Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationGray, Ogwumike lead Sparks past Sky, 84-81
Nneka Ogwumike had 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Maria Vadeeva added 12 points for the Sparks (15-8). Los Angeles has won five in a row overall and eight straight at home.
Chelsea Gray hit a 3 and, after a basket by Chicago's Cheyenne Parker, made a jumper to cut L.A.'s deficit to 81-80 with a minute left. The Sky committed a shot-clock violation before Gray made two foul shots to make it 82-81 with 29.5 seconds remaining. Allie Quigley missed a 3 on the other end, Gray grabbed the rebound and Ogwumike made a layup to cap the scoring with 5.7 seconds left.
Quigley led the Sky (14-10) with 20 points. Parker added 19, and Diamond DeShields had 16.
All-Star point guard Courtney Vandersloot did not play for Chicago because of an illness.
The Sky scored 14 of the first 18 points and opened a 20-6 lead when DeShields hit a pull-up jumper late in the first quarter. Los Angeles slowly closed the gap, scored the final three points of the third and Maria Vadeeva converted a 3-point play to open the fourth and give the Sparks their first lead at 62-61.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 84 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Chicago offensive team rebound | 81 - 84 |
| 4th 1.2 | |
Allie Quigley misses 26-foot three point jumper | 81 - 84 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike personal foul | 81 - 84 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-65 | FG | 32-70 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 7-20 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 19-25 | FT | 13-15 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 12 | Assists | 18 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 25 | Total Turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 27 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,244 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W4 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W4 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W3 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 New York |
2.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.55172414 | 16 |
 Toronto |
8 | 18 | L5 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | W1 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
11.5 | 22 | L4 | 0.2413793 | 7 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W9 | 0.8 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | W2 | 0.71428573 | 20 |
 Golden State |
4 | 9 | L2 | 0.6785714 | 19 |
 Dallas |
5 | 10 | L1 | 0.64285713 | 18 |
 Portland |
12 | 17 | L3 | 0.39285713 | 11 |
 Phoenix |
12.5 | 18 | W3 | 0.37931034 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
12.5 | 17 | L6 | 0.37037036 | 10 |
 Seattle |
18 | 24 | L7 | 0.2 | 6 |
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