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Storm-Mercury Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Aug 19 2010 12:33PM

The Seattle Storm already have secured the best record in the WNBA and set a franchise record for regular-season victories. They'll tie the league mark by winning their final two games.

The Storm will pull within one win of that record if they can complete a season sweep of the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.

Seattle (26-6) has clinched the league's best record, securing home-court advantage throughout the playoffs as the club attempts to make a run at a second championship and first since 2004.

The Storm have two regular-season games remaining, and winning both would let them match the league record of 28 victories set by Los Angeles in 2001.

They host the Sparks on Saturday in a potential opening-round playoff preview.

Seattle's chances at Los Angeles' record appeared dim Tuesday, but the club overcame a 14-point, second-half deficit to beat Minnesota 68-64. That performance came after consecutive losses by an average of 14.5 points.

"We've had a lot of games like this. But everyone really stepped up, and that was great," said forward-center Lauren Jackson, who scored 24 points Tuesday after totaling 28 over the previous two games. "We've proved all year it wasn't a fluke that we've won as many games as we have."

Jackson, fourth in the WNBA with 21.0 points per game, has been a big reason the Storm are in position to sweep all five meetings from Phoenix (15-17).

The two-time league MVP has averaged 26.3 points and 10.8 rebounds in the season series, including a season-high 33 points and 11 boards in a 91-85 home win July 27 in the most recent matchup. In the Storm's last game at Phoenix, Jackson had 31 points and 18 rebounds while Sue Bird made a 3-pointer with 6.4 seconds to play in the third overtime to secure Seattle's 111-107 win July 14.

While the Storm own the Western Conference's top seed, the reigning WNBA champion Mercury have clinched the second seed after winning 90-84 at Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Phoenix ended a four-game losing streak despite another poor performance from Diana Taurasi. Averaging a league-leading 22.6 points, the reigning WNBA MVP was held to 15 points Tuesday after scoring a season-low five on 1-for-7 shooting in a 107-69 loss at New York on Saturday.

Taurasi had a season-high 44 points in the last home matchup with Seattle.

Phoenix concludes the regular season at San Antonio on Sunday in another potential first-round playoff matchup.

Cash scores 13 points to lift Storm, 78-73

Posted Aug 21 2010 12:04AM

PHOENIX (AP) Swin Cash scored 13 points to help the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 78-73 Friday night.

The Mercury sat Diana Taurasi, the league's leading scorer at 22.6 points a game, with the playoff seeding set for both teams. Seattle, with the best record in the WNBA at 27-6, is the top seed from the West while Phoenix will be No. 2.

Seattle plays the still-to-be-determined No. 4 seed beginning Wednesday the best-of-3 conference semifinals while defending champion Phoenix (15-18) opens the postseason the following night against the third seed.

Los Angeles, Minnesota and San Antonio, all within a game of each other, are vying for the other two spots with the regular season ending Sunday.

Storm Mercury

45.1% 47.3% 47.1% 31.6% 54.5% 78.9% FG % 3FG% FT %

	SEA	PHO
Total Rebounds	2	8
Offensive Rebounds	11	7
Turnovers	13	21
Fast Break Pts:	10	11
Biggest Lead:	7	6
Points in the Paint:	30	30

	SEA	PHO
p	Cash 13	Braxton 15
rb	Bird 7	Bonner 7
a	Bird 5	Bonner 4
s	2 players 4	2 players 2
b	Little 2	2 players 3

05/22 - SEA 95 @ PHO 89
06/06 - PHO 74 @ SEA 97
07/14 - SEA 111 @ PHO 107
07/27 - PHO 85 @ SEA 91
08/20 - SEA 78 @ PHO 73

