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From the vault · September 16, 2010 · 2010 WNBA Finals, Game 3: The Seattle Storm beat the Atlanta Dream 87–84 in Game 3 to win the 2010 WNBA Finals 3–0.

Seattle Storm @ Phoenix Mercury 89–77

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Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	24	22	19	24	89
PHX	19	24	18	16	77

Team stats

	Storm	Mercury
Field goals	32-66 .485	29-66 .439
Three-pointers	12-22 .545	8-25 .320
Free throws	13-17 .765	11-13 .846
Offensive rebounds	9	8
Defensive rebounds	22	21
Total rebounds	31	29
Assists	22	21
Steals	4	3
Blocks	4	1
Turnovers	12	16
Personal fouls	15	18
Technical fouls	0	3
Points in the paint	28	38
Fast-break points	17	6
Points off turnovers	17	16
Largest lead	15	3

Seattle Storm

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Skylar Diggins G	35	26	8-18	4-8	6-7	1	2	3	7	2	0	3	2	+17
Gabby Williams F	35	21	8-10	5-6	0-0	1	2	3	7	0	1	0	0	+18
Nneka Ogwumike F	29	13	5-13	1-2	2-3	3	3	6	6	1	0	2	1	+13
Ezi Magbegor F	25	4	2-5	0-0	0-2	3	5	8	1	0	3	1	3	+17
Erica Wheeler G	23	9	4-8	1-2	0-0	1	5	6	1	1	0	1	5	+13
Alysha Clark F	16	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-8
Dominique Malonga C	13	6	3-5	0-0	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	-6
Zia Cooke G	11	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-12
Lexie Brown G	7	3	0-0	0-0	3-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4
Li Yueru C	5	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	+4
Total	200	89	32-66	12-22	13-17	9	22	31	22	4	4	12	15

FG .485 · 3P .545 · FT .765

Did not play: Katie Lou Samuelson (right knee injury)

Phoenix Mercury

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Kitija Laksa G	31	9	3-6	3-5	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	-23
Satou Sabally F	30	22	7-20	2-7	6-6	1	4	5	6	0	0	4	4	-8
Sami Whitcomb G	26	7	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	4	5	2	0	0	1	0	-6
Kathryn Westbeld F	23	4	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	3	-9
Monique Akoa Makani G	17	6	2-4	0-1	2-2	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	5	-12
Lexi Held G	28	14	5-13	2-8	2-2	1	2	3	3	2	0	2	0	-6
Murjanatu Musa C	17	7	3-4	0-0	1-3	3	2	5	3	1	0	1	3	+10
Haley Jones G	14	0	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	2	0	0	2	1	+7
Kalani Brown C	13	8	4-7	0-0	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	2	-13
Total	200	77	29-66	8-25	11-13	8	21	29	21	3	1	16	18

FG .439 · 3P .320 · FT .846

Did not play: Kahleah Copper (left knee), Alyssa Thomas (left calf), Natasha Mack (back), Megan McConnell (right knee injury)

