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By JUSTIN EINHORN
Posted Jul 02 2010 12:50PM

Winning two championships in three years wasn't enough to keep Cappie Pondexter with the Phoenix Mercury. Now they look nothing like a title contender without her.

Following an offseason trade which she wanted, Pondexter makes her return to Phoenix on Saturday night as she tries to help the New York Liberty extend her former team's worst losing streak in seven years.

Drafted No. 2 overall by the Mercury in 2006, Pondexter was named WNBA finals MVP in her second season and helped Phoenix win its first championship. Partnering with Diana Taurasi - one of the top backcourts in league history - keyed that title and another one last season as both averaged more than 19 points in four seasons together.

However, the Mercury were looking to dump salary in the offseason, and at the same time, Pondexter was seeking a trade - specifically to the Liberty. She wanted to be in the New York area to set up a career after basketball, not to mention she played collegiately at nearby Rutgers, and Phoenix granted her wish.

"Honestly, it's nothing negative about Phoenix, the organization, me not liking Diana Taurasi or being overshadowed," Pondexter said after the three-team trade in March. "I realized basketball is not going to be here forever and I think New York, and my plans off the court, is the best place."

The deal saw the Liberty ship Shameka Christon and Cathrine Kraayeveld to Chicago while the Mercury acquired the Sky's Candice Dupree, whose 13.7 points per game this year is about two below her career average.

Taurasi averages a league-leading 22.1 points - Pondexter is fourth at 19.7 - but she's been plagued by back trouble and is shooting a career-worst 39.8 percent for the floundering Mercury (5-11). The current six-game slide is their longest since a seven-game losing streak in July 2003.

"We're falling short and we have to find a way to fix it," Taurasi told the team's official website. "We're right there and we're playing good basketball, we're just not making enough plays throughout the 40 minutes to win and are coming up on the short end of a lot of these games."

Pondexter, meanwhile, has New York (7-7) in position to post its longest winning streak since starting the 2007 season 4-0. The Liberty won their third straight Tuesday, 80-68 in Los Angeles as Noelle Quinn scored a career-high 24 points and Pondexter added 19.

"We're finally jelling, we're sticking to what the (coach) Anne Donovan game plan is," Pondexter said. "Our defensive energy has been there. We know if we play defense we can win because we've got enough good scorers on this team."

New York is 4-0 when holding teams under 75 points, but Phoenix is averaging a league-best 92.3.

NY's Pondexter ejected, Mercury win 97-82

Posted Jul 04 2010 12:22AM

PHOENIX(AP) Candice Dupree had 24 points and nine rebounds to help the Phoenix Mercury to a 97-82 win Saturday night over the New York Liberty and former teammate Cappie Pondexter, who was ejected in the third quarter.

Pondexter, who won the 2007 and 2009 WNBA titles with Phoenix, smacked Penny Taylor in the face as she went up for a layup with 9:06 left in the third quarter.

Taylor got up and looked as if she would retaliate, but players and officials got in between the two. Pondexter got a flagrant 2 foul and Taylor received a technical.

Tangela Smith added 21 points and 10 rebounds and Taurasi had 20 points and five assists for Phoenix (6-11), which snapped a six-game losing streak.

Pondexter finished with 21 points and five rebounds for the Liberty (7-8). Plenette Pierson scored 13 of her 18 points after Pondexter was tossed.

The fourth-year guard from Rutgers played her first three seasons in Phoenix before being traded to New York was part in a three-team deal that sent Dupree to Phoenix.

She received her championship ring and warm greetings from the Mercury in a short ceremony before the game.

