NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Sparks
7-9, 2-5 Away
Final
86 - 78

Chicago Sky
7-9, 4-4 Home

Courtney Williams secures first career triple-double, Sky beat Sparks 86-78

Courtney Williams shows out for her first career triple-double

Williams finished with 12 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 13 assists to become the third player in franchise history with a triple-double. Williams was coming off a season-high 21 points on Wednesday in an 80-63 victory over the Sparks to help snap the Sky's six-game losing streak.

Kahleah Copper added 17 points and Marina Mabrey scored 13 points of her 15 points in the first half for Chicago (7-9). Elizabeth Williams also scored 12 points for the Sky.

Chicago made 65% of its shots in the first half and scored the opening 11 points after halftime to extend its lead to 54-38.

Chicago had its lead trimmed to 62-58 before scoring the next seven points to take control. Smith made a 3-pointer with 3:32 left in the fourth for an 82-65 lead.

Nneka Ogwumike scored 14 points and Dearica Hamby had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles (7-9). Azura Stevens added 13 points, Karlie Samuelson had 11 and rookie Zia Cooke scored 10.

Los Angeles starter Jordin Canada sustained a shoulder injury in the first half and did not return.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 86
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 86
4th 11.2 Azura Stevens makes driving layup (Destanni Henderson assists) 78 - 86
4th 19.1 Kahleah Copper makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Courtney Williams assists) 76 - 86
4th 40.1 Kahleah Copper defensive rebound 76 - 84

Statistics

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28-67 FG 37-65
42 Field Goal % 57
4-13 3PT 7-15
31 Three Point % 47
18-23 FT 5-9
78 Free Throw % 56
30 Rebounds 31
10 Offensive Rebounds 8
20 Defensive Rebounds 23
16 Assists 28
9 Steals 8
3 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 15
2 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 16
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 1
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 17
4 Fast Break Points 10
44 Points in Paint 44
13 Fouls 18
3 Largest Lead 17

Game Information

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 7,272 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 6 W8 0.79310346 23
Las Vegas 3 8 W1 0.7037037 19
Golden State 3.5 9 L2 0.6785714 19
Dallas 4.5 10 L1 0.64285713 18
Portland 11.5 17 L3 0.39285713 11
Phoenix 12 18 W3 0.37931034 11
Los Angeles 12 17 L6 0.37037036 10
Seattle 17.5 24 L7 0.2 6

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Indiana - 10 W4 0.64285713 18
Atlanta 0.5 10 W4 0.6296296 17
New York 2 12 W3 0.5714286 16
Washington 2.5 12 W3 0.5555556 15
Toronto 7.5 17 L4 0.37037036 10
Chicago 8.5 18 L2 0.33333334 9
Connecticut 11 21 L3 0.25 7
Full Standings

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Copper and Thomas help the Mercury beat Valkyries 91-89

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— Kahleah Copper scored 27 points and the Phoenix Mercury overcame a 13-point deficit to beat the Golden State Valkyries 91-89 on Wednesday night in the return from the All-Star break for both teams.