Los Angeles Sparks at San Antonio Stars
· Women's National Basketball Association
Lavender, Parker lead Sparks past Stars, 80-78
The Sparks overcame a 13-point deficit. Ana Dabovic scored five points and Lavender added four during a 9-0 run that gave Los Angeles (5-14) a 78-71 lead with 3:02 left.
Jayne Appel's driving layup with 40 seconds remaining pulled San Antonio (6-14) to 80-78 but, after getting a stop on other end, the Stars came up short when Parker blocked Jia Perkins' shot in the final seconds.
Parker finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and four blocks. Alana Beard added 15 points and seven assists, Dabovic scored 13 points and Nneka Ogwumike had 10 for Los Angeles, which is 2-1 with Parker in the lineup and now sits a half-game out of the playoff race.
Perkins led San Antonio with 24 points.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of Game | 80 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 78 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Candace Parker defensive rebound | 80 - 78 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Jantel Lavender blocks Jia Perkins 's 8-foot two point shot | 80 - 78 |
Statistics
 LA |
 SA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-65 | FG | 28-64 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 6-10 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 60 |
| 6-8 | FT | 16-20 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 80 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 16 | Fouls | 9 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 5,416 · 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 |
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