Storm 79-72 Sparks (27 Aug, 2016) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

21-4, 10-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	13	15	16	28	72
SEA	22	9	24	24	79

Seattle Storm

10-15, 7-7 home

Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 8-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 22-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup
Alysha Clark misses 15-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 5-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes 16-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Ramu Tokashiki's jumper
Ramu Tokashiki makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot jumper
Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 7-foot jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes layup (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Noelle Quinn misses jumper
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark makes jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 19-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses technical free throw
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 3-foot jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 19-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne misses 20-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 3-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark misses free throw 1 of 2
Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes 10-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes 6-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird makes three point jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 16-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 5-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 9-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes 3-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup
Ramu Tokashiki makes 17-foot jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes layup
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 6-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 4-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Noelle Quinn makes 24-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Candace Parker blocks Breanna Stewart 's 3-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 23-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn makes 17-foot jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Noelle Quinn makes 16-foot jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses layup
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes 5-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki misses layup
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses free throw 2 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird misses 18-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 13-foot jumper
Sue Bird misses 20-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
Essence Carson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard misses 17-foot jumper
Evgeniia Belyakova misses 13-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Evgeniia Belyakova makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 21-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes 15-foot jumper (Evgeniia Belyakova assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 19-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Jantel Lavender makes driving layup
Essence Carson misses 13-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 13-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 21-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes 8-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
Jantel Lavender misses 19-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 9-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes layup
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 8-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses 11-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 3-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Alana Beard makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Kristi Toliver misses layup
Evgeniia Belyakova makes 11-foot two point shot
Evgeniia Belyakova misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Evgeniia Belyakova makes free throw 1 of 2
Evgeniia Belyakova makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses 7-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 13-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Evgeniia Belyakova misses three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 6-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Essence Carson misses 18-foot jumper
Evgeniia Belyakova misses three point jumper
Evgeniia Belyakova misses 17-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Essence Carson makes jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Essence Carson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper
Evgeniia Belyakova misses three point jumper
Evgeniia Belyakova misses 4-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Essence Carson makes 6-foot jumper

SPARKS

STORM

TIME		LA	SEA
10:00	Nneka Ogwumike vs. Breanna Stewart (Alana Beard gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Nneka Ogwumike offensive foul (Alysha Clark draws the foul)	0	0
9:48	Nneka Ogwumike turnover	0	0
9:30	Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
9:15	Essence Carson misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
9:12	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	0	3
9:03	Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	3
9:00	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	0	3
8:52	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Kristi Toliver assists)	2	3
8:37	Jewell Loyd misses 8-foot jumper	2	3
8:37	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	2	3
8:30	Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:27	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	2	3
8:12	Alysha Clark misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:11	Crystal Langhorne offensive rebound	2	3
8:03	Crystal Langhorne makes layup	2	5
7:48	Kristi Toliver misses 17-foot jumper	2	5
7:48	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	2	5
7:24	Alysha Clark misses 15-foot jumper	2	5
7:24	Alysha Clark offensive rebound	2	5
7:24	Alysha Clark makes layup	2	7
7:22	Seattle delay of game violation	2	7
7:07	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Essence Carson assists)	4	7
6:58	Nneka Ogwumike blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 5-foot jumper	4	7
6:54	Alana Beard defensive rebound	4	7
6:45	Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper	4	7
6:43	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	4	7
6:37	Alysha Clark makes layup (Sue Bird assists)	4	9
6:24	Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper	4	9
6:22	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	4	9
6:13	Crystal Langhorne makes 16-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	4	11
5:46	Alana Beard misses 17-foot jumper	4	11
5:43	Alana Beard offensive rebound	4	11
5:37	Sue Bird personal foul (Kristi Toliver draws the foul)	4	11
5:37	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker	4	11
5:37	Evgeniia Belyakova enters the game for Essence Carson	4	11
5:24	Evgeniia Belyakova misses 13-foot jumper	4	11
5:22	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	4	11
5:07	Alana Beard vs. Alysha Clark (Nneka Ogwumike gains possession)	4	11
5:07	Alysha Clark lost ball turnover (Alana Beard steals)	4	11
4:58	Kristi Toliver misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	11
4:56	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	4	11
4:54	Kristi Toliver kicked ball violation	4	11
4:54	Official timeout	4	11
4:54	Ramu Tokashiki enters the game for Breanna Stewart	4	11
4:43	Sue Bird makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	4	14
4:20	Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	7	14
3:59	Sue Bird bad pass (Alana Beard steals)	7	14
3:48	Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (Jewell Loyd steals)	7	14
3:42	Nneka Ogwumike blocks Ramu Tokashiki's jumper	7	14
3:41	Kristi Toliver defensive rebound	7	14
3:41	Los Angeles Full timeout	7	14
3:40	Krystal Thomas enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	7	14
3:19	Evgeniia Belyakova makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	9	14
3:05	Ramu Tokashiki makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	9	16
2:54	Jantel Lavender makes 21-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)	11	16
2:41	Sue Bird Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	11	16
2:36	Kristi Toliver Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	11	16
2:36	Essence Carson enters the game for Alana Beard	11	16
2:15	Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot jumper	11	16
2:13	Alysha Clark offensive rebound	11	16
2:05	Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)	11	19
1:53	Evgeniia Belyakova bad pass	11	19
1:44	Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)	11	22
1:39	Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout	11	22
1:39	Candace Parker enters the game for Essence Carson	11	22
1:39	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	11	22
1:22	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Ramu Tokashiki steals)	11	22
1:17	Ramu Tokashiki lost ball turnover (Kristi Toliver steals)	11	22
1:15	Jewell Loyd shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul)	11	22
1:15	Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 2	11	22
1:15	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	11	22
1:15	Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2	11	22
1:15	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	11	22
1:15	Ramu Tokashiki personal foul (Jantel Lavender draws the foul)	11	22
1:15	Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2	11	22
1:15	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	11	22
1:15	Alana Beard enters the game for Kristi Toliver	11	22
1:15	Jantel Lavender misses free throw 2 of 2	11	22
1:15	Breanna Stewart enters the game for Alysha Clark	11	22
1:12	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	11	22
57.0	Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot jumper	11	22
55.0	Candace Parker defensive rebound	11	22
44.0	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Jewell Loyd steals)	11	22
36.0	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Krystal Thomas	11	22
26.0	Ramu Tokashiki bad pass (Evgeniia Belyakova steals)	11	22
20.0	Jantel Lavender makes 15-foot jumper (Evgeniia Belyakova assists)	13	22
1.0	Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	22
0.0	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	13	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	13	22

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Storm
66
Sparks
96

Game 1

15/5

Sparks
72
Storm
79

Game 2

27/8

Sparks
60
Storm
78

Game 3

12/9

KeyArena

3:00 AM, 27 August 2016

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 9,481

Referees:
Tiffany Bird
Kurt Walker
Byron Jarrett

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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