NBA

Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks

· Women's National Basketball Association
0-3, 0-2 Away
Final
91 - 78

2-3, 1-2 Home

Kelsey Plum scores 28 and Azura Stevens adds season-high 24 as Sparks beat Sky 91-78

Angel Reese tallies double-double as Sky fall to Sparks

Los Angeles (2-3) won for the first time since beating the expansion Golden State Valkyries in its season opener.

Odyssey Sims scored 12 points for the Sparks. Dearica Hamby added 10 points, six rebounds, eight assists and a career-high six steals.

Angel Reese led Chicago (0-3) with 13 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals. Kamilla Cardoso scored 12 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Courtney Vandersloot and Rebecca Allen added 11 points apiece.

Stevens hit a 3-pointer a little more than three minutes into the second half that gave the Sparks the lead for good at 51-48. She made another 3 about three minutes later to spark a 9-0 run that pushed the lead to 15 with two minutes left in the third quarter.

Reese scored inside to cap a 10-0 run and trim the Sky's deficit to 76-71 with 7:06 left in the game. Sarah Ashlee Barker answered with a jumper, Steven made back-to-back baskets and Plum hit a pull-up jumper to push the lead to 13 with 4:59 to go.

Up next The Sky play at Phoenix on Tuesday. The Sparks wrap up a three-game homestand Tuesday against Atlanta.

Regular Season Series

LA leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 91
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 91
4th 3.0 shot clock turnover 78 - 91
4th 29.0 Julie Allemand defensive rebound 78 - 91
4th 29.0 Courtney Vandersloot misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot 78 - 91

Statistics

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32-69 FG 31-66
46.4 Field Goal % 47.0
4-20 3PT 13-27
20.0 Three Point % 48.1
10-12 FT 16-23
83.3 Free Throw % 69.6
34 Rebounds 32
12 Offensive Rebounds 10
22 Defensive Rebounds 22
17 Assists 24
6 Steals 12
3 Blocks 2
17 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
3 Fast Break Points 11
50 Points in Paint 28
21 Fouls 14
6 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

crypto.com Arena

Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,422 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 0 W8 1 8
Atlanta 3 3 L1 0.625 5
Indiana 4 4 W2 0.5 4
Washington 5 6 W1 0.4 4
Chicago 5.5 5 L1 0.2857143 2
Connecticut 6.5 7 L1 0.22222222 2

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 0 W9 1 9
Phoenix 3.5 4 L1 0.6 6
Las Vegas 4 3 L1 0.5714286 4
Seattle 4 4 W2 0.5555556 5
Golden State 5.5 5 W1 0.375 3
Los Angeles 6 6 W1 0.33333334 3
Dallas 8.5 9 L5 0.1 1
Full Standings

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