Mercury 94-91 Sparks (5 Jul, 2015) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

6-5, 2-4 away

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHX	26	16	23	20	9	94
LA	27	19	17	22	6	91

Los Angeles Sparks

2-8, 2-4 home

Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 4-foot layup
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 1
Nneka Ogwumike makes 19-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marianna Tolo makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Monique Currie blocks Jantel Lavender 's 5-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper
Erin Phillips misses jumper
Marianna Tolo makes 19-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Marianna Tolo makes jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Marianna Tolo misses 18-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 2
Erin Phillips makes free throw 2 of 2
Marianna Tolo makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 15-foot jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)
Temeka Johnson makes 7-foot two point shot
Jantel Lavender misses 13-foot jumper
Erin Phillips misses 3-foot two point shot
Temeka Johnson makes 18-foot jumper (Jennifer Hamson assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 4-foot two point shot (Jennifer Hamson assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)
Erin Phillips misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike misses 5-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot two point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Jantel Lavender makes jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Mistie Bass blocks Marianna Tolo 's 5-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Marianna Tolo assists)
Mistie Bass blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 6-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner blocks Jantel Lavender 's 4-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot jump bank shot
Erin Phillips misses driving layup
Temeka Johnson makes 20-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
Erin Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marianna Tolo assists)
Marianna Tolo misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips misses 18-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 24-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn blocks Erin Phillips 's 12-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 2-foot layup
Kristi Toliver makes 18-foot jumper
Erin Phillips makes 14-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 2
Erin Phillips makes free throw 2 of 2
Mistie Bass blocks Kristi Toliver 's 4-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Temeka Johnson assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 20-foot jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)
Erin Phillips makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Candice Dupree blocks Jantel Lavender's jumper
Erin Phillips makes 26-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Erin Phillips misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 7-foot jumper
Marianna Tolo misses 18-foot jumper
Temeka Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marianna Tolo assists)
Marianna Tolo makes free throw 1 of 2
Marianna Tolo makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Marianna Tolo assists)
Erin Phillips misses 16-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 3
Erin Phillips misses free throw 2 of 3
Erin Phillips makes free throw 3 of 3
Brittney Griner blocks Kristi Toliver 's 19-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 20-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 3-foot layup
Monique Currie makes 2-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
Monique Currie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Marianna Tolo blocks Brittney Griner 's 5-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Noelle Quinn assists)
Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
Noelle Quinn makes 16-foot two point shot
Alex Harden misses jumper
Marianna Tolo blocks Brittney Griner 's 3-foot layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Mistie Bass makes layup
Noelle Quinn misses layup
Marta Xargay Casademont makes 15-foot jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Alex Harden misses layup
Candice Dupree makes 7-foot jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes 17-foot jumper (Marta Xargay Casademont assists)
Candice Dupree makes 14-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree misses free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses 8-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Leilani Mitchell misses 6-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Leilani Mitchell's three point jumper
Marta Xargay Casademont misses 16-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 45-foot three point jumper
Monique Currie makes driving layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Candice Dupree makes driving layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree misses layup
Leilani Mitchell makes layup (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender blocks Candice Dupree 's 5-foot jumper
Alex Harden misses 17-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 18-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Noelle Quinn makes free throw 1 of 2
Noelle Quinn misses free throw 2 of 2
Alex Harden misses 4-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 13-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Noelle Quinn makes two point shot
Alex Harden misses 21-foot jumper
Marta Xargay Casademont misses free throw 1 of 2
Marta Xargay Casademont makes free throw 2 of 2
Alex Harden misses 30-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mistie Bass assists)
Marta Xargay Casademont misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
Candice Dupree misses 4-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot hook shot
Leilani Mitchell makes 17-foot two point shot
