Storm 81-80 Mercury (21 May, 2016) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

1-1, 1-1 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	12	25	21	23	81
PHX	23	20	18	19	80

Phoenix Mercury

0-3, 0-1 home

Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses 12-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 13-foot two point shot
Candice Dupree misses jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Mistie Bass assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Sonja Petrovic makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot two point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Noelle Quinn misses 17-foot two point jumper
Penny Taylor misses 16-foot two point jumper
Isabelle Harrison makes layup (Penny Taylor assists)
Penny Taylor misses jumper
Candice Dupree misses hook shot
Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Isabelle Harrison misses two point shot
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Candice Dupree assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Breanna Stewart blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 2-foot layup
Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Candice Dupree misses 8-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes 20-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot jumper
Penny Taylor misses free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Penny Taylor makes driving layup
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 1
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot hook shot
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mistie Bass makes 3-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn misses three point jumper
Isabelle Harrison misses 7-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 4-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes layup
Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jump bank shot
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1
Penny Taylor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes free throw 1 of 2
Candice Dupree makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 8-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot
Crystal Langhorne makes driving layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark misses 17-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 4-foot jumper
Sue Bird misses 13-foot two point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 9-foot two point jumper
Crystal Langhorne misses layup
Crystal Langhorne misses free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd misses three point jumper
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi blocks Jewell Loyd 's 4-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot two point shot
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 20-foot two point shot
Ramu Tokashiki misses two point shot
Markeisha Gatling makes two point shot
Markeisha Gatling misses 15-foot jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses technical free throw
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot two point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three pointer
Breanna Stewart misses jumper
Ramu Tokashiki misses 18-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart misses jumper
Sue Bird makes three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart makes two point shot (Ramu Tokashiki assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 16-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes layup
Jewell Loyd misses free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird makes technical free throw
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes 19-foot jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 18-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2
Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird makes free throw 1 of 2
Sue Bird makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart 's 7-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes free throw 1 of 2
Sue Bird makes free throw 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart misses 15-foot jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses free throw 2 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki makes free throw 1 of 2
Ramu Tokashiki makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses 4-foot bank shot
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes two point shot (Alysha Clark assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses 16-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 17-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes 19-foot jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Crystal Langhorne misses layup
Crystal Langhorne makes 5-foot two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 11-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 15-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 12-foot two point shot

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHX
10:00	Breanna Stewart vs. Brittney Griner (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot	0	0
9:45	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	0	0
9:34	Jewell Loyd bad pass (Penny Taylor steals)	0	0
9:21	Candice Dupree misses 15-foot jumper	0	0
9:19	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	0	0
9:11	Crystal Langhorne makes driving layup (Alysha Clark assists)	2	0
8:52	Penny Taylor misses 12-foot jumper	2	0
8:49	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	2	0
8:37	Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	0
8:37	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	0
8:26	Candice Dupree misses 12-foot jumper	2	0
8:25	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	2	0
8:17	DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)	2	3
7:52	Alysha Clark misses 17-foot two point shot	2	3
7:48	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	2	3
7:43	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	3
7:39	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	2	3
7:24	Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 4-foot jumper	2	3
7:24	Seattle offensive team rebound	2	3
7:20	Sue Bird misses 13-foot two point jumper	2	3
7:18	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	2	3
7:09	Penny Taylor makes three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)	2	6
6:54	Breanna Stewart misses 9-foot two point jumper	2	6
6:52	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	2	6
6:43	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Crystal Langhorne steals)	2	6
6:39	Crystal Langhorne misses layup	2	6
6:33	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	2	6
6:31	Candice Dupree bad pass (Sue Bird steals)	2	6
6:28	Penny Taylor shooting foul (Crystal Langhorne draws the foul)	3	6
6:28	Crystal Langhorne misses free throw 1 of 2	2	6
6:28	Seattle offensive team rebound	2	6
6:28	Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2	3	6
6:16	Breanna Stewart shooting foul (Brittney Griner draws the foul)	3	7
6:16	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	3	7
6:16	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	3	8
6:00	Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot jumper	5	8
5:39	Penny Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper	5	8
5:37	Sue Bird defensive rebound	5	8
5:28	Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	8
5:26	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	5	8
5:11	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	5	10
4:54	Jewell Loyd misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	5	10
4:50	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	5	10
4:45	Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper	5	13
4:16	Jewell Loyd misses three point jumper	5	13
4:16	Seattle offensive team rebound	5	13
4:16	shot clock turnover	5	13
4:16	Official timeout	5	13
4:16	Sonja Petrovic enters the game for Penny Taylor	5	13
4:16	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Jewell Loyd	5	13
4:05	DeWanna Bonner bad pass	5	13
3:49	Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)	8	13
3:32	Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper	8	13
3:31	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	8	13
3:29	Brittney Griner misses 13-foot two point shot	8	13
3:25	Sue Bird defensive rebound	8	13
3:20	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	13
3:16	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	8	13
3:05	Alysha Clark personal block (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	8	13
3:05	Markeisha Gatling enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	8	13
2:59	Sonja Petrovic offensive Charge (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis draws the foul)	8	13
2:59	Sonja Petrovic turnover	8	13
2:40	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis lost ball turnover (Diana Taurasi steals)	8	13
2:30	Candice Dupree misses jumper	8	13
2:29	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	8	13
2:10	Sue Bird bad pass	8	13
2:10	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	8	13
2:00	Alysha Clark shooting foul (DeWanna Bonner draws the foul)	8	13
2:00	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	8	14
2:00	Jewell Loyd enters the game for Sue Bird	8	14
2:00	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	8	15
1:51	Jewell Loyd lost ball turnover (DeWanna Bonner steals)	8	15
1:47	DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Mistie Bass assists)	8	17
1:27	Diana Taurasi blocks Jewell Loyd 's 4-foot jumper	8	17
1:24	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	8	17
1:23	DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	8	19
1:23	Seattle Full timeout	8	19
1:23	Alex Harden enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	8	19
59.0	Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot two point shot	8	19
56.0	Mistie Bass defensive rebound	8	19
51.0	Sonja Petrovic makes 17-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	8	21
40.0	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper	8	21
38.0	Jewell Loyd offensive rebound	8	21
37.0	Mistie Bass shooting foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	8	21
37.0	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	9	21
37.0	Sue Bird enters the game for Alysha Clark	9	21
37.0	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	10	21
29.0	Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot two point jumper	10	21
26.0	Sue Bird defensive rebound	10	21
11.0	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 20-foot two point shot	12	21
0.0	Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	21
0.0	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	12	21
0.0	Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper	12	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	12	23

Regular Season Series

SEA leads 1-0

Storm
81
Mercury
80

Game 1

21/5

Mercury
81
Storm
95

Game 2

4/6

Storm
62
Mercury
86

Game 3

16/9

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 21 May 2016

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 13,048

Referees:
Che Flores
Tom Mauer
Vladimir Voyard

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	13	3	.813	-	W6
Seattle	10	6	.625	3	W1
Las Vegas	8	6	.571	4	W2
Phoenix	8	8	.500	5	L1
Los Angeles	4	13	.235	9.5	L6
Dallas	3	13	.188	10	L11

Cecilia Zandalasini beats the shot clock for a big-time triple

Cecilia Zandalasini drains a triple to give the Lynx a six-point lead in the third quarter.

Napheesa Collier's triple gives the Lynx a lead

Napheesa Collier knocks down a triple to give the Lynx a lead in the third quarter.

Sabrina Ionescu gets it done on both sides of the ball

Sabrina Ionescu steals the rock and takes it coast-to-coast for a Liberty basket.

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