Seattle Storm at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHamby finishes a three-point play with 5.6 seconds to lift LA Sparks past Seattle Storm
Hamby, who scored 19 points, knotted it at 87-all with two free throws with 1:25 left. Plum sank a pair of free throws with 56.5 seconds to go for a two-point lead.
Seattle's Brittney Sykes hit a pair of late layups including one with 12.7 seconds left to tie it at 91-all, setting up Hamby's layup to win it.
Sykes scored 27 points, reserve Dominique Malonga scored 20, Skylar Diggins 17 and Nneka Ogwumike 15 for Seattle.
The Storm (16-16) built a 26-14 lead after the first quarter before Los Angeles won the second, 32-14, and led 46-40 at halftime. The second half was back-and-forth and neither team led by more than eight.
Seattle led 87-80 with 2:52 left on a basket by Diggins.
Azura Stevens scored 15 points and Cameron Brink came off the bench to score 14 for the Sparks.
Regular Season Series
LA wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 5.6 |  |
Storm timeout | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 5.6 |  |
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1 | 91 - 94 |
| 4th 5.6 | |
Dominique Malonga shooting foul | 91 - 93 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-78 | FG | 34-64 |
| 47 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 14-27 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 8-9 | FT | 12-13 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 13 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 23 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 9 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,796 · 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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