WNBA Airball report #32: Indiana Fever vs. Phoenix Mercury

COMPLETE!
AIRBALL!
DOMINAAAAAAATIOOOOONNNNN!!!!!

After a slow start, Phoenix absolutely crushed the airball game as no other team has all season!

>1st quarter
Both teams concentrated on the usual WNBA comedy, and while missing layups, 3's and jumpers, at least successfully managed to hit either the rim or backboard. Score Indiana 0 - Phoenix 0

>2nd quarter
This is where things start to get interesting as Phoenix opens up a lead at 8:19 with a nice 3 point shot that hits nothing but air, and Indiana can't answer before the close of the half. Score Indiana 0 - Phoenix 1.

>3rd quarter
Indiana still can't answer, but Phoenix opens their lead further at 7:43 with another airball made inside the paint below the basket. Score Indiana 0 - Phoenix 2.


>4th quarter
This is where Phoenix comes alive and absolutely crushes Indiana. At 6:04 Phoenix makes a beautiful fade away jumper from the paint that hits absolutely nothing. At 5:20 they make a shot clock buzzer beater from 3 that arcs through the air and nothing else. At 1:23 Phoenix drives towards the basket and tosses up a layup that completely misses every thing. And finally, with 0:46 seconds left in the game, Phoenix makes another buzzer beater 3 point shot that hits nothing but air. Amazing. Final score Indiana 0 - Phoenix 6.

Phoenix not only shares the total number of airballs per game with Minnesota, 7, but they are now leading the total number of airballs made by a team in a single game, 6. Congratulations!

Final stats............


Total WNBA games watched this season: 32
Airballs this game: 6
Total airballs observed this season: 99
Total Airballs Per Game Average this season: 3.09

Next game 5 Sep: Indiana vs. Chicago