Storm 72-61 Sparks (1 Sep, 2023) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

11-25, 7-10 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	22	16	14	20	72
LA	12	17	15	17	61

Los Angeles Sparks

15-21, 9-10 home

Azura Stevens makes 12-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 21-foot jumper
Ezi Magbegor blocks Azura Stevens's driving floating jump shot
Azura Stevens makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 11-foot two point shot
Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Zia Cooke assists)
Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists)
Karlie Samuelson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike misses 14-foot step back jumpshot
Jordin Canada misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Ezi Magbegor blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 3-foot driving layup
Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
Azura Stevens misses 7-foot two point shot
Evina Westbrook misses driving floating jump shot
Mercedes Russell blocks Jasmine Thomas 's 3-foot driving layup
Evina Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper
Karlie Samuelson makes 2-foot layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Rae Burrell makes 3-foot layup (Azura Stevens assists)
Azura Stevens makes 2-foot layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)
Rae Burrell makes driving layup (Azura Stevens assists)
Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Karlie Samuelson makes driving layup (Dearica Hamby assists)
Zia Cooke misses 23-foot three point jumper
Zia Cooke misses 19-foot jumper
Zia Cooke misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes driving layup (Karlie Samuelson assists)
Jordin Canada makes driving layup (Karlie Samuelson assists)
Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
Dearica Hamby misses layup
Dearica Hamby makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Nneka Ogwumike misses 11-foot jumper
Zia Cooke misses 23-foot three point jumper
Karlie Samuelson misses driving layup
Jordin Canada makes 6-foot two point shot
Jordan Horston blocks Jordin Canada 's 5-foot driving layup
Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
Karlie Samuelson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Jordin Canada misses driving layup
Azura Stevens misses 9-foot jumper
Jasmine Thomas misses driving layup
Nneka Ogwumike misses 13-foot jumper
Karlie Samuelson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Jasmine Thomas misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dearica Hamby misses driving layup
Rae Burrell misses layup
Rae Burrell misses two point shot
Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
Rae Burrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dearica Hamby assists)
Rae Burrell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Azura Stevens makes 8-foot pullup jump shot
Jordin Canada misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Zia Cooke makes two point shot
Azura Stevens misses 27-foot three point jumper
Zia Cooke misses layup
Dearica Hamby misses two point shot
Rae Burrell makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
Mercedes Russell blocks Zia Cooke 's 4-foot driving layup
Jewell Loyd blocks Zia Cooke 's 25-foot three point jumper
Nneka Ogwumike makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
Zia Cooke misses 9-foot two point shot
Zia Cooke misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Jasmine Thomas misses 24-foot step back jumpshot
Karlie Samuelson misses 28-foot three point jumper
Azura Stevens misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 22-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
Azura Stevens blocks Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu 's 4-foot layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 12-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jordan Horston makes driving layup
Ezi Magbegor makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jordan Horston misses 4-foot pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 9-foot two point shot
Jordan Horston makes two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jordan Horston misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Mercedes Russell makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Mercedes Russell makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
Joyner Holmes misses 24-foot three point jumper
Joyner Holmes makes 3-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
Jordan Horston makes 13-foot jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses driving floating jump shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jewell Loyd makes 11-foot two point shot (Mercedes Russell assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 28-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 24-foot three point jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes 2-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot step back jumpshot (Jordan Horston assists)
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes two point shot
Jordan Horston misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Ezi Magbegor misses 23-foot three point jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Ezi Magbegor misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Kia Nurse makes 34-foot three pointer
Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
Jewell Loyd makes two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb misses two point shot
Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper

