Sparks 78-72 Aces (19 Aug, 2023) Play-by-Play

Los Angeles Sparks

13-18, 5-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LA	24	18	15	21	78
LV	15	21	19	17	72

Las Vegas Aces

28-4, 16-1 home

A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Jackie Young assists)
Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
A'ja Wilson makes 2-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 7-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
Kierstan Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kierstan Bell misses 24-foot three point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jackie Young makes 26-foot three point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cayla George assists)
Cayla George makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
Cayla George makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Kelsey Plum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kierstan Bell assists)
Cayla George misses 7-foot two point shot
Cayla George misses 26-foot three point jumper
Cayla George misses layup
Cayla George misses two point shot
Kierstan Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson misses 11-foot step back jumpshot
Jackie Young misses 25-foot three point shot
Kelsey Plum makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
Kiah Stokes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point shot
Jackie Young makes two point shot
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes pullup jump shot (Jackie Young assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 4-foot layup (Jackie Young assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 22-foot three point jumper
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kiah Stokes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Kelsey Plum misses three point jumper
Kelsey Plum misses driving floating jump shot
Alysha Clark makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Alysha Clark makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
Jackie Young makes two point shot
Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kierstan Bell misses 8-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes 6-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Kierstan Bell misses three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike blocks Cayla George 's 4-foot layup
Chelsea Gray makes 3-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kierstan Bell makes 8-foot two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kelsey Plum misses pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike blocks A'ja Wilson 's 4-foot driving layup
Chelsea Gray misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
Kelsey Plum makes 4-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 10-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Kelsey Plum makes two point shot
Kelsey Plum misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses 12-foot jumper
A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
Jackie Young makes 4-foot layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Azura Stevens makes 4-foot layup (Jordin Canada assists)
Azura Stevens misses 17-foot jumper
Jordin Canada makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jordin Canada misses driving layup
Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Azura Stevens misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Azura Stevens makes two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Karlie Samuelson assists)
Layshia Clarendon makes two point shot
Jordin Canada makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot
Jordin Canada makes 26-foot three pointer (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Jordin Canada misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 7-foot hook shot (Zia Cooke assists)
Jordin Canada makes two point shot
Azura Stevens makes two point shot (Zia Cooke assists)
Azura Stevens misses 7-foot hook shot
Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 10-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
Layshia Clarendon misses two point shot
Layshia Clarendon makes layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
A'ja Wilson blocks Azura Stevens 's 5-foot layup
Jordin Canada misses 7-foot two point shot
Zia Cooke misses driving layup
Layshia Clarendon makes two point shot
Azura Stevens misses layup
Layshia Clarendon makes 7-foot layup (Azura Stevens assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
Azura Stevens misses two point shot
Karlie Samuelson makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes 22-foot jumper (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Layshia Clarendon misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
Layshia Clarendon makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot (Jordin Canada assists)
Layshia Clarendon makes driving floating jump shot
Jordin Canada makes 29-foot three pointer (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jordin Canada misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Layshia Clarendon misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Jordin Canada misses 49-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Kiah Stokes blocks Dearica Hamby 's 3-foot driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Layshia Clarendon assists)
Karlie Samuelson misses three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
Azura Stevens makes two point shot
Jordin Canada makes two point shot
Azura Stevens misses 12-foot jumper
Jordin Canada makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
Karlie Samuelson misses pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike misses 12-foot pullup jump shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes 4-foot layup (Layshia Clarendon assists)