Liberty Mercury

41.1% 47.1% 21.1% 60.0% 85.7% 81.5% FG % 3FG% FT %

	NYL	PHO
Total Rebounds	7	12
Offensive Rebounds	7	9
Turnovers	13	22
Fast Break Pts:	16	16
Biggest Lead:	1	23
Points in the Paint:	32	40

	NYL	PHO
p	Pondexter 21	Dupree 24
rb	3 players 6	Smith 10
a	Mitchell 5	Taurasi 5
s	Powell 4	Taurasi 3
b	3 players 1	Taurasi 1

07/03 - NYL 82 @ PHO 97
08/14 - PHO 69 @ NYL 107

New York Liberty (7-8)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
N. Powell	F	21:59	1-9	0-5	1-1	-17	0	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	0	3
J. McCarville	C	25:14	4-10	0-1	3-4	-18	2	4	6	1	2	0	4	1	0	11
T. McWilliams-Franklin	C	17:22	1-2	0-0	2-2	-17	1	2	3	0	3	2	1	1	0	4
C. Pondexter	G	18:47	8-11	3-4	2-3	-5	1	5	6	3	3	2	1	0	0	21
L. Mitchell	G	22:16	0-5	0-4	0-0	-10	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
P. Pierson		21:53	6-11	0-0	6-7	+7	1	5	6	1	5	2	0	0	0	18
K. Greene		23:14	5-11	1-2	0-0	+1	0	0	0	2	4	1	2	0	0	11
K. Vaughn		15:31	3-5	0-0	2-2	-2	1	3	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	8
E. Carson		09:22	0-4	0-2	0-0	-6	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
N. Blue		10:09	0-2	0-1	2-2	-7	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	2
S. Spencer		14:13	2-3	0-0	0-0	-1	0	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	4
Total		150	30-73	4-19	18-21		7	23	30	18	24	12	13	3	1	82
			41.1%	21.1%	85.7%		team rebs: 7			total to: 13

Phoenix Mercury (6-11)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
P. Taylor	F	34:15	5-11	2-3	5-6	+25	1	4	5	4	4	1	1	0	2	17
C. Dupree	F	33:39	9-12	0-0	6-6	+20	3	6	9	3	3	2	2	0	0	24
T. Smith	C	31:47	7-12	5-7	2-2	+22	1	9	10	0	2	0	1	0	0	21
D. Taurasi	G-F	35:00	6-12	1-3	7-9	+5	1	3	4	5	3	3	11	1	0	20
T. Johnson	G	24:11	2-12	0-1	0-0	+13	1	3	4	4	4	0	5	0	1	4
D. Bonner		22:32	3-8	0-0	2-3	-3	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
K. Swanier		09:39	1-2	1-1	0-0	+2	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	3
N. Ohlde		08:57	0-1	0-0	0-1	-9	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
S. Holmes		00:00	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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		150	33-70	9-15	22-27		9	30	39	18	20	6	22	1	3	97
			47.1%	60.0%	81.5%		team rebs: 12			total to: 22

inactive

Liberty: --
Mercury: --

technical fouls

Liberty: --
Mercury: Taylor

scoring

Lead Changes: 2
Times Tied: 2

arena stats

Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Officials: #7 Clarke Stevens, #31 Amy Bonner, #39 Michael Price
Attendance: 6780
Duration: 1:58

