Storm 90-89 Sparks (5 Sep, 2020) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

15-3, 6-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	18	27	24	21	90
LA	25	24	20	20	89

Los Angeles Sparks

13-5, 7-1 home

Candace Parker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sydney Wiese assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Kristine Anigwe makes 2-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes 6-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes layup
Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Riquna Williams assists)
Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
Riquna Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 34-foot three point jumper
Marie Gulich misses 7-foot two point shot
Marie Gulich misses two point shot
Riquna Williams makes 20-foot jumper
Riquna Williams makes 6-foot jumper
Riquna Williams makes jumper
Riquna Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses two point shot
Candace Parker misses 8-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray makes 8-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Brittney Sykes makes layup
Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Alysha Clark blocks Sydney Wiese 's 9-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Candace Parker assists)
Sydney Wiese makes 25-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Ezi Magbegor blocks Kristine Anigwe 's 10-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Natasha Howard blocks Kristine Anigwe 's 6-foot layup
Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes layup
Te'a Cooper misses three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 19-foot two point shot
Candace Parker misses 9-foot jumper
Marie Gulich makes 4-foot two point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
Marie Gulich makes 4-foot two point shot (Riquna Williams assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Candace Parker assists)
Riquna Williams misses 10-foot step back jumpshot
Brittney Sykes makes layup
Seimone Augustus misses 37-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 21-foot jumper
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 21-foot jumper (Riquna Williams assists)
Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
Te'a Cooper makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Breanna Stewart blocks Riquna Williams 's 4-foot layup
Chelsea Gray misses 13-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses jumper
Seimone Augustus makes jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray makes 5-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker misses 12-foot two point shot
Natasha Howard makes layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird makes three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot two point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Breanna Stewart makes layup
Riquna Williams blocks Breanna Stewart 's 6-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 5-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 4-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Alysha Clark makes driving layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Crystal Langhorne misses jumper
Natasha Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Natasha Howard makes driving layup (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Natasha Howard makes layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Candace Parker blocks Breanna Stewart 's 14-foot jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 7-foot jumper
Sue Bird makes 16-foot jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes 5-foot two point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 3-foot two point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)
Kristine Anigwe blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 10-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes blocks Jewell Loyd 's 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 43-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 5-foot layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Sue Bird makes 21-foot jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 5-foot hook shot
Natasha Howard makes 6-foot hook shot (Sue Bird assists)
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup
Sue Bird makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper
Natasha Howard makes 3-foot hook shot
Jewell Loyd misses 11-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses layup
Epiphanny Prince makes 8-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Epiphanny Prince misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Epiphanny Prince makes 6-foot two point shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
Mercedes Russell misses 9-foot two point shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Epiphanny Prince assists)
Breanna Stewart makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Natasha Howard misses layup
Alysha Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
Breanna Stewart misses 4-foot two point shot
Candace Parker blocks Breanna Stewart 's 5-foot layup
Breanna Stewart misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 5-foot jumper
Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot two point shot
Breanna Stewart makes layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Candace Parker blocks Breanna Stewart 's 13-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses finger roll layup
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Breanna Stewart makes two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)

STORM

SPARKS

TIME		SEA	LA
10:00	Breanna Stewart vs. Kristine Anigwe (Sue Bird gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Breanna Stewart bad pass (Brittney Sykes steals)	0	0
9:29	Candace Parker bad pass (Sue Bird steals)	0	0
9:22	Natasha Howard makes layup (Breanna Stewart assists)	2	0
8:58	Candace Parker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)	2	3
8:40	Breanna Stewart misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:38	Kristine Anigwe defensive rebound	2	3
8:17	Brittney Sykes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sydney Wiese assists)	2	6
8:06	Breanna Stewart bad pass	2	6
7:39	Brittney Sykes misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	6
7:37	Breanna Stewart defensive rebound	2	6
7:25	Candace Parker shooting foul	2	6
7:25	Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
7:25	Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
7:01	Candace Parker misses jumper	4	6
6:58	Brittney Sykes offensive rebound	4	6
6:56	Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)	4	9
6:43	Sue Bird makes three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)	7	9
6:21	Kristine Anigwe makes 2-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)	7	11
6:12	Breanna Stewart misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	11
6:09	Kristine Anigwe defensive rebound	7	11
5:59	Sue Bird kicked ball violation	7	11
5:47	Candace Parker makes 6-foot jumper	7	13
5:39	Breanna Stewart offensive foul	7	13
5:39	Breanna Stewart turnover	7	13
5:24	Natasha Howard shooting foul	7	13
5:24	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	7	14
5:24	Riquna Williams enters the game for Sydney Wiese	7	14
5:24	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	7	15
5:06	Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	15
5:04	Candace Parker defensive rebound	7	15
4:56	Natasha Howard personal foul	7	15
4:56	Official timeout	7	15
4:56	Ezi Magbegor enters the game for Natasha Howard	7	15
4:44	Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	15
4:42	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	7	15
4:25	Ezi Magbegor lost ball turnover (Brittney Sykes steals)	7	15
4:12	Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper	7	15
4:10	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	7	15
3:54	Jewell Loyd makes 16-foot two point shot (Breanna Stewart assists)	9	15
3:35	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Kristine Anigwe	9	15
3:33	Alysha Clark vs. Chelsea Gray (Breanna Stewart gains possession)	9	15
3:33	Chelsea Gray lost ball turnover (Alysha Clark steals)	9	15
3:22	Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper	9	15
3:19	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	9	15
3:15	Candace Parker makes layup	9	17
3:02	Jewell Loyd misses layup	9	17
3:02	Breanna Stewart offensive rebound	9	17
3:02	Breanna Stewart misses layup	9	17
3:02	Breanna Stewart offensive rebound	9	17
3:02	Breanna Stewart makes layup	11	17
3:02	Riquna Williams shooting foul	11	17
3:02	Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 1	12	17
2:47	Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Riquna Williams assists)	12	20
2:37	Riquna Williams blocks Breanna Stewart 's 6-foot two point shot	12	20
2:37	Seattle offensive team rebound	12	20
2:30	Breanna Stewart makes 5-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)	14	20
2:10	Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	20
2:08	Candace Parker offensive rebound	14	20
2:01	Chelsea Gray makes driving layup (Brittney Sykes assists)	14	22
1:44	Jewell Loyd makes 4-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)	16	22
1:23	Brittney Sykes makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	16	24
1:15	Alysha Clark makes driving layup (Breanna Stewart assists)	18	24
1:15	Chelsea Gray shooting foul	18	24
1:15	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt enters the game for Brittney Sykes	18	24
1:15	Epiphanny Prince enters the game for Sue Bird	18	24
1:15	Crystal Langhorne enters the game for Breanna Stewart	18	24
1:15	Alysha Clark misses free throw 1 of 1	18	24
1:11	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt defensive rebound	18	24
57.2	Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper	18	24
55.1	Alysha Clark defensive rebound	18	24
46.5	Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	24
44.4	Candace Parker defensive rebound	18	24
36.2	Ezi Magbegor defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	18	24
36.2	Chelsea Gray makes technical free throw	18	25
36.2	Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Alysha Clark	18	25
28.1	Riquna Williams misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	25
26.1	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	18	25
4.0	Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	25
2.3	Candace Parker defensive rebound	18	25
0.0	Candace Parker misses 34-foot three point jumper	18	25
0.0	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	18	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	25

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 2-0

Sparks
75
Storm
81

Game 1

2/8

Storm
90
Sparks
89

Game 2

5/9

IMG Academy

3:00 AM, 5 September 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Tim Greene
Che Flores
Matt Kallio

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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