Storm 84-61 Mercury (13 May, 2018) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

2-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	20	18	14	32	84
PHX	14	22	13	12	61

Phoenix Mercury

0-2, 0-1 home

Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 9-foot two point shot
Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sancho Lyttle misses 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
Briann January misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Briann January makes three pointer
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4-foot driving layup
Camille Little misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Brittney Griner makes 13-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Imani Wright misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Marie Gulich misses driving layup
Camille Little misses 30-foot three point jumper
Imani Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Imani Wright makes free throw 2 of 2
Imani Wright misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2
Camille Little makes free throw 2 of 2
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marie Gulich misses 9-foot two point shot
Marie Gulich makes 4-foot layup (Briann January assists)
Briann January misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Sancho Lyttle misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 27-foot three point jumper
Alex Harden makes layup
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner misses 10-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot jumper
Alex Harden makes three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
Brittney Griner makes dunk (Diana Taurasi assists)
Alex Harden makes 8-foot two point shot
Alex Harden misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sancho Lyttle makes 16-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 6-foot two point shot
Sancho Lyttle misses two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes 20-foot jumper (Alex Harden assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
DeWanna Bonner misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 2
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
Stephanie Talbot makes driving layup
Camille Little makes free throw 1 of 2
Camille Little makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marie Gulich misses 9-foot hook shot
Alex Harden misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Aleksandra Crvendakic blocks Marie Gulich 's 4-foot layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Alexis Prince makes 9-foot jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses three point jumper
Natasha Howard blocks Emma Cannon 's 5-foot driving layup
Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Emma Cannon makes layup
Alexis Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Imani Wright makes two point shot (Alexis Prince assists)
Imani Wright misses 21-foot jumper
Alex Harden misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Alexis Prince misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sancho Lyttle misses 11-foot jumper
Alexis Prince misses free throw 1 of 2
Alexis Prince makes free throw 2 of 2
Alexis Prince misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Imani Wright misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marie Gulich makes 17-foot jumper (Emma Cannon assists)
Alexis Prince makes 25-foot three point jumper (Imani Wright assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark makes two point shot
Breanna Stewart misses jumper
Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes two point shot
Alysha Clark misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses running pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
Alysha Clark makes driving layup
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Natasha Howard misses 13-foot jumper
Jordin Canada makes 26-foot three point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
Natasha Howard makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Natasha Howard makes driving layup
Natasha Howard makes driving layup
Aleksandra Crvendakic misses driving layup
Crystal Langhorne makes 12-foot jumper (Aleksandra Crvendakic assists)
Jordin Canada misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
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 34-foot three point jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes 2-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 18-foot jumper
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Aleksandra Crvendakic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd makes three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd misses driving floating jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Sue Bird misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Teana Muldrow misses two point shot
Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
DeWanna Bonner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 6-foot layup
Jordin Canada misses 19-foot jumper
Teana Muldrow makes 3-foot layup (Jordin Canada assists)
Jordin Canada makes technical free throw
Jordin Canada misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Aleksandra Crvendakic misses 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 6-foot two point shot
Jordin Canada makes 25-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 10-foot two point shot
Jordin Canada misses running pullup jump shot
Aleksandra Crvendakic misses 26-foot three point shot
Aleksandra Crvendakic misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 1 of 2
Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordin Canada misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
Jordin Canada misses free throw 2 of 2
Teana Muldrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
Breanna Stewart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Natasha Howard makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Jordin Canada makes two point shot
Aleksandra Crvendakic makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Aleksandra Crvendakic makes free throw 1 of 2
Aleksandra Crvendakic misses free throw 2 of 2
Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
Aleksandra Crvendakic makes free throw 1 of 2
Aleksandra Crvendakic misses free throw 2 of 2
Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brittany McPhee assists)
Teana Muldrow makes 26-foot three point jumper
Aleksandra Crvendakic makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brittany McPhee misses 26-foot three point jumper
Teana Muldrow misses 23-foot three point jumper
Aleksandra Crvendakic makes two point shot
Brittany McPhee misses 16-foot jumper
Marie Gulich blocks Teana Muldrow's two point shot

