Japan @ Los Angeles Sparks

AT LOS ANGELES, Preseason

0-2, 0-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Japan JPN	19	17	20	21	77
Sparks LA	14	25	32	24	95

Los Angeles SparksSparksLA

2-0, 2-0 Home

Shot Made

Shot Missed

Marissa Coleman missed 18 ft Jumper.
Asami Yoshida made Driving Layup.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Driving Layup.
M Takada missed 16 ft Jumper.
Kristi Toliver missed 19 ft Jumper.
Marissa Coleman missed 14 ft Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marissa Coleman.
K Oba made Driving Layup.
April Sykes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.
K Oba missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yuka Mamiya made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.
Nicky Anosike missed 19 ft Jumper.
April Sykes made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Toliver.
M Takada missed Driving Layup.
April Sykes missed Three Point Jumper.
Asami Yoshida made Driving Layup.
Kristi Toliver missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yuka Mamiya made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by A Fujiwara.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 9 ft Jumper.
A Fujiwara missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.
K Oba made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yuka Mamiya.
Ebony Hoffman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
K Oba missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jantel Lavender made Layup. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
M Takada missed 7 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
K Oba made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.
Ebony Hoffman missed Three Point Jumper.
M Takada missed 12 ft Jumper.
Khadijah Rushdan missed 4 ft Jumper.
A Fujiwara made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yuka Mamiya.
Khadijah Rushdan missed 19 ft Jumper.
E Kudeken missed 33 ft Three Point Jumper.
Jantel Lavender missed Layup.
Jantel Lavender missed 3 ft Hook Shot.
Sharnee Zoll made Jumper.
A Fujiwara made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by M Kawahara.
Khadijah Rushdan made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Jantel Lavender.
M Kawahara missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
M Kawahara missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed Layup.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Layup.
Sharnee Zoll made Driving Layup.
Sharnee Zoll made Free Throw 1 of 1.
M Takada missed 15 ft Jumper.
M Takada made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Yuka Mamiya.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yuka Mamiya missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Layup. Assisted by April Sykes.
Rika Tanaka made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.
April Sykes missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yuka Mamiya made Jumper. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.
Kristi Toliver missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nicky Anosike made Layup. Assisted by Nnemkadi Ogwumike.
Nicky Anosike made Free Throw 1 of 1.
A Fujiwara made Driving Layup.
A Fujiwara missed 17 ft Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
A Fujiwara missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
M Takada made Driving Layup. Assisted by K Oba.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Free Throw 2 of 2.
M Takada made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by A Fujiwara.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made 15 ft Two Point Shot.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Yuka Mamiya missed 14 ft Jumper.
Marissa Coleman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Asami Yoshida missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Marissa Coleman made Driving Layup.
Yuka Mamiya missed 15 ft Jumper.
M Takada missed 19 ft Jumper.
Yuka Mamiya made Layup. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.
Ashley Shields missed 3 ft Jumper.
M Takada missed 17 ft Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 4 ft Jumper.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Layup. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
