Mercury 87-84 Storm (16 May, 2019) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

2-0

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	25	26	16	20	87
SEA	24	24	16	20	84

Seattle Storm

0-1

Anriel Howard misses pullup jump shot
Crystal Langhorne makes 16-foot jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anriel Howard assists)
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 4-foot layup
Crystal Langhorne misses 24-foot three point jumper
Anriel Howard misses layup
Natasha Howard makes layup
Jordin Canada misses 11-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes driving layup
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Natasha Howard makes pullup jump shot
Jordin Canada misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Mercedes Russell makes two point shot (Natasha Howard assists)
Jordin Canada makes 23-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Presley Hudson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Mercedes Russell makes tip shot
Mercedes Russell misses jumper
Mercedes Russell makes pullup jump shot (Jordin Canada assists)
Recee' Caldwell makes 26-foot three point jumper (Macy Miller assists)
Macy Miller misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Presley Hudson misses 5-foot jumper
Presley Hudson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Recee' Caldwell makes 26-foot three point jumper
Presley Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper
Courtney Paris misses layup
Anriel Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Courtney Paris makes layup (Recee' Caldwell assists)
Recee' Caldwell makes 9-foot jumper
Natasha Howard makes two point shot (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 11-foot two point shot
Alanna Smith blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 5-foot jumper
Alanna Smith blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 3-foot jumper
Jordin Canada misses driving layup
Natasha Howard makes 21-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Natasha Howard makes 8-foot two point shot (Teana Muldrow assists)
Natasha Howard makes 10-foot jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jordin Canada assists)
DeWanna Bonner blocks Natasha Howard 's 10-foot jumper
Anriel Howard makes 16-foot jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada makes 20-foot jumper
Natasha Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard misses 11-foot two point shot
Anriel Howard misses 11-foot jumper
Jordin Canada makes two point shot
Zykera Rice makes 17-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Jordin Canada misses 19-foot jumper
Mercedes Russell makes two point shot
Macy Miller misses 17-foot jumper
Macy Miller misses 55-foot three point jumper
Zykera Rice misses 16-foot jumper
Recee' Caldwell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Zykera Rice assists)
Teana Muldrow makes 6-foot two point shot (Recee' Caldwell assists)
Mercedes Russell makes hook shot
Teana Muldrow makes driving layup
Mercedes Russell makes 3-foot layup (Recee' Caldwell assists)
Recee' Caldwell misses 27-foot three point jumper
Mercedes Russell misses layup
Presley Hudson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Recee' Caldwell assists)
Sophie Cunningham blocks Presley Hudson 's 28-foot three point jumper
Zykera Rice misses 11-foot two point shot
Recee' Caldwell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Recee' Caldwell misses 13-foot jumper
Presley Hudson makes 29-foot three point jumper (Courtney Paris assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes 18-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Essence Carson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner makes driving layup
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner's driving layup
Leilani Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Brittney Griner makes layup
Alanna Smith makes 2-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner makes 7-foot step back jumpshot
Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
Brittney Griner makes two point shot
Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Briann January misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses 25-foot three point jumper
Teana Muldrow blocks Alanna Smith 's 4-foot jumper
Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
Leilani Mitchell makes jumper
Stephanie Talbot makes layup
DeWanna Bonner makes 16-foot jumper (Arica Carter assists)
DeWanna Bonner makes layup (Arica Carter assists)
Arica Carter misses layup
Arica Carter misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith misses 6-foot two point shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arica Carter makes 14-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Essence Carson assists)
Brittney Griner makes 11-foot step back jumpshot (Yvonne Turner assists)
DeWanna Bonner misses three point jumper
Essence Carson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis blocks Brittney Griner 's 5-foot jumper
DeWanna Bonner makes three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Brittney Griner misses layup
Brittney Griner makes tip shot
DeWanna Bonner makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Essence Carson misses layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Arica Carter assists)
Alexis Peterson makes layup
Arica Carter makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Sophie Cunningham misses three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Emese Hof misses 15-foot jumper
Yvonne Turner misses two point shot
Alexis Peterson makes 10-foot jump bank shot
Brianna Turner makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
Emese Hof misses layup
