Sparks 99-76 Mercury (25 Jul, 2020) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	22	28	30	19	99
PHX	22	24	8	22	76

Phoenix Mercury

0-1, 0-1 home

Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brittney Griner makes 18-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot pullup jump shot
Bria Hartley misses layup
Brianna Turner misses 3-foot tip shot
Brianna Turner makes jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham makes three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn makes 15-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 25-foot three pointer (Alanna Smith assists)
Kia Vaughn makes 7-foot layup (Bria Hartley assists)
Kristine Anigwe blocks Bria Hartley 's 10-foot layup
Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Alanna Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 14-foot jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brianna Turner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists)
Brianna Turner makes layup (Brittney Griner assists)
Brittney Griner misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes blocks Brittney Griner 's 4-foot layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 8-foot jumper
Bria Hartley misses 17-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 20-foot jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
Kia Vaughn misses jumper
Brittney Griner misses layup
Bria Hartley misses 12-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alanna Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kia Vaughn makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi makes layup (Bria Hartley assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Vaughn assists)
Alanna Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner misses 16-foot jumper
Bria Hartley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes 17-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Brianna Turner makes 6-foot two point shot (Shatori Walker-Kimbrough assists)
Sophie Cunningham makes 4-foot two point shot (Brianna Turner assists)
Alanna Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses layup
Candace Parker misses 13-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 5-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker makes layup (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)
Candace Parker makes 11-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Kia Vaughn blocks Candace Parker's layup
Seimone Augustus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Chelsea Gray makes layup
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Sykes makes two point shot (Te'a Cooper assists)
Kristine Anigwe misses 11-foot jumper
Kristine Anigwe makes 3-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 12-foot two point shot
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 12-foot jumper
Riquna Williams misses layup
Riquna Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Reshanda Gray assists)
Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Sydney Wiese makes 4-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 13-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Reshanda Gray's layup
Te'a Cooper misses 27-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 3-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker makes three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 14-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes 25-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes layup
Candace Parker makes 3-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Chelsea Gray misses 13-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes layup
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 11-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes layup
Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Seimone Augustus makes 19-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 16-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 24-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 4-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sydney Wiese misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 22-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Te'a Cooper makes layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
Te'a Cooper makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Kristine Anigwe misses 14-foot jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 18-foot jumper (Riquna Williams assists)
Sydney Wiese makes 17-foot jumper
Riquna Williams makes 11-foot jumper
Te'a Cooper makes layup (Riquna Williams assists)
Riquna Williams misses 19-foot jumper
Riquna Williams misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner blocks Reshanda Gray 's 11-foot layup
Kristine Anigwe makes layup (Riquna Williams assists)

