Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks knock Sun out of WNBA top spot 84-72
Nneka Ogwumike added 16 points and reached the 4,000 point milestone early in the game. She is 38th player to reach that mark and the 14th fastest (244 games).
The Sparks (18-10) were playing their second game in a row with no injured or suspended players.
Candace Parker added 13 points and Chelsea Gray scored 12. Parker had five assists and passed Vickie Johnson (1,205) into 15th in the WNBA career assists leaders, finishing the game with 1,208.
The Sun (20-9) had a four-game winning streak snapped and dropped a game behind the Washington Mystics (21-8).
Courtney Williams had 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Jonquel Jones added 16 and 12 rebounds, and Shekinna Stricklen scored 12 points.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 84 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 84 |
| 4th 4.1 |  |
Sydney Wiese lost ball turnover (Morgan Tuck steals) | 72 - 84 |
| 4th 30.1 |  |
Courtney Williams makes 8-foot two point shot | 72 - 84 |
| 4th 39.9 | |
Marina Mabrey bad pass (Natisha Hiedeman steals) | 70 - 84 |
Statistics
 CON |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-68 | FG | 31-64 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 9-24 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 38 |
| 8-13 | FT | 13-13 |
| 62 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 2 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 21 | Fouls | 19 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 17,076 · 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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