Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky

WNBA SEMIFINALS - GAME 1 • LA leads series 1-0

18-16

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Sky CHI	20	15	26	14	75
Sparks LA	22	30	23	20	95

Los Angeles SparksSparksLA

26-8

Essence Carson misses 17-foot jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Essence Carson assists)
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
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Candace Parker makes tip shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
Candace Parker makes 18-foot two point shot (Essence Carson assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 18-foot jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Jantel Lavender misses layup
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
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Ana Dabovic assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Candace Parker makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Essence Carson makes driving layup
Alana Beard makes driving layup
Kristi Toliver makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Alana Beard misses 20-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver misses 25-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kristi Toliver assists)
Candace Parker makes 2-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 1-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
Candace Parker makes 18-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 21-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes two point shot
Kristi Toliver makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Kristi Toliver misses 16-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 12-foot two point shot
Essence Carson misses 5-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 3-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Kristi Toliver misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
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
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 5-foot two point shot
Candace Parker makes 3-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 1
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Candace Parker makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 52-foot three point jumper
Kristi Toliver makes technical free throw
Nneka Ogwumike misses jumper
Courtney Vandersloot blocks Kristi Toliver's layup
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)
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)
Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 2-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Sandrine Gruda makes free throw 1 of 2
Sandrine Gruda misses free throw 2 of 2
Chelsea Gray misses driving layup
Chelsea Gray misses 21-foot jumper
Jelena Dubljevic misses jumper
Jessica Breland blocks Ann Wauters 's 2-foot layup
Ann Wauters makes layup
Cappie Pondexter makes 15-foot two point shot
Imani Boyette misses hook shot
Jessica Breland misses 19-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses 18-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
Imani Boyette misses 6-foot hook shot
Jessica Breland misses jumper
Erika de Souza makes layup
Cappie Pondexter makes 8-foot two point shot
Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup
Erika de Souza misses layup
Cappie Pondexter misses 16-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses 13-foot jumper
Tamera Young makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Jessica Breland misses layup
Erika de Souza makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
Jamierra Faulkner misses layup
Allie Quigley makes 19-foot jumper (Jamierra Faulkner assists)
Cheyenne Parker misses layup
Cappie Pondexter makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jamierra Faulkner 's 1-foot layup
Jamierra Faulkner makes layup
Tamera Young misses 11-foot jumper
Jamierra Faulkner makes driving layup
Cheyenne Parker makes layup (Jamierra Faulkner assists)
Jamierra Faulkner misses free throw 1 of 2
Jamierra Faulkner makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamera Young makes driving layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Jamierra Faulkner misses 5-foot jumper
Cappie Pondexter makes 14-foot two point shot
Cappie Pondexter misses 18-foot two point jumper
Jessica Breland misses 16-foot jumper
Jessica Breland makes layup (Tamera Young assists)
Courtney Vandersloot misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cappie Pondexter misses 18-foot jumper
Tamera Young makes 16-foot jumper (Erika de Souza assists)
Erika de Souza misses layup
Erika de Souza misses 6-foot jumper
Tamera Young makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
Tamera Young makes free throw 1 of 2
Tamera Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Cappie Pondexter misses 13-foot jumper
Jessica Breland makes jumper
Imani Boyette makes layup (Tamera Young assists)
Jessica Breland misses 16-foot jumper
Imani Boyette makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
Tamera Young makes 1-foot layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Imani Boyette misses 5-foot jumper
Imani Boyette makes 8-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Jessica Breland 's 18-foot jumper
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
Cappie Pondexter makes 17-foot two point shot
Courtney Vandersloot misses 19-foot jumper
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
Courtney Vandersloot misses layup
Jamierra Faulkner misses 7-foot jumper
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
Jamierra Faulkner makes driving layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Jamierra Faulkner makes 19-foot jumper
Clarissa dos Santos misses 3-foot jumper
Jamierra Faulkner makes 15-foot two point shot
Candace Parker blocks Cheyenne Parker 's 3-foot layup
Cheyenne Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Cheyenne Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Clarissa dos Santos misses 18-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses 15-foot jumper
Cheyenne Parker misses layup
Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
Courtney Vandersloot misses 19-foot jumper
Cheyenne Parker misses 17-foot jumper
Tamera Young misses layup
Tamera Young misses jumper
Jamierra Faulkner makes two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
Clarissa dos Santos makes free throw 1 of 2
Clarissa dos Santos makes free throw 2 of 2
Allie Quigley misses 12-foot jumper
Allie Quigley makes 20-foot jumper
Jessica Breland misses 17-foot jumper
Clarissa dos Santos makes driving layup
Clarissa dos Santos misses free throw 1 of 1
Jamierra Faulkner misses 24-foot three point jumper

SKY

SPARKS

TIME		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

Sky
75
Sparks
95

Game 1

29/9

Sky
84
Sparks
99

Game 2

1/10

Sparks
66
Sky
70

Game 3

2/10

Sparks
95
Sky
75

Game 4

5/10

Walter Pyramid

3:00 AM, 29 September 2016

Long Beach, CA

Attendance: 3,894

Referees:
Che Flores
Tom Mauer
Michael Price

Team	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

Team	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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