Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationOgwumike, Sparks beat Storm 81-53, keep playoff hopes alive
The Sparks (11-19) pulled into a tie with the New York Liberty, one game behind the Washington Mystics for the eighth and final playoff spot with two games to play.
Brittney Sykes had 15 points and a season-high tying 10 rebounds for Los Angeles.
Seattle (20-11) fell into fourth place, a half-game behind Minnesota and a half-game ahead of fifth-place Phoenix. The Storm were missing Breanna Stewart, who will also miss the regular season finale because of a foot injury.
The top four teams earn a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The Storm, who went into the game as the second-highest scoring team in the league at 85.6 per game, set a season low for points while shooting 32% from the field and 22% (6 of 27) from 3-point range.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 53 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 53 - 81 |
| 4th 20.3 |  |
Arella Guirantes defensive rebound | 53 - 81 |
| 4th 24.9 |  |
Karlie Samuelson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 53 - 81 |
| 4th 40.0 | |
Stephanie Talbot defensive rebound | 53 - 81 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18-56 | FG | 30-62 |
| 32 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 6-27 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 11-13 | FT | 15-16 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 4,181 · 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 |
4 | 8 | L2 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
6.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 13 | W2 | 0.35 | 7 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 15 | W2 | 0.25 | 5 |
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