Phoenix Mercury @ Indiana Fever

FIRST ROUND

16-18, 5-12 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Mercury PHX	18	17	24	30	89
Fever IND	18	20	19	21	78

Indiana FeverFeverIND

17-17, 8-9 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Erica Wheeler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Erlana Larkins misses 7-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tamika Catchings misses 19-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes 5-foot two point shot
Briann January misses 5-foot jumper
Marta Xargay misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Marissa Coleman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Penny Taylor makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists)
Erica Wheeler misses 20-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes 1-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
Marissa Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor misses 16-foot jumper
Tamika Catchings makes two point shot
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Lindsey Harding assists)
Briann January misses 17-foot jumper
Tamika Catchings makes free throw 1 of 2
Tamika Catchings makes free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Erlana Larkins makes 3-foot jumper (Briann January assists)
Briann January misses three point jumper
Mistie Bass misses jumper
Erlana Larkins makes layup (Briann January assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Marissa Coleman makes layup (Erlana Larkins assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 12-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Erlana Larkins 's 2-foot layup
Erlana Larkins misses
Penny Taylor makes technical free throw
Marta Xargay misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shenise Johnson makes jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Tiffany Mitchell misses layup
Natalie Achonwa makes 15-foot jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Mistie Bass assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses layup
Shenise Johnson makes two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 14-foot jumper
Lynetta Kizer makes layup (Erica Wheeler assists)
Penny Taylor misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tiffany Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes two point shot
Shenise Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
Shenise Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi blocks Tiffany Mitchell 's 2-foot layup
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Briann January makes jumper (Natalie Achonwa assists)
Kelsey Bone makes jumper (Penny Taylor assists)
Marissa Coleman misses three point jumper
Tamika Catchings makes free throw 1 of 2
Tamika Catchings makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tamika Catchings misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natalie Achonwa makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tamika Catchings makes jumper (Marissa Coleman assists)
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Erica Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 2
Erica Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2
Candice Dupree makes driving layup
Candice Dupree misses 18-foot jumper
Erlana Larkins makes layup (Briann January assists)
Marissa Coleman makes free throw 1 of 2
Marissa Coleman makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Briann January misses layup
Marta Xargay misses free throw 1 of 2
Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamika Catchings misses 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses jumper
Briann January misses layup
Marta Xargay misses 34-foot three point jumper
Briann January makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candice Dupree assists)
Marta Xargay misses free throw 1 of 2
Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamika Catchings makes layup
Candice Dupree makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Erlana Larkins makes jumper (Briann January assists)
Penny Taylor misses three point jumper
Marta Xargay makes layup
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)
Marissa Coleman misses jumper
Penny Taylor blocks Erica Wheeler 's 1-foot layup
Erlana Larkins misses 7-foot jumper
Shenise Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
Briann January misses 19-foot jumper
Candice Dupree misses 8-foot jumper
Tiffany Mitchell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Briann January makes two point shot
Candice Dupree misses 16-foot jumper
Tiffany Mitchell makes 10-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Erlana Larkins makes 15-foot jumper (Shenise Johnson assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Erica Wheeler makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Natalie Achonwa's layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
Erica Wheeler misses 17-foot jumper
Candice Dupree makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Lynetta Kizer makes jumper (Briann January assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Lynetta Kizer misses jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Erica Wheeler makes three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Lindsey Harding makes jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 34-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
Shenise Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Shenise Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 17-foot jumper
Marissa Coleman misses jumper
Shenise Johnson misses 17-foot jumper
Tamika Catchings misses layup
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Erlana Larkins's layup
Marissa Coleman makes layup
Marissa Coleman makes free throw 1 of 1
Penny Taylor misses layup
Briann January misses layup
Briann January misses 12-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup
Briann January misses 19-foot jumper
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Shenise Johnson misses three point jumper
Candice Dupree makes two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes technical free throw
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2
Briann January misses free throw 2 of 2
Marissa Coleman makes 23-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Marta Xargay misses free throw 1 of 2
Marta Xargay makes free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson makes driving layup
Briann January makes two point shot
Shenise Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erlana Larkins makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot jumper
Tamika Catchings misses 20-foot jumper
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamika Catchings misses 26-foot three point jumper
Briann January misses free throw 1 of 2
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamika Catchings makes layup
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamika Catchings misses 25-foot three point jumper
Penny Taylor makes free throw 1 of 2
Penny Taylor makes free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson misses layup
Shenise Johnson misses three point jumper
Shenise Johnson misses three point jumper
Tamika Catchings makes free throw 1 of 2
Tamika Catchings misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Shenise Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tamika Catchings misses