New York Liberty (7-9)		Phoenix Mercury (7-11)
Start of 1st Qtr
	10:00
Pondexter Layup Shot: Missed	09:51
	09:49	Taurasi Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:36	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:35	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:33 [PHO 2-0]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Mitchell 3pt Shot: Missed	09:08
	09:07	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:54 [PHO 4-0]	Dupree Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Powell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:54
	08:54 [PHO 5-0]	Dupree Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	08:40	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Pondexter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:40
Team Rebound	08:40
Pondexter Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:40 [NYL 1-5]
	08:24 [PHO 7-1]	Smith Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Dupree Violation:Kicked Ball	08:13
Powell Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:01 [NYL 3-7]
	07:52	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
	07:51	Team Rebound
	07:46 [PHO 10-3]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (1 AST)
Powell 3pt Shot: Missed	07:29
	07:28	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Pondexter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:24
	07:24 [PHO 11-3]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:24 [PHO 12-3]	Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Pondexter Jump Bank Shot: Made (3 PTS)	07:04 [NYL 5-12]
Pondexter Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:53
	06:49	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Mitchell 3pt Shot: Missed	06:38
Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:37
Pondexter Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:37 [NYL 7-12]
	06:37	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pondexter Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	06:37 [NYL 8-12]
	06:23	Taylor Jump Shot: Missed Block: McWilliams-Franklin (1 BLK)
	06:23	Team Rebound
	06:19	Dupree Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Powell (1 ST)
McWilliams-Franklin Jump Shot: Missed	06:01
	06:00	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:54	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:53
Powell Jump Shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:37	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:McWilliams-Franklin (1 ST)
Pondexter 3pt Shot: Missed	05:23
	05:22	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:16 [PHO 14-8]	Dupree Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Powell 3pt Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:59	Team Rebound
	04:59	Timeout : Official
	04:49 [PHO 16-8]	Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
McCarville Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pondexter (1 AST)	04:31 [NYL 10-16]
	04:16	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:15
Powell 3pt Shot: Missed	04:05
McWilliams-Franklin Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:02
McWilliams-Franklin Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:02 [NYL 12-16]
	03:49 [PHO 18-12]	Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
McWilliams-Franklin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:49
McWilliams-Franklin Substitution replaced by Pierson	03:49
	03:49	Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner
	03:49	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
McCarville Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:48
Pondexter Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:35 [NYL 14-18]
	03:29 [PHO 20-14]	Taurasi Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dupree (1 AST)
McCarville Jump Shot: Missed	03:12
Pierson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:11
Pierson Layup Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:05	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:00	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed Block: McCarville (1 BLK)
	03:00	Team Rebound
	03:00	Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier
	03:00	Smith Substitution replaced by Ohlde
Powell Substitution replaced by Greene	03:00
	02:47	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
Pierson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:46
Pondexter Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
	02:39	Swanier Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:33	Swanier Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pondexter (1 ST)
Pierson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pondexter (2 AST)	02:29 [NYL 16-20]
	02:19	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:18
	02:07	Ohlde Foul : Personal (1 PF)
McCarville Substitution replaced by Vaughn	02:07
Pondexter Substitution replaced by Carson	02:07
Vaughn Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:02
Vaughn Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:02
	02:02	Taurasi Substitution replaced by Taylor
	01:38	Dupree Jump Shot: Missed
Carson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:37
Mitchell Jump Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:21	Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Mitchell Substitution replaced by Blue	01:15
	01:08 [PHO 22-16]	Dupree Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)
Vaughn Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	00:51.2
	00:32.9	Ohlde Jump Shot: Missed
Pierson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:31.5
Carson Jump Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:23.1	Team Rebound
	00:09.9	Dupree Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Vaughn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:08.9
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.5
Team Rebound	00:02.5
	00:02.5	Ohlde Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Blue 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Qtr
New York Liberty (7-9)		Phoenix Mercury (7-11)
Start of 2nd QtrBack to Top
McWilliams-Franklin Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:48
	09:48	Swanier Substitution replaced by Johnson
	09:48	Ohlde Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
	09:48	Team Rebound
	09:48	Taurasi Turnover : Lane Violation (1 TO)
Greene 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Pondexter (3 AST)	09:35 [NYL 19-22]
	09:12	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:12
