NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Sparks
4-4, 2-3 Away
Final
89 - 71

Washington Mystics
4-5, 3-3 Home

Charles passes Leslie on double-double list, Mystics win

Charles, the No. 1 overall pick in 2010, has 158th double-doubles — one more than former Los Angeles star Leslie. Minnesota forward Sylvia Fowles is the leader with 169.

Ariel Atkins scored 18 of her 23 points in the first half, Theresa Plaisance added 11 points, six rebounds and four blocks, and Myisha Hines-Allen scored 10 points for Washington (4-5). Atkins was 7 of 10 from the field, but the rest of her teammates combined to shoot 23 for 61 (37.7%).

Washington held Los Angeles to 32.8% shooting and outrebounded the Sparks 43-31.

Te’a Cooper scored 11 points and Brittney Sykes added 10 for Los Angeles (4-4). Kristi Toliver faced her former team for the first time this season and scored three points in 24 minutes.

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 71 - 89
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 71 - 89
4th 18.3 Nia Coffey makes free throw 2 of 2 71 - 89
4th 18.3 Nia Coffey makes free throw 1 of 2 70 - 89
4th 18.3 Stella Johnson personal foul 69 - 89

Statistics

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22-67 FG 30-71
33 Field Goal % 42
8-23 3PT 11-26
35 Three Point % 42
19-28 FT 18-22
68 Free Throw % 82
31 Rebounds 43
9 Offensive Rebounds 12
22 Defensive Rebounds 31
13 Assists 18
6 Steals 4
4 Blocks 5
11 Turnovers 12
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
11 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
2 Fast Break Points 0
18 Points in Paint 34
19 Fouls 25
0 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 2,100 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 4 W2 0.7894737 15
Las Vegas 1 5 W2 0.7368421 14
Golden State 2.5 7 W3 0.65 13
Dallas 3.5 8 W1 0.6 12
Los Angeles 6.5 10 L2 0.44444445 8
Portland 7.5 12 L3 0.4 8
Phoenix 8 13 W3 0.3809524 8
Seattle 11 16 L1 0.23809524 5

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L2 0.6 12
Atlanta - 8 L4 0.6 12
Indiana 0.5 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 1.5 9 W2 0.5263158 10
Toronto 2.5 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 5.5 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 16 L1 0.2 4
Full Standings

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