Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDolson hits late 3, Sky hand Sparks 1st home loss
After a timeout with 20.4 seconds left, Courtney Vandersloot curled around the defense, drove the baseline and found an open Dolson in the corner for a 3-pointer.
Nneka Ogwumike dribbled into a double team in the lane and her shot was blocked out-of-bounds by Imani Boyette with 4.8 seconds left. Boyette blocked another shot under the basket, and Ogwumike's putback was short at the buzzer.
Vandersloot had her fourth double-double in six games with 14 points and a career-high 14 assists for Chicago (8-13). Cappie Pondexter scored eight points to reach 6,500 for her career.
Pondexter made a jumper with 7:24 left in the fourth quarter to give Chicago its first lead, 67-65, since 9-8.
Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles (14-6).
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Chicago defensive team rebound | 82 - 80 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup | 82 - 80 |
| 4th 4.0 | |
Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound | 82 - 80 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-66 | FG | 32-66 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 6-16 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 10-12 | FT | 10-14 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 16,166 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W4 | 0.6571429 | 23 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.61764705 | 21 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Toronto |
12 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
14 | 25 | L2 | 0.24242425 | 8 |
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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