Sparks 87-71 Aces (1 Jul, 2018) Play-by-Play

Las Vegas Aces

6-12, 3-7 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LV	20	17	19	15	71
LA	30	29	12	16	87

Los Angeles Sparks

12-5, 8-1 home

Candace Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alana Beard misses 11-foot jumper
Alana Beard makes 2-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)
Essence Carson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Essence Carson misses 25-foot three point jumper
Essence Carson makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Candace Parker misses 9-foot hook shot
Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
Odyssey Sims misses driving layup
Candace Parker makes 1-foot layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 3-foot layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Jantel Lavender makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)
Odyssey Sims makes 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup
Odyssey Sims makes two point shot
Chelsea Gray makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Odyssey Sims makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 21-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot
Jantel Lavender makes driving layup (Candace Parker assists)
Essence Carson makes 27-foot step back jumpshot
Riquna Williams makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Essence Carson misses layup
Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Essence Carson assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 14-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 20-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 19-foot jumper
Essence Carson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Alana Beard makes free throw 1 of 2
Alana Beard makes free throw 2 of 2
Ji-Su Park blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 13-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jantel Lavender misses 15-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Odyssey Sims assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 16-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender misses free throw 1 of 2
Jantel Lavender makes free throw 2 of 2
Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams makes free throw 1 of 2
Riquna Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
Riquna Williams makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Riquna Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
Odyssey Sims misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jantel Lavender misses 21-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims misses 26-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams misses 21-foot jumper
Alana Beard misses 21-foot jumper
Jantel Lavender makes 20-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Maria Vadeeva makes 7-foot two point shot (Odyssey Sims assists)
Jantel Lavender makes 19-foot jumper (Alana Beard assists)
Karlie Samuelson makes 15-foot jumper
Odyssey Sims misses free throw 1 of 2
Odyssey Sims makes free throw 2 of 2
Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 15-foot jumper
Kelsey Bone makes 2-foot layup
A'ja Wilson makes 9-foot jumper (Kelsey Bone assists)
Tamera Young makes 16-foot jumper (Kelsey Bone assists)
Tamera Young makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three pointer (Tamera Young assists)
Tamera Young makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Kayla McBride makes technical free throw
Dearica Hamby makes 8-foot jumper (Tamera Young assists)
Kayla McBride makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Ji-Su Park assists)
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Jantel Lavender blocks Kelsey Plum 's 16-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Tamera Young assists)
Tamera Young misses 7-foot jumper
Ji-Su Park makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Tamera Young assists)
Tamera Young misses 7-foot jumper
Ji-Su Park misses 21-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Tamera Young makes pullup jump shot (Dearica Hamby assists)
Tamera Young misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Kelsey Bone makes driving layup (Kayla McBride assists)
Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
Kayla McBride makes three point jumper (Tamera Young assists)
Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2
Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2
Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 1
Jaime Nared misses layup
Kelsey Bone misses 19-foot jumper
Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot two point shot
Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point jumper
Kayla McBride misses 13-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 2
A'ja Wilson misses free throw 2 of 2
A'ja Wilson makes 17-foot two point shot (Kayla McBride assists)
Kayla McBride makes two point shot (Tamera Young assists)
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2
Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2
A'ja Wilson makes 12-foot two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
Tamera Young misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Tamera Young makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Tamera Young makes free throw 1 of 2
Tamera Young makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamera Young makes 1-foot layup (A'ja Wilson assists)
A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
Ji-Su Park makes free throw 1 of 2
Ji-Su Park makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamera Young misses 13-foot jumper
Ji-Su Park misses 16-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson misses layup
A'ja Wilson makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Moriah Jefferson assists)
A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 1
Jaime Nared misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ji-Su Park misses 14-foot jumper
Moriah Jefferson misses 13-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses free throw 1 of 2
A'ja Wilson makes free throw 2 of 2
Tamera Young makes 7-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot jump bank shot
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Tamera Young assists)
Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tamera Young assists)
Tamera Young misses 16-foot jumper
Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
Jaime Nared misses free throw 1 of 2
Jaime Nared makes free throw 2 of 2
Moriah Jefferson misses jumper
Nia Coffey makes 16-foot jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Ji-Su Park makes layup (Jaime Nared assists)
Jaime Nared misses jumper

