Portland Fire at Los Angeles Sparks
· WNBA Commissioner's CupOgwumike and Hamby have double-doubles to help Sparks beat Fire 89-72
Ogwumike had her third consecutive double-double and fifth this season. Kelsey Plum finished with 16 points, seven assists, five rebounds and three steals for the Sparks (5-6). Rae Burrell added 10 points.
Megan Gustafson had 16 points and a season-high 12 rebounds, her first double-double since 2023, for the Fire (6-7). Carla Leite and Emily Engstler added 10 points apiece.
Portland committed nine — which included six steals by LA — of its 15 turnovers and was 5-of-14 shooting as it was outscored 23-12 in the third, the Fire's lowest-scoring quarter this season. Plum had nine points and two assists, while Hamby scored seven in the period to help the Sparks take a 64-55 lead into the fourth.
Plum stole the ball from Leite, then threw it ahead to Hamby for a fast-break layup that capped an 11-2 run and gave Los Angeles an 18-point lead with 6:07 to play.
The Fire tied a season low with three 3-pointers and shot a season-worst 10.7% (3 of 28) from behind the arc.
The Sparks — who entered allowing 93 points allowed per game, the most in the WNBA — gave up their fewest points this season.
Portland had lost a season-high three consecutive games and four of its last five.
Tempo: Host Connecticut on Wednesday.
Regular Season Series
LA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot | 72 - 89 |
| 4th 3.7 | |
Dearica Hamby offensive rebound | 72 - 87 |
| 4th 4.7 | |
Kelsey Plum misses driving layup | 72 - 87 |
Statistics
 POR |
 LA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-72 | FG | 32-75 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 3-28 | 3PT | 8-30 |
| 11 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 17-22 | FT | 17-22 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 21 | Fouls | 22 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 18 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 9 | Percent Led | 81 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 11,227 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W7 | 0.78571427 | 22 |
 Golden State |
2.5 | 8 | L1 | 0.7037037 | 19 |
 Las Vegas |
3 | 8 | L1 | 0.6923077 | 18 |
 Dallas |
3.5 | 9 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 18 |
 Portland |
10.5 | 16 | L2 | 0.4074074 | 11 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 16 | L5 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
12 | 18 | W2 | 0.35714287 | 10 |
 Seattle |
16.5 | 23 | L6 | 0.20689656 | 6 |
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