New York Liberty at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks bounce back, beat Liberty 80-54
The Sparks (10-3) scored the first 11 points of the fourth quarter to push the lead to 72-41, their largest of the game.
Los Angeles bounced back from a 101-72 loss to the Dallas Wings on Friday night and stayed atop the WNBA standings.
Candace Parker scored 15 and Nneka Ogwumike added 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Amanda Zahui B led the Liberty (4-8) with 19 points. Tina Charles added a season-low 10.
The Sparks opened the game with an 11-2 run and never trailed. New York cut the deficit to 25-23 before Los Angeles pulled away for good.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 54 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 54 - 80 |
| 4th 15.2 |  |
Kia Nurse makes free throw 2 of 2 | 54 - 80 |
| 4th 15.2 | |
New York offensive team rebound | 53 - 80 |
| 4th 15.2 | |
Kia Nurse misses free throw 1 of 2 | 53 - 80 |
Statistics
 NY |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-60 | FG | 31-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 8-20 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 40 |
| 3-10 | FT | 10-18 |
| 30 | Free Throw % | 56 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 2 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Assists | 27 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 0 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 31 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,203 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 Washington |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.59375 | 19 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
9.5 | 22 | L3 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12.5 | 24 | L1 | 0.25 | 8 |
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 |
4.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.6764706 | 23 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
14 | 20 | L1 | 0.3939394 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
14.5 | 20 | L2 | 0.375 | 12 |
 Phoenix |
15 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Seattle |
21 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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