Los Angeles Sparks at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationJohnson, Christmas-Kelly help Wings hold off Sparks, 85-79
Skylar Diggins-Smith had eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and Aerial Powers finished with 12 for Dallas (13-14).
Johnson hit a short jumper to give the Wings the lead for good and spark a 10-2 run that made it 81-73 when Diggins-Smith made a layup after a steal by Theresa Plaisance. Chelsea Gray hit two free throws to trim L.A.'s deficit to 83-79 with 35 seconds left, but Diggins-Smith answered with two foul shots nine seconds later to seal it.
Candace Parker and Nneka Ogwumike led the Sparks (18-7) with 21 points apiece, while Odyssey Sims scored 14 and Gray added 12. Los Angeles made just 2 of 15 from 3-point range and was outrebounded 47-31, including 16-4 on the offensive glass. The Sparks had their four-game win streak snapped.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 85 |
| 4th 17.0 |  |
Glory Johnson defensive rebound | 79 - 85 |
| 4th 18.0 |  |
Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper | 79 - 85 |
| 4th 26.0 | |
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2 | 79 - 85 |
| 4th 26.0 | |
Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2 | 79 - 84 |
Statistics
 LA |
 DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 31-79 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 2-15 | 3PT | 4-16 |
| 13 | Three Point % | 25 |
| 25-27 | FT | 19-21 |
| 93 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 16 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Assists | 12 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 28 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fouls | 22 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 3,903 · 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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