Top Performers
Points
28
Taurasi
PHX
Rebounds
10
Parker
LAS
Assists
6
Taurasi
PHX
Threes
4
Taurasi
PHX
36-73 (49.3%)
FG%
37-78 (47.4%)
14-30 (46.7%)
3PM
5-13 (38.5%)
17-19 (89.5%)
FTM
15-22 (68.2%)
26
Rebounds
40
9
Offensive Rebounds
15
17
Defensive Rebounds
25
23
Assists
20
10
Steals
7
3
Blocks
5
10
Turnovers
13
18
Points Off Turnovers
16
14
Fastbreak Points
2
34
Points In Paint
54
11
Second Chance Points
18
22
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
11
Biggest Lead
2
12
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
3
Ties
6
2009 Western Conference
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Monarchs Game Summary
The Los Angeles Sparks fell to the Phoenix Mercury, 103 to 94, on September 23, 2009.
Game Info
September 22, 2009
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Johnson #2 | 21 | 8 | 1 (1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 40.5 |
C. Pondexter #23 | 31 | 15 | 2 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 75.9 |
D. Taurasi #3 | 29 | 28 | 1 (1) | 6 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 3 | 6 | 9-17 | 4-10 | 6-6 | 71.3 |
L. Willingham #43 | 27 | 12 | 5 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 1 | 3 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 80.6 |
T. Smith #50 | 25 | 11 | 6 (1) | 2 | 5 | 1 | +7 | 0 | 4 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 56.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Taylor #13 | 27 | 18 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 69.9 |
D. Bonner #14 | 17 | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 41.0 |
K. Swanier #11 | 11 | 5 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
N. Ohlde | 10 | 2 | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 103 | 26 (9) | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 36-73 | 14-30 | 17-19 | 63.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Quinn #45 | 36 | 8 | 6 (1) | 4 | 4 | 1 | -7 | 5 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 45.0 |
D. Milton-Jones #8 | 30 | 10 | 6 (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 0 | 4 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 46.5 |
C. Parker #3 | 37 | 28 | 10 (3) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 73.4 |
T. Thompson | 37 | 25 | 7 (5) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 9-18 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 64.7 |
L. Leslie #9 | 35 | 19 | 8 (2) | 4 | 3 | 3 | -15 | 2 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 48.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Lennox #22 | 20 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 2 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
S. Bobbitt #6 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Ferdinand-Harris #3 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAS | 94 | 40 (15) | 20 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 37-78 | 5-13 | 15-22 | 53.6 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
C. Parker makes 4' turnaround bank shot
1Q 09:28
C. Pondexter makes free throw 1/2
1Q 08:47
1-2
C. Pondexter makes free throw 2/2
1Q 08:47
2-2
N. Quinn makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by L. Leslie
1Q 08:26
2-4
C. Pondexter makes 15' jump shot
Assisted by D. Taurasi
1Q 08:12
4-4
L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2
1Q 07:57
4-5
D. Taurasi makes 21' three
Assisted by T. Johnson
1Q 07:45
7-5
D. Milton-Jones makes 21' three
Assisted by C. Parker
1Q 07:32
7-8
L. Willingham makes layup
Assisted by T. Smith
1Q 07:16
9-8
C. Pondexter makes 18' jump shot
1Q 06:39
11-8
T. Johnson makes 21' three
Assisted by D. Taurasi
1Q 06:02
14-8
L. Willingham makes layup
Assisted by T. Johnson
1Q 05:31
16-8
C. Pondexter makes 21' three
Assisted by K. Swanier
1Q 04:45
19-8
L. Leslie makes free throw 1/2
1Q 04:18
19-9
L. Leslie makes free throw 2/2
1Q 04:18
19-10
B. Lennox makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by D. Milton-Jones
1Q 03:32
19-12
D. Milton-Jones makes layup
1Q 02:35
19-14
T. Thompson makes layup
Assisted by D. Milton-Jones
1Q 01:15
19-16
D. Taurasi makes 16' jump shot
1Q 01:04
21-16
K. Swanier makes driving layup
Assisted by D. Taurasi
1Q 00:35
23-16
D. Taurasi makes 22' three
Assisted by K. Swanier
1Q 00:11
26-16
T. Thompson makes 22' three
Assisted by D. Milton-Jones
1Q 00:01
26-19
P. Taylor makes driving layup
2Q 09:51
28-19
T. Thompson makes 23' three
Assisted by N. Quinn
2Q 09:41
28-22
D. Taurasi makes 18' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by P. Taylor
2Q 09:27
30-22
L. Leslie makes 8' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by T. Thompson
2Q 09:01
30-24
N. Ohlde makes layup
2Q 08:31
32-24
D. Taurasi makes driving layup
Assisted by C. Pondexter