Carson Substitution replaced by Powell	09:12
Pierson Substitution replaced by McCarville	09:12
McCarville Jump Shot: Missed	08:51
	08:50	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:41 [PHO 24-19]	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
McCarville Jump Shot: Missed	08:30
	08:29	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:22	Taurasi Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Powell (2 ST)
Pondexter Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:14 [NYL 21-24]
McWilliams-Franklin Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:01
	08:01	Ohlde Substitution replaced by Smith
	08:01 [PHO 25-21]	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
McWilliams-Franklin Substitution replaced by Pierson	08:01
	08:01 [PHO 26-21]	Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Pondexter 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Pierson (1 AST)	07:42 [NYL 24-26]
	07:36	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Powell (3 ST)
Pierson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:32 [NYL 26-26]
	07:32	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:32	Bonner Substitution replaced by Dupree
Pierson Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	07:32 [NYL 27-26]
McCarville Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:22
	07:13	Taurasi Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Pondexter (2 ST)
Powell Layup Shot: Missed	07:07
	07:06	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:54	Taylor Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	06:54	Taylor Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Official	06:54
Pondexter Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:45
Greene Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:30
	06:30 [PHO 27-27]	Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
Pierson Substitution replaced by Vaughn	06:30
	06:30 [PHO 28-27]	Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Powell 3pt Shot: Missed	06:05
	06:04	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:57 [PHO 30-27]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)
Vaughn Layup Shot: Missed	05:44
McCarville Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:43
	05:42	Taurasi Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Greene Substitution replaced by Mitchell	05:42
McCarville Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:42 [NYL 28-30]
McCarville Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:42
	05:42	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:26 [PHO 32-28]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (2 AST)
Pondexter 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Powell (1 AST)	05:13 [NYL 31-32]
	04:50 [PHO 35-31]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Taylor (3 AST)
McCarville Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Mitchell (1 AST)	04:28 [NYL 33-35]
	04:15	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	04:14	Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:11 [PHO 38-33]	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Vaughn Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: McCarville (1 AST)	03:58 [NYL 35-38]
	03:45	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:44	Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:40 [PHO 41-35]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Dupree (2 AST)
McCarville Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	03:17
Team Timeout : Regular	03:17
	03:17	Johnson Substitution replaced by Bonner
Mitchell Substitution replaced by Pierson	03:17
Vaughn Substitution replaced by Greene	03:17
	03:06	Taurasi Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	03:06	Taurasi Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
Greene 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:33 [PHO 43-35]	Taurasi Running Bank shot: Made (11 PTS)
Pierson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:33
	02:33 [PHO 44-35]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Greene Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Powell (2 AST)	02:16 [NYL 37-44]
	02:07	Taurasi Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (7 TO) Steal:Pierson (1 ST)
Pondexter 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Greene (1 AST)	02:01 [NYL 40-44]
	01:53 [PHO 47-40]	Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (3 AST)
McCarville Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Taurasi (1 ST)	01:33
	01:28	Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO)
McCarville Substitution replaced by Vaughn	01:28
Pierson Jump Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:10	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:01	Taurasi Turnover : Traveling (7 TO)
Powell Substitution replaced by Spencer	01:01
Pondexter Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)	00:49.5 [NYL 42-47]
	00:41.9	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:41.3
Pierson Jump Shot: Missed	00:29.9
Vaughn Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:28.4
Spencer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dupree (1 ST)	00:16.9
	00:00.5 [PHO 50-42]	Taylor 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (4 AST)
End of 2nd Qtr
New York Liberty (7-9)		Phoenix Mercury (7-11)
Start of 3rd QtrBack to Top
	09:55	Johnson Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Mitchell (1 ST)
McCarville Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Mitchell (2 AST)	09:52 [NYL 44-50]
	09:31	Taylor Jump Shot: Missed
Pondexter Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:30
McCarville Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Taurasi (2 ST)	09:11
Pondexter Foul : Flagrant Type 2 (3 PF)	09:06
	09:06	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	09:06	Taylor Technical
Pondexter Ejection:First Flagrant Type 2	09:06
Pondexter Substitution replaced by Greene	09:06
Powell Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	09:06 [NYL 45-50]
	09:06 [PHO 51-45]	Taylor Free Throw Flagrant 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	09:06 [PHO 52-45]	Taylor Free Throw Flagrant 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
	08:55	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:55
McCarville Turnaround Bank shot: Made (9 PTS)	08:38 [NYL 47-52]
	08:19	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	08:18	Team Rebound
Greene Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:11
