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Mercury-Shock Preview

By SANTOSH VENKATARAMAN
Posted May 25 2010 7:20PM

Nolan Richardson vowed to bring his "40 minutes of hell" style to the WNBA with the Tulsa Shock. He's about to face the team that has set the league standard for uptempo play.

Fresh off their first victory of the season, the Shock look to hand the defending champion Phoenix Mercury a second straight loss Tuesday night at the Bank of Oklahoma Center.

Tulsa (1-2) started the season with two losses at home, managing 74 points each time as the team struggled to adapt to the former Arkansas coach's style. The relocated franchise had played a bruising, halfcourt style under former coach Bill Laimbeer and then Rick Mahorn while in Detroit.

The Shock recovered to win their first road game, 94-82 at Minnesota on Sunday. Plenette Pierson and Shavonte Zellous each scored 14 points as Tulsa placed five players in double figures.

"We still have a chance to be a pretty good team," Richardson said. "There's a lot of stuff that I do as a coach that they are just now beginning to pick up. You could see some of the things, the traits that my teams used to do, I saw it in them tonight."

The Shock played all 11 players, with 10 logging at least 10 minutes. Former track star Marion Jones played three minutes and went scoreless as she continues her first season in the WNBA.

"In order for us to play they way we play, you have to have at least 10 of them ready to play," Richardson said. "You have to be able to bring it. When you can't, we're substituting you. I've been told it may not work in this league and it may not, but we're certainly going to try."

Phoenix (1-1) won't be intimidated by getting up and down quickly, since that's its preferred pace. It's a style that led to the franchise's first WNBA title in 2007 under former coach Paul Westhead, and the Mercury led the league in scoring last year with Corey Gaines in charge to capture a second championship.

This is Phoenix's first road game after splitting two at home. The Mercury beat Los Angeles 78-77 on May 15 and fell 95-89 in overtime to Seattle on Saturday.

Superstar Diana Taurasi is off to a slow start as she adjusts to life without Cappie Pondexter, who forced a trade to New York in the offseason. Last year's WNBA leading scorer is fourth on the team through two games, averaging 13.5 points on 34.5 percent shooting.

These teams split two high-scoring matchups last season, with the Mercury winning 97-90 in overtime at home July 18 and the Shock winning 101-99 on Sept. 1 in Detroit.

Taurasi scores 35 to lead Mercury past Shock

Posted May 25 2010 9:57PM

TULSA, Okla.(AP) Diana Taurasi scored 35 points and Penny Taylor added 29 to lead the defending champion Phoenix Mercury to a 110-96 victory over the Tulsa Shock on Tuesday night.

Candice DuPree had 14 points and 14 rebounds and DeWanna Bonner scored 10 points for Phoenix (2-1), which shot 45 percent from the field, including 16 for 36 on 3-pointers. Taurasi was 8 for 13 from beyond the arc and Taylor was 6 for 12.

Amber Holt scored 20 points and Shanna Crossley and Scholanda Robinson had 13 apiece for the Shock (1-3), who shot 47 percent but were just 4 for 16 on 3s.

Tulsa tied the score at 80-all on Natasha Lacy's basket with about 2 1/2 minutes left in the third. However, it was all Phoenix from there as the Mercury outscored the Shock 30-16 the rest of the way.

Mercury Shock

45.0% 47.4% 44.4% 25.0% 75.9% 69.2% FG % 3FG% FT %

	PHO	TUL
Total Rebounds	6	10
Offensive Rebounds	13	9
Turnovers	18	18
Fast Break Pts:	9	18
Biggest Lead:	16	3
Points in the Paint:	28	48

	PHO	TUL
p	Taurasi 35	Holt 20
rb	Dupree 14	Black 12
a	Taylor 7	Lacy 7
s	Dupree 4	Braxton 3
b	Smith 2	3 players 1