K Oba missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
M Takada made Driving Layup. Assisted by A Fujiwara.
Kristi Toliver made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Kristi Toliver made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Kristi Toliver made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Asami Yoshida missed 4 ft Jumper.
Kristi Toliver made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.
Kristi Toliver made Driving Layup. Assisted by Nnemkadi Ogwumike.
Rika Tanaka made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rika Tanaka made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
E Kudeken made Free Throw 1 of 2.
E Kudeken made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Layup.
M Nagaoka missed 5 ft Jumper.
Sharnee Zoll made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sharnee Zoll made Free Throw 2 of 2.
E Kudeken made Free Throw 1 of 2.
E Kudeken made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 11 ft Jumper.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ebony Hoffman missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Chie Kibayashi made Layup. Assisted by E Kudeken.
April Sykes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
April Sykes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Rika Tanaka made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Rika Tanaka made Free Throw 2 of 2.
April Sykes missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.
Rika Tanaka missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Yuka Mamiya made 5 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Rika Tanaka.
Sharnee Zoll made Driving Layup.
Sharnee Zoll made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Sharnee Zoll missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Jantel Lavender made Layup.
A Fujiwara missed 17 ft Jumper.
April Sykes made 6 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Darxia Morris.
E Kudeken missed 37 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darxia Morris missed Layup.
Yuka Mamiya made 13 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by A Fujiwara.
April Sykes made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Ebony Hoffman.
Jantel Lavender missed Layup.
Yuka Mamiya made Layup. Assisted by E Kudeken.
Ebony Hoffman made 3 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by April Sykes.
Ebony Hoffman made Free Throw 1 of 1.
K Oba made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by E Kudeken.
Ashley Shields made Layup. Assisted by Darxia Morris.
E Kudeken made 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
Darxia Morris missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
M Takada made Driving Layup.
Ashley Shields missed Jumper.
K Oba missed 4 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Khadijah Rushdan.
M Takada missed 4 ft Jumper.
April Sykes made Free Throw 1 of 2.
April Sykes made Free Throw 2 of 2.
K Oba made 5 ft Two Point Shot.
Khadijah Rushdan missed 3 ft Two Point Shot.
April Sykes missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Layup.
M Nagaoka missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
Ashley Shields missed 4 ft Jumper.
Khadijah Rushdan made Driving Layup.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Yuka Mamiya made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Khadijah Rushdan made 10 ft Jumper.
Ashley Shields made Driving Layup.
Chie Kibayashi made Driving Layup. Assisted by K Oba.
Chie Kibayashi missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Ashley Shields made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Ashley Shields made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Ashley Shields made Driving Layup.
Jantel Lavender missed 4 ft Jumper.
K Oba made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by E Kudeken.
Jantel Lavender missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Jantel Lavender made Free Throw 2 of 2.
E Kudeken missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
E Kudeken missed Free Throw 2 of 2.

