Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky
WNBA SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • LA leads series 1-0
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Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Cappie Pondexter makes 15-foot two point shot
- Imani Boyette misses hook shot
- Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper
- Jessica Breland misses 19-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses layup
- Tamera Young misses 18-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Essence Carson assists)
- Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
- Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
- Imani Boyette misses 6-foot hook shot
- Essence Carson misses layup
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jessica Breland misses jumper
- Erika de Souza makes layup
- Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
- Candace Parker makes tip shot
- Cappie Pondexter makes 8-foot two point shot
- Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
- Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup
- Candace Parker makes 18-foot two point shot (Essence Carson assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes 18-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Erika de Souza misses layup
- Jantel Lavender misses layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses 16-foot jumper
- Tamera Young misses 13-foot jumper
- Tamera Young makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper
- Ana Dabovic misses 16-foot jumper
- Jessica Breland misses layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Erika de Souza makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
- Jamierra Faulkner misses layup
- Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Allie Quigley makes 19-foot jumper (Jamierra Faulkner assists)
- Cheyenne Parker misses layup
- Cappie Pondexter makes two point shot
- Jamierra Faulkner makes layup
- Candace Parker makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Tamera Young misses 11-foot jumper
- Jamierra Faulkner makes driving layup
- Cheyenne Parker makes layup (Jamierra Faulkner assists)
- Essence Carson makes driving layup
- Jamierra Faulkner misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jamierra Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alana Beard makes driving layup
- Tamera Young makes driving layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Jamierra Faulkner misses 5-foot jumper
- Alana Beard misses 20-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Cappie Pondexter makes 14-foot two point shot
- Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 18-foot two point jumper
- Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Jessica Breland misses 16-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes 2-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Jessica Breland makes layup (Tamera Young assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 1-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Courtney Vandersloot misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cappie Pondexter misses 18-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Tamera Young makes 16-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists)
- Candace Parker makes 18-foot two point shot
- Erika de Souza misses layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 21-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes two point shot
- Erika de Souza misses 6-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Tamera Young makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 16-foot jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tamera Young makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tamera Young misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot two point shot
- Essence Carson misses 5-foot jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 13-foot jumper
- Jessica Breland makes jumper
- Alana Beard misses 3-foot jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Imani Boyette makes layup (Tamera Young assists)
- Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jessica Breland misses 16-foot jumper
- Imani Boyette makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Tamera Young makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Imani Boyette misses 5-foot jumper
- Imani Boyette makes 8-foot two point shot
- Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike misses 4-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
- Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
- Courtney Vandersloot makes 21-foot jumper (Tamera Young assists)
- Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
- Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
- Cappie Pondexter makes 17-foot two point shot
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Vandersloot misses 19-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray makes 5-foot two point shot
- Cappie Pondexter misses 3-foot jumper
- Allie Quigley makes free throw 1 of 3
- Allie Quigley makes free throw 2 of 3
- Allie Quigley makes free throw 3 of 3
- Candace Parker makes 3-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
- Courtney Vandersloot misses layup
- Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jamierra Faulkner misses 7-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
- Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses layup
- Jamierra Faulkner makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
- Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Jamierra Faulkner makes 19-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 52-foot three point jumper
- Clarissa dos Santos misses 3-foot jumper
- Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
- Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
- Jamierra Faulkner makes 15-foot two point shot
- Cheyenne Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cheyenne Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Clarissa dos Santos misses 18-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
- Candace Parker makes 3-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Tamera Young misses 15-foot jumper
- Cheyenne Parker misses layup
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Nneka Ogwumike makes 22-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
- Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
- Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Courtney Vandersloot misses 19-foot jumper
- Jantel Lavender makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
- Cheyenne Parker misses 17-foot jumper
- Tamera Young misses layup
- Tamera Young misses jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamierra Faulkner makes two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
- Jantel Lavender makes 2-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Clarissa dos Santos makes free throw 1 of 2
- Clarissa dos Santos makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
- Allie Quigley misses 12-foot jumper
- Chelsea Gray misses driving layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 21-foot jumper
- Allie Quigley makes 20-foot jumper
- Jelena Dubljevic misses jumper
- Jessica Breland misses 17-foot jumper
- Clarissa dos Santos makes driving layup
- Clarissa dos Santos misses free throw 1 of 1
- Ann Wauters makes layup
- Jamierra Faulkner misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CHI | LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Imani Boyette vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Cappie Pondexter gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:53 | | Cappie Pondexter makes 15-foot two point shot | 2 | 0 |
| 9:40 | | Candace Parker bad pass (Tamera Young steals) | 2 | 0 |
| 9:30 | | Imani Boyette misses hook shot | 2 | 0 |
| 9:30 | | Los Angeles defensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 9:27 | | Imani Boyette loose ball foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 2 | 0 |
| 9:12 | | Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 9:11 | | Imani Boyette defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:59 | | Jessica Breland misses 19-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:56 | | Candace Parker defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:48 | | Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:48 | | Imani Boyette vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Nneka Ogwumike gains possession) | 2 | 0 |
| 8:48 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:41 | | Candace Parker misses layup | 2 | 0 |
| 8:41 | | Imani Boyette defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:36 | | Tamera Young misses 18-foot jumper | 2 | 0 |
| 8:34 | | Essence Carson defensive rebound | 2 | 0 |
| 8:29 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Essence Carson assists) | 2 | 2 |
| 8:14 | | Candace Parker shooting foul (Courtney Vandersloot draws the foul) | 2 | 2 |
| 8:14 | | Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 8:14 | | Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 8:03 | | Kristi Toliver bad pass (Jessica Breland steals) | 4 | 2 |
| 7:52 | | Imani Boyette misses 6-foot hook shot | 4 | 2 |
| 7:50 | | Kristi Toliver defensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 7:46 | | Essence Carson misses layup | 4 | 2 |
| 7:43 | | Candace Parker offensive rebound | 4 | 2 |
| 7:43 | | Imani Boyette shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 4 | 2 |
| 7:43 | | Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 7:43 | | Erika de Souza enters the game for Imani Boyette | 4 | 3 |
| 7:43 | | Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 7:37 | | Cappie Pondexter offensive foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 7:37 | | Cappie Pondexter turnover | 4 | 4 |
| 7:24 | | Tamera Young shooting foul (Candace Parker draws the foul) | 4 | 4 |
| 7:24 | | Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7:24 | | Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7:13 | | Candace Parker personal foul (Courtney Vandersloot draws the foul) | 4 | 6 |
| 7:07 | | Jessica Breland misses jumper | 4 | 6 |
| 7:07 | | Erika de Souza offensive rebound | 4 | 6 |
| 7:03 | | Erika de Souza makes layup | 6 | 6 |
| 6:56 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses layup | 6 | 6 |
| 6:54 | | Candace Parker makes tip shot | 6 | 8 |
| 6:54 | | Candace Parker offensive rebound | 6 | 6 |
| 6:45 | | Courtney Vandersloot steps out of bounds turnover | 6 | 8 |
| 6:33 | | Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (Tamera Young steals) | 6 | 8 |
| 6:31 | | Kristi Toliver personal foul (Tamera Young draws the foul) | 6 | 8 |
| 6:18 | | Cappie Pondexter makes 8-foot two point shot | 8 | 8 |
