Top Performers
Points
20
Timms
PHX
Rebounds
10
Hampton
NYL
Assists
6
Timms
PHX
Threes
4
Timms
PHX
26-75 (34.7%)
FG%
29-63 (46.0%)
8-17 (47.1%)
3PM
2-15 (13.3%)
10-11 (90.9%)
FTM
20-34 (58.8%)
40
Rebounds
38
19
Offensive Rebounds
16
21
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
22
10
Steals
16
5
Blocks
8
23
Turnovers
18
17
Points Off Turnovers
19
7
Fastbreak Points
21
28
Points In Paint
36
17
Second Chance Points
16
28
Fouls
15
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
3
Biggest Lead
14
5
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
2
Ties
1
1997 Western Conference
PHX NYL
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Rockers Game Summary
The New York Liberty emerged victorious over the Phoenix Mercury, 80 to 70, on August 2, 1997.
Game Info
August 1, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Foster #0 | 21 | 6 | 7 (3) | 0 | 2 | 2 | -13 | 4 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
T. Jackson #3 | 23 | 5 | 5 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 125.0 |
B. Pettis #32 | 30 | 14 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 6 | 5 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 58.9 |
J. Gillom #22 | 33 | 14 | 9 (4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6-19 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 36.0 |
M. Timms #7 | 38 | 20 | 3 (2) | 6 | 2 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 3 | 6-17 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 53.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
U. Webb #21 | 19 | 5 | 6 (4) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 3 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 28.5 |
M. Askamp #14 | 19 | 2 | 4 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
N. Lieberman #10 | 12 | 4 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
M. Hagiwara | 7 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Witherspoon #13 | 30 | 20 | 2 (1) | 2 | 3 | 0 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 5-9 | 62.7 |
V. Johnson #55 | 25 | 6 | 6 (1) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
T. Weatherspoon | 35 | 8 | 3 (1) | 5 | 3 | 0 | +10 | 3 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 53.2 |
R. Lobo | 37 | 18 | 5 (0) | 2 | 0 | 4 | +8 | 5 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 4-7 | 52.7 |
K. Hampton #34 | 21 | 12 | 10 (6) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 56.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Ford #5 | 17 | 6 | 4 (2) | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
S. Wicks #23 | 17 | 9 | 5 (3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | +9 | 0 | 4 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 92.2 |
R. Blades #10 | 11 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 8.5 |
T. Trice-Hill #33 | 5 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Perazic-Gipe | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYL | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1H
2H
Scoring Plays
All Plays
V. Johnson makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 18:54
M. Timms makes driving layup
1Q 18:47
2-2
B. Pettis makes 20' three
1Q 18:01
5-2
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 17:40
5-4
J. Gillom makes 6' jump shot
1Q 17:22
7-4
V. Johnson makes 16' jump shot
1Q 16:56
7-6
B. Pettis makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by M. Timms
1Q 16:44
9-6
R. Lobo makes driving layup
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 16:25
9-8
S. Witherspoon makes driving layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
1Q 16:08
9-10
S. Witherspoon makes driving layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
1Q 15:29
9-12
S. Witherspoon makes driving layup
Assisted by R. Lobo
1Q 14:55
9-14
V. Johnson makes 11' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
1Q 14:22
9-16
U. Webb makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by M. Askamp
1Q 13:04
11-16
J. Gillom makes 20' three
Assisted by M. Timms
1Q 12:35
14-16
S. Witherspoon makes 7' running jump shot
1Q 12:09
14-18
T. Jackson makes layup
Assisted by N. Lieberman
1Q 10:38
16-18
S. Wicks makes 20' three
Assisted by R. Blades
1Q 10:11
16-21
S. Witherspoon makes layup
Assisted by R. Lobo
1Q 09:57
16-23
N. Lieberman makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by T. Jackson
1Q 09:30
18-23
K. Ford makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by V. Johnson
