Mercury 87-82 Storm (21 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

2-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	26	20	15	26	87
SEA	17	19	18	28	82

Seattle Storm

0-1, 0-1 home

Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 29-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne misses 10-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 17-foot two point shot
Jordin Canada makes 23-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Natasha Howard misses finger roll layup
Courtney Paris misses 3-foot jumper
Courtney Paris makes free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Paris makes free throw 2 of 2
Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordin Canada misses jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 12-foot two point shot
Marie Gulich blocks Jewell Loyd 's 3-foot two point shot
Jordin Canada misses 19-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard misses 10-foot jumper
Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
Alysha Clark misses 8-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Alysha Clark makes 20-foot step back jumpshot (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 20-foot two point shot
Sue Bird makes free throw 1 of 2
Sue Bird makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordin Canada makes driving layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Alysha Clark misses layup
Breanna Stewart makes 3-foot jump bank shot
Courtney Paris misses free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Paris makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner blocks Courtney Paris 's 6-foot jumper
Jordin Canada misses 17-foot jumper
Natasha Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne misses 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 8-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 30-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart 's 8-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 18-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 22-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd misses free throw 1 of 2
Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 23-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
Stephanie Talbot blocks Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 's 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart 's 9-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes driving layup
Natasha Howard makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
Alysha Clark makes 24-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Natasha Howard makes 4-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird misses 17-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart misses free throw 2 of 2
Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 20-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2
Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird makes 22-foot jumper
Jordin Canada makes two point shot
Natasha Howard makes 13-foot jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup
Jordin Canada misses 42-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 15-foot two point shot (Briann January assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes 21-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Sancho Lyttle makes 6-foot two point shot
Briann January makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Sancho Lyttle makes 20-foot jumper (Briann January assists)
Breanna Stewart blocks Diana Taurasi 's 4-foot layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 20-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Camille Little misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Camille Little misses 10-foot jumper
Natasha Howard blocks Marie Gulich 's 4-foot driving layup
Marie Gulich makes layup (Briann January assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard blocks Camille Little 's 10-foot jumper
Briann January misses 19-foot jumper
Sancho Lyttle misses 21-foot jumper
Briann January misses 21-foot jumper
Briann January makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Jewell Loyd blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup
Camille Little makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart blocks Camille Little 's 4-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Camille Little makes 15-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Sancho Lyttle misses three point jumper
Sancho Lyttle misses 21-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sancho Lyttle makes driving layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 5-foot jump bank shot (Briann January assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd blocks Brittney Griner 's 9-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 1 of 2
Stephanie Talbot makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Leilani Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell misses 32-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
Briann January misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Sancho Lyttle makes free throw 1 of 2
Sancho Lyttle makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes 15-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Briann January makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2
Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart blocks Brittney Griner 's 10-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper
Camille Little misses 12-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
Briann January makes 20-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Briann January assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner misses 3-foot jump bank shot
Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2
Briann January misses free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Breanna Stewart (Briann January gains possession)	0	0
9:47	Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:43	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	0	0
9:40	Jewell Loyd misses two point shot	0	0
9:36	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	0	0
9:25	Brittney Griner makes 15-foot two point shot (Briann January assists)	2	0
9:09	Breanna Stewart makes three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)	2	3
8:45	DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup	2	3
8:42	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	2	3
8:28	Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:25	Jewell Loyd offensive rebound	2	3
8:20	Breanna Stewart misses 29-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:16	Jewell Loyd offensive rebound	2	3
8:10	Sue Bird bad pass (Briann January steals)	2	3
8:02	Breanna Stewart kicked ball violation	2	3
7:59	Crystal Langhorne shooting foul	2	3
7:59	Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2	3	3
7:59	Crystal Langhorne lane violation	3	3
7:59	Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2	4	3
7:45	Sue Bird makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	4	6
7:27	Brittney Griner makes 21-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	6	6
7:12	Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	6
7:08	Sancho Lyttle defensive rebound	6	6
6:59	Sancho Lyttle makes 6-foot two point shot	8	6
6:45	Sancho Lyttle personal blocking foul	8	6
6:41	Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot jumper	8	6
6:37	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	8	6
6:31	Briann January makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	10	6
6:10	Crystal Langhorne misses 10-foot jumper	10	6
6:06	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	10	6
5:58	Breanna Stewart personal foul	10	6
5:51	Sancho Lyttle makes 20-foot jumper (Briann January assists)	12	6
5:37	Crystal Langhorne lost ball turnover (DeWanna Bonner steals)	12	6
5:31	Breanna Stewart blocks Diana Taurasi 's 4-foot layup	12	6
5:31	Phoenix offensive team rebound	12	6
5:31	Jordin Canada enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	12	6
5:31	Natasha Howard enters the game for Jewell Loyd	12	6
5:31	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Diana Taurasi	12	6
5:31	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Briann January	12	6
5:24	DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	15	6
5:16	Sancho Lyttle personal foul	15	6
5:16	Camille Little enters the game for Sancho Lyttle	15	6
5:08	Jordin Canada bad pass (DeWanna Bonner steals)	15	6
5:03	DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup	17	6
4:55	Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)	17	9
4:35	Brittney Griner makes 3-foot two point shot	19	9
4:15	Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)	19	12
4:02	Brittney Griner makes 20-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	21	12
3:41	Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	12
3:37	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	21	12
3:37	Sue Bird personal foul	21	12
3:37	Official timeout	21	12
3:37	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Sue Bird	21	12
3:37	Courtney Paris enters the game for Alysha Clark	21	12
3:16	DeWanna Bonner misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	12
3:12	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis defensive rebound	21	12
3:00	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	21	12
2:56	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	21	12
2:42	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis shooting foul	21	12
2:42	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	22	12
2:42	Diana Taurasi enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	22	12
2:42	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	23	12
2:28	Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	12
2:23	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	23	12
2:17	Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)	26	12
1:56	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 17-foot two point shot	26	14
1:41	Camille Little misses 16-foot jumper	26	14
1:37	Courtney Paris defensive rebound	26	14
1:30	Jordin Canada out of bounds lost ball turnover	26	14
1:16	Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot	26	14
1:13	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	26	14
1:05	Jordin Canada makes 23-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)	26	17
51.0	Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper	26	17
47.6	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	26	17
41.9	Jewell Loyd enters the game for Breanna Stewart	26	17
27.8	Natasha Howard misses finger roll layup	26	17
24.9	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	26	17
16.2	Camille Little misses 10-foot jumper	26	17
14.0	Courtney Paris defensive rebound	26	17
1.8	Courtney Paris misses 3-foot jumper	26	17
0.4	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	26	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	17

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Mercury
87
Storm
82

Game 1

21/5

Storm
87
Mercury
71

Game 2

24/5

Storm
102
Mercury
91

Game 3

1/8

KeyArena

2:00 AM, 21 May 2018

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 8,602

Referees:
Kurt Walker
Jeff Wooten
Natalie Sago
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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