Seattle Storm (27-6)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
S. Cash	F	25:22	4-13	2-3	3-3	+4	1	1	2	0	4	2	4	0	4	13
L. Jackson	F-C	14:44	3-8	0-1	0-0	-1	2	3	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	6
C. Little	F	23:15	3-5	1-1	2-2	+9	1	0	1	2	2	4	1	2	0	9
T. Wright	G	24:42	5-9	0-1	0-0	+7	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	10
S. Bird	G	15:45	3-5	1-1	0-0	-3	1	6	7	5	0	0	1	0	0	7
S. Abrosimova		25:52	4-13	1-4	0-2	-1	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	0	2	9
L. Willingham		06:17	0-2	0-1	0-0	-11	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
J. Vesela		25:16	5-6	1-1	1-2	+6	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	12
A. Robinson		18:15	2-5	0-0	0-0	+7	2	4	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	4
A. Bishop		11:22	2-4	1-3	0-2	+4	1	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	5
A. Lacey		09:10	1-1	1-1	0-0	+4	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	3
Total		200	32-71	8-17	6-11		11	22	33	23	20	14	13	4	8	78
			45.1%	47.1%	54.5%		team rebs: 2			total to: 14

Phoenix Mercury (15-18)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
P. Taylor	F	07:18	0-3	0-2	2-2	-7	1	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	2
C. Dupree	F	09:37	2-3	0-0	0-0	-6	1	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
T. Smith	C	15:35	4-7	1-4	0-0	+3	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	9
D. Bonner	G-F	31:05	1-4	1-2	0-0	-4	0	7	7	4	1	0	3	3	1	3
T. Johnson	G	11:40	2-4	1-1	0-0	+1	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	5
K. Braxton		24:19	5-7	0-0	5-6	+3	1	4	5	3	5	0	5	1	0	15
T. Lilley		32:33	4-10	2-8	4-5	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	4	0	0	14
K. Swanier		17:24	2-5	1-1	0-0	+3	1	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	1	5
B. Smith		25:52	5-5	0-0	0-0	-7	0	4	4	0	3	0	1	3	0	10
S. Holmes		24:37	1-7	0-1	4-6	-11	3	1	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	6
D. Taurasi	DNP - Coach's Decision
Total		200	26-55	6-19	15-19		7	27	34	16	12	6	21	8	4	73
			47.3%	31.6%	78.9%		team rebs: 8			total to: 21

inactive

Storm: --
Mercury: --

technical fouls

Storm: --
Mercury: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 12
Times Tied: 8

arena stats

Arena: US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
Officials: #8 Daryl Humphrey, #31 Amy Bonner, #55 Eric Brewton
Attendance: 12459
Duration: 1:41