ACES

SPARKS

TIME		LV	LA
10:00	A'ja Wilson vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Candace Parker gains possession)	0	0
9:46	Candace Parker misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:42	Alana Beard offensive rebound	0	0
9:40	Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)	0	3
9:15	Kayla McBride bad pass (Chelsea Gray steals)	0	3
9:06	Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)	0	5
8:54	Kayla McBride misses 15-foot jumper	0	5
8:51	Alana Beard defensive rebound	0	5
8:48	Chelsea Gray out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	5
8:28	Kelsey Bone makes 2-foot layup	2	5
8:07	Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper	2	5
8:07	Kayla McBride defensive rebound	2	5
8:07	Nneka Ogwumike loose ball foul	2	5
7:56	Tamera Young bad pass (Chelsea Gray steals)	2	5
7:52	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	2	7
7:35	A'ja Wilson makes 9-foot jumper (Kelsey Bone assists)	4	7
7:27	Chelsea Gray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	4	10
7:16	Kayla McBride bad pass (Alana Beard steals)	4	10
7:07	A'ja Wilson shooting foul	4	10
7:07	Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2	4	11
7:07	Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2	4	12
6:59	Essence Carson personal foul	4	12
6:54	A'ja Wilson out of bounds lost ball turnover	4	12
6:43	Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot	4	12
6:39	Kelsey Plum defensive rebound	4	12
6:33	A'ja Wilson offensive foul	4	12
6:33	A'ja Wilson turnover	4	12
6:33	Dearica Hamby enters the game for A'ja Wilson	4	12
6:23	Alana Beard out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	12
6:05	Tamera Young makes 16-foot jumper (Kelsey Bone assists)	6	12
5:52	Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	12
5:48	Kelsey Bone defensive rebound	6	12
5:42	Tamera Young makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)	8	12
5:16	Alana Beard misses 11-foot jumper	8	12
5:13	Tamera Young defensive rebound	8	12
5:09	Kelsey Plum makes 25-foot three pointer (Tamera Young assists)	11	12
4:50	Alana Beard makes 2-foot two point shot (Candace Parker assists)	11	14
4:41	Tamera Young makes 18-foot pullup jump shot	13	14
4:30	Kelsey Bone personal foul	13	14
4:30	Official timeout	13	14
4:30	Nneka Ogwumike technical foul (1st technical foul)	13	14
4:30	Kayla McBride makes technical free throw	14	14
4:30	Jantel Lavender enters the game for Chelsea Gray	14	14
4:30	Odyssey Sims enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	14	14
4:30	Ji-Su Park enters the game for Kelsey Bone	14	14
4:21	Essence Carson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)	14	17
4:04	Tamera Young bad pass (Odyssey Sims steals)	14	17
4:00	Kayla McBride personal foul	14	17
3:53	Essence Carson misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	17
3:49	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	14	17
3:39	Dearica Hamby makes 8-foot jumper (Tamera Young assists)	16	17
3:24	Essence Carson makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)	16	19
3:09	Kayla McBride makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Ji-Su Park assists)	18	19
2:51	Candace Parker makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alana Beard assists)	18	22
2:41	Kelsey Plum bad pass (Essence Carson steals)	18	22
2:26	Candace Parker misses 9-foot hook shot	18	22
2:22	Ji-Su Park defensive rebound	18	22
2:12	Dearica Hamby misses layup	18	22
2:10	Jantel Lavender defensive rebound	18	22
1:54	Odyssey Sims makes two point shot	18	24
1:27	Jantel Lavender blocks Kelsey Plum 's 16-foot jumper	18	24
1:24	Candace Parker defensive rebound	18	24
1:21	Odyssey Sims misses driving layup	18	24
1:19	Ji-Su Park defensive rebound	18	24
1:14	Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Tamera Young assists)	20	24
1:00	Candace Parker makes 1-foot layup (Odyssey Sims assists)	20	26
43.4	Tamera Young misses 7-foot jumper	20	26
38.9	Essence Carson defensive rebound	20	26
36.8	Jantel Lavender makes 3-foot layup (Odyssey Sims assists)	20	28
22.0	Dearica Hamby traveling	20	28
22.0	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Alana Beard	20	28
22.0	Riquna Williams enters the game for Candace Parker	20	28
22.0	Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Essence Carson	20	28
22.0	Nia Coffey enters the game for Dearica Hamby	20	28
22.0	Jaime Nared enters the game for Kelsey Plum	20	28
22.0	Moriah Jefferson enters the game for Kayla McBride	20	28
2.4	Jantel Lavender makes layup (Odyssey Sims assists)	20	30
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	30

Regular Season Series

LA wins 2-1

Sparks
78
Aces
94

Game 1

30/6

Aces
71
Sparks
87

Game 2

1/7

Sparks
99
Aces
78

Game 3

15/7

crypto.com Arena

10:00 PM, 1 July 2018

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 12,003

Referees:
Tony Dawkins
Michael Price
Toni Patillo

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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