Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupNneka Ogwumike has 27 points, leads Sparks over Storm 92-85
Seattle (0-4) is off to its worst start since it lost four in a row in its inaugural season in 2000.
Jewell Loyd hit a 3-pointer that gave Seattle a two-point lead with 3:36 left in the third quarter but the Sparks scored 17 of the next 23 points to make it 72-61 — L.A.'s biggest lead of the game. Brown capped the spurt with a 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter.
Loyd scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and Jade Melbourne's 3-pointer — which Loyd assisted on — trimmed Seattle's deficit to 86-82 with 1:42 remaining but the Storm got no closer.
Chiney Ogwumike added 15 points and Lexie Brown scored 14 for Los Angeles (3-2), Jordin Canada had nine points, seven assists and four steals.
Loyd tied her career high with eight 3-pointers and finished with 37 points for Seattle, one shy of her career best. Ezi Magbegor added 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
Seattle hit 13 3-pointers but committed 16 turnovers, which the Sparks converted into 17 points. Los Angeles outscored the Storm 23-12 from the free-throw line on 11 more (27) attempts.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 92 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Storm] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 85 - 92 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Jade Melbourne makes driving layup | 85 - 92 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2 | 83 - 92 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-65 | FG | 31-68 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 13-25 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 12-16 | FT | 23-27 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 23 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 6,866 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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