STORM

MERCURY

TIME		SEA	PHX
10:00	Breanna Stewart vs. Briann January (Brittney Griner gains possession)	0	0
9:43	Brittney Griner makes 8-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)	0	2
9:25	Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	2
9:22	Sancho Lyttle defensive rebound	0	2
9:16	Diana Taurasi makes 9-foot two point shot	0	4
8:57	Alysha Clark makes two point shot	2	4
8:40	Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	4
8:38	Brittney Griner offensive rebound	2	4
8:24	Sancho Lyttle misses 15-foot jumper	2	4
8:20	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	2	4
8:01	Breanna Stewart misses jumper	2	4
7:57	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	2	4
7:48	Sue Bird shooting foul	2	4
7:48	Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2	2	5
7:48	Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 2	2	5
7:45	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	2	5
7:32	Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
7:29	Crystal Langhorne offensive rebound	2	5
7:27	Crystal Langhorne makes two point shot	4	5
7:15	DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper	4	5
7:12	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	4	5
7:00	Alysha Clark misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	5
6:56	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	4	5
6:49	Briann January misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	4	5
6:48	Phoenix offensive team rebound	4	5
6:48	Jewell Loyd loose ball foul	4	5
6:36	Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)	4	7
6:16	Breanna Stewart makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)	7	7
6:02	Briann January makes three pointer	7	10
5:53	Sue Bird misses running pullup jump shot	7	10
5:50	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	7	10
5:44	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Alysha Clark steals)	7	10
5:37	Sue Bird bad pass (Briann January steals)	7	10
5:31	Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper	7	10
5:26	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	7	10
5:15	Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot step back jumpshot	9	10
4:53	Phoenix Full timeout	9	10
4:53	Camille Little enters the game for Sancho Lyttle	9	10
4:53	Alex Harden enters the game for Briann January	9	10
4:53	Jordin Canada enters the game for Sue Bird	9	10
4:48	Brittney Griner makes two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)	9	12
4:24	Alysha Clark makes driving layup	11	12
4:09	DeWanna Bonner misses 14-foot two point shot	11	12
4:08	Seattle defensive team rebound	11	12
4:08	Stephanie Talbot enters the game for Diana Taurasi	11	12
4:08	Natasha Howard enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	11	12
3:53	Jewell Loyd misses driving layup	11	12
3:49	Camille Little defensive rebound	11	12
3:40	Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 4-foot driving layup	11	12
3:34	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	11	12
3:32	Jordin Canada bad pass (Camille Little steals)	11	12
3:09	Camille Little misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	11	12
3:06	Jordin Canada defensive rebound	11	12
3:05	Jordin Canada lost ball turnover (Stephanie Talbot steals)	11	12
2:55	Brittney Griner makes 13-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)	11	14
2:33	Natasha Howard misses 13-foot jumper	11	14
2:30	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	11	14
2:17	Stephanie Talbot lost ball turnover (Jewell Loyd steals)	11	14
2:10	Jordin Canada makes 26-foot three point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)	14	14
2:09	Phoenix Full timeout	14	14
2:09	Marie Gulich enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	14	14
2:09	Imani Wright enters the game for Brittney Griner	14	14
2:09	Teana Muldrow enters the game for Alysha Clark	14	14
1:52	Marie Gulich lost ball turnover (Jewell Loyd steals)	14	14
1:44	Jewell Loyd misses two point shot	14	14
1:39	Camille Little defensive rebound	14	14
1:36	Imani Wright misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	14	14
1:32	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	14	14
1:20	Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot	14	14
1:18	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	14	14
1:04	Marie Gulich misses driving layup	14	14
1:01	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	14	14
53.3	Natasha Howard makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	16	14
45.1	Marie Gulich offensive foul	16	14
45.1	Marie Gulich turnover	16	14
45.1	Aleksandra Crvendakic enters the game for Jewell Loyd	16	14
45.1	Crystal Langhorne enters the game for Breanna Stewart	16	14
35.5	Natasha Howard makes driving layup	18	14
26.5	Stephanie Talbot traveling	18	14
2.6	Natasha Howard makes driving layup	20	14
0.1	Camille Little misses 30-foot three point jumper	20	14
0.1	Phoenix offensive team rebound	20	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	14

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, 13 May 2018

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 4,535

Referees:
Kurt Walker
Jeff Wooten
Randy Richardson
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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