Aces 99-75 Sparks (1 Jul, 2021) Play-by-Play

Las Vegas Aces

12-4, 5-3 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LV	28	28	24	19	99
LA	19	18	22	16	75

Los Angeles Sparks

6-9, 4-4 home

Amanda Zahui B. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)
Liz Cambage blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 5-foot driving layup
Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Erica Wheeler assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 15-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists)
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
Liz Cambage blocks Amanda Zahui B.'s step back jumpshot
Brittney Sykes misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Amanda Zahui B. makes jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Brittney Sykes misses two point shot
Erica Wheeler misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)
Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Arella Guirantes misses driving layup
Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nia Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. makes 15-foot jumper (Bria Holmes assists)
Erica Wheeler misses driving layup
Karlie Samuelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Bria Holmes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arella Guirantes makes 20-foot two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses driving layup
Arella Guirantes misses 10-foot two point shot
Amanda Zahui B. misses 6-foot two point shot
Nia Coffey misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Erica Wheeler misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Amanda Zahui B. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young blocks Brittney Sykes 's 6-foot two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses driving layup
Amanda Zahui B. makes driving layup
Karlie Samuelson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
Nia Coffey misses 23-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. makes two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Ji-Su Park blocks Amanda Zahui B.'s two point shot
Karlie Samuelson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Erica Wheeler makes driving layup
Erica Wheeler misses two point shot
Brittney Sykes makes 2-foot layup (Lauren Cox assists)
Ji-Su Park blocks Lauren Cox 's 5-foot layup
Brittney Sykes makes driving layup
Brittney Sykes misses two point shot
Nia Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 12-foot jumper
Brittney Sykes makes tip shot
Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amanda Zahui B. assists)
Brittney Sykes misses layup
Erica Wheeler misses 24-foot three point jumper
Erica Wheeler misses driving layup
Amanda Zahui B. makes two point shot
Amanda Zahui B. makes 17-foot jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
Erica Wheeler misses driving layup
Te'a Cooper misses layup
Te'a Cooper makes 25-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 27-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson blocks Te'a Cooper's driving layup
Te'a Cooper misses two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lauren Cox makes layup (Te'a Cooper assists)
Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three pointer
Bria Holmes makes driving layup (Erica Wheeler assists)
Bria Holmes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Arella Guirantes misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
Arella Guirantes misses jumper
Arella Guirantes misses 29-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 25-foot three point jumper
Lauren Cox misses 9-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses layup
Erica Wheeler makes 19-foot jumper
Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brittney Sykes makes 9-foot two point shot
Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
Brittney Sykes misses tip shot
Te'a Cooper makes driving layup
Bria Holmes makes two point shot
Te'a Cooper misses driving layup
Arella Guirantes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Te'a Cooper makes 15-foot running pullup jump shot
Arella Guirantes misses 14-foot jumper
Te'a Cooper misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot jumper
Jackie Young makes 17-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 3-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Liz Cambage assists)
Liz Cambage misses 4-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 19-foot jumper
Liz Cambage misses two point shot
Liz Cambage makes 9-foot two point shot (Jackie Young assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
Liz Cambage makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup
Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes two point shot
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Kelsey Plum misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
Chelsea Gray makes two point shot
Jackie Young makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson misses layup
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young misses 13-foot jumper
Kelsey Plum misses 6-foot two point shot
Jackie Young misses 9-foot jumper
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Lauren Cox blocks Dearica Hamby 's 3-foot driving layup
Kelsey Plum makes driving layup (Riquna Williams assists)
Liz Cambage makes 2-foot layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
Ji-Su Park misses 10-foot jumper
Riquna Williams makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three pointer (A'ja Wilson assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ji-Su Park makes 18-foot jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum makes 23-foot three point shot (Ji-Su Park assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 14-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson makes 5-foot two point shot
Ji-Su Park misses 53-foot three point jumper
Liz Cambage misses jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
A'ja Wilson misses layup
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
Jackie Young makes 5-foot two point shot (Riquna Williams assists)
Amanda Zahui B. blocks A'ja Wilson 's 8-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses layup
Chelsea Gray makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper
Liz Cambage misses 24-foot three point jumper
Riquna Williams makes 3-foot layup (Jackie Young assists)
Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point shot
Amanda Zahui B. blocks Liz Cambage 's 5-foot layup
Liz Cambage makes 1-foot two point shot
Riquna Williams misses 23-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young misses 14-foot jumper
Kelsey Plum misses three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes 3-foot layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Plum makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jackie Young assists)
Kelsey Plum makes two point shot (Jackie Young assists)
Liz Cambage misses 4-foot two point shot
Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Liz Cambage misses 13-foot two point shot
Jackie Young misses 19-foot jumper
Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point jumper
Ji-Su Park makes 12-foot two point shot
Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes layup (Kelsey Plum assists)
Dearica Hamby misses 24-foot three point jumper
Destiny Slocum makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Ji-Su Park misses 6-foot hook shot
Kelsey Plum misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Jackie Young makes layup (Ji-Su Park assists)
Jackie Young makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)

