Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStorm get 1st win in Los Angeles since 2015, rout Sparks
Seattle jumped out to a 24-9 lead in the first quarter and led 42-33 at the break behind 12 points apiece from Stewart and Natasha Howard. The Storm opened the second half on a 17-6 spurt to extend it to a 20-point advantage.
Howard had 16 points and nine rebounds for Seattle (6-2), which won in Los Angeles for the first time since 2015. Jewell Loyd added 10 points, Sue Bird had eight assists and no Storm starter played more than 29 minutes.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 19 points for Los Angeles (4-2). Candace Parker was held to six points on 3-of-7 shooting in her third game of the season.
Terrell Owens, voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in February, and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones sat courtside. Owens said in a statement Thursday that he would not attend the induction ceremony in August.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 63 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 63 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
Courtney Paris defensive rebound | 88 - 63 |
| 4th 16.7 |  |
Essence Carson misses three point jumper | 88 - 63 |
| 4th 25.6 | |
Mercedes Russell makes 2-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists) | 88 - 63 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-60 | FG | 25-67 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 7-21 | 3PT | 2-12 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 17 |
| 19-22 | FT | 11-12 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fouls | 17 |
| 25 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,204 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W3 | 0.8 | 28 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W2 | 0.6857143 | 24 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
14 | 20 | L1 | 0.3939394 | 13 |
 Phoenix |
15 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
15 | 21 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 12 |
 Seattle |
21 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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