Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationLoyd scores 25 points, reaches two milestones, to lead Storm to 72-61 win over slumping Sparks
Los Angeles (15-21) dropped into a tie with Chicago for the final playoff spot but the Sky hold the tiebreaker by winning the season series 3-1.
Loyd joined A'ja Wilson of Las Vegas and Breanna Stewart of New York in reaching the 800-point milestone this season. Jewell also surpassed 900 career assists.
Sami Whitcomb added 14 points for the Storm (11-15), who ended a three-game losing streak.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 11 points and Karlie Samuelson and Rae Burrell had 10 apiece for the Sparks, who shot 30% (20 of 66) and were outscored by 10 at the foul line. Jordin Canada had two steals, giving her multiple steals in 12-straight games, the longest such streak in 10 years.
Seattle took a 22-12 lead in the first quarter and led 38-29 at the break.
Los Angeles got within five early in the third quarter but the Storm pushed the lead back to 12 late before Burrell hit a 3-pointer and Zia Cooke scored two free throws to pull the Sparks within 52-44 entering the fourth quarter.
Burrell's 3-pointer cut the deficit to 57-56 but Loyd scored the next five points and nine-straight Seattle points to end the challenge.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 61 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 61 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound | 72 - 61 |
| 4th 11.0 |  |
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper | 72 - 61 |
| 4th 28.2 | |
Jewell Loyd defensive rebound | 72 - 61 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21-54 | FG | 20-66 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 30 |
| 5-23 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 25-28 | FT | 15-16 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 39 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 6,101 · 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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