Shot Made

Shot Missed

TIME		JPN	LA
10:00	Start of the 1st Quarter.	0	0
10:00	Jumpball: Yuka Mamiya vs. Nnemkadi Ogwumike. April Sykes gains possession.	0	0
9:48	Marissa Coleman missed 18 ft Jumper.	0	0
9:48	Asami Yoshida Defensive Rebound.	0	0
9:34	Marissa Coleman Personal Foul. A Fujiwara gains possession.	0	0
9:23	Asami Yoshida made Driving Layup.	2	0
9:11	Marissa Coleman Bad Pass	2	0
8:56	K Oba Bad Pass. Stolen by Nnemkadi Ogwumike.	2	0
8:49	Nnemkadi Ogwumike made Driving Layup.	2	2
8:26	M Takada missed 16 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:25	Nnemkadi Ogwumike Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:18	Kristi Toliver missed 19 ft Jumper.	2	2
8:18	Los Angeles Defensive Rebound.	2	2
8:18	Nicky Anosike Loose Ball Foul. M Takada gains possession.	2	2
8:08	M Takada's Layup blocked by Nicky Anosike.	2	2
7:58	K Oba Bad Pass. Stolen by Nnemkadi Ogwumike.	2	2
7:54	Marissa Coleman missed 14 ft Jumper.	2	2
7:52	Nicky Anosike Offensive Rebound.	2	2
7:52	A Fujiwara Personal Foul. Marissa Coleman gains possession.	2	2
7:52	Kristi Toliver made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Marissa Coleman.	2	5
7:46	K Oba made Driving Layup.	4	5
7:31	April Sykes made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Nicky Anosike.	4	8
7:18	K Oba missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	4	8
7:16	April Sykes Defensive Rebound.	4	8
7:13	April Sykes Discontinue Dribble	4	8
6:56	Nnemkadi Ogwumike Personal Foul. M Takada gains possession.	4	8
6:48	Yuka Mamiya made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.	6	8
6:30	Nicky Anosike missed 19 ft Jumper.	6	8
6:28	K Oba Defensive Rebound.	6	8
6:15	M Takada Bad Pass	6	8
6:00	April Sykes made 16 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kristi Toliver.	6	10
5:47	M Takada missed Driving Layup.	6	10
5:45	April Sykes Defensive Rebound.	6	10
5:41	April Sykes missed Three Point Jumper.	6	10
5:39	K Oba Defensive Rebound.	6	10
5:35	Asami Yoshida made Driving Layup.	8	10
5:07	Kristi Toliver missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.	8	10
5:07	K Oba Defensive Rebound.	8	10
4:50	Yuka Mamiya made 14 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by A Fujiwara.	10	10
4:26	Nnemkadi Ogwumike missed 9 ft Jumper.	10	10
4:26	M Takada Defensive Rebound.	10	10
4:18	A Fujiwara missed 21 ft Three Point Jumper.	10	10
4:16	Yuka Mamiya Offensive Rebound.	10	10
4:15	K Oba made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yuka Mamiya.	13	10
4:01	Los Angeles Full Timeout.	13	10
4:01	Sharnee Zoll enters the game for Nnemkadi Ogwumike.	13	10
4:01	Ebony Hoffman enters the game for Nicky Anosike.	13	10
4:01	Ashley Shields enters the game for April Sykes.	13	10
4:01	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Kristi Toliver.	13	10
3:56	Jantel Lavender Offensive Foul. Yuka Mamiya gains possession.	13	10
3:56	Jantel Lavender Foul	13	10
3:47	Asami Yoshida Bad Pass	13	10
3:34	K Oba Personal Foul. Jantel Lavender gains possession.	13	10
3:34	Ebony Hoffman missed 22 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	10
3:34	K Oba Defensive Rebound.	13	10
3:15	K Oba missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.	13	10
3:13	Yuka Mamiya Offensive Rebound.	13	10
2:50	A Fujiwara's 25 ft Three Point Jumper blocked by Marissa Coleman.	13	10
2:47	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	13	10
2:44	Jantel Lavender made Layup. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.	13	12
2:29	Asami Yoshida Bad Pass. Stolen by Ebony Hoffman.	13	12
2:25	Ebony Hoffman Bad Pass. Stolen by Asami Yoshida.	13	12
2:05	M Takada missed 7 ft Jumper.	13	12
2:04	Jantel Lavender Defensive Rebound.	13	12
1:53	Ebony Hoffman made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Sharnee Zoll.	13	14
1:25	K Oba made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asami Yoshida.	16	14
1:12	Ebony Hoffman missed Three Point Jumper.	16	14
1:10	A Fujiwara Defensive Rebound.	16	14
1:00	Ebony Hoffman Personal Foul. Asami Yoshida gains possession.	16	14
1:00	Khadijah Rushdan enters the game for Marissa Coleman.	16	14
1:00	Darxia Morris enters the game for Ashley Shields.	16	14
1:00	M Kawahara enters the game for K Oba.	16	14
1:00	E Kudeken enters the game for Asami Yoshida.	16	14
50.0	M Takada missed 12 ft Jumper.	16	14
49.5	Ebony Hoffman Defensive Rebound.	16	14
34.8	Khadijah Rushdan missed 4 ft Jumper.	16	14
34.0	M Takada Defensive Rebound.	16	14
23.7	A Fujiwara made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Yuka Mamiya.	19	14
4.9	Khadijah Rushdan missed 19 ft Jumper.	19	14
4.3	E Kudeken Defensive Rebound.	19	14
1.4	E Kudeken missed 33 ft Three Point Jumper.	19	14
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter.	19	14

Game Information

Referee:Clarke Stevens

Referee:Jeff Wooten

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
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Seattle	23	21	.523	11	W1
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Los Angeles	21	23	.477	13	L1
Dallas	10	34	.227	24	W1

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