Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun
Preseason
0-1, 0-1 Away
65
0-1, 0-1 Away
1-0, 1-0 Home
68
1-0, 1-0 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Essence Carson misses three point jumper
- Sydney Wiese misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chiney Ogwumike makes 9-foot two point shot
- Cappie Pondexter misses 22-foot jumper
- Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Courtney Williams misses layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses layup
- Mistie Bass misses two point shot
- Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper
- Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
- Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
- Chiney Ogwumike misses two point shot
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup
- Mistie Bass misses layup
- Shakayla Thomas makes 21-foot jumper (Brooke Mccarty assists)
- Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson misses 8-foot two point shot
- Morgan Tuck makes free throw 1 of 2
- Morgan Tuck misses free throw 2 of 2
- Essence Carson makes technical free throw
- Shakayla Thomas makes 21-foot jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup (Shakayla Thomas assists)
- Shekinna Stricklen misses 17-foot jumper
- Shakayla Thomas misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Courtney Williams misses 17-foot two point shot
- Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
- Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper
- Shakayla Thomas misses 2-foot jumper
- Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brionna Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Shakayla Thomas misses layup
- Shakayla Thomas makes two point shot
- Morgan Tuck misses layup
- Brooke Mccarty misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Morgan Tuck makes two point shot (Rachel Banham assists)
- Betnijah Laney makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
- Sydney Wiese misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Betnijah Laney makes 17-foot jumper
- Karlie Samuelson makes 16-foot jumper
- Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brionna Jones makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cappie Pondexter misses 8-foot jumper
- Betnijah Laney misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 19-foot jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 6-foot jumper
- Kathryn Westbeld makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kathryn Westbeld makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brionna Jones misses pullup jump shot
- Kaylee Jensen makes 18-foot jumper (Sydney Wiese assists)
- Rachel Banham misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson makes 20-foot jumper (Kathryn Westbeld assists)
- Rachel Banham makes 11-foot jumper
- Essence Carson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Essence Carson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Lexie Brown misses two point shot
- Essence Carson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Morgan Tuck misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cappie Pondexter misses free throw 2 of 2
- Morgan Tuck misses three point jumper
- Mistie Bass misses free throw 1 of 2
- Mistie Bass makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cayla George misses layup
- Essence Carson misses 22-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 19-foot jumper
- Shakayla Thomas makes 3-foot layup (Mistie Bass assists)
- Shekinna Stricklen makes 25-foot three pointer (Courtney Williams assists)
- Cappie Pondexter misses 22-foot jumper
- Mistie Bass misses 19-foot jumper
- Shekinna Stricklen misses driving floating jump shot
- Jasmine Thomas makes two point shot
- Sydney Wiese misses two point shot
- Courtney Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
- Courtney Williams makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2
- Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Cappie Pondexter makes layup (Brooke Mccarty assists)
- Shekinna Stricklen misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
- Shakayla Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
- Essence Carson makes two point shot
- Brooke Mccarty makes layup
- Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
- Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
- Shakayla Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2
- Shakayla Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chiney Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper
- Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper
- Shakayla Thomas misses 21-foot jumper
- Karlie Samuelson makes jumper
- Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
- Shekinna Stricklen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jasmine Thomas makes layup
- Jasmine Thomas makes free throw 1 of 1
- Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper
- Jasmine Thomas makes layup
- Essence Carson misses 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Alyssa Thomas misses 19-foot two point shot
- Courtney Williams makes 22-foot jumper
- Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cappie Pondexter makes 21-foot jumper
- Jasmine Thomas misses layup
- Chiney Ogwumike makes layup (Alyssa Thomas assists)
- Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alyssa Thomas makes layup (Shekinna Stricklen assists)
