Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSparks use balanced attack to defeat Sky 76-61
The Sparks (1-2) led 38-33 at halftime and sealed the game after the break outscoring Chicago 23-10 in the third quarter. The Sky (2-3) set a franchise-high committing 27 turnovers.
Wheeler's jumper with 7:53 remaining in the third began a 14-0 run in which she scored six of the points and Los Angeles led by double digits the rest of the way. Brittney Sykes added 11 points for the Sparks.
Diamond DeShields scored 14 points for Chicago, Ruthy Hebard 12 and Kahleah Copper 11. Candace Parker missed her fourth straight game with a minor left ankle sprain.
The two teams meet again on Sunday.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 61 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 61 |
| 4th 1.4 |  |
Shyla Heal makes free throw 2 of 2 | 76 - 61 |
| 4th 1.4 | |
Shyla Heal makes free throw 1 of 2 | 76 - 60 |
| 4th 1.4 |  |
Te'a Cooper shooting foul | 76 - 59 |
Statistics
 LA |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 21-51 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 9-19 | 3PT | 6-19 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 15-18 | FT | 13-14 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 28 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 29 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 18 | Fouls | 25 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 1,124 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 5 | W3 | 0.75 | 15 |
 Minnesota |
- | 5 | L1 | 0.75 | 15 |
 Golden State |
2 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
3 | 8 | W1 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
7.5 | 13 | W3 | 0.3809524 | 8 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.23809524 | 5 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | W1 | 0.61904764 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 8 | L4 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2 | 9 | W2 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6.5 | 14 | L2 | 0.3 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.2 | 4 |
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