Los Angeles Sparks vs CHINA
Preseason

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Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHINA CHINA | 8 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 61 |
LA | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 82 |
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Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Liu Jiacen misses layup
- Liu Jiacen blocks Candace Parker 's 2-foot layup
- Essence Carson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson makes 3-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses 11-foot two point shot
- Shao Ting makes driving layup
- Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Candace Parker makes two point shot
- Shao Ting misses two point shot
- Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Alana Beard makes driving layup
- Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 1
- Chelsea Gray makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 1
- Yueru Li misses layup
- Chelsea Gray misses driving layup
- Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
- Yueru Li makes free throw 1 of 2
- Yueru Li makes free throw 2 of 2
- Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper
- Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mistie Bass misses free throw 2 of 2
- Meng Li misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Mistie Bass makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 1
- Riquna Williams makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot
- Brooke McCarty makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brooke McCarty misses free throw 2 of 2
- Han Xu makes jumper (Meng Li assists)
- Sydney Wiese makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
- Brooke McCarty blocks Liu Jiacen 's 4-foot layup
- Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Wang Xuemeng makes layup (Meng Li assists)
- Brooke McCarty misses 7-foot two point shot
- Han Xu misses layup
- Karlie Samuelson misses layup
- Meng Li misses two point shot
- Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alana Beard makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Liu Jiacen makes layup (Han Xu assists)
- Liu Jiacen makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chelsea Gray makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
- Alana Beard makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Han Xu misses 14-foot jumper
- Karlie Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Liu Jiacen misses 15-foot jumper
- Yueru Li makes layup (Meng Li assists)
- Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Li Yuan misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Candace Parker misses layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses 16-foot jumper
- Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Huang Sijing makes 20-foot jumper (Liu Jiacen assists)
- Candace Parker misses 11-foot two point shot
- Shao Ting misses two point shot
- Cappie Pondexter makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
- Huang Sijing makes 12-foot jumper (Wang Jiaqi assists)
- Riquna Williams misses 20-foot jumper
- Wang Jiaqi makes two point shot (Shao Ting assists)
- Essence Carson makes 10-foot step back jumpshot
- Sun Mengran misses 20-foot jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses running pullup jump shot
- Mistie Bass makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Huang Sijing makes layup (Liu Jiacen assists)
- Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
- Shao Ting makes two point shot (Wang Jiaqi assists)
- Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper
- Sun Mengran makes 26-foot three point jumper (Huang Sijing assists)
- Alana Beard misses 15-foot jumper
- Sydney Wiese misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson misses 9-foot two point shot
- Sun Mengran misses 10-foot jump bank shot
- Chelsea Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Essence Carson assists)
- Alana Beard misses driving layup
- Cappie Pondexter misses 20-foot jumper
- Cappie Pondexter misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Mistie Bass makes layup (Alana Beard assists)
- Shao Ting misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Yueru Li misses layup
- Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses free throw 2 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
- Sun Mengran misses 10-foot jumper
- Essence Carson blocks Sun Mengran's layup
- Chelsea Gray makes jumper
- Shao Ting makes driving layup (Liu Jiacen assists)
- Mistie Bass blocks Huang Sijing 's 4-foot layup
- Shakayla Thomas makes layup
- Shao Ting makes two point shot (Huang Sijing assists)
- Shao Ting makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Karlie Samuelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kaylee Jensen misses layup
- Huang Sijing blocks Kaylee Jensen's layup
- Meng Li misses layup
- Huang Sijing makes layup (Meng Li assists)
- Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Karlie Samuelson makes layup (Riquna Williams assists)
- Liu Jiacen misses layup
- Meng Li makes layup
- Meng Li makes free throw 1 of 1
- Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Karlie Samuelson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sun Mengran makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sun Mengran makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chelsea Gray misses layup
