Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationNneka Ogwumike goes perfect from the field and FT line to lift Sparks to win
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Ogwumike was perfect on seven free throw attempts and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Sparks (9-0), ranked second in the AP WNBA power poll. Los Angeles also started 9-0 in 2001 and 2003.
Skylar Diggins returned to the lineup for Dallas (3-6) and scored 13 points in just her second game as she recovers from an ACL injury suffered last year. Glory Johnson played in her second game after returning from suspension due to the domestic incidence in 2014 with then-partner Brittney Griner of Phoenix. Johnson missed all of last season on pregnancy leave. Johnson had seven points and six rebounds. Odyssey Sims paced Dallas with 18 points and Aerial Powers added 16.
L.A.'s Candace Parker took an elbow to the face in the fourth quarter, left the game and did not return. She finished with just six points, well below her 17.8 average.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 97 - 73 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 97 - 73 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Jordan Hooper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists) | 97 - 73 |
| 4th 14.0 | |
Ruth Hamblin defensive rebound | 97 - 70 |
| 4th 15.0 |  |
Ana Dabovic misses 27-foot three point jumper | 97 - 70 |
Statistics
 LA |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-65 | FG | 23-55 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 5-17 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 16-17 | FT | 19-28 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 68 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 20 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 18 | Fouls | 18 |
| 30 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,061 · 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 |
5 | 13 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 26 |
 Dallas |
8 | 16 | W3 | 0.5897436 | 23 |
 Portland |
15.5 | 23 | L3 | 0.39473686 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
17.5 | 25 | L1 | 0.34210527 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
18 | 26 | L4 | 0.33333334 | 13 |
 Seattle |
23 | 31 | W1 | 0.20512821 | 8 |
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