Officials: Blanca Burns, Kevin Fahy, Biniam Maru

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (10:03 PM EST)
10:00 PHX Jump Ball Sabally vs. Magbegor: Tip to Williams
9:45 SEA MISS Ogwumike 2' Layup
9:45 PHX Westbeld BLOCK (1 BLK)
9:45 Storm Rebound
9:45 PHX Jump Ball Westbeld vs. Ogwumike: Tip to Wheeler
9:38 SEA MISS Wheeler 11' Pullup Jump Shot
9:34 SEA Magbegor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
9:32 SEA Williams 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Magbegor 1 AST) 3–0
9:18 PHX Akoa Makani Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
9:03 SEA MISS Diggins 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
9:00 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:55 SEA Wheeler S.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:55 PHX Akoa Makani Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
8:55 PHX Akoa Makani Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
8:41 SEA Wheeler 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Diggins 1 AST) 6–2
8:29 PHX Whitcomb Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
8:29 SEA Ogwumike STEAL (1 STL)
8:27 SEA MISS Diggins 7' Running Layup
8:25 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:05 PHX Akoa Makani 4' Layup (4 PTS) 6–4
7:53 SEA Williams 3' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Ogwumike 1 AST) 8–4
7:42 PHX Westbeld 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Sabally 1 AST) 8–6
7:22 SEA Magbegor 2' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST) 10–6
7:06 PHX MISS Westbeld 3' Cutting Layup Shot
7:06 SEA Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
7:03 SEA Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:01 SEA Ogwumike 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Diggins 2 AST) 12–6
6:42 PHX Sabally 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 12–8
6:25 PHX MERCURY T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Westbeld )
6:25 SEA Diggins Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
6:25 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Westbeld
6:15 SEA MISS Wheeler 17' Pullup Jump Shot
6:12 PHX Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:05 PHX Sabally Offensive Charge Foul (P1)
6:05 PHX Sabally Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
6:05 PHX SUB: Held FOR Akoa Makani
5:47 SEA Wheeler Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
5:36 SEA Ogwumike S.FOUL (P1.T2)
5:36 PHX Sabally Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
5:36 SEA SUB: Clark FOR Wheeler
5:36 PHX SUB: Jones FOR Whitcomb
5:36 PHX Sabally Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
5:23 SEA MISS Ogwumike 25' 3PT Jump Shot
5:21 SEA Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
5:09 SEA MISS Williams 26' 3PT Jump Shot
5:07 PHX Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:00 PHX Brown 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Held 1 AST) 13–12
4:40 SEA Magbegor 9' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Williams 2 AST) 15–12
4:25 Timeout: Official
4:25 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Sabally
4:25 SEA SUB: Malonga FOR Ogwumike
4:10 PHX Held 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Laksa 1 AST) 15–15
3:50 SEA MISS Diggins 27' 3PT Jump Shot
3:47 PHX Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
3:41 PHX Jones OFF.Foul (P1)
3:41 PHX Jones Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
3:23 SEA Malonga 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Williams 3 AST) 17–15
3:06 PHX Brown 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 1 AST) 17–17
2:53 SEA MISS Diggins 24' 3PT Jump Shot
2:50 PHX Held REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:32 PHX MISS Laksa 5' Driving Hook Shot
2:31 SEA Magbegor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
2:13 SEA MISS Clark 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
2:12 PHX Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:04 PHX MISS Jones 3' Running Reverse Layup
2:03 SEA Malonga REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:56 SEA Williams 3' Running Layup (7 PTS) 19–17
1:37 PHX MISS Held 25' 3PT Jump Shot
1:36 SEA Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
1:29 SEA Williams 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (10 PTS) 22–17
1:06 PHX Brown Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
1:06 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Laksa
1:06 PHX SUB: Musa FOR Brown
1:06 SEA SUB: Ogwumike FOR Diggins
1:06 SEA SUB: Wheeler FOR Williams
1:06 SEA SUB: Cooke FOR Magbegor
0:49 SEA MISS Cooke 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:47 SEA Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
0:44 SEA Ogwumike Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
0:34 SEA Malonga S.FOUL (P1.T3)
0:34 PHX Sabally Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
0:34 PHX Sabally Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
0:19 SEA MISS Ogwumike 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
0:16 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:08 PHX Sabally Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
0:08 SEA Wheeler STEAL (1 STL)
0:03 SEA Malonga 4' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Wheeler 1 AST) 24–19
0:02 PHX MISS Held 29' 3PT Jump Shot
0:01 Storm Rebound
0:00 End of 1st Period (10:21 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:24 PM EST)