Emese Hof makes jumper (Alexis Peterson assists)
Alanna Smith misses two point shot
Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emese Hof assists)
Stephanie Talbot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alexis Peterson assists)
Alexis Peterson misses 19-foot jumper
Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Natasha Howard (DeWanna Bonner gains possession)	0	0
9:37	DeWanna Bonner misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:31	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	0	0
9:16	Anriel Howard misses pullup jump shot	0	0
9:09	Essence Carson defensive rebound	0	0
9:01	Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
8:53	Natasha Howard defensive rebound	0	0
8:46	Crystal Langhorne makes 16-foot jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)	0	2
8:27	DeWanna Bonner makes 18-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)	2	2
8:10	Crystal Langhorne makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anriel Howard assists)	2	5
7:56	Essence Carson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)	5	5
7:32	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	5	5
7:28	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	5	5
7:22	DeWanna Bonner out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	5
7:05	Brittney Griner blocks Crystal Langhorne 's 4-foot layup	5	5
7:02	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	5	5
6:45	Brittney Griner makes driving layup	7	5
6:24	Crystal Langhorne misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	5
6:19	DeWanna Bonner defensive rebound	7	5
6:17	DeWanna Bonner lost ball turnover (Anriel Howard steals)	7	5
6:09	Anriel Howard misses layup	7	5
6:07	Natasha Howard offensive rebound	7	5
6:06	Natasha Howard makes layup	7	7
5:57	Brittney Griner misses 7-foot jumper	7	7
5:53	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	7	7
5:35	Jordin Canada misses 11-foot two point shot	7	7
5:33	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	7	7
5:18	Anriel Howard personal foul	7	7
5:15	Briann January bad pass (Natasha Howard steals)	7	7
5:03	Natasha Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper	7	7
4:59	Yvonne Turner defensive rebound	7	7
4:58	Yvonne Turner bad pass (Jordin Canada steals)	7	7
4:55	Jordin Canada makes driving layup	7	9
4:42	Brittney Griner misses layup	7	9
4:40	Crystal Langhorne defensive rebound	7	9
4:25	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis bad pass (Essence Carson steals)	7	9
4:19	Natasha Howard blocks DeWanna Bonner's driving layup	7	9
4:15	Jordin Canada defensive rebound	7	9
4:13	Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)	7	12
4:08	Phoenix Full timeout	7	12
4:08	Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Yvonne Turner	7	12
4:08	Alanna Smith enters the game for Essence Carson	7	12
4:08	Leilani Mitchell enters the game for DeWanna Bonner	7	12
3:50	Mercedes Russell enters the game for Crystal Langhorne	7	12
3:45	Leilani Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)	10	12
3:27	Natasha Howard makes pullup jump shot	10	14
3:27	Alanna Smith shooting foul	10	14
3:27	Macy Miller enters the game for Anriel Howard	10	14
3:27	Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 1	10	15
3:13	Brittney Griner makes layup	12	15
3:13	Mercedes Russell shooting foul	10	15
3:13	Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1	13	15
3:01	Jordin Canada misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	13	15
2:58	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	13	15
2:36	Alanna Smith makes 2-foot two point shot	15	15
2:21	Mercedes Russell makes two point shot (Natasha Howard assists)	15	17
2:10	Alanna Smith out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	17
2:09	Presley Hudson enters the game for Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis	15	17
2:00	Jordin Canada makes 23-foot three point jumper	15	20
1:44	Brittney Griner makes 7-foot step back jumpshot	17	20
1:26	Natasha Howard misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	17	20
1:23	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	17	20
1:14	Alanna Smith makes 26-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)	20	20
57.8	Presley Hudson misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	20	20
49.3	Mercedes Russell offensive rebound	20	20
49.3	Mercedes Russell makes tip shot	20	22
43.5	Brittney Griner makes two point shot	22	22
32.3	Mercedes Russell misses jumper	22	22
27.1	Alanna Smith defensive rebound	22	22
23.2	Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)	25	22
3.8	Mercedes Russell makes pullup jump shot (Jordin Canada assists)	25	24
0.1	Briann January misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	25	24
0.1	Phoenix offensive team rebound	25	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	24

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-1

Mercury
68
Storm
77

Game 1

25/5

Mercury
69
Storm
67

Game 2

1/7

Storm
82
Mercury
70

Game 3

4/9

Angel of the Winds Arena

3:00 AM, 16 May 2019

Everett, WA

Attendance: 3,076

Referees:
Maj Forsberg
Byron Jarrett
John Butler

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	4	1	.800	-	W2
Las Vegas	3	1	.750	0.5	W1
Dallas	3	2	.600	1	W2
Seattle	4	3	.571	1	W3
Phoenix	3	3	.500	1.5	L2
Los Angeles	2	4	.333	2.5	W1

Fever lose Temi Fagbenle for 2-3 weeks, Erica Wheeler also out

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Lynx's Diamond Miller has knee procedure, out indefinitely

Lynx forward Diamond Miller had a successful surgical procedure on her right knee and will be out indefinitely.

Seattle visits Indiana after Clark's 30-point game

Seattle Storm (3-3, 0-2 Western Conference) at Indiana Fever (1-7, 0-4 Eastern Conference)

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