Sparks 83-74 Mercury (20 Aug, 2020) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

6-6, 3-4 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	10	16	23	25	74
LA	24	18	20	21	83

Los Angeles Sparks

8-3, 5-0 home

Brittney Sykes misses two point shot
Sydney Wiese makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 9-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Diana Taurasi blocks Brittney Sykes 's 7-foot driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sydney Wiese assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Candace Parker makes 13-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Riquna Williams assists)
Te'a Cooper misses driving layup
Riquna Williams makes 17-foot jumper
Riquna Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Seimone Augustus makes 10-foot jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Riquna Williams misses 22-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus makes 10-foot jumper
Kristine Anigwe misses 15-foot jumper
Kristine Anigwe makes 4-foot layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Chelsea Gray misses layup
Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 3-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 10-foot hook shot
Chelsea Gray misses 10-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Sykes misses 8-foot two point shot
Sydney Wiese misses 23-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Sydney Wiese makes 19-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Sydney Wiese misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 19-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes makes 3-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Brittney Sykes makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 7-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike's two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 14-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Seimone Augustus makes 15-foot jumper (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt assists)
Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes layup (Riquna Williams assists)
Alanna Smith blocks Chelsea Gray 's 5-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Chelsea Gray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Seimone Augustus makes 20-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Riquna Williams makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Sydney Wiese misses 25-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Candace Parker misses 5-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes 9-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 20-foot jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Sykes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 15-foot jumper
Brianna Turner makes alley oop layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses driving layup
Brianna Turner makes 3-foot layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Brittney Griner misses 11-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes layup (Bria Hartley assists)
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley misses 18-foot jumper
Nia Coffey makes 17-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper
Kia Vaughn misses 18-foot jumper
Brianna Turner makes layup (Alanna Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nia Coffey makes driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot jumper
Alanna Smith makes 20-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Alanna Smith makes driving layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
Nia Coffey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith makes two point shot (Nia Coffey assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Brittney Griner assists)
Brianna Turner makes 15-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Candace Parker blocks Skylar Diggins-Smith 's 7-foot driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Brittney Griner misses 4-foot two point shot
Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brianna Turner misses layup
Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 15-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot jumper
Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Bria Hartley assists)
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Brianna Turner misses layup
Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Griner makes driving layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley makes finger roll layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Sophie Cunningham makes driving layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Brittney Griner makes 2-foot two point shot (Bria Hartley assists)
Bria Hartley makes 26-foot three point jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt blocks Sophie Cunningham 's 3-foot driving layup
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bria Hartley makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot step back jumpshot (Bria Hartley assists)
Alanna Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alanna Smith makes layup (Kia Vaughn assists)
Bria Hartley misses 15-foot jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bria Hartley assists)
Bria Hartley makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Brittney Griner misses 8-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Bria Hartley misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup

