Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupBird reaches No. 6 on WNBA career scoring, Storm beat Sparks
Bird passed Katie Smith (6,452) with the first points of the game, a 3-pointer, and finished with 13 for the game and 6,464 overall.
Ezi Magbegor added 20 points and Epiphanny Prince had 18 to help the Storm (14-4) keep pace with the Las Vegas Aces for the top spot in the WNBA standings.
Brittney Sykes and Erica Wheeler had 19 points each for the Sparks (6-11), and Nia Coffey added 11.
The Samuelson sisters — Karlie of the Sparks and Katie Lou of the Storm — played against each other for the first time. Chiney and Nneka Ogwumike were the first sisters to face up in a WNBA game.
Seattle played without All-Star Jewell Loyd who suffered a left ankle injury Friday night against Atlanta. Loyd is Seattle’s second leading scorer, averaging 18.1 points and 4.4 assists, and was playing more than 31 minutes a game.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 74 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 74 |
| 4th 1.6 |  |
Epiphanny Prince makes 20-foot jumper | 84 - 74 |
| 4th 7.7 | |
Seattle 20 Sec. timeout | 82 - 74 |
| 4th 8.3 |  |
Brittney Sykes makes 14-foot step back jumpshot (Erica Wheeler assists) | 82 - 74 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-64 | FG | 25-65 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 16-17 | FT | 17-17 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 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 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 716 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 1 | W3 | 0.75 | 3 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Minnesota |
0.5 | 1 | W2 | 0.6666667 | 2 |
 Phoenix |
1 | 2 | W1 | 0.5 | 2 |
 Portland |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Dallas |
1.5 | 2 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Seattle |
1.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 1 |
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