ACES

SPARKS

TIME		LV	LA
10:00	Liz Cambage vs. Amanda Zahui B. (Chelsea Gray gains possession)	0	0
9:45	A'ja Wilson misses 17-foot jumper	0	0
9:42	Nia Coffey defensive rebound	0	0
9:33	Amanda Zahui B. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)	0	3
9:23	Amanda Zahui B. shooting foul	0	3
9:23	Liz Cambage makes free throw 1 of 2	1	3
9:23	Liz Cambage misses free throw 2 of 2	1	3
9:21	Nia Coffey defensive rebound	1	3
9:05	Liz Cambage blocks Amanda Zahui B. 's 5-foot driving layup	1	3
9:02	Liz Cambage defensive rebound	1	3
9:01	Liz Cambage bad pass (Erica Wheeler steals)	1	3
8:57	Amanda Zahui B. makes layup (Erica Wheeler assists)	1	5
8:50	Jackie Young makes 17-foot jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)	3	5
8:50	Te'a Cooper shooting foul	3	5
8:50	Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 1	4	5
8:34	Erica Wheeler lost ball turnover (Riquna Williams steals)	4	5
8:26	A'ja Wilson misses 3-foot two point shot	4	5
8:24	Amanda Zahui B. defensive rebound	4	5
8:15	Amanda Zahui B. misses 15-foot jumper	4	5
8:12	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	4	5
8:07	Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:04	Amanda Zahui B. defensive rebound	4	5
7:53	Amanda Zahui B. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nia Coffey assists)	4	8
7:45	Jackie Young makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	6	8
7:28	Brittney Sykes makes driving layup	6	10
7:20	Jackie Young makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	8	10
7:19	Los Angeles Full timeout	8	10
7:06	Liz Cambage blocks Amanda Zahui B.'s step back jumpshot	8	10
7:04	Liz Cambage defensive rebound	8	10
7:04	Liz Cambage double dribble turnover	8	10
6:55	Brittney Sykes misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	8	10
6:52	Riquna Williams defensive rebound	8	10
6:36	Riquna Williams makes 24-foot three point jumper (Liz Cambage assists)	11	10
6:20	Amanda Zahui B. makes jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)	11	12
6:06	Liz Cambage misses 4-foot two point shot	11	12
6:04	Brittney Sykes defensive rebound	11	12
6:00	Brittney Sykes misses two point shot	11	12
5:57	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	11	12
5:52	Riquna Williams misses 24-foot three point jumper	11	12
5:48	Te'a Cooper defensive rebound	11	12
5:40	Erica Wheeler misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	11	12
5:37	Riquna Williams defensive rebound	11	12
5:33	Chelsea Gray misses 19-foot jumper	11	12
5:28	Liz Cambage offensive rebound	11	12
5:28	Liz Cambage misses two point shot	11	12
5:27	Te'a Cooper defensive rebound	11	12
5:11	Erica Wheeler makes 24-foot three point jumper (Te'a Cooper assists)	11	15
4:55	Liz Cambage makes 9-foot two point shot (Jackie Young assists)	13	15
4:44	Amanda Zahui B. misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	15
4:40	Riquna Williams defensive rebound	13	15
4:29	A'ja Wilson misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	13	15
4:26	Te'a Cooper defensive rebound	13	15
4:22	Te'a Cooper lost ball turnover (Chelsea Gray steals)	13	15
4:18	Liz Cambage makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	15	15
4:13	A'ja Wilson shooting foul	15	15
4:13	Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 1 of 2	15	16
4:13	Arella Guirantes enters the game for Brittney Sykes	15	16
4:13	Bria Holmes enters the game for Te'a Cooper	15	16
4:13	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Liz Cambage	15	16