MERCURY

SPARKS

TIME		PHX	LA
10:00	Brittney Griner vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Diana Taurasi gains possession)	0	0
9:48	Diana Taurasi bad pass (Candace Parker steals)	0	0
9:36	Brittney Sykes misses two point shot	0	0
9:33	Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound	0	0
9:30	Brianna Turner makes alley oop layup (Diana Taurasi assists)	2	0
9:10	Sydney Wiese makes 26-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)	2	3
8:46	Brittney Griner misses 17-foot jumper	2	3
8:43	Candace Parker defensive rebound	2	3
8:39	Brianna Turner shooting foul	2	3
8:39	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	2	4
8:39	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	2	5
8:26	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	5
8:23	Candace Parker defensive rebound	2	5
8:14	Candace Parker misses 9-foot two point shot	2	5
8:12	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	2	5
8:07	Diana Taurasi makes 16-foot two point shot	4	5
7:42	Candace Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)	4	8
7:30	Brittney Sykes personal foul	4	8
7:21	Brittney Griner misses driving layup	4	8
7:19	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	8
7:12	Diana Taurasi blocks Brittney Sykes 's 7-foot driving layup	4	8
7:12	Los Angeles offensive team rebound	4	8
7:03	Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	8
7:00	Candace Parker offensive rebound	4	8
6:51	Brittney Sykes misses 27-foot three point jumper	4	8
6:49	Phoenix defensive team rebound	4	8
6:35	Brianna Turner makes 3-foot layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	6	8
6:13	Nneka Ogwumike makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Sydney Wiese assists)	6	10
6:03	Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	6	10
6:00	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	6	10
5:53	Chelsea Gray makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	6	12
5:43	Brittney Griner offensive charge	6	12
5:43	Brittney Griner turnover	6	12
5:43	Bria Hartley enters the game for Diana Taurasi	6	12
5:26	Chelsea Gray misses 12-foot jumper	6	12
5:24	Brittney Griner defensive rebound	6	12
5:03	Brittney Griner misses 11-foot jumper	6	12
5:01	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	6	12
4:43	Brittney Sykes misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	12
4:38	Bria Hartley defensive rebound	6	12
4:32	Bria Hartley bad pass (Chelsea Gray steals)	6	12
4:32	Los Angeles Full timeout	6	12
4:32	Riquna Williams enters the game for Brittney Sykes	6	12
4:32	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Sydney Wiese	6	12
4:32	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	6	12
4:32	Nia Coffey enters the game for Sophie Cunningham	6	12
4:32	Kia Vaughn enters the game for Brianna Turner	6	12
4:19	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Brittney Griner steals)	6	12
4:11	Skylar Diggins-Smith bad pass (Tierra Ruffin-Pratt steals)	6	12
4:10	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt bad pass (Bria Hartley steals)	6	12
4:03	Brittney Griner makes layup (Bria Hartley assists)	8	12
3:40	Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	12
3:37	Skylar Diggins-Smith defensive rebound	8	12
3:25	Brittney Griner bad pass (Candace Parker steals)	8	12
3:05	Chelsea Gray makes driving layup	8	14
2:53	Bria Hartley misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	14
2:51	Seimone Augustus defensive rebound	8	14
2:41	Candace Parker makes 13-foot jumper	8	16
2:27	Bria Hartley misses 18-foot jumper	8	16
2:27	Candace Parker defensive rebound	8	16
2:13	Seimone Augustus misses 20-foot jumper	8	16
2:10	Chelsea Gray offensive rebound	8	16
2:01	Nia Coffey shooting foul	8	16
2:01	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	8	17
2:01	Te'a Cooper enters the game for Chelsea Gray	8	17
2:01	Diana Taurasi enters the game for Skylar Diggins-Smith	8	17
2:01	Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2	8	17
1:58	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	8	17
1:52	Nia Coffey makes 17-foot jumper (Bria Hartley assists)	10	17
1:34	Candace Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Riquna Williams assists)	10	20
1:34	Phoenix Full timeout	10	20
1:34	Kristine Anigwe enters the game for Candace Parker	10	20
1:22	Diana Taurasi misses three point jumper	10	20
1:22	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	10	20
1:22	Nia Coffey vs. Riquna Williams (Te'a Cooper gains possession)	10	20
1:14	Te'a Cooper misses driving layup	10	20
1:12	Bria Hartley defensive rebound	10	20
1:01	Kia Vaughn bad pass (Kristine Anigwe steals)	10	20
56.8	Riquna Williams makes 17-foot jumper	10	22
41.2	Kia Vaughn misses 18-foot jumper	10	22
37.5	Riquna Williams defensive rebound	10	22
28.9	Riquna Williams misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	10	22
26.7	Kia Vaughn defensive rebound	10	22
22.1	Diana Taurasi out of bounds bad pass turnover	10	22
22.1	Alanna Smith enters the game for Brittney Griner	10	22
0.3	Seimone Augustus makes 10-foot jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)	10	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	10	24

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

3:00 AM, 20 August 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Amy Bonner
Billy Smith
Eric Brewton

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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