Los Angeles Sparks at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationParker reaches 19th on WNBA scoring list, Sparks top Liberty
Riquna Williams and Essence Carson each made a 3-pointer on back-to-back possessions to give Los Angeles a 78-73 lead with 1:36 to go.
Gray made it 80-75 after two free throws and Nneka Ogwumike added two more on the Sparks' next possession for a four-point lead.
New York's Sugar Rodgers made two 3-pointers in the final 10 seconds, but Parker ran out the clock.
Ogwumike added 18 points for Los Angeles (18-11), which clinched its seventh straight playoff spot on Tuesday.
Parker moved past Taj McWilliams-Franklin for 19th on the WNBA career-scoring list with 5,023 and Parker also reached 2,500 rebounds. Ogwumike eclipsed the 3,500-point mark in the first half.
Tina Charles led New York (7-22) with 27 points. Kia Nurse got her second WNBA start and had eight points for the Liberty, who have dropped eight straight games. Rebecca Allen scored 11 straight New York points in the first half and finished with a season-high 13.
NBA commissioner Adam Silver, WNBA President Lisa Borders and New York Knicks guards Tim Hardaway Jr. and Emmanuel Mudiay were part of the sell-out crowd.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 81 |
| 4th 1.4 |  |
Sugar Rodgers makes 29-foot three point shot (Amanda Zahui B. assists) | 82 - 81 |
| 4th 7.8 | |
New York 20 Sec. timeout | 82 - 78 |
| 4th 7.8 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2 | 82 - 78 |
Statistics
 LA |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-67 | FG | 32-69 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 12-28 | 3PT | 7-16 |
| 43 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 12-16 | FT | 10-12 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fouls | 16 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: White Plains, NY
Attendance: 2,481 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W2 | 0.7941176 | 27 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W4 | 0.71875 | 23 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W1 | 0.6764706 | 23 |
 Dallas |
7 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
13 | 19 | W2 | 0.40625 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
14 | 20 | L2 | 0.375 | 12 |
 Phoenix |
14.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Seattle |
20.5 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 12 | W1 | 0.625 | 20 |
 Washington |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.59375 | 19 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
9 | 21 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 23 | W1 | 0.2580645 | 8 |
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