Sparks 84-81 Wings (23 Aug, 2020) Play-by-Play

Dallas Wings

5-9, 1-6 away

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	20	22	24	15	81
LA	25	13	21	25	84

Los Angeles Sparks

10-3, 6-0 home

Chelsea Gray misses 14-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes makes 20-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker makes 8-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes makes 16-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Brittney Sykes makes two point shot
Candace Parker misses layup
Candace Parker misses layup
Candace Parker makes two point shot
Sydney Wiese makes 3-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper
Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes layup
Candace Parker makes jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)
Candace Parker makes layup
Candace Parker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 10-foot jumper
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 26-foot three point jumper
Seimone Augustus misses 13-foot jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 15-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 19-foot jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray makes jumper
Tyasha Harris blocks Te'a Cooper 's 25-foot three point jumper
Satou Sabally blocks Tierra Ruffin-Pratt 's 6-foot jumper
Sydney Wiese misses 5-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes 3-foot jumper (Sydney Wiese assists)
Brittney Sykes misses jumper
Brittney Sykes misses three point jumper
Candace Parker misses 9-foot jumper
Sydney Wiese makes 4-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 3-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper
Sydney Wiese misses 27-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker misses layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup
Candace Parker makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Brittney Sykes makes 14-foot jumper
Chelsea Gray misses jumper
Candace Parker makes layup (Seimone Augustus assists)
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses layup
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt misses 18-foot jumper
Te'a Cooper misses layup
Brittney Sykes makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
Brittney Sykes misses 27-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper makes 19-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)
Te'a Cooper misses layup
Chelsea Gray makes 12-foot jump bank shot
Brittney Sykes misses layup
Brittney Sykes makes 4-foot jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 5-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes makes layup
Chelsea Gray makes layup
Brittney Sykes makes jumper
Te'a Cooper makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot jumper
Candace Parker makes layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Candace Parker misses layup
Astou Ndour makes layup (Kayla Thornton assists)
Kayla Thornton makes layup (Allisha Gray assists)
Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper
Astou Ndour makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)
Marina Mabrey makes layup
Sydney Wiese blocks Marina Mabrey 's 4-foot jumper
Allisha Gray misses 20-foot jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 29-foot three point jumper
Astou Ndour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allisha Gray makes layup
Arike Ogunbowale misses 20-foot jumper
Allisha Gray misses 22-foot jumper
Marina Mabrey misses layup
Astou Ndour makes 4-foot jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Marina Mabrey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kayla Thornton misses 20-foot jumper
Katie Lou Samuelson makes 19-foot jumper (Bella Alarie assists)
Tyasha Harris makes three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses jumper
Arike Ogunbowale makes 24-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson makes three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Tyasha Harris makes layup (Satou Sabally assists)
Satou Sabally misses 19-foot jumper
Astou Ndour misses 20-foot jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 7-foot jumper
Arike Ogunbowale makes layup
Astou Ndour misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allisha Gray makes layup (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Marina Mabrey makes layup (Astou Ndour assists)
Marina Mabrey makes driving layup
Allisha Gray misses 6-foot jumper
Allisha Gray makes two point shot
Arike Ogunbowale makes 8-foot jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marina Mabrey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Satou Sabally makes layup
Marina Mabrey misses layup
Allisha Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kayla Thornton makes layup (Satou Sabally assists)
Katie Lou Samuelson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)
Satou Sabally misses 7-foot jumper
Satou Sabally misses 24-foot three point jumper
Tyasha Harris misses 7-foot jumper
Satou Sabally misses 4-foot jumper
Satou Sabally misses layup
Arike Ogunbowale misses jumper
Arike Ogunbowale makes driving layup
Allisha Gray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Tyasha Harris assists)
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Marina Mabrey 's 20-foot jumper
Satou Sabally misses 24-foot three point jumper
Marina Mabrey makes 26-foot three point jumper
Marina Mabrey makes 5-foot jumper
Marina Mabrey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allisha Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Candace Parker blocks Arike Ogunbowale 's 5-foot layup
Marina Mabrey misses three point jumper
Astou Ndour misses layup
Satou Sabally misses layup
Arike Ogunbowale makes 11-foot jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 16-foot jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 23-foot three point jumper
Allisha Gray makes layup
Allisha Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Arike Ogunbowale misses 22-foot jumper
Kayla Thornton misses 25-foot three point jumper
Allisha Gray misses layup
Arike Ogunbowale makes layup (Marina Mabrey assists)

