Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks

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Seattle Storm

22-14, 9-9 Away

Final
82 - 90

Los Angeles Sparks

7-30, 5-14 Home

Storm beat the Sparks 90-82 to stay within 1 game of fourth place Las Vegas

Nneka Ogwumike's reverse layup pads Storm's late lead

Seattle (22-14) stayed within one game of fourth place Las Vegas (23-13), which also won Wednesday, in the WNBA standings. The Storm play at Dallas on Friday before returning home for a matchup against the Sparks on Sunday. Los Angeles (7-30) is off until Sunday.

Seattle trailed 39-29 with 3:40 left in the first half before closing on a 11-2 run, with five points from Williams, to tie it at 41-all at the break. Williams scored 15 points in the first half and Nneka Ogwumike added 10.

Seattle had its lead trimmed to 75-74 with 4:19 remaining on a Rae Burrell basket, but the Sparks did not make another field goal until Rickea Jackson’s layup with 27.1 left.

Williams responded with two free throws at the other end with 25.6 left to regain an eight-point lead.

Ogwumike added 16 points and eight rebounds for Seattle. Ogwumike moved into 11th place on the WNBA’s all-time scoring list, moving past Sylvia Fowles (6,415). Ezi Magbegor set a franchise record for blocks in a season, passing Lauren Jackson’s mark of 81 from 2002.

Rickea Jackson finished with 22 points and Azura Stevens had 18 points and 15 rebounds for Los Angeles. Dearica Hamby, who had six points and eight rebounds, set a franchise record for most rebounds in a single season, passing Lisa Leslie (336).

Regular Season Series

SEA wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	90 - 82
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	90 - 82
4th 1.1	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	90 - 82
4th 1.1	Crystal Dangerfield misses 29-foot three point jumper	90 - 82
4th 8.2	Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	90 - 82

Statistics

SEA		LA
33-70	FG	32-65
47	Field Goal %	49
6-19	3PT	7-17
32	Three Point %	41
18-19	FT	11-15
95	Free Throw %	73
27	Rebounds	38
3	Offensive Rebounds	6
24	Defensive Rebounds	32
22	Assists	21
11	Steals	5
10	Blocks	3
6	Turnovers	13
0	Team Turnovers	0
6	Total Turnovers	13
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
3	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	14
13	Fast Break Points	9
40	Points in Paint	48
13	Fouls	12
9	Largest Lead	13

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,561 · 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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