9:45 PHX Jones Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T7)
9:37 PHX Musa P.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:28 SEA MISS Ogwumike 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
9:26 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
9:15 PHX MISS Musa 16' Jump Shot
9:12 SEA Malonga REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:47 Storm Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
8:32 PHX Held 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Musa 1 AST) 24–22
8:08 SEA MISS Malonga 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
8:07 PHX Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:02 PHX Musa 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST) 24–24
8:02 SEA Wheeler S.FOUL (P2.T1)
8:02 PHX SUB: Akoa Makani FOR Sabally
8:02 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Held
8:02 SEA SUB: Diggins FOR Cooke
8:02 SEA SUB: Williams FOR Malonga
8:02 SEA SUB: Magbegor FOR Wheeler
8:02 PHX MISS Musa Free Throw 1 of 1
8:01 SEA Magbegor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:43 PHX Westbeld P.FOUL (P1.T2)
7:35 SEA MISS Diggins 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
7:33 MERCURY Rebound
7:21 SEA Magbegor S.FOUL (P1.T2)
7:21 PHX MISS Musa Free Throw 1 of 2
7:21 MERCURY Rebound
7:21 PHX SUB: Laksa FOR Jones
7:21 PHX Musa Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
7:01 SEA Magbegor Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
7:01 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Musa
7:01 SEA SUB: Brown FOR Clark
6:49 PHX Akoa Makani 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 24–27
6:32 SEA MISS Magbegor 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
6:30 SEA Magbegor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
6:25 SEA MISS Ogwumike 17' Jump Shot
6:24 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:18 PHX Brown OFF.Foul (P1)
6:18 PHX Brown Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T8)
6:03 SEA Williams 19' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Diggins 3 AST) 26–27
5:38 PHX Westbeld 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Akoa Makani 1 AST) 26–29
5:21 SEA MISS Diggins 3PT Jump Shot
5:20 PHX Whitcomb REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
5:09 PHX MISS Brown 3' Cutting Layup Shot
5:08 SEA Magbegor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
5:02 PHX Akoa Makani S.FOUL (P1.T3)
5:02 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
5:02 PHX SUB: Held FOR Laksa
5:02 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Westbeld
5:02 SEA SUB: Yueru FOR Magbegor
5:02 SEA Brown Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
5:02 SEA Brown Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
5:02 SEA Brown Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
4:44 PHX MISS Brown 5' Layup
4:43 SEA Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:38 SEA MISS Williams 7' Running Layup
4:37 SEA Diggins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
4:37 SEA MISS Diggins 1' Tip Layup Shot
4:35 PHX Akoa Makani REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:29 PHX SUB: Laksa FOR Whitcomb
4:18 PHX Akoa Makani Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
4:18 SEA Diggins STEAL (1 STL)
4:09 SEA Ogwumike 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Diggins 4 AST) 31–29
4:09 PHX Brown S.FOUL (P2.T4)
4:09 SEA Ogwumike Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
3:51 PHX MISS Held 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
3:50 SEA Yueru REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:36 SEA Diggins 24' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Williams 4 AST) 35–29
3:36 MERCURY Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
3:36 PHX SUB: Musa FOR Brown
3:21 PHX Sabally 3' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Musa 2 AST) 35–31
3:06 PHX Akoa Makani P.FOUL (P2.PN)
3:06 SEA Yueru Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3:06 SEA Yueru Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2:49 PHX Musa 13' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sabally 2 AST) 37–33
2:22 SEA Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Diggins 5 AST) 40–33
2:13 PHX MISS Sabally 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
2:09 PHX Musa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
2:05 PHX Sabally 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Musa 3 AST) 40–36
2:05 Storm Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
2:04 PHX SUB: Whitcomb FOR Akoa Makani
2:04 SEA SUB: Clark FOR Brown
2:04 SEA SUB: Wheeler FOR Yueru
1:51 SEA Ogwumike 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Williams 5 AST) 42–36
1:31 PHX Laksa 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Whitcomb 1 AST) 42–39
1:13 PHX Musa S.FOUL (P2.PN)
1:13 SEA Ogwumike Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1:13 SEA MISS Ogwumike Free Throw 2 of 2
1:11 PHX Musa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
1:00 PHX Musa OFF.Foul (P3)
1:00 PHX Musa Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T10)
0:48 SEA Williams 25' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Ogwumike 2 AST) 46–39
0:40 SEA Wheeler P.FOUL (P3.T3)
0:40 SEA SUB: Cooke FOR Wheeler
0:28 PHX Whitcomb 8' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Held 2 AST) 46–41
0:07 SEA Diggins Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