2Q 08:02
34-24
L. Leslie makes 16' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by C. Parker
2Q 07:36
34-26
C. Parker makes 5' turnaround hook shot
Assisted by T. Thompson
2Q 07:20
34-28
N. Quinn makes layup
2Q 06:35
34-30
B. Lennox makes 8' jump shot
2Q 05:11
34-32
T. Johnson makes 21' three
Assisted by L. Willingham
2Q 04:56
37-32
D. Milton-Jones makes 4' turnaround bank shot
2Q 04:24
37-34
C. Parker makes free throw 1/2
2Q 04:02
37-35
C. Parker makes free throw 2/2
2Q 04:02
37-36
L. Willingham makes layup
2Q 03:48
39-36
T. Thompson makes layup
2Q 03:21
39-38
P. Taylor makes 23' three
Assisted by D. Taurasi
2Q 02:51
42-38
C. Parker makes layup
Assisted by L. Leslie
2Q 02:31
42-40
L. Willingham makes layup
Assisted by D. Taurasi
2Q 02:22
44-40
C. Parker makes 6' bank shot
Assisted by L. Leslie
2Q 02:05
44-42
C. Parker makes free throw 1/2
2Q 01:27
44-43
C. Parker makes free throw 2/2
2Q 01:27
44-44
C. Pondexter makes 11' fadeaway
2Q 01:10
46-44
L. Leslie makes layup
Assisted by D. Milton-Jones
2Q 00:50
46-46
L. Willingham makes layup
2Q 00:32
48-46
D. Taurasi makes driving layup
2Q 00:08
50-46
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/1
2Q 00:08
51-46
C. Pondexter makes layup
2Q 00:01
53-46
L. Willingham makes layup
Assisted by T. Smith
3Q 09:47
55-46
L. Leslie makes layup
3Q 09:27
55-48
T. Thompson makes layup
Assisted by N. Quinn
3Q 09:13
55-50
C. Pondexter makes 17' jump shot
3Q 08:10
57-50
T. Thompson makes 26' three
3Q 07:49
57-53
D. Taurasi makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Johnson
3Q 07:35
60-53
C. Parker makes 3' driving hook shot
3Q 06:27
60-55
T. Johnson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 06:11
61-55
T. Johnson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 06:11
62-55
C. Parker makes free throw 1/2
3Q 05:54
62-56
C. Parker makes layup
3Q 05:26
62-58
D. Bonner makes layup
Assisted by K. Swanier
3Q 04:54
64-58
T. Thompson makes driving layup
3Q 03:32
64-60
T. Thompson makes free throw 1/1
3Q 03:32
64-61
P. Taylor makes 23' three
Assisted by C. Pondexter
3Q 03:23
67-61
P. Taylor makes driving layup
3Q 02:43
69-61
T. Thompson makes free throw 1/2
3Q 02:02
69-62
T. Thompson makes free throw 2/2
3Q 02:02
69-63
T. Thompson makes 22' three
Assisted by C. Parker
3Q 01:33
69-66
N. Quinn makes free throw 1/2
3Q 01:09
69-67
N. Quinn makes free throw 2/2
3Q 01:09
69-68
K. Swanier makes 22' three
Assisted by C. Pondexter
3Q 00:06
72-68
C. Parker makes layup
Assisted by T. Thompson
4Q 09:33
72-70
C. Parker makes 8' turnaround jump shot
4Q 09:02
72-72
T. Smith makes layup
4Q 08:50
74-72
L. Leslie makes 3' jump shot
Assisted by T. Thompson
4Q 08:22
74-74
P. Taylor makes 22' three
Assisted by D. Taurasi
4Q 08:01
77-74
D. Taurasi makes driving layup
Assisted by P. Taylor
4Q 07:39
79-74
C. Parker makes layup
Assisted by L. Leslie
4Q 06:56
79-76
N. Quinn makes 11' running jump shot
4Q 06:26
79-78
T. Smith makes 21' three
Assisted by T. Johnson
4Q 06:04
82-78
L. Leslie makes layup
4Q 05:48
82-80
P. Taylor makes 23' three
Assisted by T. Johnson
4Q 05:05
85-80
T. Thompson makes 10' turnaround jump shot
Assisted by N. Quinn
4Q 03:51
85-82
T. Smith makes 22' three
Assisted by C. Pondexter
4Q 03:32
88-82
C. Parker makes 14' jump shot
4Q 03:10
88-84
D. Taurasi makes 22' three
4Q 03:00
91-84
C. Parker makes layup
4Q 02:36
91-86
C. Parker makes free throw 1/1
4Q 02:36
91-87
P. Taylor makes free throw 1/2
4Q 02:22
92-87
P. Taylor makes free throw 2/2
4Q 02:22
93-87
D. Milton-Jones makes driving layup
4Q 02:10
93-89
L. Leslie makes layup
Assisted by T. Thompson
4Q 02:00
93-91
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/2
4Q 01:09
94-91
D. Taurasi makes free throw 2/2
4Q 01:09
95-91
L. Leslie makes 17' jump shot
Assisted by N. Quinn
4Q 00:57
95-93
D. Taurasi makes free throw 1/3
4Q 00:41
96-93
D. Taurasi makes free throw 2/3
4Q 00:41
97-93
D. Taurasi makes free throw 3/3
4Q 00:41
98-93
T. Smith makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:32
99-93
D. Milton-Jones makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:19
99-94
T. Smith makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:18
100-94
T. Smith makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:18
101-94
D. Bonner makes free throw 1/2
4Q 00:12
102-94
D. Bonner makes free throw 2/2
4Q 00:12
103-94
36-73 (49.3%)
FG%
37-78 (47.4%)
14-30 (46.7%)
3PM
5-13 (38.5%)
17-19 (89.5%)
FTM
15-22 (68.2%)
26
Rebounds
40
9
Offensive Rebounds
15
17
Defensive Rebounds
25
23
Assists
20
10
Steals
7
3
Blocks
5
10
Turnovers
13
18
Points Off Turnovers
16
14
Fastbreak Points
2
34
Points In Paint
54
11
Second Chance Points
18
22
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
11
Biggest Lead
2
12
Longest Unanswered Run
8
Lead Changes
3
Ties
6