Seattle Storm (27-6)		Phoenix Mercury (15-18)
Start of 1st Qtr
	10:00	Jump Ball Smith vs Jackson (Bird gains possession)
Cash 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)	09:43 [SEA 3-0]
	09:25	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Bird Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:22
Bird 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	09:08 [SEA 6-0]
	09:00	Dupree Jump Shot: Missed
	08:58	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:55 [PHO 3-6]	Bonner 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Taylor (1 AST)
Cash Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	08:43
	08:38	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cash (1 ST)
Bird Jump Shot: Missed	08:21
	08:19	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:57 [PHO 5-6]	Johnson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Taylor (2 AST)
Wright Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:35 [SEA 8-5]
	07:22	Taylor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)
Cash Jump Shot: Missed	07:15
	07:13	Dupree Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:06	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:04
Jackson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bird (1 AST)	06:46 [SEA 10-5]
	06:26	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:24
Cash Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (1 BLK)	06:15
	06:14	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:09	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed Block: Wright (1 BLK)
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:08
Bird Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:01 [SEA 12-5]
Jackson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:46
Wright Substitution replaced by Abrosimova	05:46
Little Substitution replaced by Willingham	05:46
	05:46 [PHO 6-12]	Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:46	Dupree Substitution replaced by Braxton
	05:46 [PHO 7-12]	Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bird Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:37
	05:37	Taylor Substitution replaced by Lilley
	05:22 [PHO 10-12]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Jackson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bird (2 AST)	05:03 [SEA 14-10]
	04:51	Braxton Jump Shot: Missed
Willingham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:49
Abrosimova Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (2 BLK)	04:40
	04:37	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:32	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
Bird Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:30
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:11	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:06 [PHO 13-14]	Johnson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	03:45
Abrosimova Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:43
	03:43
Cash Substitution replaced by Vesela	03:43
Jackson Substitution replaced by Little	03:43
	03:43	Johnson Substitution replaced by Swanier
	03:43	Jump Ball Lilley vs Abrosimova (Swanier gains possession)
Abrosimova Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lilley (1 ST)	03:43
	03:30 [PHO 15-14]	Braxton Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Willingham Jump Bank Shot: Missed	03:04
Abrosimova Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	03:01
	02:52	Lilley Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:52	Smith Substitution replaced by Smith
Abrosimova Jump Shot: Missed	02:44
Team Rebound	02:42
Bird Substitution replaced by Wright	02:42
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	02:32
	02:30	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:08	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
Willingham Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:06
Wright Jump Shot: Missed Block: Braxton (1 BLK)	01:58
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:55
Willingham 3pt Shot: Missed	01:46
Little Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:45
Little Jump Shot: Missed	01:42
	01:40	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:32	Swanier Running Jump Shot: Missed
	01:28	Swanier Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:16 [PHO 17-14]	Braxton Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Little Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Abrosimova (1 AST)	00:56.6 [SEA 16-17]
	00:42.9	Bonner Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Willingham (1 ST)
Wright Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Swanier (1 ST)	00:37.9
Little Substitution replaced by Robinson	00:29.3
Willingham Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:15.1
	00:04.6 [PHO 20-16]	Swanier 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
End of 1st Qtr
Seattle Storm (27-6)		Phoenix Mercury (15-18)
Start of 2nd QtrBack to Top
	09:46	Taylor 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:43
Bishop 3pt Shot: Missed	09:27
	09:25	Taylor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:16	Lilley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Abrosimova (1 ST)
Wright Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:00 [SEA 18-20]
	08:37	Holmes Jump Shot: Missed
Vesela Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
	08:27	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bishop Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:27
Team Rebound	08:27
Wright Substitution replaced by Lacey	08:27
	08:27	Braxton Substitution replaced by Dupree
Bishop Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:27
	08:25	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Robinson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:07
	08:07 [PHO 21-18]	Holmes Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	08:07	Holmes Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	08:06	Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:52	Taylor Jump Shot: Missed
Vesela Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:50
Bishop 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Vesela (1 AST)	07:29 [SEA 21-21]
Bishop Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:05
	07:05	Taylor Substitution replaced by Bonner
	07:05 [PHO 22-21]	Lilley Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:05 [PHO 23-21]	Lilley Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Abrosimova Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	06:45 [SEA 23-23]
	06:45	Dupree Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Abrosimova Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:45
	06:44	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:31	Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Lacey (1 ST)
Vesela Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:16	Lilley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:10	Holmes 3pt Shot: Missed
Abrosimova Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:07
Vesela Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Abrosimova (2 AST)	06:04 [SEA 25-23]
	05:57 [PHO 25-25]	Lilley Running Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lacey Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:57
	05:57
