Los Angeles Sparks at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSun earn 4th seed with 89-86 win over Sparks
Connecticut (21-13) will have a first-round bye and host the winner of No. 5 seed Phoenix Mercury and eighth-seeded Dallas Wings in the second round. Los Angeles (19-15) took the sixth seed and will host the No. 7 seed Minnesota Lynx in the first round.
The Sun led 82-72 on Jonquel Jones' 3-point play with 1:51 left. The Sparks rallied to within 86-84 on Candace Parker's 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds left, but Thomas hit a pair of free throws with 4.0 seconds left and added a technical free throw with 1.2 seconds left to cap the scoring.
Jones added 17 points and nine rebounds for Connecticut, and Courtney Williams had 13 points.
Parker had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Jantel Lavender scored 17 points for Los Angeles.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Jasmine Thomas makes technical free throw | 86 - 89 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Candace Parker technical foul (1st technical foul) | 86 - 88 |
| 4th 1.2 | |
Connecticut 20 Sec. timeout | 86 - 88 |
Statistics
 LA |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-76 | FG | 32-63 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 11-20 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 55 |
| 19-22 | FT | 14-16 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Assists | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 19 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,040 · 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 |
7.5 | 14 | L3 | 0.57575756 | 19 |
 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 |
10.5 | 22 | L9 | 0.3125 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 23 | W1 | 0.2580645 | 8 |
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