New York Liberty at Los Angeles Sparks

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New York Liberty

19-6, 9-2 Away

Final
79 - 87

Los Angeles Sparks

9-16, 7-7 Home

Breanna Stewart has 25 points and 9 rebounds to help Liberty beat Sparks 87-79

Jonquel Jones threads the needle with a nice pass

Marine Johannes made 5 of 7 from 3-point range and finished with 15 points for the Liberty (19-6). Sabrina Ionescu added 14 points, six rebounds and five assists and Courtney Vandersloot scored eight points with nine assists and six rebounds.

New York, which played its seventh game in 12 days, is off to the best 25-game start in franchise history. The Liberty have won five of their last six.

Ionescu and Johannes each hit two 3-pointers in a 19-0 run that made it 21-2 with 2:52 left in the first quarter. Nneka Ogwumike scored for the Sparks to make it 2-2 but they went scoreless for the next nearly-six minutes, missing 12 straight field-goal attempts.

Los Angeles (9-16), which had won back-to-back games over the Indiana Fever, has lost nine of its last 11.

Dearica Hamby scored 21 points, Jordin Canada added 17 and Azurá Stevens 13 for the Sparks. Ogwumike had 10 points.

The Liberty moved a game in front of third-place Connecticut in the WNBA standings, 3 1/2 games back of first-place Las Vegas.

New York hit 15 3-pointers and finished with 26 assists on 32 made field goals. The Liberty became just the second team in WNBA history to have at least 12 games with 25-plus assists in a single-season, joining the 2022 Chicago Sky (18).

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	87 - 79
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	87 - 79
4th 11.1	Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2	87 - 79
4th 11.1	Sparks offensive team rebound	87 - 78
4th 11.1	Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2	87 - 78

Statistics

NY		LA
32-70	FG	31-72
46	Field Goal %	43
15-34	3PT	5-22
44	Three Point %	23
8-11	FT	12-18
73	Free Throw %	67
42	Rebounds	25
10	Offensive Rebounds	4
32	Defensive Rebounds	21
26	Assists	17
5	Steals	10
6	Blocks	3
17	Turnovers	8
0	Team Turnovers	0
17	Total Turnovers	8
2	Technical Fouls	1
2	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
17	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	8
6	Fast Break Points	16
24	Points in Paint	46
18	Fouls	13
27	Largest Lead	0

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 8,139 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	-	1	W1	0.75	3
Chicago	-	1	W1	0.75	3
Washington	0.5	1	W1	0.6666667	2
Atlanta	0.5	1	L1	0.6666667	2
Toronto	1	2	W1	0.5	2
Indiana	1	2	W1	0.5	2
Connecticut	3	4	L4	0	0

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Las Vegas	-	1	W4	0.8	4
Golden State	1	1	L1	0.6666667	2
Minnesota	1.5	2	L1	0.5	2
Phoenix	1.5	2	W1	0.5	2
Dallas	2	2	L2	0.33333334	1
Portland	2	2	L1	0.33333334	1
Los Angeles	2.5	3	L1	0.25	1
Seattle	2.5	3	L2	0.25	1

Full Standings

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