	05:57 [PHO 26-25]	Lilley Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Abrosimova Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Holmes (1 ST)	05:45
	05:41	Lilley Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Abrosimova (2 ST)
Bishop Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Abrosimova (3 AST)	05:21 [SEA 27-26]
	05:08 [PHO 28-27]	Dupree Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bonner (1 AST)
Abrosimova 3pt Shot: Missed	04:51
	04:49	Dupree Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	04:29 [PHO 30-27]	Dupree Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bonner (2 AST)
Bishop 3pt Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:14	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:07 [PHO 33-27]	Lilley 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:45 [SEA 29-33]
	03:31	Bonner Jump Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:29
Lacey 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bishop (1 AST)	03:16 [SEA 32-33]
	03:04	Holmes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Vesela Substitution replaced by Cash	03:04
Robinson Substitution replaced by Bird	03:04
Bishop Substitution replaced by Jackson	03:04
Lacey Substitution replaced by Willingham	03:04
	03:04	Dupree Substitution replaced by Swanier
	03:04	Lilley Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:04	Smith Substitution replaced by Braxton
Cash 3pt Shot: Missed	02:50
	02:48	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:35 [PHO 35-32]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Braxton (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Willingham Substitution replaced by Little	02:33
Abrosimova 3pt Shot: Missed	02:11
	02:10	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Cash Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:10
	01:56	Swanier Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jackson (1 BLK)
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:55
Little Layup Shot: Missed	01:50
	01:47	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:32	Braxton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Cash (2 ST)
Cash Layup Shot: Missed	01:27
Bird Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:26
Bird Jump Shot: Missed	01:24
	01:24	Team Rebound
	01:09	Braxton Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	01:09	Braxton Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Little Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:51.0
	00:30.9	Holmes Jump Shot: Missed Block: Little (1 BLK)
Bird Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:28.5
Abrosimova Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bird (3 AST)	00:24.5 [SEA 34-35]
	00:24.5	Braxton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Abrosimova Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:24.5
	00:23.9	Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:06.9	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:04.8	Holmes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
End of 2nd Qtr
Seattle Storm (27-6)		Phoenix Mercury (15-18)
Start of 3rd QtrBack to Top
Little Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:52
	09:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:36	Braxton Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)
	09:27	Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:18	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:12	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Little (1 ST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Johnson (1 BLK)	09:05
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	09:02
Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lilley (2 ST)	09:02
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:55
	08:55 [PHO 36-34]	Braxton Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	08:55 [PHO 37-34]	Braxton Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Little 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	08:33 [SEA 37-37]
	08:20 [PHO 39-37]	Braxton Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Cash Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bonner (3 BLK)	08:08
	08:05	Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:03 [PHO 41-37]	Braxton Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Lilley (1 AST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bird (4 AST)	07:46 [SEA 39-41]
Cash Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:46
	07:34 [PHO 43-39]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Lilley (2 AST)
Wright Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jackson (2 AST)	07:21 [SEA 41-43]
	07:06	Lilley Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Little (2 ST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
Jackson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:52
Cash Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	06:45
Cash Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	06:45
	06:32	Braxton Jump Shot: Missed
Bird Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:31
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	06:22
	06:20	Team Rebound
	06:05	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:04	Team Rebound
Jackson Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	06:04
	06:04	Braxton Substitution replaced by Smith
	05:42	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
Bird Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	05:40
Little Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bird (5 AST)	05:35 [SEA 43-43]
	05:22 [PHO 46-43]	Lilley 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bonner (3 AST)
Cash Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	05:07
	05:04 [PHO 48-43]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Bird Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	04:55 [SEA 45-48]
	04:46	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Bird Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	04:45
	04:37	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Jackson Substitution replaced by Abrosimova	04:37
Little Substitution replaced by Vesela	04:37
Bird Substitution replaced by Robinson	04:37
	04:37	Smith Substitution replaced by Swanier
	04:37	Johnson Substitution replaced by Holmes
Wright Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:31 [SEA 47-48]
	04:17	Lilley Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
Cash Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	04:11
	04:10	Team Rebound
Abrosimova Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:50
	03:50	Holmes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:50	Team Rebound
	03:50 [PHO 49-47]	Holmes Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Cash Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)	03:34
	03:32	Holmes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:27 [PHO 51-47]	Holmes Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Robinson Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wright (3 AST)	03:10 [SEA 49-51]
	02:55 [PHO 53-49]	Swanier Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:45	Bonner Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	02:39	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:36
Cash Jump Shot: Missed	02:17
