Sparks rally to beat Phoenix 79-66 in playoff opener

Nneka Ogwumike scored 19 points to lead five starters in double figures, and the Los Angeles Sparks opened defense of their WNBA championship with a 79-66 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday night in Game 1 of the semifinals.
Sep 13, 2017, 01:55 pm - Associated Press

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  • Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
  • Odyssey Sims misses three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 21-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Alana Beard makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Candace Parker makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 18-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims misses 13-foot two point jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
  • Alana Beard makes 13-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Chelsea Gray misses 19-foot two point jumper
  • Jantel Lavender makes 1-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
  • Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
  • Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Odyssey Sims misses 9-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses
  • Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Alana Beard misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper
  • Jantel Lavender makes two point shot
  • Jantel Lavender makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jantel Lavender misses 20-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims makes driving layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses driving layup
  • Jantel Lavender misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Jantel Lavender misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses layup
  • Jantel Lavender misses layup
  • Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jantel Lavender assists)
  • Candace Parker makes 22-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Essence Carson makes 4-foot two point shot
  • Essence Carson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Essence Carson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
  • Chelsea Gray misses two point shot
  • Candace Parker misses 17-foot jumper
  • Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Odyssey Sims misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alana Beard makes 19-foot two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Odyssey Sims misses 22-foot jumper
  • Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
  • Jantel Lavender misses 21-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 1-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
  • Jantel Lavender misses 2-foot two point shot
  • Odyssey Sims misses 5-foot jumper
  • Odyssey Sims misses 14-foot two point jumper
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alana Beard makes driving layup
  • Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
  • Candace Parker misses
  • Candace Parker misses layup
  • Alana Beard makes 14-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 7-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chelsea Gray misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Chelsea Gray misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Odyssey Sims misses two point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
  • Candace Parker makes technical free throw
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Cayla George blocks Jantel Lavender 's 2-foot layup
  • Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three pointer (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Leilani Mitchell makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Leilani Mitchell misses 15-foot two point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Leilani Mitchell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell misses layup
  • Danielle Robinson makes 18-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Danielle Robinson misses two point shot
  • Monique Currie misses 19-foot jumper
  • Monique Currie makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Monique Currie makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Camille Little misses 7-foot jump bank shot
  • Emma Cannon makes 6-foot two point shot (Monique Currie assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 15-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi misses free throw 2 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Danielle Robinson makes two point shot (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 15-foot two point shot (Monique Currie assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 4-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner misses 15-foot two point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Camille Little assists)
  • Monique Currie misses 18-foot jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Monique Currie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Camille Little assists)
  • Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Leilani Mitchell misses 20-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 18-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Yvonne Turner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup
  • Yvonne Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Camille Little misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Monique Currie misses 18-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 12-foot two point shot (Leilani Mitchell assists)
  • Danielle Robinson misses 18-foot two point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Emma Cannon makes layup (Danielle Robinson assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses jumper
  • Danielle Robinson misses layup
  • Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Monique Currie misses layup
  • Monique Currie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Leilani Mitchell assists)
  • Monique Currie misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi makes 2-foot layup (Emma Cannon assists)
  • Emma Cannon misses 18-foot jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Leilani Mitchell makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Camille Little makes 15-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Leilani Mitchell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Cayla George misses layup
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