	08:05	Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (8 TO)
Mitchell 3pt Shot: Missed	07:46
	07:45	Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:44	Jump Ball Taurasi vs Mitchell (Taylor gains possession)
	07:24 [PHO 54-47]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Taurasi (5 AST)
McCarville Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
	07:09	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	07:05 [PHO 56-47]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
McCarville Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:05
McWilliams-Franklin Substitution replaced by Pierson	07:05
	07:05 [PHO 57-47]	Dupree Free Throw 1 of 1 (18 PTS)
Powell Running Hook Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	06:50	Smith Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Pierson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Mitchell (3 AST)	06:37 [NYL 49-57]
Pierson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:31
	06:31 [PHO 58-49]	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Powell Substitution replaced by Spencer	06:31
	06:31	Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
McCarville Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:30
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	06:18
	06:17	Team Rebound
Pierson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	06:17
	06:17 [PHO 59-49]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
McCarville Substitution replaced by McWilliams-Franklin	06:17
	06:17 [PHO 60-49]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Mitchell 3pt Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:02	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	05:54	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:53	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	05:49	Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (9 TO) Steal:McWilliams-Franklin (2 ST)
Greene Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	05:47
Pierson Foul : Personal (4 PF)	05:36
	05:36 [PHO 61-49]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	05:36 [PHO 62-49]	Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	05:23	Dupree Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Spencer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Greene (2 AST)	05:21 [NYL 51-62]
	05:04	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
Greene Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Mitchell (4 AST)	04:52 [NYL 53-62]
	04:45 [PHO 64-53]	Taurasi Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Greene Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:45
	04:45	Timeout : Official
	04:45 [PHO 65-53]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Spencer Jump Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:31	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:26 [PHO 67-53]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Johnson (3 AST)
Pierson Jump Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:58	Dupree Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:53	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
McWilliams-Franklin Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:52
McWilliams-Franklin Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dupree (2 ST)	03:37
Spencer Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:19
Pierson Substitution replaced by McCarville	03:19
Greene Substitution replaced by Powell	03:19
Spencer Substitution replaced by Carson	03:19
	03:19 [PHO 68-53]	Taurasi Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	03:19	Taurasi Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Carson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:17
	02:58	Dupree Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	02:58	Taurasi Substitution replaced by Bonner
McWilliams-Franklin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:58 [NYL 54-68]
McWilliams-Franklin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:58 [NYL 55-68]
	02:43	Taylor Jump Shot: Missed Block: Carson (1 BLK)
	02:43	Team Rebound
	02:40	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
McCarville Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:39
Powell Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Taylor (1 ST)	02:30
	02:24	Taylor Layup Shot: Missed
	02:21	Dupree Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	02:20	Dupree Layup Shot: Missed
McWilliams-Franklin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:18
	02:13	Johnson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:13	Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier
Mitchell Substitution replaced by Blue	02:13
McCarville Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:13 [NYL 56-68]
McCarville Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:13 [NYL 57-68]
	01:55 [PHO 70-57]	Taylor Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Carson Jump Shot: Missed	01:40
	01:39	Dupree Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	01:28 [PHO 73-57]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Swanier (1 AST)
Carson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:04
	01:03	Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:57.9	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Powell (4 ST)
Carson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.9	Taylor Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:38.8	Swanier Jump Shot: Missed
	00:37.7	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:35.4 [PHO 75-57]	Bonner Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Powell 3pt Shot: Missed	00:17.9
McCarville Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:16.9
McCarville 3pt Shot: Missed	00:04.9
	00:03.9	Swanier Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:00.1 [PHO 78-57]	Swanier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 3rd Qtr
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Greene Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:46
	09:46	Team Rebound
	09:34	Taurasi Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	09:34	Taurasi Turnover : Foul (10 TO)
Pierson Running Bank shot: Missed	09:19
	09:18	Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:13 [PHO 80-57]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Swanier (2 AST)
Pierson Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Blue (1 AST)	08:58 [NYL 59-80]
	08:36	Taurasi Turnover : Bad Pass (11 TO) Steal:Greene (1 ST)
