Storm 102-91 Mercury (1 Aug, 2018) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

20-7, 10-3 away

102

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	23	30	28	21	102
PHX	24	20	17	30	91

Phoenix Mercury

15-12, 5-7 home

Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard blocks Camille Little 's 3-foot layup
Natasha Howard blocks Camille Little's layup
Diana Taurasi makes 14-foot jumper (Angel Robinson assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 13-foot jumper
Angel Robinson makes 15-foot jumper (Briann January assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three pointer
Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
Leilani Mitchell misses two point shot
Leilani Mitchell misses driving layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 5-foot two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Camille Little misses three point jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup
DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Briann January assists)
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner's driving layup
Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 13-foot jumper
Camille Little makes 22-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Breanna Stewart blocks Briann January's driving layup
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 3-foot driving layup
Briann January makes 23-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Briann January assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner's layup
Yvonne Turner misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot jumper
Devereaux Peters misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses two point shot
Brittney Griner makes layup (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Leilani Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Angel Robinson makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes 23-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Briann January misses 23-foot three point jumper
Angel Robinson makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Briann January assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Briann January makes 18-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot jumper (Briann January assists)
Yvonne Turner makes two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup
Yvonne Turner makes 20-foot jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes driving layup
Devereaux Peters misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup (Sue Bird assists)
DeWanna Bonner blocks Breanna Stewart's driving layup
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jump bank shot
Alysha Clark misses two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Natasha Howard makes layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Alysha Clark makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Camille Little blocks Courtney Paris's layup
Courtney Paris makes layup (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Jordin Canada misses layup
Jordin Canada makes 18-foot running pullup jump shot
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Paris assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes driving layup
Brittney Griner blocks Sami Whitcomb's driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
Jordin Canada makes 14-foot jumper
Natasha Howard misses 21-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Natasha Howard makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird makes 1-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart misses driving layup
Natasha Howard makes two point shot (Alysha Clark assists)
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 22-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
Breanna Stewart makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Natasha Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Camille Little blocks Jewell Loyd's driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart's layup
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Alysha Clark makes two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 22-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Breanna Stewart misses driving layup
Natasha Howard misses tip shot
Brittney Griner blocks Jewell Loyd 's 11-foot driving layup
Breanna Stewart makes 8-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes 21-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes 13-foot two point shot
Alysha Clark makes 26-foot three point jumper (Courtney Paris assists)
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 26-foot three pointer
Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 10-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
Noelle Quinn makes jumper
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mercedes Russell misses 19-foot jumper
Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup
Mercedes Russell misses hook shot

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHX
10:00	Breanna Stewart vs. Brittney Griner (Briann January gains possession)	0	0
9:50	Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	0	2
9:31	Natasha Howard makes 7-foot two point shot	2	2
9:10	Diana Taurasi misses driving layup	2	2
9:09	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	2	2
9:04	Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)	5	2
8:42	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Alysha Clark steals)	5	2
8:35	Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)	7	2
8:22	Diana Taurasi makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)	7	4
8:11	Sue Bird misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	7	4
8:07	Briann January defensive rebound	7	4
7:59	Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper	7	4
7:57	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	7	4
7:50	Breanna Stewart makes driving layup (Sue Bird assists)	9	4
7:33	Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	4
7:30	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	9	4
7:24	DeWanna Bonner blocks Breanna Stewart's driving layup	9	4
7:21	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	9	4
7:19	Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point shot	9	7
7:05	Brittney Griner shooting foul	9	7
7:05	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	10	7
7:05	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	11	7
6:54	DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper	11	7
6:49	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	11	7
6:32	Alysha Clark lost ball turnover (Diana Taurasi steals)	11	7
6:24	Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	11	7
6:20	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	11	7
6:09	Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jump bank shot	11	7
6:08	Seattle offensive team rebound	11	7
6:03	Alysha Clark misses two point shot	11	7
6:00	Briann January defensive rebound	11	7
5:55	Natasha Howard shooting block foul	11	7
5:55	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
5:55	Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2	11	9
5:43	Breanna Stewart misses layup	11	9
5:39	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	11	9
5:22	Natasha Howard blocks Camille Little 's 3-foot layup	11	9
5:17	Camille Little offensive rebound	11	9
5:15	Natasha Howard blocks Camille Little's layup	11	9
5:15	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	11	9
5:15	Brittney Griner shooting foul	11	9
5:15	Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	12	9
5:15	Angel Robinson enters the game for Brittney Griner	12	9
5:15	Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	13	9
5:03	Diana Taurasi makes 14-foot jumper (Angel Robinson assists)	13	11
5:03	Sue Bird shooting foul	13	11
5:03	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 1	13	12
4:45	Natasha Howard makes layup (Alysha Clark assists)	15	12
4:30	DeWanna Bonner makes 13-foot jumper	15	14
4:16	Camille Little shooting foul	15	14
4:16	Official timeout	15	14
4:16	Devereaux Peters enters the game for Camille Little	15	14
4:16	Natasha Howard misses free throw 1 of 2	15	14
4:16	Seattle offensive team rebound	15	14
4:16	Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
4:05	Angel Robinson makes 15-foot jumper (Briann January assists)	16	16
3:52	Breanna Stewart traveling	16	16
3:34	Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper	16	16
3:29	Angel Robinson offensive rebound	16	16
3:22	Alysha Clark personal foul	16	16
3:15	DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	16
3:11	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	16	16
2:57	Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)	19	16
2:46	Angel Robinson traveling	19	16
2:46	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for Briann January	19	16
2:46	Jordin Canada enters the game for Sue Bird	19	16
2:36	Alysha Clark makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	21	16
2:25	Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three pointer	21	19
2:11	Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper	21	19
2:07	Devereaux Peters defensive rebound	21	19
2:02	Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	21	19
1:58	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	21	19
1:56	Jordin Canada misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	21	19
1:51	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	21	19
1:49	Jewell Loyd shooting foul	21	19
1:49	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2	21	20
1:49	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis enters the game for Natasha Howard	21	20
1:49	Crystal Langhorne enters the game for Jewell Loyd	21	20
1:49	Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2	21	20
1:46	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	21	20
1:38	Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	20
1:37	Phoenix defensive team rebound	21	20
1:37	Camille Little enters the game for Angel Robinson	21	20
1:37	Courtney Paris enters the game for Breanna Stewart	21	20
1:29	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis personal foul	21	20
1:29	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2	21	21
1:29	DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2	21	22
1:13	Camille Little blocks Courtney Paris's layup	21	22
1:10	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	21	22
59.3	Diana Taurasi out of bounds lost ball turnover	21	22
59.3	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Diana Taurasi	21	22
40.0	Courtney Paris makes layup (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)	23	22
28.1	DeWanna Bonner misses driving layup	23	22
24.7	DeWanna Bonner offensive rebound	23	22
24.7	DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot	23	24
5.8	Jordin Canada misses layup	23	24
3.2	Devereaux Peters defensive rebound	23	24
0.2	Leilani Mitchell misses two point shot	23	24
0.1	Phoenix offensive team rebound	23	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	24

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

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 1 August 2018

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 10,005

Referees:
Michael Price
Tim Greene
Katie Lukanich

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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