Game 1
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September 5 |
| Recap |
| Phoenix Mercury 100, Detroit Shock 108 | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 14–23, 32–28, 33–39 | |||
| Pts: Taylor 32 Rebs: Taylor 9 Asts: Taylor 7 Stls: Taurasi 4 |
Pts: Pierson 26 Rebs: Braxton 12 Asts: Johnson, K. Smith 4 Reb: Pierson 10 |
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Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills Attendance: 10,513 Referees:
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The Detroit Shock shook off the absence of their interior star Cheryl Ford and held off the run-and-gun Phoenix Mercury in a wild 108-100 victory in Game 1 of the WNBA finals. Detroit outrebounded Phoenix 48-30 and scored often on putbacks and other high-percentage shots. The Shock's bench outscored Phoenix's 50-12.
Penny Taylor scored 32 points and Cappie Pondexter had 27 to lead the Mercury, who struggled when All-Star Diana Taurasi missed significant stretches of the game with foul trouble.
Taurasi, who averaged 20 points in the Mercury's first four playoff games and 25 during the regular season, was held scoreless in the first half. She scored a quick nine points in the third before being whistled for a loose ball foul with 5:37 to go in the quarter. The contact on Detroit's Katie Smith resulted in Taurasi's fifth foul and she sat on the bench for the remainder of the quarter. Taurasi fouled out with two minutes remaining in the game. She finished with 10 points in 22 minutes.
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