05/25 - PHO 110 @ TUL 96
06/12 - TUL 84 @ PHO 116
07/17 - TUL 88 @ PHO 97
07/22 - PHO 123 @ TUL 91

Phoenix Mercury (2-1)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
P. Taylor	F	32:31	9-19	6-12	5-6	+12	3	3	6	7	3	0	3	0	0	29
C. Dupree	F	27:43	6-9	0-0	2-2	+1	5	9	14	4	2	4	2	1	0	14
T. Smith	C	28:41	4-13	1-2	0-0	+4	1	6	7	1	6	1	1	2	0	9
D. Taurasi	G-F	34:47	10-17	8-13	7-8	+9	1	4	5	1	4	2	4	0	0	35
T. Johnson	G	27:57	2-7	0-5	0-0	+6	0	4	4	4	3	0	4	0	0	4
D. Bonner		24:40	3-7	0-1	4-6	+16	3	4	7	4	2	1	1	1	2	10
S. Holmes		04:03	0-2	0-1	0-0	+8	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
K. Swanier		12:03	2-5	1-2	2-5	+8	0	2	2	5	1	1	2	0	0	7
N. Ohlde		07:35	0-1	0-0	2-2	+6	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2
T. Lilley		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
B. Smith		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		200	36-80	16-36	22-29		13	32	45	26	24	9	18	4	3	110
			45.0%	44.4%	75.9%		team rebs: 6			total to: 18

Tulsa Shock (1-3)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
S. Robinson	G	23:41	6-10	0-1	1-1	-6	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	0	1	13
C. Black	C	29:02	5-7	0-0	2-6	-18	2	10	12	1	3	1	3	0	1	12
K. Braxton	C-F	14:35	4-9	0-0	0-0	+2	1	5	6	0	3	3	3	1	1	8
A. Hornbuckle	G	19:35	2-5	1-3	0-0	-7	0	2	2	6	2	0	2	1	0	5
S. Crossley	G	27:06	5-15	3-7	0-1	-8	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	0	0	13
P. Pierson		10:20	4-6	0-0	3-3	-7	0	1	1	1	3	0	2	0	1	11
S. Zellous		09:42	1-6	0-2	0-0	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
N. Lacy		27:47	4-8	0-0	1-2	-5	2	6	8	7	4	1	4	0	0	9
A. Holt		26:39	6-9	0-3	8-9	-17	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	20
A. Thompson		07:57	0-2	0-0	3-4	-4	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3
M. Jones		03:36	0-1	0-0	0-0	+1	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Total		200	37-78	4-16	18-26		9	30	39	25	22	10	18	3	4	96
			47.4%	25.0%	69.2%		team rebs: 10			total to: 19

inactive

Mercury: --
Shock: --

technical fouls

Mercury: --
Shock: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 4
Times Tied: 5

arena stats

Arena: BOK Center, Tulsa, OK
Officials: #43 Brenda Pantoja, #7 Clarke Stevens, #55 Eric Brewton
Attendance: 4100
Duration: 2:9