- Cappie Pondexter misses 19-foot jumper
- Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shakayla Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
- Jasmine Thomas makes jumper
- Mistie Bass makes layup (Sydney Wiese assists)
- Jasmine Thomas makes three point jumper
- Shakayla Thomas makes 15-foot jumper
- Courtney Williams misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Sydney Wiese misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Morgan Tuck makes free throw 1 of 2
- Morgan Tuck makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gabbi Ortiz misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Gabbi Ortiz misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Brionna Jones makes layup
- Brooke Mccarty makes 20-foot jumper
- Lexie Brown misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Betnijah Laney makes layup
- Betnijah Laney makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cappie Pondexter makes 14-foot jumper
- Tyra Buss misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gabbi Ortiz misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Tyra Buss misses layup
- Karlie Samuelson makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
- Rachel Banham misses 22-foot three point jumper
- Brionna Jones misses layup
- Nikki Greene misses layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses 17-foot jumper
- Kaylee Jensen misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Betnijah Laney misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter makes layup
- Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sydney Wiese misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sydney Wiese misses free throw 1 of 2
- Sydney Wiese misses free throw 2 of 2
- Karlie Samuelson misses three point jumper
- Kaylee Jensen makes two point shot
- Nikki Greene makes layup (Lexie Brown assists)
- Nikki Greene makes free throw 1 of 1
- Shakayla Thomas misses 18-foot jumper
- Shakayla Thomas makes driving layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Karlie Samuelson makes two point shot
- Shakayla Thomas makes two point shot (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Cayla George misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 19-foot jumper
- Jessica January makes 25-foot three point jumper (Rachel Banham assists)
- Kaylee Jensen misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Shakayla Thomas makes two point shot
- Kaylee Jensen misses 14-foot two point shot
- Karlie Samuelson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Betnijah Laney misses layup
- Betnijah Laney makes free throw 1 of 2
- Betnijah Laney makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cappie Pondexter misses layup
- Betnijah Laney misses 20-foot jumper
- Rachel Banham misses 21-foot jumper
- Kaylee Jensen misses layup
- Kaylee Jensen misses two point shot
- Rachel Banham makes 30-foot jump bank shot (Betnijah Laney assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | LA | CONN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | | Mistie Bass vs. Chiney Ogwumike (Sydney Wiese gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 9:38 | | Essence Carson misses three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:35 | | Karlie Samuelson offensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:26 | | Sydney Wiese misses 23-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 9:22 | | Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 9:05 | | Chiney Ogwumike makes 9-foot two point shot | 0 | 2 |
| 8:49 | | Cappie Pondexter misses 22-foot jumper | 0 | 2 |
| 8:42 | | Mistie Bass offensive rebound | 0 | 2 |
| 8:35 | | Cappie Pondexter bad pass (Alyssa Thomas steals) | 0 | 2 |
| 8:30 | | Karlie Samuelson shooting foul | 0 | 2 |
| 8:30 | | Alyssa Thomas makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8:30 | | Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8:30 | | Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 8:20 | | Shekinna Stricklen personal foul | 0 | 3 |
| 8:14 | | Sydney Wiese bad pass (Chiney Ogwumike steals) | 0 | 3 |
| 8:10 | | Courtney Williams misses layup | 0 | 3 |
| 8:08 | | Cappie Pondexter defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 8:00 | | Cappie Pondexter misses layup | 0 | 3 |
| 7:55 | | Mistie Bass offensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:54 | | Mistie Bass misses two point shot | 0 | 3 |
| 7:52 | | Essence Carson offensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:48 | | Alyssa Thomas personal foul | 0 | 3 |
| 7:36 | | Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper | 0 | 3 |
| 7:32 | | Courtney Williams defensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:23 | | Sydney Wiese shooting foul | 0 | 3 |
| 7:23 | | Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7:23 | | Connecticut offensive team rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:23 | | Brooke Mccarty enters the game for Cappie Pondexter | 0 | 3 |
| 7:23 | | Alyssa Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7:21 | | Connecticut offensive team rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:19 | | Chiney Ogwumike misses layup | 0 | 3 |
| 7:15 | | Chiney Ogwumike offensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:13 | | Chiney Ogwumike misses two point shot | 0 | 3 |
| 7:10 | | Alyssa Thomas offensive rebound | 0 | 3 |
| 7:09 | | Alyssa Thomas makes layup | 0 | 5 |