	08:36	Ohlde Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Vaughn Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:23 [NYL 61-80]
	08:13	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
Vaughn Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	08:12
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	08:08
	08:07	Bonner Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:46	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
Blue Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:45
Pierson Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Blue (2 AST)	07:40 [NYL 63-80]
	07:21 [PHO 82-63]	Taurasi Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Pierson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	07:06 [NYL 65-82]
	06:49	Dupree Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Pierson (2 ST)
	06:46	Dupree Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	06:46	Dupree Substitution replaced by Smith
Pierson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	06:46 [NYL 66-82]
Blue Substitution replaced by Mitchell	06:46
Pierson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:46 [NYL 67-82]
	06:31	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
Pierson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:30
Vaughn Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Mitchell (5 AST)	06:25 [NYL 69-82]
	06:09	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
Pierson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:08
Greene Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
Team Rebound	06:02
	06:02	Ohlde Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	06:02	Ohlde Substitution replaced by Taylor
Pierson Substitution replaced by McCarville	06:02
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
Jump Ball Swanier vs Vaughn (Spencer gains possession)	05:55
Greene Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	05:46
Greene Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:46
	05:46	Swanier Substitution replaced by Johnson
	05:34	Taylor Running Jump Shot: Missed
Vaughn Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	05:33
McCarville Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Taurasi (3 ST)	05:19
	05:12	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	05:11	Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	05:09 [PHO 84-69]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Greene Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Spencer (1 AST)	04:50 [NYL 71-84]
Spencer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:44
Vaughn Substitution replaced by Pierson	04:44
	04:44	Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:44	Team Rebound
	04:44 [PHO 85-71]	Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
	04:30	Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
McCarville Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:13 [PHO 88-71]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Johnson (4 AST)
Greene Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:56 [NYL 73-88]
	03:44	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	03:43	Bonner Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:37	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
McCarville Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:36
	03:27	Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Mitchell Substitution replaced by Blue	03:27
McCarville Substitution replaced by Vaughn	03:27
Pierson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:27
Team Rebound	03:27
Pierson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	03:27 [NYL 74-88]
	03:08	Taurasi Jump Shot: Missed
	03:08	Team Rebound
Greene Substitution replaced by Carson	03:08
	03:08	Jump Ball Bonner vs Vaughn (Taylor gains possession)
	02:53 [PHO 90-74]	Bonner Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Taylor (4 AST)
Spencer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:53
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
	02:53	Johnson Substitution replaced by Dupree
	02:53 [PHO 91-74]	Bonner Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Spencer Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Blue (3 AST)	02:38 [NYL 76-91]
	02:25	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Pierson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	02:24
	02:17	Taylor Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Pierson Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:17 [NYL 77-91]
Pierson Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	02:17 [NYL 78-91]
Blue Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:12
	02:05	Pierson Violation:Kicked Ball
	01:54	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
	01:54	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:50	Taurasi 3pt Shot: Missed
Spencer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:49
Blue Jump Shot: Missed Block: Taurasi (1 BLK)	01:43
Blue Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:43
	01:43	Taylor Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Blue Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:43 [NYL 79-91]
Blue Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:43 [NYL 80-91]
Blue Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:36
	01:28 [PHO 93-80]	Taylor Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Vaughn Jump Shot: Missed	01:15
	01:14	Taurasi Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:54.3 [PHO 95-80]	Bonner Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Dupree (3 AST)
	00:36.5	Taylor Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Vaughn Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:36.5 [NYL 81-95]
Vaughn Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:36.5 [NYL 82-95]
Pierson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:25.1
	00:25.1 [PHO 96-82]	Dupree Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	00:25.1 [PHO 97-82]	Dupree Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Carson Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)	00:20.0
End of 4th Qtr

broadcast information
country		channel			time

standings

l10

NYL

2nd East

9-1

13-4

9-8

PHO

2nd West

4-6

9-8

6-11

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

NYL

Pondexter 14.0

Pondexter 11.0

Pondexter 8.0

McWilliams-Franklin 1.5

2 players 3.0

PHO

Johnson 21.0

Paris 9.0

2 players 4.0

5 players 1.0

Johnson 3.0

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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