Mercury 77-71 Storm (9 May, 2023) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Mercury

1-0, 1-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	18	18	24	17	77
SEA	20	23	12	16	71

Seattle Storm

0-1, 0-1 home

Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)
Yvonne Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three pointer (Mercedes Russell assists)
Kia Nurse misses 7-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes 3-foot two point shot
Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes layup
Theresa Plaisance misses 23-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes 5-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Kia Nurse misses 17-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Horston misses pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sam Thomas blocks Sami Whitcomb's jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes 3-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses 49-foot three point jumper
Jordan Horston makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan Horston makes 21-foot two point shot
Kaila Charles misses 26-foot three point jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes layup
Jasmine Walker makes 25-foot three pointer (Jade Melbourne assists)
Jasmine Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordan Horston assists)
Jade Melbourne makes 14-foot two point shot (Arella Guirantes assists)
Jade Melbourne misses driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes 27-foot three pointer
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Horston misses 3-foot jump bank shot
Jade Melbourne makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Mercedes Russell misses hook shot
Mercedes Russell misses 7-foot two point shot
Brianna Turner blocks Jewell Loyd 's 7-foot pullup jump shot
Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses 5-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 22-foot jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jumper
Kia Nurse misses 10-foot jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
Mercedes Russell makes 21-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
Mercedes Russell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
Kia Nurse misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Kia Nurse misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes driving layup
Madi Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kadi Sissoko blocks Jordan Horston 's 7-foot layup
Madi Williams makes layup (Jordan Horston assists)
Theresa Plaisance misses 6-foot two point shot
Theresa Plaisance misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jade Melbourne misses layup
Jasmine Walker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes layup (Jade Melbourne assists)
Jade Melbourne misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
Kaila Charles misses 7-foot jumper
Arella Guirantes makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
Jennie Simms blocks Madi Williams's layup
Arella Guirantes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jade Loville misses 18-foot jumper
Arella Guirantes misses 17-foot jumper
Jade Loville makes layup (Jade Melbourne assists)
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes layup (Arella Guirantes assists)
Jade Melbourne misses driving layup
Arella Guirantes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jade Loville misses 18-foot jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses driving layup
Madi Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jade Loville makes layup
Jade Melbourne misses 25-foot three point jumper
Arella Guirantes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses 26-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sophie Cunningham misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point shot (Brianna Turner assists)
Megan Gustafson misses jumper
Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Kadi Sissoko makes 21-foot jump bank shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Sug Sutton makes 12-foot two point shot
Kadi Sissoko makes driving layup
Kadi Sissoko misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sam Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Sug Sutton assists)
Sug Sutton makes 20-foot jumper
Megan Gustafson misses 21-foot jumper
Sug Sutton makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses two point shot
Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kaila Charles blocks Diana Taurasi's jumper
Michaela Onyenwere makes driving layup
Jordan Horston blocks Jennie Simms 's 8-foot layup
Sug Sutton misses two point shot
Essence Booker misses hook shot
Jennie Simms misses pullup jump shot
Jennie Simms makes 25-foot three point jumper (Essence Booker assists)
Sug Sutton misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Sug Sutton misses layup
Diana Taurasi makes 10-foot two point shot
Michaela Onyenwere makes layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Yvonne Turner blocks Michaela Onyenwere 's 5-foot jumper
Brianna Turner makes 2-foot layup (Diana Taurasi assists)
Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Yvonne Turner blocks Destiny Slocum 's 27-foot three point jumper
Jennie Simms misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kadi Sissoko makes 21-foot jumper
Megan Gustafson makes layup (Jennie Simms assists)
Jennie Simms makes driving layup
Destiny Slocum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kadi Sissoko assists)
Megan Gustafson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sam Thomas assists)
Yvonne Turner blocks Destiny Slocum 's 26-foot three point jumper
Kadi Sissoko misses jumper
Destiny Slocum makes driving layup
Essence Booker makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Sam Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Sam Thomas makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kadi Sissoko assists)
Kadi Sissoko misses three point jumper
Sug Sutton makes driving layup
Sug Sutton makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Sam Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sam Thomas misses jumper
Sug Sutton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Liz Dixon makes layup
Sug Sutton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Madi Williams blocks Essence Booker 's 9-foot layup
Destiny Slocum makes 22-foot step back jumpshot
Liz Dixon misses 2-foot jumper
Madi Williams blocks Kadi Sissoko 's 11-foot hook shot
Liz Dixon makes 3-foot layup (Kadi Sissoko assists)
Essence Booker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sam Thomas makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kadi Sissoko assists)

