Los Angeles Sparks at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCarrington scores 19 as Sun top Sparks 69-61 in first WNBA game at Celtics home
A franchise record sellout crowd of 19,125 saw the Sun storm back after they trailed 59-55 with less than four minutes to play.
Carrington scored twice in the lane sandwiched around a three-point play by Alyssa Thomas and in less than a minute Connecticut was up 62-59 with the crowd roaring.
Tyasha Harris converted a three-point play that made it 69-56 with 1:40 to go. In just over two minutes the Storm had missed two shots and two free throws and had four turnovers.
Brionna Jones had 15 points and Harris 14 for the Sun (20-7), who overcame an 8 of 17 performance at the foul line. Thomas had nine points, eight assists and 16 rebounds.
Rookie Rickea Jackson and Azura Stevens both had 14 points for the Sparks (6-22).
Carrington, Harris and Jones were all in double figures as the Sun erased an early deficit to take a 41-35 lead at the half.
Connecticut led by 11 in the third quarter but LA cut it to 53-46 entering the fourth. The Sparks scored the first seven points to tie in and turned that into a 13-2 run.
Regular Season Series
CON wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 61 - 69 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 61 - 69 |
| 4th 12.1 |  |
Caitlin Bickle enters the game for Tyasha Harris | 61 - 69 |
| 4th 12.1 | |
Astou Ndour-Fall enters the game for Brionna Jones | 61 - 69 |
| 4th 12.1 | |
Olivia Nelson-Ododa enters the game for Alyssa Thomas | 61 - 69 |
Statistics
 LA |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-66 | FG | 28-73 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 2-19 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 7-10 | FT | 8-17 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 47 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 22 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, MA
Attendance: 19,125 · 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 |
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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