NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
24-10, 9-8 Away
Final
92 - 82

17-17, 13-4 Home

Erika De Souza, Jasmine Thomas lift Dream past Sparks

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Angel McCoughtry added 16 points and Alex Bentley had 10 points and 11 assists for the Dream (15-13). Atlanta opened the season 10-1 before losing 12 of its next 16 games.

Candace Parker had 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to lead the Sparks (21-9). Nneka Ogwumike added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Lindsey Harding scored 16 points.

Los Angeles had won 10 of its last 11, but couldn't quite recover after falling behind by double digits in the first quarter.

The Dream are close to securing their fifth straight playoff berth. Atlanta, which leads fifth-place New York by four games with six remaining, hosts fourth-place Indiana on Wednesday and visits the Liberty on Friday night.

De Souza beat the halftime buzzer with a follow of a miss by Bentley, giving the Dream a 48-32 lead at the break.

The Sparks tried to challenge early in the third quarter, with Parker keying an 8-0 run with two baskets and an assist. The Dream recovered, though, responding with a 9-2 run and maintaining control. A frustrated Parker earned a technical with 3:29 left in the third after being whistled for a foul.

The Sparks made one charge in the fourth quarter, pulling to 77-71 on a free throw by Parker with 4:55 to play, but the Dream stretched out the lead to 87-75 and were not threatened again. Bentley made the key play in the run, just beating the shot clock with a running hook shot in the lane.

The Dream shot 22 for 24 from the free-throw line, while the Sparks were 24 for 32.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 92
4th 22.0 Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2 82 - 92
4th 22.0 Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2 81 - 92
4th 22.0 Angel McCoughtry personal foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) 82 - 92

Statistics

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28-62 FG 34-65
45 Field Goal % 52
2-11 3PT 2-11
18 Three Point % 18
24-32 FT 22-24
75 Free Throw % 92
31 Rebounds 31
9 Offensive Rebounds 6
22 Defensive Rebounds 25
22 Assists 23
7 Steals 9
3 Blocks 1
15 Turnovers 12
0 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
21 Fast Break Points 21
32 Points in Paint 50
16 Fouls 23

Game Information

Venue: State Farm Arena

Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 5,504 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
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