Sun 89-86 Sparks (19 Aug, 2018) Box Score

Los Angeles Sparks

19-15, 8-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	18	23	22	23	86
CONN	26	26	17	20	89

Connecticut Sun

21-13, 13-4 home

Los Angeles Sparks

starters
Candace ParkerC. Parker#3
Jantel LavenderJ. Lavender#42
Alana BeardA. Beard#0
Riquna WilliamsR. Williams#2
Chelsea GrayC. Gray#12
bench
Essence CarsonE. Carson#17
Maria VadeevaM. Vadeeva#10
Odyssey SimsO. Sims#1
Sydney WieseS. Wiese#24
Karlie SamuelsonK. Samuelson#44
Nneka OgwumikeN. Ogwumike#30
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
34	7-16	1-3	5-7	6	4	10	1	2	1	3	3	-14	20
36	6-10	2-5	3-3	0	4	4	1	1	0	1	2	+2	17
20	0-4	0-0	2-2	1	3	4	1	0	0	0	2	-21	2
26	2-11	0-4	4-5	1	4	5	2	2	0	2	3	-8	8
35	4-12	1-2	3-3	1	2	3	7	0	0	1	2	+6	12
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20	6-11	2-4	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	1	1	3	+15	14
10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	3	4	0	0	2	1	0	+6	2
15	4-8	1-3	2-2	0	3	3	0	1	0	2	0	+5	11
2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DNP-ILLNESS
	30-76	7-23	19-22	10	26	36	12	8	4	11	15		86
	39.5%	30.4%	86.4%

Connecticut Sun

starters
Shekinna StricklenS. Stricklen#40
Alyssa ThomasA. Thomas#25
Jonquel JonesJ. Jones#35
Jasmine ThomasJ. Thomas#5
Courtney WilliamsC. Williams#10
bench
Betnijah Laney-HamiltonB. Laney-Hamilton#44
Morgan TuckM. Tuck#33
Brionna JonesB. Jones#42
Layshia ClarendonL. Clarendon#23
Rachel BanhamR. Banham#1
Chiney OgwumikeC. Ogwumike#13
Lexie BrownL. Brown#4
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23	4-6	2-4	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	-10	10
35	1-6	0-0	0-0	1	6	7	4	2	0	4	4	-2	2
34	7-11	2-3	1-3	2	7	9	7	0	1	6	4	-14	17
34	8-14	4-5	7-7	0	5	5	5	1	0	2	4	+14	27
26	5-12	1-3	2-2	0	4	4	3	1	0	1	2	-8	13
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+16	4
14	4-6	2-2	0-0	0	3	3	0	2	0	1	1	+2	10
6	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	+17	2
13	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	+7	2
7	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-7	2
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	32-63	11-20	14-16	3	30	33	22	6	1	16	19		89
	50.8%	55.0%	87.5%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 3-0

Sparks
94
Sun
102

Game 1

25/5

Sun
73
Sparks
72

Game 2

4/7

Sparks
86
Sun
89

Game 3

19/8

Mohegan Sun Arena

8:00 PM, 19 August 2018

Uncasville, CT

Attendance: 8,040

Referees:
Brenda Pantoja
Kurt Walker
Brenda Pantoja
Tom Mauer

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	32	8	.800	-	L1
Connecticut	28	12	.700	4	W1
Indiana	20	20	.500	12	L1
Atlanta	15	25	.375	17	W3
Washington	14	26	.350	18	W1
Chicago	13	27	.325	19	L5

Natasha Cloud part of first trade in Unrivaled 3-on-3 history

Natasha Cloud was sent from the Laces BC to the Lunar Owls and then subsequently to Phantom BC. The Lunar Owls received Courtney Williams.

Karl-Anthony Towns receives memorable welcome to Target Center

Towns came back to face his old team at Target Center and was welcomed with a rousing ovation. Here's how other big stars across sports have fared in returns to former homes.

Carmelo, Howard, Moore among 1st-time Hall of Fame nominees

Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Marc Gasol, Sue Bird, Maya Moore, Sylvia Fowles and Chamique Holdsclaw are all first-time candidates for the Basketball Hall of Fame's Class of 2025.

ESPN BET is owned and operated by PENN Entertainment, Inc. and its subsidiaries ('PENN'). ESPN BET is available in states where PENN is licensed to offer sports wagering. Must be 21+ to wager. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER.

Los Angeles Sparks

Connecticut Sun

Regular Season Series

CONN wins 3-0

Game Information

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings

WNBA News

Natasha Cloud part of first trade in Unrivaled 3-on-3 history

Karl-Anthony Towns receives memorable welcome to Target Center

Carmelo, Howard, Moore among 1st-time Hall of Fame nominees