| 6:44 | | Brooke Mccarty bad pass (Courtney Williams steals) | 0 | 5 |
| 6:38 | | Chiney Ogwumike lost ball turnover (Brooke Mccarty steals) | 0 | 5 |
| 6:34 | | Mistie Bass misses layup | 0 | 5 |
| 6:32 | | Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound | 0 | 5 |
| 6:30 | | Karlie Samuelson shooting foul | 0 | 5 |
| 6:27 | | Shakayla Thomas enters the game for Mistie Bass | 0 | 5 |
| 6:27 | | Kaylee Jensen enters the game for Karlie Samuelson | 0 | 5 |
| 6:27 | | Alyssa Thomas offensive foul | 0 | 5 |
| 6:27 | | Alyssa Thomas turnover | 0 | 5 |
| 6:27 | | Morgan Tuck enters the game for Alyssa Thomas | 0 | 5 |
| 6:17 | | Shakayla Thomas makes 21-foot jumper (Brooke Mccarty assists) | 2 | 5 |
| 6:01 | | Jasmine Thomas misses 25-foot three point jumper | 2 | 5 |
| 5:58 | | Essence Carson defensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 5:52 | | Essence Carson misses 8-foot two point shot | 2 | 5 |
| 5:49 | | Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound | 2 | 5 |
| 5:45 | | Brooke Mccarty shooting foul | 2 | 5 |
| 5:45 | | Morgan Tuck makes free throw 1 of 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5:45 | | Cappie Pondexter enters the game for Sydney Wiese | 2 | 6 |
| 5:45 | | Morgan Tuck misses free throw 2 of 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5:45 | | Essence Carson defensive rebound | 2 | 6 |
| 5:31 | | Chiney Ogwumike defensive 3-seconds (technical foul) | 2 | 6 |
| 5:31 | | Essence Carson makes technical free throw | 3 | 6 |
| 5:19 | | Shakayla Thomas makes 21-foot jumper (Cappie Pondexter assists) | 5 | 6 |
| 4:54 | | Shekinna Stricklen bad pass (Essence Carson steals) | 5 | 6 |
| 4:50 | | Cappie Pondexter makes driving layup (Shakayla Thomas assists) | 7 | 6 |
| 4:30 | | Shekinna Stricklen misses 17-foot jumper | 7 | 6 |
| 4:27 | | Shakayla Thomas defensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 4:22 | | Shakayla Thomas misses 16-foot pullup jump shot | 7 | 6 |
| 4:21 | | Chiney Ogwumike defensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 4:09 | | Courtney Williams misses 17-foot two point shot | 7 | 6 |
| 4:06 | | Chiney Ogwumike offensive rebound | 7 | 6 |
| 4:05 | Official timeout | 7 | 6 | |
| 4:05 | | Betnijah Laney enters the game for Shekinna Stricklen | 7 | 6 |
| 3:59 | | Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 7 |
| 3:59 | | Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 8 |
| 3:59 | | Shakayla Thomas shooting foul | 7 | 6 |
| 3:49 | | Essence Carson misses 19-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 3:47 | | Kaylee Jensen offensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 3:45 | | Morgan Tuck blocks Kaylee Jensen's layup | 7 | 8 |
| 3:45 | | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 3:45 | | Brionna Jones enters the game for Chiney Ogwumike | 7 | 8 |
| 3:39 | | Kaylee Jensen bad pass (Brionna Jones steals) | 7 | 8 |
| 3:37 | | Jasmine Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover | 7 | 8 |
| 3:22 | | Shakayla Thomas misses 2-foot jumper | 7 | 8 |
| 3:18 | | Betnijah Laney defensive rebound | 7 | 8 |
| 3:10 | | Kaylee Jensen shooting foul | 7 | 8 |
| 3:10 | | Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 3:10 | | Rachel Banham enters the game for Jasmine Thomas | 7 | 9 |
| 3:10 | | Lexie Brown enters the game for Courtney Williams | 7 | 9 |
| 3:10 | | Mistie Bass enters the game for Cappie Pondexter | 7 | 9 |
| 3:10 | | Sydney Wiese enters the game for Kaylee Jensen | 7 | 9 |
| 3:10 | | Brionna Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 2:57 | | Shakayla Thomas misses layup | 7 | 10 |
| 2:54 | | Shakayla Thomas offensive rebound | 7 | 10 |
| 2:52 | | Shakayla Thomas makes two point shot | 9 | 10 |
| 2:31 | | Morgan Tuck misses layup | 9 | 10 |
| 2:27 | | Mistie Bass defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 2:23 | | Brooke Mccarty misses 26-foot three point jumper | 9 | 10 |
| 2:18 | | Rachel Banham defensive rebound | 9 | 10 |
| 2:16 | | Morgan Tuck makes two point shot (Rachel Banham assists) | 9 | 12 |
| 1:57 | | Essence Carson bad pass | 9 | 12 |
| 1:57 | | Gabbi Ortiz enters the game for Essence Carson | 9 | 12 |
| 1:57 | | Kathryn Westbeld enters the game for Brooke Mccarty | 9 | 12 |
| 1:49 | | Betnijah Laney makes 23-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists) | 9 | 15 |
| 1:31 | | Sydney Wiese misses 27-foot three point jumper | 9 | 15 |
| 1:27 | | Rachel Banham defensive rebound | 9 | 15 |
| 1:20 | | Betnijah Laney makes 17-foot jumper | 9 | 17 |
| 1:20 | | Karlie Samuelson makes 16-foot jumper | 11 | 17 |
| 1:10 | | Los Angeles Full timeout | 9 | 17 |
| 34.2 | | Karlie Samuelson shooting foul | 11 | 17 |
| 34.2 | | Brionna Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 34.2 | | Brionna Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 10.0 | | Cappie Pondexter misses 8-foot jumper | 11 | 19 |
| 4.1 | | Morgan Tuck defensive rebound | 11 | 19 |
| 0.0 | | Betnijah Laney misses 25-foot three point jumper | 11 | 19 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 11 | 19 | |
| 0.0 | | Connecticut offensive team rebound | 11 | 19 |
Matchups
Game Information
Uncasville, CT
Referee:Eric Brewton
Referee:Daryl Humphrey
Referee:Ashley Moyer-Gleich
2024-25 Standings
Women's National Basketball Assoc.
| 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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