STORM

SPARKS

TIME		SEA	LA
10:00	Ezi Magbegor vs. Azura Stevens (Sami Whitcomb gains possession)	0	0
9:41	Jewell Loyd misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
9:37	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	0
9:25	Azura Stevens makes 12-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)	0	2
9:10	Ezi Magbegor misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
9:07	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	0	2
9:01	Jasmine Thomas misses 21-foot jumper	0	2
8:58	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	0	2
8:52	Azura Stevens blocks Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu 's 4-foot layup	0	2
8:48	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu offensive rebound	0	2
8:47	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu bad pass (Jordin Canada steals)	0	2
8:29	Ezi Magbegor blocks Azura Stevens's driving floating jump shot	0	2
8:27	Jordan Horston defensive rebound	0	2
8:15	Sami Whitcomb misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	0	2
8:12	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu offensive rebound	0	2
8:12	Karlie Samuelson shooting foul	0	2
8:12	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
8:12	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses free throw 2 of 2	1	2
8:08	Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound	1	2
7:50	Azura Stevens makes 2-foot layup (Nneka Ogwumike assists)	1	4
7:29	Sami Whitcomb makes 12-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)	3	4
7:09	Nneka Ogwumike misses 19-foot jumper	3	4
7:04	Jordan Horston defensive rebound	3	4
7:01	Jordan Horston makes driving layup	5	4
6:38	Nneka Ogwumike misses 11-foot two point shot	5	4
6:32	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	5	4
6:21	Jasmine Thomas kicked ball violation	5	4
6:21	Dearica Hamby enters the game for Jasmine Thomas	5	4
6:21	Zia Cooke enters the game for Azura Stevens	5	4
6:13	Ezi Magbegor makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	7	4
6:02	Dearica Hamby out of bounds lost ball turnover	7	4
6:02	Sparks Full timeout	7	4
5:43	Jordan Horston misses 4-foot pullup jump shot	7	4
5:39	Dearica Hamby defensive rebound	7	4
5:38	Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot (Zia Cooke assists)	7	6
5:22	Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)	10	6
5:12	Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Karlie Samuelson assists)	10	8
4:54	Zia Cooke shooting foul	10	8
4:54	Official timeout	10	8
4:54	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	11	8
4:54	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	12	8
4:37	Karlie Samuelson misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	8
4:34	Dearica Hamby offensive rebound	12	8
4:32	Nneka Ogwumike misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	12	8
4:28	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound	12	8
4:22	Sami Whitcomb makes 9-foot two point shot	14	8
4:17	Jordin Canada bad pass (Jewell Loyd steals)	14	8
4:12	Jordan Horston makes two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)	16	8
3:50	Ezi Magbegor shooting foul	16	8
3:50	Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2	16	9
3:50	Jasmine Thomas enters the game for Karlie Samuelson	16	9
3:50	Rae Burrell enters the game for Zia Cooke	16	9
3:50	Mercedes Russell enters the game for Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu	16	9
3:50	Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2	16	10
3:38	Jewell Loyd misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	16	10
3:35	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	16	10
3:24	Jordin Canada misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	16	10
3:18	Jordan Horston defensive rebound	16	10
3:03	Jordan Horston misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	16	10
2:59	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	16	10
2:53	Ezi Magbegor blocks Nneka Ogwumike 's 3-foot driving layup	16	10
2:51	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	16	10
2:34	Mercedes Russell makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	18	10
2:08	Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot	18	10
2:06	Jordan Horston defensive rebound	18	10
1:58	Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	18	10
1:58	Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound	18	10
1:47	Dearica Hamby lost ball turnover (Sami Whitcomb steals)	18	10
1:37	Jordan Horston offensive foul	18	10
1:37	Jordan Horston turnover	18	10
1:37	Azura Stevens enters the game for Dearica Hamby	18	10
1:37	Evina Westbrook enters the game for Jordin Canada	18	10
1:37	Karlie Samuelson enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike	18	10
1:37	Joyner Holmes enters the game for Ezi Magbegor	18	10
1:37	Kia Nurse enters the game for Jordan Horston	18	10
1:23	Azura Stevens misses 7-foot two point shot	18	10
1:21	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	18	10
1:15	Mercedes Russell makes 3-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)	20	10
1:15	Sparks Full timeout	20	10
59.0	Evina Westbrook misses driving floating jump shot	20	10
55.0	Mercedes Russell defensive rebound	20	10
44.1	Joyner Holmes misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	10
41.1	Karlie Samuelson defensive rebound	20	10
35.0	Mercedes Russell blocks Jasmine Thomas 's 3-foot driving layup	20	10
35.0	Sparks offensive team rebound	20	10
19.0	Evina Westbrook misses 24-foot three point jumper	20	10
15.1	Mercedes Russell defensive rebound	20	10
10.1	Joyner Holmes makes 3-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)	22	10
2.1	Jewell Loyd personal foul	22	10
2.1	Jade Melbourne enters the game for Jewell Loyd	22	10
0.0	Karlie Samuelson makes 2-foot layup (Jasmine Thomas assists)	22	12
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	22	12

Regular Season Series

SEA leads 2-1

Storm
85
Sparks
92

Game 1

4/6

Sparks
63
Storm
66

Game 2

7/6

Storm
72
Sparks
61

Game 3

1/9

Sparks
91
Storm
89

Game 4

10/9

crypto.com Arena

3:00 AM, 1 September 2023

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 6,101

Referees:
Jeff Smith
Eric Brewton
Teresa Stuck

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	17	8	.680	-	W1
Seattle	17	8	.680	-	W3
Las Vegas	16	8	.667	0.5	L1
Phoenix	13	12	.520	4	W1
Los Angeles	6	18	.250	10.5	L1
Dallas	6	19	.240	11	W1

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