Mercury 69-64 Storm (14 May, 2022) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

2-1, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	14	20	15	20	69
SEA	13	19	17	15	64

Seattle Storm

1-3, 1-1 home

Stephanie Talbot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Stephanie Talbot misses 10-foot two point shot
Ezi Magbegor makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses layup
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Gabby Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses 9-foot two point shot
Stephanie Talbot makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ezi Magbegor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reshanda Gray misses 19-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes two point shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses layup
Stephanie Talbot makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 10-foot jumper
Reshanda Gray makes layup (Gabby Williams assists)
Briann January makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Gabby Williams misses 13-foot two point shot
Briann January makes 7-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 22-foot jumper
Sue Bird misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Stephanie Talbot misses 10-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 9-foot jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses 12-foot two point shot
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
Briann January misses layup
Jewell Loyd makes tip shot
Briann January misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses layup
Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses layup
Gabby Williams misses 8-foot two point shot
Sue Bird misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Sue Bird assists)
Gabby Williams misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Sue Bird makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 3-foot two point shot
Jantel Lavender makes 14-foot two point shot
Gabby Williams misses 12-foot jumper
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles blocks Briann January 's 16-foot pullup jump shot
Gabby Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses 7-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup
Gabby Williams makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses hook shot
Sue Bird misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 12-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot jumper
Stephanie Talbot misses 9-foot hook shot
Ezi Magbegor makes two point shot
Gabby Williams misses 3-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
Sue Bird misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Stephanie Talbot misses 43-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles makes 16-foot jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Ezi Magbegor blocks Tina Charles 's 30-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 28-foot three point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 27-foot three point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 29-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor blocks Tina Charles 's 12-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 19-foot jumper
Diamond DeShields makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diamond DeShields misses two point shot
Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup (Brianna Turner assists)
Diamond DeShields misses 23-foot three point jumper
Diamond DeShields misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
Sophie Cunningham makes 25-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
Brianna Turner misses two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
Sophie Cunningham misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses tip shot
Shey Peddy makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 7-foot hook shot
Ezi Magbegor blocks Brianna Turner 's 4-foot layup
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 23-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
Ezi Magbegor blocks Skylar Diggins-Smith 's 3-foot two point shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 9-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
Tina Charles makes 7-foot hook shot (Diamond DeShields assists)
Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Ezi Magbegor blocks Diamond DeShields 's 6-foot jumper
Tina Charles misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Diana Taurasi misses pullup jump shot
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 6-foot two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup
Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper
Tina Charles misses 22-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diamond DeShields misses 10-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 30-foot three point jumper
Shey Peddy makes 27-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
Ezi Magbegor blocks Skylar Diggins-Smith 's 30-foot three point jumper
Diamond DeShields misses 13-foot jumper
Diamond DeShields makes 21-foot jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diamond DeShields makes 13-foot two point shot (Sophie Cunningham assists)
Diamond DeShields misses 4-foot two point shot
Diamond DeShields makes 13-foot step back jumpshot
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 12-foot two point shot
Diamond DeShields misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor blocks Skylar Diggins-Smith 's 10-foot layup
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
Sophie Cunningham makes 10-foot two point shot
Sophie Cunningham makes 23-foot three point jumper (Diamond DeShields assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sue Bird blocks Diamond DeShields's jumper
Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
Brianna Turner makes layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi makes 25-foot step back jumpshot

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Brianna Turner vs. Ezi Magbegor (Shey Peddy gains possession)	0	0
9:47	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:43	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	0	0
9:26	Tina Charles kicked ball violation	0	0
9:17	Stephanie Talbot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	0	3
8:57	Tina Charles makes 16-foot jumper (Shey Peddy assists)	2	3
8:38	Stephanie Talbot misses 10-foot two point shot	2	3
8:36	Tina Charles defensive rebound	2	3
8:30	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses driving layup	2	3
8:26	Brianna Turner offensive rebound	2	3
8:25	Ezi Magbegor blocks Tina Charles 's 30-foot three point jumper	2	3
8:21	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	2	3
8:18	Ezi Magbegor makes two point shot	2	5
8:04	Tina Charles bad pass	2	5
8:01	Diana Taurasi personal foul	2	5
7:51	Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
7:46	Shey Peddy defensive rebound	2	5
7:36	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)	5	5
7:20	Ezi Magbegor misses layup	5	5
7:15	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	5	5
7:10	Diana Taurasi makes 28-foot three point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	8	5
6:54	Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	5
6:50	Tina Charles defensive rebound	8	5
6:47	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 27-foot three point shot	8	5
6:44	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	8	5
6:39	Jewell Loyd lost ball turnover (Skylar Diggins-Smith steals)	8	5
6:28	Diana Taurasi misses 29-foot three point jumper	8	5
6:24	Gabby Williams defensive rebound	8	5
6:15	Gabby Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	8	8
5:56	Tina Charles bad pass (Ezi Magbegor steals)	8	8
5:40	Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper	8	8
5:37	Tina Charles defensive rebound	8	8
5:21	Ezi Magbegor blocks Tina Charles 's 12-foot jumper	8	8
5:16	Sue Bird defensive rebound	8	8
5:14	Ezi Magbegor traveling	8	8
5:01	Gabby Williams personal foul	8	8
4:48	Tina Charles 3 second turnover	8	8
4:48	Official timeout	8	8
4:48	Diamond DeShields enters the game for Diana Taurasi	8	8
4:48	Sophie Cunningham enters the game for Shey Peddy	8	8
4:28	Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	8
4:23	Tina Charles defensive rebound	8	8
4:11	Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 19-foot jumper	8	8
4:07	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	8	8
3:55	Stephanie Talbot misses 9-foot two point shot	8	8
3:51	Tina Charles defensive rebound	8	8
3:40	Diamond DeShields makes 25-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)	11	8
3:16	Stephanie Talbot makes 27-foot three point jumper (Gabby Williams assists)	11	11
2:58	Gabby Williams shooting foul	11	11
2:58	Diamond DeShields misses free throw 1 of 2	11	11
2:58	Mercury offensive team rebound	11	11
2:58	Briann January enters the game for Gabby Williams	11	11
2:58	Diamond DeShields makes free throw 2 of 2	12	11
2:40	Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Sue Bird assists)	12	13
2:21	Diamond DeShields misses two point shot	12	13
2:18	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	12	13
2:08	Briann January bad pass (Brianna Turner steals)	12	13
1:52	Sophie Cunningham misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	13
1:47	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	12	13
1:40	Sue Bird misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	13
1:37	Brianna Turner defensive rebound	12	13
1:22	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes driving layup (Brianna Turner assists)	14	13
57.2	Ezi Magbegor misses 24-foot three point jumper	14	13
54.7	Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound	14	13
44.5	Diamond DeShields misses 23-foot three point jumper	14	13
40.9	Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound	14	13
23.5	Jewell Loyd misses driving layup	14	13
20.8	Tina Charles defensive rebound	14	13
1.9	Diamond DeShields misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	14	13
1.1	Mercury offensive team rebound	14	13
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	14	13

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-0

Storm
77
Mercury
97

Game 1

12/5

Mercury
69
Storm
64

Game 2

14/5

Storm
78
Mercury
94

Game 3

23/7

Climate Pledge Arena

8:00 PM, 14 May 2022

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 12,453

Referees:
Amy Bonner
Jeff Wooten
Tiara Cruse

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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