NBA

Connecticut Sun at Los Angeles Sparks

· Women's National Basketball Association
Connecticut Sun
25-10, 12-5 Away
Final
67 - 79

Los Angeles Sparks
7-28, 5-12 Home

Alyssa Thomas has 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds as Sun beat Sparks 79-67

Alyssa Thomas extends her WNBA record with 11th triple-double

Thomas finished with 12 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds and has a WNBA-leading three triple-doubles this season and her 11 career in the regular season are the most in league history.

DeWanna Bonner scored 14 points and Marina Mabrey added 10 for Connecticut (25-10), which had lost back-to-back games for the second time this season.

Mabrey hit a 3-pointer with 6:26 to play that gave Connecticut its first lead since 22-20 early in the second quarter and Carrington followed with an alley-oop layup to cap a 10-3 spurt that made it 69-66 about 30 seconds later and the Sun led the rest of the way.

Neither team scored until Rickea Jackson made 1 of 2 free throws to make it a two-point game with 3:36 remaining but the Sparks went scoreless from there, shooting 0 for 5 from the field and committing seven turnovers over the final 6 1/2 minutes.

Los Angeles (7-28), which has lost four in a row and 11 of its last 12, became the first WNBA team eliminated from playoff contention after a 92-78 loss to the Chicago Sky on Friday night.

Jackson led the Sparks with 23 points on 9-of-18 shooting. Odyssey Sims and Dearica Hamby added 10 points apiece.

Connecticut has won 13 consecutive games against the Sparks, dating to an 80-76 home loss on Aug. 28, 2020.

The Sun scored their first 14 points in the paint before Mabrey hit a 3-pointer to make it 17-11 before Jackson capped a 7-0 spurt to give the Sparks a 20-19 lead early in the second quarter.

Jackson scored 11 points and Hamby added 10 in the first half before Kia Nurse hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Los Angeles a 45-39 lead at the intermission.

Regular Season Series

CON wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 79 - 67
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 79 - 67
4th 9.1 shot clock turnover 79 - 67
4th 31.1 Astou Ndour-Fall defensive rebound 79 - 67
4th 36.0 Stephanie Talbot misses 30-foot three point jumper 79 - 67

Statistics

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32-69 FG 22-54
46 Field Goal % 41
6-18 3PT 7-14
33 Three Point % 50
9-16 FT 16-20
56 Free Throw % 80
33 Rebounds 28
8 Offensive Rebounds 4
25 Defensive Rebounds 24
22 Assists 15
9 Steals 5
5 Blocks 2
11 Turnovers 19
3 Team Turnovers 1
14 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
12 Fast Break Points 2
50 Points in Paint 24
16 Fouls 20
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 10,627 · Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings

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