Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBreanna Stewart has 26 points, Storm beat Sparks 81-69
Jewell Loyd added 22 points, and Sue Bird had 15 for Seattle (8-9). The Storm had lost four of five to slip to fifth in the Western Conference.
The Sparks (12-5) led 39-37 at the half, but the Storm rallied in the second half, outscoring defending champion Los Angeles by 14 over the final two quarters. Loyd made a 3-pointer with 9:15 to go in the third, sparking a 16-5 run for 53-46 lead. Stewart's two free throws with 5:33 remaining in the fourth made it 69-59 and Seattle cruised from there.
The Storm shot 52 percent from the field and held the Sparks to 37 percent.
Nneka Ogwumike led the Sparks with 21 points, and Candace Parker added 10.
Los Angeles has lost two straight after winning eight in a row, also falling at Minnesota on Thursday night in a rematch of the WNBA Finals.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 69 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 69 - 81 |
| 4th 23.0 |  |
Tiffany Jackson-Jones lost ball turnover (Breanna Stewart steals) | 69 - 81 |
| 4th 38.0 |  |
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2 | 69 - 81 |
| 4th 38.0 | |
Tiffany Jackson-Jones enters the game for Jantel Lavender | 69 - 80 |
Statistics
 LA |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 28-54 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-23 | 3PT | 8-15 |
| 17 | Three Point % | 53 |
| 13-14 | FT | 17-18 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Assists | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 3 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 7,104 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W4 | 0.8055556 | 29 |
 Golden State |
3.5 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
5 | 12 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 24 |
 Dallas |
8.5 | 15 | L1 | 0.5714286 | 20 |
 Portland |
13.5 | 20 | W2 | 0.42857143 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
16 | 23 | L1 | 0.3611111 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22.5 | 30 | L2 | 0.1891892 | 7 |
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