Phoenix Mercury (2-1)		Tulsa Shock (1-3)
Start of 1st Qtr
	10:00
Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Robinson (1 ST)	09:53
	09:45	Braxton Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:43
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)	09:36 [PHO 2-0]
	09:20	Robinson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)	09:03 [PHO 4-0]
	08:39 [TUL 2-4]	Hornbuckle Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:22	Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:15 [TUL 5-4]	Hornbuckle 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Crossley (1 AST)
Dupree Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Black (1 ST)	08:07
	07:57 [TUL 7-4]	Crossley Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (1 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Taylor (3 AST)	07:48 [PHO 7-7]
	07:39	Crossley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Taurasi (1 ST)
Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Braxton (1 ST)	07:32
	07:23	Hornbuckle Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Braxton (2 ST)	07:10
	06:54 [TUL 9-7]	Black Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)
Taylor Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:39 [PHO 9-9]
	06:29	Black Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Taurasi (2 ST)
	06:29	Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dupree (1 AST)	06:14 [PHO 12-9]
	06:01	Crossley Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:58
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed	05:53
Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:52
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed	05:51
Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:49
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:46 [PHO 15-9]
	05:28	Braxton Jump Shot: Missed
	05:25	Black Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:22 [TUL 12-15]	Crossley 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Black (1 AST)
	05:17	Black Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:17 [PHO 16-12]
	05:17	Braxton Substitution replaced by Pierson
	05:17	Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Zellous
	05:17	Crossley Substitution replaced by Lacy
Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:17
Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:17 [PHO 17-12]
Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:07
	05:07	Robinson Substitution replaced by Holt
	04:58	Zellous 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:54	Holt Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	04:50	Pierson Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:49
Timeout : Official	04:49
	04:49	Black Substitution replaced by Thompson
Johnson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	04:48
	04:36	Lacy Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dupree (1 ST)
Johnson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	04:32
	04:15 [TUL 14-17]	Holt Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lacy (1 AST)
	04:03	Lacy Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	04:03 [PHO 18-14]
Johnson Substitution replaced by Holmes	04:03
Dupree Substitution replaced by Swanier	04:03
Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:03
	04:02	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:51	Lacy Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:49
	03:45	Zellous Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	03:35
	03:33	Lacy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:28	Pierson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	03:17 [PHO 21-14]
	03:01	Pierson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bonner (1 ST)
Holmes Layup Shot: Missed Block: Holt (1 BLK)	02:58
Team Rebound	02:58
Smith Substitution replaced by Ohlde	02:58
	02:58	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:57	Lacy Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Swanier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:57
Team Rebound	02:57
Swanier Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:57 [PHO 22-14]
	02:44 [TUL 16-22]	Holt Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)	02:33 [PHO 25-16]
	02:14	Holt 3pt Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:12
	02:09	Pierson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Ohlde Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:09 [PHO 26-16]
	02:09	Lacy Substitution replaced by Black
	02:09	Pierson Substitution replaced by Braxton
	02:09	Zellous Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle
	02:09	Holt Substitution replaced by Robinson
	02:09	Thompson Substitution replaced by Crossley
Taurasi Substitution replaced by Taylor	02:09
Ohlde Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:09 [PHO 27-16]
	01:53 [TUL 18-27]	Braxton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crossley (2 AST)
Swanier 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taylor (4 AST)	01:34 [PHO 30-18]
	01:23	Braxton Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Holmes 3pt Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:03	Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:55.9 [TUL 20-30]	Black Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (2 AST)
	00:51.3	Braxton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:51.3 [PHO 31-20]
Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:51.3 [PHO 32-20]
	00:33.8	Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed
Swanier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:30.9
Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Swanier (1 AST)	00:25.7 [PHO 35-20]
	00:09.3 [TUL 22-35]	Robinson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Holmes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:09.3
	00:09.3 [TUL 23-35]	Robinson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Bonner Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hornbuckle (1 BLK)	00:00.0
Taylor Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:00.0
End of 1st Qtr
Phoenix Mercury (2-1)		Tulsa Shock (1-3)
Start of 2nd QtrBack to Top
	09:51	Robinson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Ohlde Layup Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Black Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:31	Hornbuckle 3pt Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:29
Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bonner (2 AST)	09:20 [PHO 38-23]
Taylor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:08
	09:08 [TUL 24-38]	Holt Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	09:08	Robinson Substitution replaced by Lacy
	09:08 [TUL 25-38]	Holt Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Bonner Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:59 [PHO 40-25]
	08:51	Crossley 3pt Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:49