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		PHX	IND
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Erlana Larkins (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Penny Taylor out of bounds lost ball turnover	0	0
9:27	Erica Wheeler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)	0	3
9:07	Brittney Griner misses jumper	0	3
9:07	Marissa Coleman defensive rebound	0	3
8:48	Erlana Larkins misses 7-foot jumper	0	3
8:48	Candice Dupree defensive rebound	0	3
8:30	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	3
8:29	Marissa Coleman defensive rebound	0	3
8:21	Tamika Catchings misses 19-foot jumper	0	3
8:19	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	0	3
8:15	Marta Xargay bad pass (Tamika Catchings steals)	0	3
8:06	Marissa Coleman offensive foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul)	0	3
8:06	Marissa Coleman turnover	0	3
7:56	Penny Taylor makes 5-foot two point shot	2	3
7:41	Briann January misses 5-foot jumper	2	3
7:41	Phoenix defensive team rebound	2	3
7:41	Tamika Catchings loose ball foul (Penny Taylor draws the foul)	2	3
7:28	Marta Xargay misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	3
7:26	Candice Dupree offensive rebound	2	3
7:22	Erlana Larkins personal foul (Marta Xargay draws the foul)	2	3
7:13	Brittney Griner makes layup	4	3
6:50	Marissa Coleman makes 27-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)	4	6
6:39	Penny Taylor makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marta Xargay assists)	7	6
6:33	Diana Taurasi personal foul (Briann January draws the foul)	7	6
6:20	Erica Wheeler misses 20-foot jumper	7	6
6:20	Penny Taylor defensive rebound	7	6
6:11	Candice Dupree makes 1-foot two point shot (Penny Taylor assists)	9	6
5:48	Marissa Coleman misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	6
5:48	Phoenix defensive team rebound	9	6
5:48	Brittney Griner vs. Erlana Larkins (Penny Taylor gains possession)	9	6
5:37	Candice Dupree makes layup (Marta Xargay assists)	11	6
5:11	Marissa Coleman misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	6
5:11	Phoenix defensive team rebound	11	6
5:09	Shenise Johnson enters the game for Erica Wheeler	11	6
4:54	Penny Taylor misses 16-foot jumper	11	6
4:54	Tamika Catchings defensive rebound	11	6
4:41	Brittney Griner kicked ball violation	11	6
4:41	Official timeout	11	6
4:41	DeWanna Bonner enters the game for Marta Xargay	11	6
4:41	Lindsey Harding enters the game for Penny Taylor	11	6
4:41	Lynetta Kizer enters the game for Erlana Larkins	11	6
4:35	Tamika Catchings offensive foul (Lindsey Harding draws the foul)	11	6
4:35	Tamika Catchings turnover	11	6
4:28	Candice Dupree bad pass (Tamika Catchings steals)	11	6
4:24	Tamika Catchings makes two point shot	11	8
3:59	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Lindsey Harding assists)	13	8
3:33	Briann January misses 17-foot jumper	13	8
3:31	Tamika Catchings offensive rebound	13	8
3:29	Brittney Griner shooting foul (Tamika Catchings draws the foul)	13	8
3:29	Tamika Catchings makes free throw 1 of 2	13	9
3:29	Tamika Catchings makes free throw 2 of 2	13	10
3:16	Lindsey Harding lost ball turnover (Briann January steals)	13	10
3:11	Shenise Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	10
3:10	Indiana offensive team rebound	13	10
3:10	Erlana Larkins enters the game for Tamika Catchings	13	10
3:05	Erlana Larkins makes 3-foot jumper (Briann January assists)	13	12
2:48	Brittney Griner bad pass (Shenise Johnson steals)	13	12
2:41	Briann January misses three point jumper	13	12
2:40	Phoenix defensive team rebound	13	12
2:40	Mistie Bass enters the game for Candice Dupree	13	12
2:17	Mistie Bass misses jumper	13	12
2:17	Lynetta Kizer defensive rebound	13	12
2:08	Erlana Larkins makes layup (Briann January assists)	13	14
1:52	Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	15	14
1:29	Marissa Coleman makes layup (Erlana Larkins assists)	15	16
1:25	Phoenix Full timeout	15	16
1:25	Marta Xargay enters the game for Diana Taurasi	15	16
1:25	Penny Taylor enters the game for Lindsey Harding	15	16
1:25	Erica Wheeler enters the game for Marissa Coleman	15	16
1:25	Tiffany Mitchell enters the game for Briann January	15	16
1:06	DeWanna Bonner makes 12-foot jumper	17	16
47.0	Brittney Griner blocks Erlana Larkins 's 2-foot layup	17	16
45.0	Erlana Larkins offensive rebound	17	16
45.0	Erlana Larkins misses	17	16
45.0	Phoenix defensive team rebound	17	16
28.0	Erica Wheeler defensive 3-seconds (Technical Foul)	17	16
28.0	Penny Taylor makes technical free throw	18	16
23.0	Marta Xargay misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	16
22.0	Shenise Johnson defensive rebound	18	16
2.0	Shenise Johnson makes jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)	18	18
0.0	DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper	18	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	18
0.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	18	18

Matchups

PHX

PHX wins series

1-0

IND

Game 1•@ IND

Final

Game Information

Indianapolis, IN

Referee:Maj Forsberg

Referee:Byron Jarrett

Referee:Thomas Nunez

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	34	10	.773	-	W1
Las Vegas	30	14	.682	4	W16
Phoenix	27	17	.614	7	L3
Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
Golden State	23	21	.523	11	L3
Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

Eastern Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	30	14	.682	-	W6
New York	27	17	.614	3	W3
Indiana	24	20	.545	6	W3
Washington	16	28	.364	14	L10
Connecticut	11	33	.250	19	L2
Chicago	10	34	.227	20	L4

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