NBA

Minnesota Lynx at Los Angeles Sparks

· Women's National Basketball Association
16-6, 6-4 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
67 - 82

5-17, 4-7 Home

Lynx beat Sparks 82-67 for their seventh straight victory in Los Angeles, 82-67

Los Angeles Sparks vs. Minnesota Lynx - Game Highlights

Minnesota (16-6) has won seven straight games in Los Angeles and 13 of the last 14 meetings with the Sparks overall.

Minnesota took control early by making 11 of its first 16 shots, with points from nine players, while Los Angeles was 3 of 12 from the field. The Lynx led 51-35 at halftime after shooting 54%, including 6 of 11 from 3-point range.

Alissa Pili gave Minnesota a 25-point lead, 70-45, late in the third quarter.

Kayla McBride and Cecilia Zandalasini each scored 11 points for Minnesota. Carleton made all four of her 3-point attempts to help Minnesota go 9 for 18, while Los Angeles was 3 for 20.

Napheesa Collier, the Lynx’s leading scorer and rebounder, did not play due to a foot injury.

Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles (5-17) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Azura Stevens, who made her season debut on Sunday, finished with nine points.

Hamby made a layup midway through the third quarter to reach 3,000 career points.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 67
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 67
4th 10.1 Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2 82 - 67
4th 10.1 Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2 82 - 66
4th 10.1 Diamond Miller personal foul 82 - 65

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/la.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLA
32-65 FG 23-56
49 Field Goal % 41
9-18 3PT 3-20
50 Three Point % 15
9-10 FT 18-19
90 Free Throw % 95
27 Rebounds 29
4 Offensive Rebounds 4
23 Defensive Rebounds 25
23 Assists 17
11 Steals 3
3 Blocks 5
9 Turnovers 18
5 Team Turnovers 2
14 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
6 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
14 Fast Break Points 7
34 Points in Paint 36
22 Fouls 20
25 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,533 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
Full Standings

WNBA News

Golden State, Atlanta tied 2-2 heading into game 5

Golden State, Atlanta tied 2-2 heading into game 5

Atlanta Dream (30-14, 15-5 Eastern Conference) at Golden State Valkyries (32-12, 15-8 Western Conference)

WNBA Finals odds: Valkyries, Gabby Williams gain ground after Game 4 win

WNBA Finals odds: Valkyries, Gabby Williams gain ground after Game 4 win

Golden State pulled close to even with Atlanta for the odds to claim the WNBA championship after winning Game 4.

WNBA Finals 2026: Valkyries vs. Dream schedule, scores, more

WNBA Finals 2026: Valkyries vs. Dream schedule, scores, more

A new champion is guaranteed to be crowned this season as Golden State and Atlanta meet in the WNBA Finals.

Valkyries play without regrets, shut down Dream to even WNBA Finals

Valkyries play without regrets, shut down Dream to even WNBA Finals

The Valkyries played stellar defense to beat the Dream and even the WNBA Finals at 2-2.

Valkyries take down Dream in Game 4 to even WNBA Finals

Valkyries take down Dream in Game 4 to even WNBA Finals

Valkyries take down Dream in Game 4 to even WNBA Finals