4:13	Amanda Zahui B. makes free throw 2 of 2	15	17
4:01	Dearica Hamby makes driving layup	17	17
4:01	Nia Coffey shooting foul	17	17
4:01	Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 1	18	17
3:46	Arella Guirantes misses driving layup	18	17
3:42	Riquna Williams defensive rebound	18	17
3:42	Chelsea Gray out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	17
3:24	Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	17
3:20	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	18	17
3:15	Chelsea Gray offensive charge	18	17
3:15	Chelsea Gray turnover	18	17
3:15	Kelsey Plum enters the game for Riquna Williams	18	17
3:03	Nia Coffey misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	17
2:59	Kelsey Plum defensive rebound	18	17
2:46	Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper	18	17
2:44	Los Angeles defensive team rebound	18	17
2:44	Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Nia Coffey	18	17
2:29	Amanda Zahui B. makes 15-foot jumper (Bria Holmes assists)	18	19
2:18	Jackie Young makes two point shot	20	19
2:06	Erica Wheeler misses driving layup	20	19
2:00	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	20	19
1:53	Dearica Hamby misses layup	20	19
1:50	Dearica Hamby offensive rebound	20	19
1:49	Dearica Hamby lost ball turnover (Bria Holmes steals)	20	19
1:46	Karlie Samuelson misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	19
1:43	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	20	19
1:36	Kelsey Plum misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	20	19
1:32	Chelsea Gray offensive rebound	20	19
1:30	Chelsea Gray makes two point shot	22	19
1:14	Amanda Zahui B. bad pass (A'ja Wilson steals)	22	19
1:09	Jackie Young makes 9-foot running pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	24	19
46.1	Bria Holmes misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	19
43.2	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	24	19
34.3	A'ja Wilson misses layup	24	19
30.0	Arella Guirantes defensive rebound	24	19
21.3	Bria Holmes bad pass (Dearica Hamby steals)	24	19
18.1	Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)	26	19
12.5	Karlie Samuelson bad pass (Jackie Young steals)	26	19
0.3	Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	28	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	19

Regular Season Series

LV leads 2-0

Sparks
69
Aces
97

Game 1

22/5

Aces
99
Sparks
75

Game 2

1/7

Aces
66
Sparks
58

Game 3

3/7

Los Angeles Convention Center

3:30 AM, 1 July 2021

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 746

Referees:
Michael Price
Angelica Suffren
Brandon Schwab

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Las Vegas	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Minnesota	2	0	1.000	-	W2
Phoenix	1	1	.500	1	W1
Dallas	1	2	.333	1.5	L2
Seattle	1	3	.250	2	L1
Los Angeles	0	2	.000	2	L2

Gray scores 21 and Atlanta rallies to defeat Dallas 83-78 in its WNBA home opener

— Allisha Gray scored 21 points to lead five in double figures and the Atlanta Dream rallied in the second half to win its home opener, defeating the Dallas Wings 83-78 on Tuesday night.

Rhyne Howard buries tough fadeaway jumper

Rhyne Howard sinks a shot for the Dream despite being guarded by two defenders.

Kamilla Cardoso expects to make Chicago Sky debut June 1

Kamilla Cardoso (shoulder) said she will make her WNBA debut for the Chicago Sky on June 1 against Caitlin Clark and the fever.

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