1Q 08:55
18-25
R. Lobo makes 14' jump shot
Assisted by K. Ford
1Q 08:08
18-27
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2
1Q 07:50
18-28
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:50
18-29
N. Lieberman makes 9' jump shot
1Q 07:24
20-29
T. Weatherspoon makes layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
1Q 06:09
20-31
S. Wicks makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:14
20-32
S. Wicks makes free throw 2/2
1Q 05:14
20-33
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
1Q 05:00
20-34
M. Askamp makes layup
1Q 04:25
22-34
J. Gillom makes driving layup
Assisted by M. Askamp
1Q 03:12
24-34
J. Gillom makes free throw 1/1
1Q 03:12
25-34
S. Witherspoon makes 21' three
Assisted by K. Hampton
1Q 02:47
25-37
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
1Q 02:17
25-38
T. Foster makes 6' jump shot
Assisted by U. Webb
1Q 01:41
27-38
K. Hampton makes 9' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 19:54
27-40
J. Gillom makes layup
2Q 19:37
29-40
R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2
2Q 19:12
29-41
T. Foster makes layup
2Q 18:50
31-41
T. Foster makes 5' jump shot
2Q 18:04
33-41
K. Hampton makes layup
2Q 17:46
33-43
R. Lobo makes 13' jump shot
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 17:17
33-45
B. Pettis makes driving layup
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 16:36
35-45
K. Hampton makes free throw 1/2
2Q 16:11
35-46
T. Jackson makes 20' three
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 16:04
38-46
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
2Q 14:47
38-48
J. Gillom makes layup
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 14:24
40-48
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 13:34
40-49
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 13:34
40-50
M. Timms makes 8' running jump shot
2Q 13:07
42-50
S. Wicks makes 10' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 12:36
42-52
S. Witherspoon makes driving layup
2Q 12:20
42-54
U. Webb makes free throw 1/2
2Q 11:23
43-54
M. Timms makes 21' three
2Q 10:06
46-54
S. Wicks makes 10' jump shot
2Q 09:41
46-56
B. Pettis makes 21' three
Assisted by M. Timms
2Q 09:33
49-56
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 09:14
49-57
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 09:14
49-58
B. Pettis makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:59
50-58
B. Pettis makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:59
51-58
K. Hampton makes layup
2Q 08:27
51-60
M. Timms makes 20' three
Assisted by J. Gillom
2Q 08:20
54-60
R. Lobo makes free throw 1/2
2Q 08:07
54-61
R. Lobo makes free throw 2/2
2Q 08:07
54-62
K. Hampton makes 16' jump shot
Assisted by T. Weatherspoon
2Q 07:26
70-80
B. Pettis makes driving layup
2Q 06:47
56-62
M. Timms makes 20' three
Assisted by M. Hagiwara
2Q 06:11
59-62
K. Hampton makes layup
Assisted by V. Johnson
2Q 04:38
59-64
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by S. Witherspoon
2Q 03:37
59-66
S. Witherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:51
59-67
K. Ford makes driving layup
Assisted by S. Wicks
2Q 02:44
59-69
M. Timms makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:37
60-69
M. Timms makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:37
61-69
R. Lobo makes layup
Assisted by S. Wicks
2Q 02:11
61-71
R. Lobo makes free throw 1/1
2Q 02:11
61-72
M. Timms makes free throw 1/2
2Q 02:04
62-72
M. Timms makes free throw 2/2
2Q 02:04
63-72
J. Gillom makes driving layup
2Q 01:40
65-72
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:30
65-73
U. Webb makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:41
66-73
U. Webb makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:41
67-73
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 1/2
2Q 00:39
67-74
T. Weatherspoon makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:39
67-75
R. Blades makes free throw 2/2
2Q 00:20
67-76
K. Ford makes driving layup
2Q 00:11
67-78
M. Timms makes 21' three
2Q 00:00
70-78
26-75 (34.7%)
FG%
29-63 (46.0%)
8-17 (47.1%)
3PM
2-15 (13.3%)
10-11 (90.9%)
FTM
20-34 (58.8%)
40
Rebounds
38
19
Offensive Rebounds
16
21
Defensive Rebounds
22
13
Assists
22
10
Steals
16
5
Blocks
8
23
Turnovers
18
17
Points Off Turnovers
19
7
Fastbreak Points
21
28
Points In Paint
36
17
Second Chance Points
16
28
Fouls
15
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
3
Biggest Lead
14
5
Longest Unanswered Run
10
Lead Changes
2
Ties
1