MERCURY

STORM

TIME		PHX	SEA
10:00	Brianna Turner vs. Ezi Magbegor (Mercedes Russell gains possession)	0	0
9:45	Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kia Nurse assists)	0	3
9:28	Sophie Cunningham misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	3
9:24	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	0	3
9:21	Yvonne Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)	0	6
8:59	Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	6
8:55	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	0	6
8:47	Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three pointer (Mercedes Russell assists)	0	9
8:28	Sophie Cunningham misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	0	9
8:26	Brianna Turner offensive rebound	0	9
8:25	Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	9
8:20	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	0	9
8:12	Kia Nurse misses 7-foot jumper	0	9
8:09	Diana Taurasi defensive rebound	0	9
8:05	Mercedes Russell personal foul	0	9
7:53	Diana Taurasi misses driving layup	0	9
7:49	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	0	9
7:42	Megan Gustafson shooting foul	0	9
7:42	Kia Nurse makes free throw 1 of 2	0	10
7:42	Kia Nurse makes free throw 2 of 2	0	11
7:28	Diana Taurasi makes 24-foot three point shot (Brianna Turner assists)	3	11
7:17	Yvonne Turner lost ball turnover (Moriah Jefferson steals)	3	11
7:05	Megan Gustafson misses jumper	3	11
7:04	Mercedes Russell defensive rebound	3	11
7:04	Sophie Cunningham personal foul	3	11
6:50	Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point jumper	3	11
6:45	Sophie Cunningham defensive rebound	3	11
6:29	Moriah Jefferson bad pass (Ezi Magbegor steals)	3	11
6:25	Ezi Magbegor makes 3-foot two point shot	3	13
6:25	Mercury Full timeout	3	11
6:15	Mercedes Russell personal foul	3	13
6:15	Theresa Plaisance enters the game for Mercedes Russell	3	13
6:10	Theresa Plaisance personal foul	3	13
5:55	Diana Taurasi misses 20-foot step back jumpshot	3	13
5:52	Storm defensive team rebound	3	13
5:36	Jewell Loyd lost ball turnover (Diana Taurasi steals)	3	13
5:33	Kia Nurse shooting foul	3	13
5:33	Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2	4	13
5:33	Kadi Sissoko enters the game for Diana Taurasi	4	13
5:33	Sug Sutton enters the game for Sophie Cunningham	4	13
5:33	Michaela Onyenwere enters the game for Megan Gustafson	4	13
5:33	Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2	5	13
5:17	Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	13
5:13	Yvonne Turner offensive rebound	5	13
5:11	Jewell Loyd makes layup	5	15
4:57	Sug Sutton out of bounds bad pass turnover	5	15
4:57	Sami Whitcomb enters the game for Yvonne Turner	5	15
4:33	shot clock turnover	5	15
4:33	Liz Dixon enters the game for Brianna Turner	5	15
4:17	Kadi Sissoko makes 21-foot jump bank shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)	7	15
3:57	Sug Sutton personal foul	7	15
3:57	Sam Thomas enters the game for Moriah Jefferson	7	15
3:49	Theresa Plaisance misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	15
3:44	Michaela Onyenwere defensive rebound	7	15
3:28	Michaela Onyenwere out of bounds bad pass turnover	7	15
3:14	Ezi Magbegor makes 5-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	7	17
2:57	Sug Sutton makes 12-foot two point shot	9	17
2:48	Kia Nurse misses 17-foot jumper	9	17
2:44	Sug Sutton defensive rebound	9	17
2:39	Kadi Sissoko makes driving layup	11	17
2:31	Sami Whitcomb bad pass (Kadi Sissoko steals)	11	17
2:28	Theresa Plaisance personal foul	11	17
2:28	Kadi Sissoko makes free throw 1 of 2	12	17
2:28	Jordan Horston enters the game for Kia Nurse	12	17
2:28	Jasmine Walker enters the game for Ezi Magbegor	12	17
2:28	Kaila Charles enters the game for Jewell Loyd	12	17
2:28	Jennie Simms enters the game for Michaela Onyenwere	12	17
2:28	Megan Gustafson enters the game for Liz Dixon	12	17
2:28	Kadi Sissoko misses free throw 2 of 2	12	17
2:28	Jennie Simms vs. Jasmine Walker (Kaila Charles gains possession)	12	17
2:28	Storm defensive team rebound	12	17
2:04	Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	17
1:59	Megan Gustafson defensive rebound	12	17
1:54	Kadi Sissoko misses 23-foot three point jumper	12	17
1:53	Storm defensive team rebound	12	17
1:41	Jordan Horston misses pullup jump shot	12	17
1:38	Megan Gustafson defensive rebound	12	17
1:33	Sam Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Sug Sutton assists)	14	17
1:26	Storm Full timeout	14	17
1:26	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu enters the game for Theresa Plaisance	14	17
1:19	Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	17
1:13	Sug Sutton defensive rebound	14	17
1:07	Sug Sutton makes 20-foot jumper	16	17
46.1	Sam Thomas shooting foul	16	17
46.1	Kaila Charles misses free throw 1 of 2	16	17
46.1	Storm offensive team rebound	16	17
46.1	Kaila Charles makes free throw 2 of 2	16	18
30.1	Megan Gustafson misses 21-foot jumper	16	18
27.1	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound	16	18
6.1	Sam Thomas blocks Sami Whitcomb's jumper	16	18
5.0	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu offensive rebound	16	18
4.1	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes 3-foot jumper	16	20
2.0	Sug Sutton makes 13-foot pullup jump shot	18	20
0.0	Sami Whitcomb misses 49-foot three point jumper	18	20
0.0	Storm offensive team rebound	18	20
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	20

Regular Season Series

SEA wins 4-0

Storm
83
Mercury
69

Game 1

14/6

Mercury
74
Storm
97

Game 2

25/6

Storm
97
Mercury
91

Game 3

6/8

Mercury
71
Storm
81

Game 4

13/8

Climate Pledge Arena

3:00 AM, 9 May 2023

Seattle, WA

Attendance: 5,119

Referees:
Isaac Barnett
Teresa Stuck
Kevin Fahy

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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