- Wang Jiaqi makes 2-foot two point shot (Sun Mengran assists)
- Sydney Wiese misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Sun Mengran makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sun Mengran makes free throw 2 of 2
- Sydney Wiese misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wang Jiaqi makes 25-foot three point jumper (Wang Xuemeng assists)
- Sydney Wiese makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brooke McCarty assists)
- Essence Carson misses 20-foot jumper
- Meng Li makes two point shot (Sun Mengran assists)
- Wang Xuemeng misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Wang Jiaqi misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Meng Li makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Essence Carson misses layup
- Meng Li misses layup
- Brooke McCarty misses 13-foot jumper
- Wang Xuemeng misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cappie Pondexter makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Liu Jiacen misses 18-foot jumper
- Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cappie Pondexter makes free throw 2 of 2
- Wang Lili misses free throw 1 of 2
- Wang Lili makes free throw 2 of 2
- Riquna Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Karlie Samuelson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Wang Lili makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Yang Hengyu assists)
- Karlie Samuelson makes 2-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
- Riquna Williams blocks Wang Lili 's 3-foot driving layup
- Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
- Shao Ting misses free throw 1 of 2
- Shao Ting makes free throw 2 of 2
- Riquna Williams misses 19-foot jumper
- Riquna Williams misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Brooke McCarty misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wang Lili misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kaylee Jensen misses 9-foot two point shot
- Huang Sijing makes jump bank shot (Wang Jiaqi assists)
- Riquna Williams makes 25-foot three point jumper
- Shakayla Thomas misses driving floating jump shot
- Sun Mengran makes 2-foot layup (Huang Sijing assists)
- Shakayla Thomas misses 17-foot jumper
- Kaylee Jensen makes two point shot
- Sun Mengran makes 25-foot jump bank shot (Li Yuan assists)
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | CHINA | LA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Han Xu vs. Candace Parker (Wang Jiaqi gains possession) | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:52 | Liu Jiacen misses layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:49 | Essence Carson defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:34 | Liu Jiacen blocks Candace Parker 's 2-foot layup | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:30 | Candace Parker offensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:27 | Shao Ting personal foul | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:16 | Essence Carson misses 25-foot three point jumper | 0 | 0 | |
| 9:13 | Han Xu defensive rebound | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:49 | Huang Sijing out of bounds lost ball turnover | 0 | 0 | |
| 8:34 | Essence Carson makes 3-foot layup (Candace Parker assists) | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:23 | Wang Jiaqi lost ball turnover (Alana Beard steals) | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:16 | Wang Jiaqi shooting foul | 0 | 2 | |
| 8:16 | Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8:16 | Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8:08 | Li Yuan enters the game for Wang Jiaqi | 0 | 4 | |
| 7:58 | Han Xu lost ball turnover (Candace Parker steals) | 0 | 4 | |
| 7:48 | Candace Parker misses 11-foot two point shot | 0 | 4 | |
| 7:44 | Shao Ting defensive rebound | 0 | 4 | |
| 7:30 | Shao Ting makes driving layup | 2 | 4 | |
| 7:15 | Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot step back jumpshot | 2 | 4 | |
| 7:12 | Huang Sijing defensive rebound | 2 | 4 | |
| 7:01 | Li Yuan bad pass (Candace Parker steals) | 2 | 4 | |
| 6:56 | Candace Parker makes two point shot | 2 | 6 | |
| 6:35 | Shao Ting misses two point shot | 2 | 6 | |
| 6:31 | Chelsea Gray defensive rebound | 2 | 6 | |
| 6:26 | Cappie Pondexter makes 18-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists) | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:21 | China Full timeout | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:21 | Sun Mengran enters the game for Huang Sijing | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:21 | Meng Li enters the game for Liu Jiacen | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:18 | Li Yuan vs. Candace Parker (Cappie Pondexter gains possession) | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:18 | Li Yuan turnover Candace Parker | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:13 | Candace Parker bad pass (Shao Ting steals) | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:01 | Sun Mengran traveling | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:00 | Pan Zhenqi enters the game for Han Xu | 2 | 8 | |
| 6:00 | Yueru Li enters the game for Sun Mengran | 2 | 8 | |