SPARKS

ACES

TIME		LA	LV
10:00	Azura Stevens vs. A'ja Wilson (Chelsea Gray gains possession)	0	0
9:39	A'ja Wilson misses driving layup	0	0
9:34	Kiah Stokes offensive rebound	0	0
9:31	A'ja Wilson makes layup (Jackie Young assists)	0	2
9:17	Azura Stevens makes 4-foot layup (Jordin Canada assists)	2	2
8:56	Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot	2	2
8:56	Sparks defensive team rebound	2	2
8:38	Azura Stevens misses 17-foot jumper	2	2
8:35	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	2	2
8:29	A'ja Wilson makes 2-foot two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	2	4
8:06	Azura Stevens bad pass (Kiah Stokes steals)	2	4
7:51	A'ja Wilson misses 7-foot jumper	2	4
7:49	A'ja Wilson offensive rebound	2	4
7:47	A'ja Wilson makes two point shot	2	6
7:39	Jordin Canada makes 26-foot step back jumpshot	5	6
7:17	Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	6
7:15	Jordin Canada defensive rebound	5	6
7:02	Jordin Canada misses driving layup	5	6
7:02	Aces defensive team rebound	5	6
6:52	Kelsey Plum bad pass (Nneka Ogwumike steals)	5	6
6:48	Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	7	6
6:30	A'ja Wilson misses 24-foot three point jumper	7	6
6:27	Azura Stevens defensive rebound	7	6
6:20	Azura Stevens misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	7	6
6:18	Kelsey Plum defensive rebound	7	6
6:11	Jackie Young bad pass (Azura Stevens steals)	7	6
6:07	Azura Stevens makes two point shot	9	6
5:43	Layshia Clarendon personal foul	9	6
5:43	Alysha Clark enters the game for Kiah Stokes	9	6
5:37	Alysha Clark bad pass (Nneka Ogwumike steals)	9	6
5:23	Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Karlie Samuelson assists)	11	6
5:23	Aces Full timeout	11	6
5:13	Jackie Young bad pass (Layshia Clarendon steals)	11	6
5:09	Layshia Clarendon makes two point shot	13	6
4:55	Karlie Samuelson vs. Jackie Young (Chelsea Gray gains possession)	13	6
4:48	Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	6
4:44	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	13	6
4:39	Jordin Canada makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	16	6
4:24	A'ja Wilson misses two point shot	16	6
4:22	A'ja Wilson offensive rebound	16	6
4:20	A'ja Wilson makes two point shot	16	8
4:10	Azura Stevens out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	8
4:10	Kierstan Bell enters the game for Jackie Young	16	8
3:59	Chelsea Gray out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	8
3:49	Kierstan Bell personal foul	16	8
3:49	Jackie Young enters the game for Chelsea Gray	16	8
3:49	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Azura Stevens	16	8
3:39	Nneka Ogwumike bad pass (Jackie Young steals)	16	8
3:34	Jackie Young out of bounds bad pass turnover	16	8
3:19	Layshia Clarendon bad pass (A'ja Wilson steals)	16	8
3:16	A'ja Wilson makes two point shot	16	10
3:01	Jordin Canada makes 26-foot three pointer (Layshia Clarendon assists)	19	10
2:46	A'ja Wilson misses driving layup	19	10
2:44	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	19	10
2:40	Layshia Clarendon traveling	19	10
2:28	Kierstan Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	10
2:27	Sparks defensive team rebound	19	10
2:27	Zia Cooke enters the game for Layshia Clarendon	19	10
2:16	Kierstan Bell personal foul	19	10
2:16	Kiah Stokes enters the game for A'ja Wilson	19	10
2:05	Nneka Ogwumike misses layup	19	10
2:03	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	19	10
1:59	Kierstan Bell misses 24-foot three point shot	19	10
1:59	Sparks defensive team rebound	19	10
1:59	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Kierstan Bell	19	10
1:55	Too Many Players Technical	19	10
1:55	Jordin Canada misses technical free throw	19	10
1:55	Sparks offensive team rebound	19	10
1:45	Jordin Canada traveling	19	10
1:34	Chelsea Gray misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	19	10
1:31	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	19	10
1:14	Karlie Samuelson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)	22	10
59.1	Karlie Samuelson shooting foul	22	10
59.1	Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2	22	11
59.1	Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2	22	12
48.0	Kelsey Plum kicked ball violation	22	12
35.1	Jordin Canada misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	22	12
32.1	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	22	12
27.1	Jackie Young makes 26-foot three point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	22	15
9.1	Alysha Clark personal foul	22	15
2.1	Nneka Ogwumike makes 7-foot hook shot (Zia Cooke assists)	24	15
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	15

Regular Season Series

LV wins 3-1

Aces
94
Sparks
85

Game 1

26/5

Sparks
65
Aces
93

Game 2

28/5

Aces
97
Sparks
78

Game 3

13/7

Sparks
78
Aces
72

Game 4

19/8

Michelob ULTRA Arena

8:00 PM, 19 August 2023

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 10,348

Referees:
Roy Gulbeyan
Angelica Suffren
Charles Watson

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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