Taurasi Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	08:45
Taurasi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:34
	08:34 [TUL 26-40]	Holt Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Ohlde Substitution replaced by Dupree	08:34
Bonner Substitution replaced by Ohlde	08:34
	08:34 [TUL 27-40]	Holt Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:18	Black Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Ohlde Substitution replaced by Smith	08:15
	08:09	Crossley Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:07
Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	07:56 [PHO 43-27]
	07:49 [TUL 29-43]	Lacy Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crossley (3 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	07:34
	07:32	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	07:19 [TUL 31-43]	Black Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lacy (2 AST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	07:09
	07:09	Team Rebound
Dupree Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	07:09
	06:59 [TUL 34-43]	Crossley 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (3 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	06:51 [PHO 46-34]
Taurasi Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:34
	06:34	Crossley Substitution replaced by Robinson
	06:34	Black Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:34	Team Rebound
	06:34	Black Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:33
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:21
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:19
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:14	Hornbuckle Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:11 [TUL 36-46]	Robinson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (4 AST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	05:59
	05:59	Team Rebound
Dupree Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:59
	05:59	Black Substitution replaced by Braxton
Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:59
	05:59	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:59	Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Zellous
	05:59 [TUL 37-46]	Holt Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	05:59 [TUL 38-46]	Holt Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Bonner Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	05:41
	05:41	Holt Substitution replaced by Crossley
	05:27 [TUL 40-46]	Robinson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Zellous (1 AST)
Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed	05:04
	05:01	Lacy Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:57	Crossley 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:54	Braxton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:54 [TUL 42-46]	Braxton Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:37
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:35
Bonner Layup Shot: Missed Block: Braxton (1 BLK)	04:29
	04:26	Crossley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:22 [TUL 44-46]	Zellous Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bonner Substitution replaced by Taylor	04:13
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:02	Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:48	Braxton Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:46
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:41 [PHO 48-44]
	03:28 [TUL 46-48]	Lacy Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	03:21
	03:18	Lacy Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:14	Zellous 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:11
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	03:04
	03:02	Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:58 [TUL 48-48]	Crossley Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)
Taylor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:58
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
Smith Substitution replaced by Bonner	02:58
Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier	02:58
	02:58	Braxton Substitution replaced by Jones
	02:58	Zellous Substitution replaced by Black
	02:58	Crossley Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:57
	02:45	Robinson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	02:45 [PHO 49-48]
Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:45
	02:45	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:24	Crossley Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:22
Taurasi Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	02:22
Taurasi Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	02:22
	02:02 [TUL 50-49]	Robinson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Taylor (5 AST)	01:40 [PHO 51-50]
	01:37	Black Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Swanier (1 ST)
Swanier Jump Shot: Missed	01:34
	01:32	Lacy Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:27	Jones Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:25
Dupree Layup Shot: Missed	01:19
Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:18
Dupree Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lacy (1 ST)	01:16
Swanier Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:16
	01:16	Jones Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle
Taurasi Substitution replaced by Smith	01:16
	01:16	Lacy Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:16	Team Rebound
	01:16	Crossley Substitution replaced by Holt
	01:16 [TUL 51-51]	Lacy Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Swanier Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dupree (2 AST)	00:58.4 [PHO 53-51]
	00:58.4	Robinson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Swanier Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:58.4
	00:57.9	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:44.9	Lacy Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Swanier (2 AST)	00:30.3 [PHO 55-51]
	00:22.2 [TUL 53-55]	Robinson Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (5 AST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Swanier (3 AST)	00:01.2 [PHO 58-53]
End of 2nd Qtr
Phoenix Mercury (2-1)		Tulsa Shock (1-3)
Start of 3rd QtrBack to Top
	09:42	Braxton Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)
	09:31	Robinson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:12	Braxton Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:08 [TUL 55-58]	Black Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lacy (3 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:56	Braxton Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:53
	08:53	Robinson Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle
	08:45	Braxton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:30	Hornbuckle Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:26 [TUL 57-58]	Braxton Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hornbuckle (6 AST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	08:14
