Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks top Suns 81-70; Jones sets season rebounding mark
Los Angeles (26-8) went 15-1 at home, but finished a game behind Minnesota for the top seed in the playoffs. The Sparks have a bye until the semifinals. The Sun (21-13) are the fourth seed and have a first-round bye.
Parker had 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Sparks and Odyssey Sims had 16 points.
Courtney Williams led the Suns with 19 points. Jonquel Jones had 10 rebounds to finish with 403, the first player in league history to surpass 400. Tina Charles held the old record at 398. With 10 points, Jones had 20 double-doubles this season.
The Sparks never trailed, leading 20-13 after one quarter and 38-27 at the half. They finished shooting 51 percent and had a 56-20 advantage on points in the paint.
Los Angeles had the same record last year and was also the No. 2 seed but beat the top-seeded Lynx in the finals.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 81 |
| 4th 3.0 |  |
Rachel Banham defensive rebound | 70 - 81 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Sandrine Gruda misses 19-foot jumper | 70 - 81 |
| 4th 20.0 | |
Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayla Pedersen assists) | 70 - 81 |
Statistics
 CON |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 24-63 | FG | 37-72 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-15 | 3PT | 1-6 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 15-17 | FT | 6-6 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 13 | Assists | 21 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 12,236 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W3 | 0.64705884 | 22 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 New York |
1 | 14 | W2 | 0.6111111 | 22 |
 Washington |
2 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
10 | 22 | L3 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11.5 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
13.5 | 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 |
14 | 20 | W1 | 0.4117647 | 14 |
 Phoenix |
15.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 22 | L4 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Seattle |
22 | 29 | L1 | 0.19444445 | 7 |
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