Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBeard lifts Sparks to 77-75 OT win over Seattle
Candace Parker led the Sparks (13-8) with 21 points. She added 10 assists and was a rebound shy of a triple-double with nine boards.
Beard's shot from behind the arc came with 3:23 left in overtime and put Los Angeles ahead 71-70. After Breanna Stewart missed a pair of shots, Beard came back with a jumper to extend the Sparks' lead.
The Storm (15-6), who lead the WNBA's Western Conference, could not respond.
Parker's turnaround hook gave the Sparks a 77-72 lead with 1:05 to play. Natasha Howard cut into the margin with a three-point play, but Seattle came no closer
Sue Bird, Howard and Stewart all missed chances to tie the game in the final seven seconds. Howard finished with 18 points for Seattle while Stewart had 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 75 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 77 - 75 |
| 5th 0.0 |  |
Seattle offensive team rebound | 77 - 75 |
| 5th 0.3 | |
Breanna Stewart misses two point shot | 77 - 75 |
| 5th 1.0 | |
Breanna Stewart offensive rebound | 77 - 75 |
Statistics
 LA |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-75 | FG | 30-69 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-15 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 11-12 | FT | 10-11 |
| 92 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 21 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 22 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 21 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,686 · 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 |
4.5 | 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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