Taylor Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	08:11
Taylor Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	08:11 [PHO 60-57]
	08:11	Braxton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)	08:11 [PHO 61-57]
	08:00	Black Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Dupree (2 ST)
Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
Dupree Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:48
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Taylor (6 AST)	07:44 [PHO 64-57]
	07:35	Braxton Jump Shot: Missed
	07:34	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:34
	07:34 [TUL 58-64]	Black Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	07:34 [TUL 59-64]	Black Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Braxton (3 ST)	07:19
	07:16 [TUL 61-64]	Lacy Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Johnson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	07:11
	06:56 [TUL 63-64]	Braxton Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Holt (1 AST)
	06:42	Black Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:42 [PHO 65-63]
Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:42 [PHO 66-63]
	06:34 [TUL 65-66]	Black Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lacy (4 AST)
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:15
Dupree Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	06:12
	06:10	Braxton Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	06:10 [PHO 67-65]
	06:10	Braxton Substitution replaced by Pierson
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	06:10 [PHO 68-65]
	06:04	Black Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dupree (1 BLK)
Taylor Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	06:00
Taylor Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS)	05:59 [PHO 70-65]
	05:59	Hornbuckle Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)	05:59 [PHO 71-65]
	05:44 [TUL 67-71]	Holt Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	05:32
	05:30	Pierson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:21
	05:21	Black Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:21	Team Rebound
Taylor Substitution replaced by Ohlde	05:21
Smith Substitution replaced by Swanier	05:21
Johnson Substitution replaced by Bonner	05:21
	05:21	Black Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	05:20
Bonner Jump Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:04	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	04:52 [TUL 69-71]	Pierson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Holt (2 AST)
Swanier Jump Shot: Missed	04:31
	04:29	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:21	Hornbuckle 3pt Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	04:19
Taurasi Layup Shot: Made (25 PTS)	04:17 [PHO 73-69]
	04:17	Holt Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	04:17
Dupree Substitution replaced by Taylor	04:17
Ohlde Substitution replaced by Smith	04:17
	04:17	Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Crossley
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)	04:17 [PHO 74-69]
	04:03	Pierson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)
Swanier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:01
Taylor Layup Shot: Missed	03:58
Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:56
Bonner Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:56 [PHO 76-69]
	03:47 [TUL 71-76]	Holt Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Pierson (1 AST)
Taylor Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:47
	03:47 [TUL 72-76]	Holt Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Swanier 3pt Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:30	Holt Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:28 [TUL 74-76]	Pierson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lacy (5 AST)
	03:21	Pierson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Swanier Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:21
Team Rebound	03:21
Swanier Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	03:21 [PHO 77-74]
	03:11 [TUL 76-77]	Pierson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lacy (6 AST)
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Swanier (4 AST)	02:55 [PHO 80-76]
Bonner Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:46
	02:46 [TUL 77-80]	Pierson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:46 [TUL 78-80]	Pierson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Crossley (1 ST)	02:42
	02:38 [TUL 80-80]	Lacy Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Crossley (4 AST)
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	02:19
	02:16	Lacy Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:13	Lacy Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:13	Lacy Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Swanier Substitution replaced by Johnson	02:13
Johnson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:01 [PHO 82-80]
	01:48	Crossley 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:45
	01:39	Lacy Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	01:39 [PHO 83-80]
	01:39	Lacy Substitution replaced by Zellous
Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:39
	01:39	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	01:19	Zellous Jump Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	01:17
Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:07
Team Rebound	01:06
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	01:03
Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	01:00
	00:51.7	Pierson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 3 (30 PTS)	00:51.7 [PHO 84-80]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 3 Missed	00:51.7
Team Rebound	00:51.7
	00:51.7	Pierson Substitution replaced by Braxton
Taurasi Free Throw 3 of 3 (31 PTS)	00:51.7 [PHO 85-80]
	00:45.9	Crossley 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	00:43.9
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)	00:38.4 [PHO 87-80]
	00:34.6	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:24.8	Zellous Jump Shot: Missed
	00:21.8	Team Rebound
	00:04.9	Braxton Jump Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:02.9
End of 3rd Qtr
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Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:53
	09:37	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
	09:34	Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:27	Holt 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:27	Team Rebound
	09:27	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Dupree Layup Shot: Missed	09:16
Dupree Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	09:14
