San Antonio Stars at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball Association
Lavender leads Sparks to wire-to-wire, 60-52 win over Stars
The Sparks (12-18) opened a three-game home stand with their fourth win in five games after a 3-1 road trip. Los Angeles maintained its hold on the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
Kristi Toliver scored 15 points for the Sparks and Candace Parker posted her 11th double-double in 14 games with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
San Antonio (7-23) pulled within 49-45 on Jia Perkins's jumper with 7:20 left, but Toliver knocked down an 18-footer and Alana Beard converted a layup off a Parker feed to push the lead back to 53-45.
Perkins finished with 15 points to lead the Stars. Sophia Young-Malcolm added 11 points and Jayne Appel grabbed 13 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 52 - 60 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 52 - 60 |
| 4th 16.0 |  |
Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 52 - 60 |
| 4th 17.0 |  |
Danielle Adams misses 24-foot three point jumper | 52 - 60 |
| 4th 21.0 | |
San Antonio 20 Sec. timeout | 52 - 60 |
Statistics
 SA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-75 | FG | 22-59 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 2-11 | 3PT | 5-22 |
| 18 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 6-7 | FT | 11-12 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fouls | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 19,076 · 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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