WINGS

SPARKS

TIME		DAL	LA
10:00	Astou Ndour vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Marina Mabrey gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Astou Ndour makes layup (Kayla Thornton assists)	2	0
9:26	Sydney Wiese lost ball turnover (Allisha Gray steals)	2	0
9:20	Kayla Thornton makes layup (Allisha Gray assists)	4	0
9:20	Los Angeles Full timeout	4	0
8:58	Chelsea Gray misses 14-foot jumper	4	0
8:56	Candace Parker offensive rebound	4	0
8:50	Brittney Sykes makes 20-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)	4	2
8:26	Kayla Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
8:23	Candace Parker defensive rebound	4	2
8:20	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)	4	4
8:00	Astou Ndour makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kayla Thornton assists)	7	4
7:39	Candace Parker makes 8-foot jumper	7	6
7:28	Marina Mabrey makes layup	9	6
7:16	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Arike Ogunbowale steals)	9	6
7:08	Kayla Thornton offensive charge	9	6
7:08	Kayla Thornton turnover	9	6
6:47	Brittney Sykes makes 16-foot jumper	9	8
6:35	Sydney Wiese blocks Marina Mabrey 's 4-foot jumper	9	8
6:32	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	9	8
6:28	Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)	9	10
6:09	Allisha Gray misses 20-foot jumper	9	10
6:09	Dallas offensive team rebound	9	10
5:57	Arike Ogunbowale misses 29-foot three point jumper	9	10
5:53	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	9	10
5:47	Brittney Sykes makes two point shot	9	12
5:26	Astou Ndour misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	12
5:24	Allisha Gray offensive rebound	9	12
5:24	Allisha Gray makes layup	11	12
5:16	Chelsea Gray offensive charge	11	12
5:16	Chelsea Gray turnover	11	12
4:59	Arike Ogunbowale misses 20-foot jumper	11	12
4:59	Kayla Thornton offensive rebound	11	12
4:59	Nneka Ogwumike personal foul	11	12
4:59	Seimone Augustus enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	11	12
4:45	Allisha Gray misses 22-foot jumper	11	12
4:45	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	11	12
4:21	Candace Parker misses layup	11	12
4:16	Candace Parker offensive rebound	11	12
4:16	Candace Parker misses layup	11	12
4:16	Candace Parker offensive rebound	11	12
4:16	Candace Parker makes two point shot	11	14
3:56	Marina Mabrey misses layup	11	14
3:56	Candace Parker defensive rebound	11	14
3:54	Sydney Wiese makes 3-foot jumper (Candace Parker assists)	11	16
3:39	Astou Ndour makes 4-foot jumper (Arike Ogunbowale assists)	13	16
3:16	Candace Parker misses 5-foot jumper	13	16
3:16	Allisha Gray defensive rebound	13	16
3:11	Allisha Gray lost ball turnover (Chelsea Gray steals)	13	16
3:06	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Arike Ogunbowale steals)	13	16
2:59	Marina Mabrey misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	16
2:57	Candace Parker defensive rebound	13	16
2:46	Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	16
2:44	Allisha Gray defensive rebound	13	16
2:26	Kayla Thornton misses 20-foot jumper	13	16
2:25	Astou Ndour offensive rebound	13	16
2:25	Brittney Sykes personal foul	13	16
2:25	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt enters the game for Chelsea Gray	13	16
2:25	Bella Alarie enters the game for Marina Mabrey	13	16
2:25	Tyasha Harris enters the game for Kayla Thornton	13	16
2:25	Katie Lou Samuelson enters the game for Astou Ndour	13	16
2:06	Katie Lou Samuelson makes 19-foot jumper (Bella Alarie assists)	15	16
1:53	Brittney Sykes makes layup	15	18
1:42	Tyasha Harris makes three point jumper	18	18
1:15	Candace Parker makes jumper (Seimone Augustus assists)	18	20
56.4	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt shooting foul	18	20
56.4	Allisha Gray makes free throw 1 of 2	19	20
56.4	Te'a Cooper enters the game for Sydney Wiese	19	20
56.4	Allisha Gray makes free throw 2 of 2	20	20
39.2	Candace Parker makes layup	20	22
20.3	Arike Ogunbowale misses jumper	20	22
18.3	Tierra Ruffin-Pratt defensive rebound	20	22
0.0	Candace Parker makes 28-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)	20	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	25

Regular Season Series

LA wins 2-0

Wings
81
Sparks
84

Game 1

23/8

Sparks
91
Wings
83

Game 2

3/9

IMG Academy

11:00 PM, 23 August 2020

Bradenton, FL

Referees:
Kevin Sparrock
Maj Forsberg
Che Flores

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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