| 5:42 | Alana Beard makes driving layup | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:42 | Yueru Li shooting foul | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:42 | Alana Beard misses free throw 1 of 1 | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:42 | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:38 | Riquna Williams enters the game for Alana Beard | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:38 | Yueru Li personal foul | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:36 | Chelsea Gray makes layup (Cappie Pondexter assists) | 2 | 12 | |
| 5:36 | Meng Li shooting foul | 2 | 12 | |
| 5:36 | Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 5:25 | Yueru Li misses layup | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:22 | Candace Parker defensive rebound | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:11 | Chelsea Gray misses driving layup | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:09 | Pan Zhenqi defensive rebound | 2 | 10 | |
| 5:06 | Li Yuan out of bounds bad pass turnover | 2 | 12 | |
| 4:41 | Riquna Williams bad pass (Yueru Li steals) | 2 | 13 | |
| 4:32 | Shao Ting traveling | 2 | 13 | |
| 4:32 | Mistie Bass enters the game for Essence Carson | 2 | 13 | |
| 4:27 | Wang Xuemeng enters the game for Shao Ting | 2 | 13 | |
| 4:24 | Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists) | 2 | 16 | |
| 4:07 | Yueru Li lost ball turnover (Candace Parker steals) | 2 | 16 | |
| 4:00 | Cappie Pondexter bad pass (Li Yuan steals) | 2 | 16 | |
| 3:54 | Riquna Williams shooting foul | 2 | 16 | |
| 3:54 | Yueru Li makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 16 | |
| 3:54 | Sydney Wiese enters the game for Cappie Pondexter | 3 | 16 | |
| 3:54 | Yueru Li makes free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| 3:35 | Candace Parker misses 19-foot jumper | 4 | 16 | |
| 3:34 | Essence Carson enters the game for Candace Parker | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:33 | Pan Zhenqi loose ball foul | 4 | 16 | |
| 3:33 | Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:33 | Mistie Bass misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:33 | China defensive team rebound | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:30 | Los Angeles offensive team rebound | 4 | 16 | |
| 3:30 | Yueru Li vs. Sydney Wiese | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:30 | Sun Mengran enters the game for Pan Zhenqi | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:12 | Meng Li misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:08 | China offensive team rebound | 4 | 17 | |
| 3:03 | Sun Mengran out of bounds bad pass turnover | 4 | 17 | |
| 2:54 | Mistie Bass makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists) | 4 | 19 | |
| 2:54 | Wang Xuemeng shooting foul | 4 | 19 | |
| 2:54 | Liu Jiacen enters the game for Sun Mengran | 4 | 19 | |
| 2:54 | Mistie Bass makes free throw 1 of 1 | 4 | 20 | |
| 2:41 | Yueru Li lost ball turnover (Riquna Williams steals) | 4 | 20 | |
| 2:34 | Riquna Williams makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:22 | Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Riquna Williams | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:22 | Alana Beard enters the game for Chelsea Gray | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:22 | Brooke McCarty enters the game for Essence Carson | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:22 | Yueru Li vs. Mistie Bass (Brooke McCarty gains possession) | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:22 | Yueru Li turnover Mistie Bass | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:18 | Li Yuan personal foul | 4 | 22 | |
| 2:18 | Brooke McCarty makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 23 | |
| 2:18 | Candace Parker enters the game for Mistie Bass | 4 | 23 | |
| 2:18 | Han Xu enters the game for Yueru Li | 4 | 23 | |
| 2:18 | Brooke McCarty misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 23 | |
| 2:15 | Liu Jiacen defensive rebound | 4 | 23 | |
| 2:08 | Han Xu makes jumper (Meng Li assists) | 6 | 23 | |
| 1:58 | Sydney Wiese makes layup (Candace Parker assists) | 6 | 25 | |
| 1:37 | Brooke McCarty blocks Liu Jiacen 's 4-foot layup | 6 | 25 | |
| 1:31 | Brooke McCarty defensive rebound | 6 | 25 | |
| 1:27 | Candace Parker misses 26-foot three point jumper | 6 | 25 | |
| 1:19 | Liu Jiacen defensive rebound | 6 | 25 | |
| 1:13 | Wang Xuemeng makes layup (Meng Li assists) | 8 | 25 | |
| 51.5 | Brooke McCarty misses 7-foot two point shot | 8 | 25 | |
| 49.1 | Han Xu defensive rebound | 8 | 25 | |
| 40.8 | Han Xu misses layup | 8 | 25 | |
| 38.5 | Alana Beard defensive rebound | 8 | 25 | |
| 19.6 | Karlie Samuelson misses layup | 8 | 25 | |
| 16.9 | Han Xu defensive rebound | 8 | 25 | |
| 12.0 | Meng Li misses two point shot | 8 | 25 | |
| 9.4 | Candace Parker defensive rebound | 8 | 25 | |
| 0.6 | Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper | 8 | 25 | |
| 0.3 | Liu Jiacen defensive rebound | 8 | 25 | |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 8 | 25 | |
Game Information
Pasadena, CA
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Janetta Graham
Referee:John Butler
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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