Erin Phillips bad pass	10	12
3:44	Nneka Ogwumike makes 20-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	12	12
3:27	DeWanna Bonner misses 18-foot jumper	12	12
3:26	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	12	12
3:16	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	14	12
2:59	DeWanna Bonner bad pass	14	12
2:59	Candice Dupree enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	14	12
2:59	Eshaya Murphy enters the game for Brittney Griner	14	12
2:35	Armintie Herrington makes two point shot	16	12
2:20	Mistie Bass makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)	16	14
2:10	Alana Beard makes driving layup	18	14
1:57	Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper	18	16
1:40	Nneka Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper	18	16
1:39	Erin Phillips defensive rebound	18	16
1:28	Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper	18	16
1:28	Phoenix offensive team rebound	18	16
1:28	Alana Beard personal foul (Mistie Bass draws the foul)	18	16
1:28	Sandrine Gruda enters the game for Jantel Lavender	18	16
1:28	Candice Wiggins enters the game for Alana Beard	18	16
1:28	Penny Taylor enters the game for Diana Taurasi	18	16
1:19	Penny Taylor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)	18	19
1:04	Sandrine Gruda makes 5-foot jumper	20	19
56.0	Erin Phillips misses layup	20	19
55.0	Armintie Herrington defensive rebound	20	19
50.0	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Armintie Herrington assists)	22	19
31.0	Penny Taylor bad pass (Kristi Toliver steals)	22	19
28.0	Kristi Toliver makes layup	24	19
11.0	Candice Dupree misses 17-foot Regular Jump Shot	24	19
9.0	Eshaya Murphy misses	24	19
9.0	Eshaya Murphy offensive rebound	24	19
8.0	Mistie Bass offensive rebound	24	19
8.0	Mistie Bass misses	24	19
8.0	Mistie Bass offensive rebound	24	19
5.0	Sandrine Gruda shooting foul (Mistie Bass draws the foul)	24	19
5.0	Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2	24	20
5.0	Mistie Bass misses free throw 2 of 2	24	20
4.0	Armintie Herrington defensive rebound	24	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	20

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

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 30 July 2014

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 8,983

Referees:
Cameron Inouye
Tom Mauer
Eric Brewton

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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