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:15
Abrosimova 3pt Shot: Missed	02:04
	02:04	Team Rebound
	01:50	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Cash Substitution replaced by Bishop	01:50
	01:38	Bonner Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Wright Substitution replaced by Lacey	01:38
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	01:32
Robinson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:31
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	01:30
Bishop Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:30
Abrosimova Jump Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:19	Swanier Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:07	Bonner Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Abrosimova (3 ST)
Abrosimova Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Lacey (1 AST)	01:01 [SEA 51-53]
Abrosimova Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:47.2
	00:47.2 [PHO 54-51]	Lilley Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:47.2	Lilley Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Vesela Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:46.9
Abrosimova Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	00:31.9
Abrosimova Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:31.9
	00:18.9	Bonner 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:16.8	Holmes Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	00:15.9	Holmes Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	00:13.4	Team Rebound
	00:10.8	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
Robinson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:08.9
Vesela 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	00:00.1 [SEA 54-54]
	00:00.1
End of 3rd Qtr
Seattle Storm (27-6)		Phoenix Mercury (15-18)
Start of 4th QtrBack to Top
	09:41	Braxton Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Vesela Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:41 [SEA 55-54]
Vesela Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:41
	09:40	Braxton Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:23	Swanier Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Abrosimova (4 ST)
Lacey Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:16
	09:00 [PHO 56-55]	Smith Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Braxton (2 AST)
Bishop Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	08:51
Bishop Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:51
	08:35	Swanier Running Jump Shot: Missed
	08:33	Holmes Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	08:31	Holmes Jump Shot: Missed
Abrosimova Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:29
Vesela Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Abrosimova (4 AST)	08:24 [SEA 57-56]
	08:11 [PHO 58-57]	Smith Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Braxton (3 AST)
Abrosimova Jump Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:56	Swanier Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Bishop Substitution replaced by Little	07:51
Lacey Substitution replaced by Wright	07:51
Abrosimova Substitution replaced by Cash	07:51
Robinson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:45
	07:35	Smith Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Vesela Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wright (4 AST)	07:23 [SEA 59-58]
	07:07	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Cash Jump Shot: Missed	06:50
	06:48	Lilley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Robinson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:43
	06:43 [PHO 59-59]	Holmes Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:43	Swanier Substitution replaced by Bonner
	06:43 [PHO 60-59]	Holmes Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Vesela Running Bank shot: Made (12 PTS)	06:29 [SEA 61-60]
	06:18	Braxton Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Little (3 ST)
	06:09	Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Little Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:09 [SEA 62-60]
Little Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	06:09 [SEA 63-60]
Robinson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:55
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:55	Braxton Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:55	Team Rebound
	05:55 [PHO 61-63]	Braxton Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Robinson Jump Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:28	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:12 [PHO 63-63]	Smith Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Holmes (1 AST)
Cash 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Vesela (2 AST)	04:49 [SEA 66-63]
	04:27 [PHO 65-66]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bonner (4 AST)
Cash Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:11 [SEA 68-65]
	04:02 [PHO 67-68]	Braxton Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Holmes (2 AST)
	03:47	Braxton Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Robinson Substitution replaced by Bishop	03:47
Cash Free Throw 1 of 3 (9 PTS)	03:47 [SEA 69-67]
Cash Free Throw 2 of 3 (10 PTS)	03:47 [SEA 70-67]
Cash Free Throw 3 of 3 (11 PTS)	03:47 [SEA 71-67]
	03:22	Lilley 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:20	Braxton Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Little Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:20
	03:20 [PHO 68-71]	Braxton Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Bishop Substitution replaced by Abrosimova	03:20
	03:20 [PHO 69-71]	Braxton Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Abrosimova 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Little (1 AST)	03:00 [SEA 74-69]
	02:43	Braxton Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	02:43	Braxton Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
	02:43	Bonner Substitution replaced by Swanier
Abrosimova Jump Shot: Missed	02:28
	02:26	Braxton Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:14	Swanier Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Little (4 ST)
Cash Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Little (2 AST)	02:10 [SEA 76-69]
	01:53 [PHO 71-76]	Lilley Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Cash Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	01:32
Cash Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	01:32
	01:17	Holmes Jump Shot: Missed Block: Little (2 BLK)
Cash Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:14
Wright Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:00 [SEA 78-71]
	00:45.0 [PHO 73-78]	Smith Running Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Abrosimova Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (3 BLK)	00:24.9
Cash Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:22.9
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:20.1
End of 4th Qtr

broadcast information
country		channel			time

standings

l10

SEA

1st West

6-4

17-0

11-6

PHO

2nd West

4-6

9-8

6-11

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

SEA

2 players 15.0

Cash 7.0

Wright 4.0

3 players 1.0

Bird 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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