LA Sparks defeat Griner, Mercury 94-71 in WNBA season opener

— Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 points, rookie Zia Cooke added 14 and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury 94-71 on Friday night in Griner's first WNBA game since being jailed in Russia.
May 20, 2023, 06:32 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 21-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Layshia Clarendon misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 3-foot driving layup
  • Jordin Canada misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses two point shot
  • Lexie Brown misses running pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 11-foot two point shot
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses two point shot
  • Layshia Clarendon misses two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Lexie Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sug Sutton misses driving layup
  • Sug Sutton makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Lexie Brown blocks Sug Sutton 's 3-foot two point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 12-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Kadi Sissoko makes driving layup (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Lexie Brown makes driving layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Lexie Brown makes 24-foot three point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karlie Samuelson makes 26-foot three point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 17-foot jumper
  • Joyner Holmes misses two point shot
  • Layshia Clarendon makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Sug Sutton misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 7-foot step back jumpshot
  • Joyner Holmes misses 3-foot tip shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup
  • Layshia Clarendon misses 36-foot three point jumper
  • Zia Cooke makes driving layup
  • Zia Cooke makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brittney Griner makes two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Zia Cooke makes 23-foot three point jumper (Layshia Clarendon assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Zia Cooke makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Dearica Hamby assists)
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Evina Westbrook misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 15-foot jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 6-foot layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Layshia Clarendon makes 23-foot three point jumper (Zia Cooke assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Zia Cooke makes jumper (Chiney Ogwumike assists)
  • Zia Cooke makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Evina Westbrook makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Evina Westbrook makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Evina Westbrook makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Lexie Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 6-foot two point shot (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi misses 22-foot two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 6-foot hook shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike blocks Sug Sutton 's 5-foot jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Sug Sutton makes driving layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evina Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Zia Cooke makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes 21-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes 5-foot two point shot (Zia Cooke assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses three point jumper
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 45-foot three point jumper
  • Lexie Brown makes 25-foot three point jumper (Layshia Clarendon assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 16-foot jumper
  • Layshia Clarendon misses 8-foot jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 20-foot jumper (Layshia Clarendon assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes two point shot
  • Layshia Clarendon misses layup
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes 3-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson blocks Zia Cooke 's 4-foot two point shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Layshia Clarendon assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 2-foot two point shot (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Brianna Turner blocks Jordin Canada 's 5-foot driving layup
  • Moriah Jefferson misses running pullup jump shot
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses 7-foot jump bank shot
  • Sug Sutton makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sug Sutton misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi blocks Chiney Ogwumike 's 3-foot layup
  • Evina Westbrook misses layup
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sug Sutton misses driving floating jump shot
  • Layshia Clarendon misses two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Joyner Holmes misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nia Clouden assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
  • Joyner Holmes misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Dearica Hamby misses layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Joyner Holmes misses 12-foot jumper
  • Jordin Canada makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Moriah Jefferson makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Karlie Samuelson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Dearica Hamby misses layup
  • Evina Westbrook misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes 3-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 9-foot two point shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Sug Sutton misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Michaela Onyenwere makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sug Sutton assists)
  • Lexie Brown makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Lexie Brown makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Lexie Brown makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Michaela Onyenwere makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Moriah Jefferson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Michaela Onyenwere misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Layshia Clarendon misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brianna Turner blocks Dearica Hamby 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Michaela Onyenwere makes 24-foot three point jumper (Moriah Jefferson assists)
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Evina Westbrook misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Layshia Clarendon misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Sug Sutton makes 23-foot step back jumpshot (Michaela Onyenwere assists)
  • Joyner Holmes makes driving layup
  • Liz Dixon misses 15-foot two point shot
  • Lexie Brown misses 14-foot jumper
  • Sug Sutton makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
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