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Defending champion Sparks beat Storm 78-68 in opener

Nneka Ogwumike scored 23 points, newcomer Odyssey Sims added 20 and the Los Angeles Sparks opened defense of their WNBA title with a 78-68 victory over the Seattle Storm on Saturday.
May 14, 2017, 12:30 am - Associated Press

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Shot Chart
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Ramu Tokashiki blocks Tiffany Jackson-Jones 's 2-foot layup
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones makes driving layup
  • Chelsea Gray misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Alana Beard misses 20-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard makes 11-foot two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
  • Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Alana Beard misses layup
  • Riquana Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Odyssey Sims misses 11-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes 23-foot three point jumper (Riquana Williams assists)
  • Riquana Williams misses 18-foot jumper
  • Riquana Williams misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 18-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
  • Noelle Quinn blocks Odyssey Sims 's 16-foot jumper
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis blocks Chelsea Gray 's 7-foot jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Noelle Quinn blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 3-foot layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 18-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Alana Beard misses layup
  • Crystal Langhorne blocks Tiffany Jackson-Jones 's 2-foot layup
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones misses
  • Chelsea Gray makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 5-foot jumper
  • Ify Ibekwe misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Alana Beard makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Chelsea Gray misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Odyssey Sims misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ify Ibekwe makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ify Ibekwe misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Noelle Quinn blocks Chelsea Gray 's 17-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard misses 19-foot jumper
  • Ify Ibekwe misses layup
  • Sydney Wiese misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Odyssey Sims misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Chelsea Gray makes 17-foot two point shot
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones misses layup
  • Odyssey Sims makes 10-foot two point shot
  • Ify Ibekwe misses 19-foot jumper
  • Carolyn Swords blocks Odyssey Sims 's 6-foot jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses layup
  • Odyssey Sims misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sydney Wiese makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones makes 2-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones misses 3-foot jumper
  • Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Alana Beard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 13-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Sydney Wiese makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones makes two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 19-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Odyssey Sims makes 5-foot two point shot (Sydney Wiese assists)
  • Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
  • Tiffany Jackson-Jones makes two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
  • Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Odyssey Sims makes Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
  • Ramu Tokashiki misses 19-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 5-foot two point jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne makes 17-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 22-foot three point jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
  • Crystal Langhorne makes 2-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Crystal Langhorne makes driving layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses layup
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 9-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes 2-foot layup (Carolyn Swords assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses three point jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sami Whitcomb makes three point jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alysha Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes 16-foot jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Crystal Langhorne misses 16-foot jumper
  • Ramu Tokashiki misses jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 8-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 1-foot layup (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes 19-foot jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Noelle Quinn misses three point jumper
  • Noelle Quinn makes 18-foot jumper (Ramu Tokashiki assists)
  • Alysha Clark misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne misses 15-foot jumper
  • Alexis Peterson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alexis Peterson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alexis Peterson misses 6-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ramu Tokashiki misses 17-foot jumper
  • Carolyn Swords makes 18-foot jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
  • Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Ramu Tokashiki misses 48-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 20-foot jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne makes jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes 16-foot jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes driving layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Noelle Quinn makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
  • Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jewell Loyd misses 14-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Ramu Tokashiki makes 16-foot jumper (Noelle Quinn assists)
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Alexis Peterson misses layup
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