Los Angeles Sparks at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationRodgers scores 23 points, Liberty beat Sparks 79-70
Tina Charles added 16 points and Tanisha Wright 12 to help the Liberty (5-4) overcome a career-high 30 points from the Sparks' Kristi Toliver, making her WNBA season debut after returning from EuroBasket.
Jantel Lavender added 14 points, and Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points and a season-high 16 rebounds for her first double-double this season for Los Angeles (0-7), down to eight players after Andrea Hoover injured her left foot in a game Friday night.
The Liberty never trailed in the final quarter though the Sparks tied it three times, the last with 6:15 to go. A 9-1 run, capped by Kiah Stokes' layup off an inside pass from Wright, left the Liberty up 72-64 with 2:31 left. The Sparks got within four, but a 6-0 spurt, including four points from Rodgers, clinched the victory.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 79 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 79 |
| 4th 15.0 |  |
Brittany Boyd enters the game for Tanisha Wright | 70 - 79 |
| 4th 15.0 | |
New York defensive team rebound | 70 - 79 |
| 4th 16.0 |  |
Temeka Johnson misses 18-foot jumper | 70 - 79 |
Statistics
 LA |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-60 | FG | 29-60 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 7-17 | 3PT | 5-14 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 36 |
| 19-21 | FT | 16-23 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 14 | Assists | 23 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 8,926 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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