Dupree Layup Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Smith Foul : Personal (5 PF)	08:59
	08:47 [TUL 83-87]	Crossley 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Lacy (7 AST)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Taylor (7 AST)	08:30 [PHO 89-83]
	08:15	Crossley Jump Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:13
Smith Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dupree (3 AST)	08:08 [PHO 91-83]
	07:56 [TUL 85-91]	Holt Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	07:52	Black Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Smith Substitution replaced by Bonner	07:52
Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)	07:52 [PHO 92-85]
Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)	07:52 [PHO 93-85]
	07:41	Lacy Layup Shot: Missed
	07:38	Lacy Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:36	Lacy Layup Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:34
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	07:30
Bonner Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	07:28
Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (35 PTS) Assist: Bonner (3 AST)	07:24 [PHO 95-85]
Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:12
Taurasi Substitution replaced by Ohlde	07:12
	06:58	Lacy Jump Shot: Missed
Dupree Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	06:56
Taylor Jump Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:42	Black Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)
Bonner Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:37
	06:37	Black Substitution replaced by Thompson
Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:20
	06:20	Lacy Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle
Johnson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:13
	06:13 [TUL 86-95]	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:13 [TUL 87-95]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bonner Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Dupree (4 AST)	06:05 [PHO 97-87]
	05:55	Robinson Layup Shot: Missed
Bonner Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:53
Ohlde Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	05:49
Ohlde Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:49
	05:49	Team Timeout : Official
Ohlde Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:42
	05:42	Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:42	Team Rebound
	05:42 [TUL 88-97]	Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Thompson (1 ST)	05:28
	05:24	Hornbuckle Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	05:24	Hornbuckle Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Ohlde Substitution replaced by Taurasi	05:24
Taylor Substitution replaced by Smith	05:24
	05:24	Hornbuckle Substitution replaced by Lacy
Dupree Hook Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bonner (4 AST)	05:12 [PHO 99-88]
	04:59 [TUL 90-99]	Holt Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)	04:37 [PHO 102-90]
	04:20 [TUL 92-102]	Robinson Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Missed	04:11
	04:09	Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:05	Robinson Jump Shot: Missed
	04:02	Crossley Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:57	Lacy Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Dupree (3 ST)
Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Robinson (2 ST)	03:54
Dupree Substitution replaced by Taylor	03:53
	03:53	Team Timeout : Short
	03:41	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Taylor Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	03:39
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	03:27
	03:25	Team Rebound
Taurasi Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:14
	03:14 [TUL 93-102]	Holt Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	03:14	Thompson Substitution replaced by Black
	03:14	Holt Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:14
Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed	02:59
	02:57	Lacy Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	02:52	Black Layup Shot: Missed
Taylor Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:50
Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)	02:41 [PHO 105-93]
	02:27	Crossley Jump Shot: Missed
	02:23	Lacy Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	02:21	Holt 3pt Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:18
Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (1 AST)	02:06 [PHO 108-93]
	01:54	Crossley Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:54
	01:54	Crossley Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:54
Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier	01:54
	01:54	Robinson Substitution replaced by Zellous
	01:54	Black Substitution replaced by Thompson
	01:54	Crossley Substitution replaced by Jones
	01:54	Lacy Substitution replaced by Pierson
	01:54	Holt Substitution replaced by Hornbuckle
Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:34	Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:22 [TUL 95-108]	Pierson Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)
Smith Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	01:22
Smith Substitution replaced by Dupree	01:22
	01:22 [TUL 96-108]	Pierson Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)	01:04
	01:01	Jones Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dupree (4 ST)
Dupree Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Swanier (5 AST)	00:47.3 [PHO 110-96]
	00:36.9	Hornbuckle Jump Shot: Missed
	00:36.3	Team Rebound
	00:32.6	Zellous Jump Shot: Missed
	00:29.7	Jones Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:23.9	Thompson Jump Shot: Missed
Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:19.9
End of 4th Qtr

broadcast information
country	channel			time
usa	--	ESPN 2	National	7:00 pm ET

standings

l10

PHO

2nd West

4-6

9-8

6-11

TUL

6th West

2-8

4-13

2-15

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

PHO

Johnson 21.0

Paris 9.0

2 players 4.0

5 players 1.0

Johnson 3.0

TUL

2 players 14.0

Black 8.0

2 players 4.0

2 players 1.0

8 players 2.0

Storm Stats
	season	playoffs

FG%	.445	.
FT%	.793	.
Points	81.8	NaN
Rebounds	36.3	NaN
Assists	18.7	NaN
Steals	8.3	NaN
Blocks	3.8	NaN
3-Point %	.369	.
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Dream Stats
	season	playoffs

FG%	.444	.
FT%	.709	.
Points	85.4	NaN
Rebounds	38.8	NaN
Assists	19.6	NaN
Steals	8.9	NaN
Blocks	4.1	NaN
3-Point %	.289	.
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Composite Box Score updated through Game 0

Composite Box Score updated through Game 0

Seattle Storm (0-0)
field goalsrebounds
	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts

Atlanta Dream (0-0)
field goalsrebounds
	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts

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