SPARKS

MERCURY

TIME		LA	PHX
10:00	Nneka Ogwumike vs. Brittney Griner (Skylar Diggins-Smith gains possession)	0	0
9:50	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:46	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses layup	0	0
9:28	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	0	0
9:21	Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	0	2
9:04	Brittney Griner personal foul	0	2
9:00	Candace Parker misses 13-foot jumper	0	2
8:56	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	0	2
8:47	Brittney Griner makes 18-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	0	4
8:24	Nneka Ogwumike makes 5-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)	2	4
8:24	Nia Coffey shooting foul	2	4
8:24	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1	3	4
8:13	Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper	3	4
8:10	Phoenix offensive team rebound	3	4
7:57	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	3	4
7:53	Candace Parker defensive rebound	3	4
7:51	Candace Parker bad pass (Brianna Turner steals)	3	4
7:38	Nia Coffey lost ball turnover (Chelsea Gray steals)	3	4
7:32	Candace Parker makes layup (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)	5	4
7:24	Brittney Griner offensive charge	5	4
7:24	Brittney Griner turnover	5	4
7:24	Kia Vaughn enters the game for Brittney Griner	5	4
7:10	Candace Parker makes 11-foot two point shot	7	4
6:53	Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	7	7
6:40	Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot jumper	7	7
6:37	Nia Coffey defensive rebound	7	7
6:33	Brianna Turner offensive charge	7	7
6:33	Brianna Turner turnover	7	7
6:33	Bria Hartley enters the game for Nia Coffey	7	7
6:33	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Tierra Ruffin-Pratt	7	7
6:09	Candace Parker makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)	9	7
5:58	Chelsea Gray shooting foul	9	7
5:58	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	9	7
5:58	Phoenix offensive team rebound	9	7
5:58	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
5:48	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)	11	8
5:35	Diana Taurasi misses 7-foot pullup jump shot	11	8
5:34	Kia Vaughn offensive rebound	11	8
5:34	Candace Parker shooting foul	11	8
5:34	Kia Vaughn misses free throw 1 of 2	11	8
5:34	Phoenix offensive team rebound	11	8
5:34	Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Diana Taurasi	11	8
5:34	Kia Vaughn misses free throw 2 of 2	11	8
5:31	Candace Parker defensive rebound	11	8
5:14	Kia Vaughn blocks Candace Parker's layup	11	8
5:07	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	11	8
5:06	Bria Hartley misses layup	11	8
5:06	Brianna Turner offensive rebound	11	8
5:05	Brianna Turner misses 3-foot tip shot	11	8
5:05	Candace Parker defensive rebound	11	8
5:04	Brittney Sykes enters the game for Riquna Williams	11	8
5:04	Candace Parker bad pass (Sophie Cunningham steals)	11	8
4:57	Brianna Turner makes jumper (Bria Hartley assists)	11	10
4:41	Seimone Augustus makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	14	10
4:24	Brianna Turner bad pass	14	10
4:24	Official timeout	14	10
4:24	Kristine Anigwe enters the game for Candace Parker	14	10
4:24	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	14	10
4:12	Kristine Anigwe bad pass (Brianna Turner steals)	14	10
4:06	Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	10
4:00	Sophie Cunningham offensive rebound	14	10
3:56	Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	10
3:52	Kristine Anigwe defensive rebound	14	10
3:44	Chelsea Gray makes layup	16	10
3:28	Sophie Cunningham makes three point jumper	16	13
3:09	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough enters the game for Skylar Diggins-Smith	16	13
3:09	Te'a Cooper enters the game for Chelsea Gray	16	13
3:05	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	18	13
2:50	Bria Hartley bad pass (Kristine Anigwe steals)	18	13
2:44	Brittney Sykes makes two point shot (Te'a Cooper assists)	20	13
2:29	Te'a Cooper shooting foul	20	13
2:29	Bria Hartley misses free throw 1 of 3	20	13
2:29	Phoenix offensive team rebound	20	13
2:29	Bria Hartley makes free throw 2 of 3	20	14
2:29	Alanna Smith enters the game for Brianna Turner	20	14
2:29	Bria Hartley makes free throw 3 of 3	20	15
2:27	Kristine Anigwe bad pass (Bria Hartley steals)	20	15
2:26	Bria Hartley traveling	20	15
2:13	Alanna Smith personal foul	20	15
2:04	Kristine Anigwe misses 11-foot jumper	20	15
2:00	Bria Hartley defensive rebound	20	15
1:49	Bria Hartley misses 25-foot three point jumper	20	15
1:47	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	20	15
1:38	Kristine Anigwe makes 3-foot two point shot (Seimone Augustus assists)	22	15
1:25	Kia Vaughn makes 15-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)	22	17
1:10	Brittney Sykes out of bounds bad pass turnover	22	17
1:10	Sydney Wiese enters the game for Te'a Cooper	22	17
1:00	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough makes 25-foot three pointer (Alanna Smith assists)	22	20
42.1	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 12-foot two point shot	22	20
38.8	Bria Hartley defensive rebound	22	20
32.5	Kia Vaughn makes 7-foot layup (Bria Hartley assists)	22	22
17.6	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 12-foot jumper	22	22
14.6	Alanna Smith defensive rebound	22	22
3.3	Kristine Anigwe blocks Bria Hartley 's 10-foot layup	22	22
3.3	Kristine Anigwe defensive rebound	22	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	22

Regular Season Series

LA wins 2-0

Sparks
99
Mercury
76

Game 1

25/7

Mercury
74
Sparks
83

Game 2

20/8

IMG Academy

8:00 PM, 25 July 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Jeff Wooten
Fatou Cissoko-Stephens

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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