0:00 PHX Held 20' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) 46–43
0:00 Instant Replay2nd Period (10:49 PM EST)
0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:52 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (11:06 PM EST)
9:46 PHX Sabally OFF.Foul (P2)
9:46 PHX Sabally Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T11)
9:35 PHX Westbeld P.FOUL (P2.T1)
9:20 SEA MISS Magbegor 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
9:18 MERCURY Rebound
9:09 PHX Laksa 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sabally 3 AST) 46–46
8:47 PHX Akoa Makani S.FOUL (P3.T2)
8:47 SEA Diggins Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
8:47 SEA Diggins Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
8:31 PHX MISS Sabally 16' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
8:29 MERCURY Rebound
8:29 Storm Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
8:29 Instant Replay3rd Period (11:09 PM EST)
8:25 PHX Sabally 13' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Whitcomb 2 AST) 48–48
8:11 PHX MERCURY T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Westbeld )
8:11 SEA Diggins Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
8:00 SEA Diggins 8' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Williams 6 AST) 51–48
7:50 PHX Sabally 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Akoa Makani 2 AST) 51–51
7:32 SEA Diggins 2' Driving Layup (11 PTS) 53–51
7:24 PHX MISS Sabally 7' Driving Layup
7:24 SEA Magbegor BLOCK (1 BLK)
7:24 MERCURY Rebound
7:15 PHX MISS Sabally 15' Pullup Jump Shot
7:12 SEA Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
7:02 PHX Akoa Makani P.FOUL (P4.T3)
7:02 PHX SUB: Held FOR Akoa Makani
7:02 PHX SUB: Brown FOR Westbeld
6:57 SEA Diggins OFF.Foul (P1)
6:57 SEA Diggins Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T6)
6:44 PHX MISS Sabally 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
6:42 SEA Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:37 SEA MISS Wheeler 4' Running Layup
6:36 SEA Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
6:35 SEA MISS Ogwumike 3' Putback Layup
6:33 SEA Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
6:33 PHX Sabally P.FOUL (P3.T4)
6:20 SEA Ogwumike Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T7)
6:20 PHX Held STEAL (1 STL)
6:17 PHX MISS Held 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
6:15 SEA Wheeler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:01 SEA MISS Diggins 4' Driving Layup
5:59 SEA Magbegor REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
5:55 SEA MISS Ogwumike 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
5:50 MERCURY Rebound
5:38 PHX Held 4' Driving Layup (10 PTS) 53–53
5:25 SEA Williams 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Ogwumike 3 AST) 56–53
5:16 PHX Brown 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Sabally 4 AST) 56–55
5:05 SEA Wheeler 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) 58–55
4:44 PHX MISS Sabally 3' Reverse Layup
4:44 SEA Magbegor BLOCK (2 BLK)
4:43 SEA Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
4:36 SEA Diggins 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Ogwumike 4 AST) 61–55
4:22 SEA Magbegor P.FOUL (P2.T1)
4:22 PHX SUB: Westbeld FOR Sabally
4:22 SEA SUB: Yueru FOR Ogwumike
4:22 SEA SUB: Malonga FOR Magbegor
4:16 PHX MISS Westbeld 24' 3PT Jump Shot
4:15 MERCURY Rebound
4:15 SEA Yueru L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
4:10 PHX MISS Held 18' Pullup Jump Shot
4:08 PHX Held REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
4:08 SEA Wheeler P.FOUL (P4.T3)
4:08 PHX SUB: Jones FOR Whitcomb
4:08 SEA SUB: Cooke FOR Wheeler
4:00 PHX MISS Jones 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
3:59 SEA Malonga REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
3:50 SEA Malonga 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Diggins 6 AST) 63–55
3:25 PHX Brown 2' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Held 3 AST) 63–57
3:15 SEA Diggins 16' Pullup Jump Shot (16 PTS) 65–57
3:00 PHX MISS Brown 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
2:55 PHX Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:44 PHX MISS Jones 18' Pullup Jump Shot
2:43 MERCURY Rebound
2:43 MERCURY Turnover: Shot Clock (T#12)
2:43 PHX SUB: Musa FOR Laksa
2:43 PHX SUB: Sabally FOR Brown
2:22 SEA MISS Cooke 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
2:20 PHX Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
2:09 PHX Sabally 18' Pullup Jump Shot (18 PTS) 65–59
1:56 SEA Yueru OFF.Foul (P2)
1:56 SEA Yueru Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T8)
1:56 SEA SUB: Clark FOR Yueru
1:35 PHX Sabally 10' Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Westbeld 1 AST) 65–61
1:17 SEA MISS Malonga 5' Jump Shot
1:16 PHX Musa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:54 PHX MISS Held 21' Pullup Jump Shot
0:52 PHX Musa REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
0:48 PHX MISS Sabally 28' 3PT Jump Shot
0:46 SEA Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:27 SEA MISS Clark 3PT Jump Shot
0:25 PHX Sabally REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
0:05 PHX MISS Held 26' 3PT Jump Shot
0:02 MERCURY Rebound
0:02 MERCURY Turnover: Shot Clock (T#13)
0:01 SEA Cooke Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T9)
0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:26 PM EST)

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