Mercury 75-71 Storm (28 Aug, 2017) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

16-16, 9-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	13	23	15	24	75
SEA	14	20	15	22	71

Seattle Storm

14-18, 10-7 home

Jewell Loyd misses jumper
Crystal Langhorne misses layup
Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 1-foot layup
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Sue Bird misses 15-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses jumper
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Sue Bird misses 12-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird makes 17-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 3-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 1
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 4-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords misses 13-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords makes two point shot (Ramu Tokashiki assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 18-foot jumper
Emma Cannon blocks Ramu Tokashiki 's 4-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne misses free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses jumper
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart misses 4-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart makes layup
Brittney Griner blocks Jewell Loyd 's 1-foot layup
Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 5-foot jumper
Sue Bird misses 15-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 1
Crystal Langhorne misses 18-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Sue Bird makes 23-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 23-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne's layup
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 6-foot two point shot (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 19-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 14-foot jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Sue Bird 's 19-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords makes two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Jewell Loyd misses 15-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes free throw 1 of 2
Sue Bird makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart misses free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 6-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 1
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Yvonne Turner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner misses 18-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 9-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses hook shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
Brittney Griner makes layup (Monique Currie assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses jumper
Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
Carolyn Swords blocks Emma Cannon's layup
Carolyn Swords blocks Emma Cannon 's 1-foot layup
Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper
Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Emma Cannon makes jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Emma Cannon makes 18-foot jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
Monique Currie misses jumper
Monique Currie misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Monique Currie misses 17-foot jumper
Cayla George misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses jumper
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 8-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Yvonne Turner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 6-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 8-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Danielle Robinson misses 34-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 6-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 6-foot jumper
Emma Cannon misses 6-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Monique Currie makes 16-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Monique Currie misses 18-foot jumper
Camille Little misses layup
Stephanie Talbot makes jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 14-foot jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 1
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 1 of 2
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2
Camille Little makes 23-foot three point jumper (Danielle Robinson assists)
Brittney Griner misses 1-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Monique Currie misses 17-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 14-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses layup
Leilani Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup (Camille Little assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
Leilani Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Monique Currie assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Emma Cannon assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 1 of 2
Leilani Mitchell misses free throw 2 of 2

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Breanna Stewart (Leilani Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Brittney Griner Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	0	0
9:26	Jewell Loyd misses jumper	0	0
9:26	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	0	0
9:17	Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Yvonne Turner assists)	2	0
9:00	Crystal Langhorne misses layup	2	0
9:00	Crystal Langhorne offensive rebound	2	0
8:57	Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 1-foot layup	2	0
8:57	Seattle offensive team rebound	2	0
8:51	Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)	2	3
8:27	Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:26	Leilani Mitchell offensive rebound	2	3
8:17	Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jumper	2	3
8:15	Phoenix offensive team rebound	2	3
7:58	Yvonne Turner misses 18-foot jumper	2	3
7:58	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	2	3
7:52	Camille Little personal block (Sue Bird draws the foul)	2	3
7:41	Camille Little personal foul (Crystal Langhorne draws the foul)	2	3
7:33	Sue Bird misses 15-foot jumper	2	3
7:33	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	3
7:26	Diana Taurasi misses 14-foot jumper	2	3
7:26	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	2	3
7:18	Jewell Loyd makes two point shot	2	5
7:01	Diana Taurasi lost ball turnover (Sue Bird steals)	2	5
7:01	Yvonne Turner personal foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	2	5
6:43	Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
6:41	Yvonne Turner defensive rebound	2	5
6:35	Diana Taurasi makes 9-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)	4	5
6:09	Sue Bird misses two point shot	4	5
6:05	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	4	5
5:52	Brittney Griner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)	6	5
5:39	Jewell Loyd misses jumper	6	5
5:37	Seattle offensive team rebound	6	5
5:37	Camille Little loose ball foul (Alysha Clark draws the foul)	6	5
5:37	Emma Cannon enters the game for Camille Little	6	5
5:31	Breanna Stewart misses layup	6	5
5:28	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	6	5
5:28	Breanna Stewart personal foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	6	5
5:09	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	8	5
4:56	Sue Bird misses 12-foot two point shot	8	5
4:56	Phoenix defensive team rebound	8	5
4:56	Official timeout	8	5
4:43	Emma Cannon traveling	8	5
4:33	Yvonne Turner personal foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	8	5
4:33	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	8	6
4:33	Monique Currie enters the game for Yvonne Turner	8	6
4:33	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	8	7
4:20	Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper	8	7
4:18	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	8	7
4:11	Sue Bird makes 17-foot two point shot	8	9
3:56	Brittney Griner misses hook shot	8	9
3:51	Sue Bird defensive rebound	8	9
3:43	Alysha Clark bad pass (Leilani Mitchell steals)	8	9
3:27	Alysha Clark shooting foul (Diana Taurasi draws the foul)	8	9
3:27	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3	9	9
3:27	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3	10	9
3:27	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Alysha Clark	10	9
3:27	Danielle Robinson enters the game for Leilani Mitchell	10	9
3:27	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3	11	9
3:03	Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 3-foot jumper	11	9
3:02	Seattle offensive team rebound	11	9
3:02	shot clock turnover	11	9
3:02	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Diana Taurasi	11	9
3:02	Noelle Quinn enters the game for Sue Bird	11	9
2:49	Brittney Griner makes layup (Monique Currie assists)	13	9
2:39	Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	13	11
2:39	Brittney Griner shooting foul (Crystal Langhorne draws the foul)	13	11
2:39	Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 1	13	12
2:17	Stephanie Talbot misses jumper	13	12
2:17	Phoenix offensive team rebound	13	12
2:17	Carolyn Swords enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	13	12
2:13	Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot jumper	13	12
2:12	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis defensive rebound	13	12
2:04	Danielle Robinson shooting foul (Jewell Loyd draws the foul)	13	12
2:04	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	13	13
2:04	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	13	14
1:50	Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper	13	14
1:47	Emma Cannon offensive rebound	13	14
1:39	Carolyn Swords blocks Emma Cannon's layup	13	14
1:37	Carolyn Swords defensive rebound	13	14
1:24	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	14
1:23	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	13	14
1:23	Brittney Griner Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	13	14
1:23	Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Jewell Loyd	13	14
1:09	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 4-foot jumper	13	14
1:08	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	13	14
53.0	Carolyn Swords blocks Emma Cannon 's 1-foot layup	13	14
51.0	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis defensive rebound	13	14
47.0	Ramu Tokashiki enters the game for Breanna Stewart	13	14
38.0	Noelle Quinn Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover	13	14
18.0	Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper	13	14
18.0	Phoenix offensive team rebound	13	14
18.0	Ramu Tokashiki loose ball foul (Danielle Robinson draws the foul)	13	14
5.0	Monique Currie misses 16-foot jumper	13	14
4.0	Ramu Tokashiki defensive rebound	13	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	13	14

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 2-1

Mercury
85
Storm
82

Game 1

24/6

Storm
98
Mercury
89

Game 2

13/8

Mercury
75
Storm
71

Game 3

28/8

KeyArena

2:00 AM, 28 August 2017

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 13,882

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Roy Gulbeyan
Jeff Wooten

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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