Sparks 97-73 Wings (12 Jun, 2016) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

9-0, 6-0 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	26	24	19	28	97
DAL	11	21	25	16	73

Dallas Wings

3-6, 1-4 home

Glory Johnson misses 16-foot jumper
Glory Johnson misses driving layup
Courtney Paris makes layup (Glory Johnson assists)
Karima Christmas makes driving layup
Karima Christmas misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas misses free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Alana Beard blocks Glory Johnson 's 1-foot layup
Karima Christmas misses driving layup
Erin Phillips misses 14-foot jumper
Skylar Diggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Aerial Powers misses driving layup
Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2
Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins misses 49-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2
Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Hooper misses 17-foot jumper
Aerial Powers makes 9-foot jumper
Candace Parker blocks Glory Johnson's layup
Aerial Powers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Courtney Paris assists)
Aerial Powers misses 19-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims makes 23-foot three point jumper
Jordan Hooper misses 23-foot three point jumper
Skylar Diggins makes 16-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims misses free throw clear path 1 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw clear path 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins misses free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Glory Johnson makes driving layup
Skylar Diggins misses 16-foot two point jumper
Karima Christmas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Glory Johnson makes 12-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Odyssey Sims misses 24-foot three point jumper
Aerial Powers makes 25-foot three point jumper (Glory Johnson assists)
Glory Johnson misses layup
Odyssey Sims makes layup (Karima Christmas assists)
Karima Christmas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims misses two point shot
Erin Phillips makes 16-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Karima Christmas misses 16-foot jumper
Karima Christmas makes 24-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)
Odyssey Sims makes layup
Odyssey Sims misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brianna Kiesel misses free throw 1 of 2
Brianna Kiesel makes free throw 2 of 2
Brianna Kiesel misses 22-foot three point jumper
Glory Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson misses free throw 2 of 2
Glory Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Glory Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes two point shot (Karima Christmas assists)
Glory Johnson makes layup (Skylar Diggins assists)
Odyssey Sims makes 23-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins assists)
Odyssey Sims misses 7-foot jump bank shot
Karima Christmas misses free throw 1 of 2
Karima Christmas makes free throw 2 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Odyssey Sims misses driving layup
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 1 of 2
Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2
Erin Phillips makes 20-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Karima Christmas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
Jordan Hooper misses 25-foot three point jumper
Karima Christmas makes driving layup
Karima Christmas misses driving layup
Skylar Diggins misses 7-foot jumper
Alana Beard blocks Odyssey Sims 's 3-foot shot
Odyssey Sims misses 14-foot jumper
Whitney Knight blocks Odyssey Sims's layup
Aerial Powers makes two point shot
Odyssey Sims makes three point jumper (Brianna Kiesel assists)
Ruth Hamblin misses 15-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 1 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
Whitney Knight blocks Ruth Hamblin's shot
Aerial Powers makes layup (Brianna Kiesel assists)
Jordan Hooper makes 24-foot three point jumper (Aerial Powers assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Kristi Toliver makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Candace Parker makes 20-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard misses two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 16-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ana Dabovic misses 14-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Ana Dabovic makes two point shot
Essence Carson makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Essence Carson makes free throw 1 of 1
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 18-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot
Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 22-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Glory Johnson blocks Alana Beard's layup
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver makes 12-foot two point shot
Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 2
Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Jantel Lavender assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker misses layup
Kristi Toliver misses 20-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 1
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard makes layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
Alana Beard misses driving layup
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Kristi Toliver makes driving layup
Kristi Toliver misses free throw 1 of 1
Jantel Lavender makes 14-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 15-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Candace Parker misses layup
Kristi Toliver makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Jantel Lavender makes 5-foot two point shot
Alana Beard makes two point shot
Jantel Lavender makes 10-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Alana Beard makes layup (Jantel Lavender assists)
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 1
Ann Wauters makes free throw 1 of 2
Ann Wauters makes free throw 2 of 2
Ann Wauters makes layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
Jelena Dubljevic makes 19-foot jumper (Whitney Knight assists)
Whitney Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ann Wauters misses 8-foot jumper
Jelena Dubljevic misses 10-foot jumper
Ana Dabovic makes layup (Jelena Dubljevic assists)
Ana Dabovic misses 27-foot three point jumper