Monique Currie makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Marianna Tolo blocks Monique Currie 's 4-foot jumper
Monique Currie makes 5-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 4-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Brittney Griner misses 14-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 17-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Leilani Mitchell misses layup
Monique Currie misses 4-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 18-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes driving layup
Leilani Mitchell makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Jantel Lavender (Leilani Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Monique Currie makes 2-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)	2	0
9:27	Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	2	2
9:03	DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	5	2
8:40	Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 4-foot layup	5	2
8:38	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	5	2
8:27	Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot	5	2
8:26	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	5	2
8:18	Jantel Lavender makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	5	4
8:18	Brittney Griner shooting foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)	5	4
8:18	Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 1	5	4
8:18	Marianna Tolo offensive rebound	5	4
8:06	Nneka Ogwumike makes 19-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	5	6
7:56	Monique Currie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	8	6
7:46	Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	6
7:43	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	8	6
7:35	Kristi Toliver shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	8	6
7:35	Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2	8	6
7:35	Phoenix offensive team rebound	8	6
7:35	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
7:20	Marianna Tolo makes driving layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	9	8
7:05	Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	9	8
7:05	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	10	8
7:05	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	11	8
6:47	Kristi Toliver makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)	11	11
6:28	Candice Dupree makes driving layup	13	11
6:16	Monique Currie blocks Jantel Lavender 's 5-foot jumper	13	11
6:16	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	13	11
6:13	Jantel Lavender misses 18-foot jumper	13	11
6:11	Jantel Lavender offensive rebound	13	11
5:54	Erin Phillips misses jumper	13	11
5:54	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	13	11
5:43	Marianna Tolo blocks Brittney Griner 's 5-foot jumper	13	11
5:39	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	13	11
5:33	Monique Currie misses 19-foot jumper	13	11
5:31	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	13	11
5:28	Leilani Mitchell personal foul (Erin Phillips draws the foul)	13	11
5:18	Marianna Tolo makes 19-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	13	13
5:07	Phoenix Full timeout	13	13
5:07	Alex Harden enters the game for Monique Currie	13	13
5:01	Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper	13	13
5:00	Marianna Tolo defensive rebound	13	13
4:41	Marianna Tolo makes jumper (Erin Phillips assists)	13	15
4:28	DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	16	15
4:05	Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot step back jumpshot	16	15
4:01	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	16	15
3:54	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	15
3:53	Marianna Tolo defensive rebound	16	15
3:42	Marianna Tolo misses 18-foot jumper	16	15
3:40	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	16	15
3:36	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Leilani Mitchell	16	15
3:36	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	16	15
3:36	Temeka Johnson enters the game for Erin Phillips	16	15
3:25	Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper	18	15
3:13	Kristi Toliver bad pass (Alex Harden steals)	18	15
3:08	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Noelle Quinn assists)	20	15
2:55	Mistie Bass shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	20	15
2:55	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	20	16
2:55	Erin Phillips enters the game for Kristi Toliver	20	16
2:55	Andrea Hoover enters the game for Jantel Lavender	20	16
2:55	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	20	17
2:39	Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper	20	17
2:36	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	20	17
2:31	DeWanna Bonner shooting foul (Erin Phillips draws the foul)	20	17
2:31	Erin Phillips makes free throw 1 of 2	20	18
2:31	Erin Phillips makes free throw 2 of 2	20	19
2:11	Noelle Quinn makes 16-foot two point shot	22	19
1:50	Marianna Tolo makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)	22	21
1:34	Alex Harden misses jumper	22	21
1:32	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	22	21
1:12	Nneka Ogwumike makes 15-foot jumper (Temeka Johnson assists)	22	23
49.0	Marianna Tolo blocks Brittney Griner 's 3-foot layup	22	23
48.0	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	24	23
48.0	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	22	23
33.0	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Erin Phillips assists)	24	25
11.0	Mistie Bass makes layup	26	25
0.0	Temeka Johnson makes 7-foot two point shot	26	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	27

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Mercury
94
Sparks
91

Game 1

5/7

Mercury
65
Sparks
70

Game 2

22/7

Sparks
78
Mercury
68

Game 3

22/8

Sparks
65
Mercury
70

Game 4

12/9

crypto.com Arena

10:00 PM, 5 July 2015

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 7,126

Referees:
Michael Price
Maj Forsberg
Tyler Ford

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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