| 6:03 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot | 8 | 10 |
| 5:54 | | Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup | 10 | 10 |
| 5:37 | | Candace Parker makes 18-foot two point shot (Essence Carson assists) | 10 | 12 |
| 5:24 | | Cappie Pondexter Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover | 10 | 12 |
| 5:24 | | Jantel Lavender enters the game for Candace Parker | 10 | 12 |
| 5:24 | | Chelsea Gray enters the game for Essence Carson | 10 | 12 |
| 5:01 | | Jantel Lavender makes 18-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists) | 10 | 14 |
| 4:50 | | Erika de Souza misses layup | 10 | 14 |
| 4:48 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 4:41 | | Jantel Lavender misses layup | 10 | 14 |
| 4:39 | | Jessica Breland defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 4:33 | | Cappie Pondexter misses 16-foot jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 4:31 | | Jessica Breland offensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 4:22 | | Tamera Young misses 13-foot jumper | 10 | 14 |
| 4:22 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 10 | 14 |
| 4:05 | | Alana Beard bad pass (Erika de Souza steals) | 10 | 14 |
| 4:00 | | Tamera Young makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:54 | | Los Angeles Full timeout | 12 | 14 |
| 3:54 | | Allie Quigley enters the game for Cappie Pondexter | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Erika de Souza shooting foul (Nneka Ogwumike draws the foul) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Jamierra Faulkner enters the game for Courtney Vandersloot | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Tamera Young | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Ana Dabovic enters the game for Alana Beard | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Nneka Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 3:40 | | Erika de Souza defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 3:28 | | Jessica Breland lost ball turnover (Nneka Ogwumike steals) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:21 | | Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 3:16 | | Erika de Souza vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Ana Dabovic gains possession) | 12 | 14 |
| 3:16 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 3:08 | | Ana Dabovic misses 16-foot jumper | 12 | 14 |
| 3:06 | | Jamierra Faulkner defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 2:56 | | Jessica Breland misses layup | 12 | 14 |
| 2:55 | | Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound | 12 | 14 |
| 2:47 | | Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists) | 12 | 16 |
| 2:34 | | Erika de Souza makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists) | 14 | 16 |
| 2:25 | | Chelsea Gray makes driving layup | 14 | 18 |
| 2:02 | | Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper | 14 | 18 |
| 2:01 | | Chelsea Gray defensive rebound | 14 | 18 |
| 1:54 | | Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Ana Dabovic assists) | 14 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Chicago Full timeout | 14 | 20 |
| 1:47 | | Cheyenne Parker enters the game for Jessica Breland | 14 | 20 |
| 1:43 | | Jamierra Faulkner misses layup | 14 | 20 |
| 1:42 | | Erika de Souza vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Ana Dabovic gains possession) | 14 | 20 |
| 1:42 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 14 | 20 |
| 1:25 | | Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists) | 14 | 22 |
| 1:13 | | Allie Quigley makes 19-foot jumper (Jamierra Faulkner assists) | 16 | 22 |
| 54.0 | | Chelsea Gray bad pass (Cappie Pondexter steals) | 16 | 22 |
| 43.0 | | Cheyenne Parker misses layup | 16 | 22 |
| 42.0 | | Jantel Lavender defensive rebound | 16 | 22 |
| 28.0 | | Nneka Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Cappie Pondexter steals) | 16 | 22 |
| 23.0 | | Cappie Pondexter makes two point shot | 18 | 22 |
| 8.0 | | Nneka Ogwumike offensive foul (Jamierra Faulkner draws the foul) | 18 | 22 |
| 8.0 | | Nneka Ogwumike turnover | 18 | 22 |
| 8.0 | | Essence Carson enters the game for Kristi Toliver | 18 | 22 |
| 2.0 | | Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jamierra Faulkner 's 1-foot layup | 18 | 22 |
| 1.0 | | Jamierra Faulkner offensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 0.0 | | Jamierra Faulkner makes layup | 20 | 22 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 20 | 22 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Long Beach, CA
Referee:Che Flores
Referee:Tom Mauer
Referee:Michael Price
2024-25 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 30 | 14 | .682 | - | W6 |
| New York | 27 | 17 | .614 | 3 | W3 |
| Indiana | 24 | 20 | .545 | 6 | W3 |
| Washington | 16 | 28 | .364 | 14 | L10 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 33 | .250 | 19 | L2 |
| Chicago | 10 | 34 | .227 | 20 | L4 |
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 34 | 10 | .773 | - | W1 |
| Las Vegas | 30 | 14 | .682 | 4 | W16 |
| Phoenix | 27 | 17 | .614 | 7 | L3 |
| Seattle | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 23 | 21 | .523 | 11 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 21 | 23 | .477 | 13 | L1 |
| Dallas | 10 | 34 | .227 | 24 | W1 |
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