Chicago Sky at Los Angeles Sparks

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Chicago Sky

0-3, 0-2 Away

Final
91 - 78

Los Angeles Sparks

2-3, 1-2 Home

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

Angel Reese sticks with it for a Sky layup

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

CHI wins series 2-1

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

CHI		LA
32-69	FG	31-66
46	Field Goal %	47
4-20	3PT	13-27
20	Three Point %	48
10-12	FT	16-23
83	Free Throw %	70
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:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	-	14	W5	0.6818182	30
Washington	2	16	W4	0.6363636	28
Indiana	2	16	L1	0.6363636	28
New York	4	18	L2	0.59090906	26
Chicago	14	28	L1	0.36363637	16
Toronto	19	33	L8	0.25	11
Connecticut	19	33	W1	0.25	11

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

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