SPARKS

WINGS

TIME		LA	DAL
10:00	Nneka Ogwumike vs. Courtney Paris (Alana Beard gains possession)	0	0
9:42	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)	2	0
9:26	Glory Johnson misses 16-foot jumper	2	0
9:26	Candace Parker defensive rebound	2	0
9:19	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)	4	0
8:53	Glory Johnson misses driving layup	4	0
8:51	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	4	0
8:48	Kristi Toliver makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	6	0
8:21	Courtney Paris makes layup (Glory Johnson assists)	6	2
8:02	Candace Parker makes 20-foot jumper	8	2
7:47	Odyssey Sims bad pass (Essence Carson steals)	8	2
7:39	Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)	11	2
7:35	Dallas Full timeout	11	2
7:15	Karima Christmas makes driving layup	11	4
7:01	Kristi Toliver traveling	11	4
6:54	Odyssey Sims offensive foul (Alana Beard draws the foul)	11	4
6:54	Odyssey Sims turnover	11	4
6:37	Candace Parker makes layup	13	4
6:22	Karima Christmas misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	4
6:20	Candace Parker defensive rebound	13	4
6:18	Candace Parker lost ball turnover (Erin Phillips steals)	13	4
6:13	Essence Carson vs. Glory Johnson (Candace Parker gains possession)	13	4
6:13	Glory Johnson lost ball turnover (Essence Carson steals)	13	4
6:07	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)	15	4
5:56	Alana Beard personal foul (Odyssey Sims draws the foul)	15	4
5:48	Essence Carson shooting foul (Karima Christmas draws the foul)	15	4
5:48	Karima Christmas makes free throw 1 of 2	15	5
5:48	Skylar Diggins enters the game for Courtney Paris	15	5
5:48	Karima Christmas misses free throw 2 of 2	15	5
5:47	Essence Carson defensive rebound	15	5
5:31	Karima Christmas shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul)	15	5
5:31	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	16	5
5:31	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	17	5
5:09	Nneka Ogwumike shooting foul (Skylar Diggins draws the foul)	17	5
5:09	Skylar Diggins misses free throw 1 of 2	17	5
5:09	Dallas offensive team rebound	17	5
5:09	Skylar Diggins makes free throw 2 of 2	17	6
4:54	Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper	17	6
4:52	Odyssey Sims defensive rebound	17	6
4:48	Odyssey Sims lost ball turnover (Kristi Toliver steals)	17	6
4:45	Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper	17	6
4:43	Dallas defensive team rebound	17	6
4:33	Skylar Diggins traveling	17	6
4:15	Alana Beard misses two point shot	17	6
4:13	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	17	6
4:13	Skylar Diggins shooting foul (Alana Beard draws the foul)	17	6
4:13	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2	18	6
4:13	Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2	19	6
3:57	Erin Phillips bad pass (Candace Parker steals)	19	6
3:50	Candace Parker lost ball turnover (Odyssey Sims steals)	19	6
3:50	Candace Parker personal foul (Odyssey Sims draws the foul)	19	6
3:50	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Essence Carson	19	6
3:50	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Candace Parker	19	6
3:50	Aerial Powers enters the game for Erin Phillips	19	6
3:42	Odyssey Sims back court turnover	19	6
3:31	Jantel Lavender misses jumper	19	6
3:31	Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound	19	6
3:29	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot	21	6
3:15	Alana Beard blocks Glory Johnson 's 1-foot layup	21	6
3:14	Dallas offensive team rebound	21	6
3:09	Karima Christmas misses driving layup	21	6
3:06	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	21	6
2:57	Los Angeles Full timeout	21	6
2:57	Erin Phillips enters the game for Odyssey Sims	21	6
2:47	Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper	21	6
2:46	Kristi Toliver offensive rebound	21	6
2:34	Nneka Ogwumike traveling	21	6
2:12	Erin Phillips misses 14-foot jumper	21	6
2:11	Karima Christmas offensive rebound	21	6
2:03	Skylar Diggins makes 23-foot three point jumper (Erin Phillips assists)	21	9
1:51	Nneka Ogwumike makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)	24	9
1:32	Glory Johnson 3 second turnover	24	9
1:32	Ana Dabovic enters the game for Alana Beard	24	9
1:32	Courtney Paris enters the game for Glory Johnson	24	9
1:23	Erin Phillips kicked ball violation	24	9
1:14	Jantel Lavender makes 16-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	26	9
57.0	Skylar Diggins out of bounds lost ball turnover	26	9
57.0	Candace Parker enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	26	9
37.0	Chelsea Gray misses 22-foot three point jumper	26	9
36.0	Aerial Powers defensive rebound	26	9
26.0	Aerial Powers misses driving layup	26	9
26.0	Aerial Powers offensive rebound	26	9
26.0	Ana Dabovic loose ball foul (Aerial Powers draws the foul)	26	9
26.0	Aerial Powers makes free throw 1 of 2	26	10
26.0	Aerial Powers makes free throw 2 of 2	26	11
3.0	Ana Dabovic misses 14-foot jumper	26	11
2.0	Courtney Paris defensive rebound	26	11
0.0	Skylar Diggins misses 49-foot three point jumper	26	11
0.0	Dallas offensive team rebound	26	11
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	26	11

Regular Season Series

LA wins 3-0

Sparks
97
Wings
73

Game 1

12/6

Wings
84
Sparks
89

Game 2

29/6

Sparks
87
Wings
79

Game 3

3/9

College Park Center

1:30 AM, 12 June 2016

Arlington, TX

Attendance: 5,061

Referees:
Sue Blauch
Donald Hudson
Natalie Sago

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

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