NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
10-14, 5-7 Away
Final
96 - 82

9-16, 5-7 Home

Sydney Taylor, Sky beat Sparks as Nneka Ogwumike becomes LA's career scoring leader

Chicago Sky vs. Los Angeles Sparks - Game Highlights

Ogwumike finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, also moving past Candace Parker (3,467) into third on the WNBA’s career rebounds list with 3,472.

Kamilla Cardoso had 13 points, 11 rebounds and two blocks for Chicago (7-16). Natasha Cloud had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jacy Sheldon added 14 points and Azura Stevens scored 12 points.

Dearica Hamby also scored 18 points for the Sparks (10-14) and Erica Wheeler added 14. LA has lost three consecutive games.

Ogwumike scored 23 points Wednesday night in a 96-87 loss at Minnesota to tie the mark of 6,263 points set by Lisa Leslie, and hit a short jumper about three minutes into the game Friday to break the record.

Picked No. 1 overall by the Sparks in 2012, Ogwumike returned to Los Angeles this season after spending the last two with Seattle. The 36-year-old forward has 7,703 career points.

Kelsey Plum (leg) did not play for the Sparks.

Chicago's Skylar Diggins (knee) missed her fifth consecutive game.

LA beat the Sky 102-77 at home last Friday.

Up next Sparks: At Dallas on Sunday

Sky: At Atlanta on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CHI wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 96
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 96
4th 7.2 Ariel Atkins makes 2-foot two point shot 82 - 96
4th 13.7 Natasha Cloud makes driving layup 80 - 96
4th 25.0 Cameron Brink makes free throw 2 of 2 80 - 94

Statistics

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29-65 FG 37-80
45 Field Goal % 46
6-26 3PT 11-32
23 Three Point % 34
18-23 FT 11-16
78 Free Throw % 69
34 Rebounds 34
6 Offensive Rebounds 8
28 Defensive Rebounds 26
20 Assists 27
4 Steals 5
5 Blocks 3
17 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
10 Fast Break Points 11
40 Points in Paint 42
17 Fouls 22
6 Largest Lead 16
5 Lead Changes 5
19 Percent Led 75

Game Information

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 8,123 · Capacity:

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

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
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