Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationToliver scores 19 points, Sparks beat Mystics 97-67
Toliver was 5 of 6 from 3-point range.
Jantel Lavender added 12 points, Nneka Ogwumike and Alana Beard had 10 points apiece and Candance Parker had eight points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Sparks (2-0). They are sixth in the AP WNBA Power Poll.
Even before Toliver got hot, the Mystics (0-3), eighth in the power poll, were in trouble, making just 4 of 17 shots in the first quarter to fall behind 20-10. Toliver made two 3s in the second period as the Sparks pushed the lead to 12 and had three in the third quarter as the lead stretched to 69-48.
Los Angeles shot 20 of 31 in the second half (65 percent) to finish at 56 percent for the game.
Emma Meesseman had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Washington, which shot 44 percent and had 21 turnovers that the Sparks turned into 27 points.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 97 - 67 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 97 - 67 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Zoi Dimitrakou defensive rebound | 97 - 67 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Jelena Dubljevic misses 26-foot three point jumper | 97 - 67 |
| 4th 28.0 | |
Ann Wauters defensive rebound | 97 - 67 |
Statistics
 LA |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-66 | FG | 28-63 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-17 | 3PT | 4-10 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 15-20 | FT | 7-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 18 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 18 | Fouls | 19 |
| 30 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 7,807 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.7948718 | 31 |
 Golden State |
3 | 11 | W3 | 0.71794873 | 28 |
 Las Vegas |
4.5 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15 | 23 | W1 | 0.41025642 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 25 | W1 | 0.35897437 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.64102566 | 25 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 New York |
2.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Chicago |
10.5 | 24 | L2 | 0.3846154 | 15 |
 Toronto |
14.5 | 28 | L3 | 0.2820513 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
15.5 | 29 | L2 | 0.25641027 | 10 |
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