FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Los Angeles Sparks
vs Seattle Storm
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
Schedule note: WNBA Commissioner's Cup
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 22 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 88 |
| SEA | 17 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 83 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Los Angeles Sparks finished ahead of Seattle Storm, 88-83, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Los Angeles Sparks and 40 for Seattle Storm; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 48 and 43. The combined final of 171 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LA 22-SEA 17, 22-17 cumulative; 2Q: LA 18-SEA 23, 40-40 cumulative; 3Q: LA 26-SEA 27, 66-67 cumulative; 4Q: LA 22-SEA 16, 88-83 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Los Angeles Sparks's highest-scoring period was 26 points, while Seattle Storm's high was 27; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 0 points, compared with 5 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Los Angeles Sparks recorded 39% from the field, 26% from three and 84% at the line; Seattle Storm posted 47%, 31% and 88%. Rebounds finished 38-35, assists 20-26 and turnovers 9-15. The same team box reports a 34-36 split in paint points and 13-5 in offensive rebounds.
Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles Sparks with 24 points. Dearica Hamby supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Kelsey Plum led with 11 assists. For Seattle Storm, the corresponding leaders were Natisha Hiedeman with 16 points, Flau'jae Johnson with 12 rebounds and Flau'jae Johnson with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 recorded participants from LA and 10 from SEA. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games behind the conference leader. Seattle Storm are 6-25, No. 15 overall and No. 8 in the West, 18.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -136 and -168.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Los Angeles Sparks stood at 6-6 across 12 games and Seattle Storm at 3-11 across 14. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 423-422 for the away team and 366-428 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, Los Angeles Sparks recorded 1 wins and Seattle Storm 0; aggregate scoring was 88-83. The teams are separated by 4 places in the overall order and by 4 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | LA | SEA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 39 | 47 |
| 3P% | 26 | 31 |
| FT% | 84 | 88 |
| Rebounds | 38 | 35 |
| Assists | 20 | 26 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 15 |
| Paint points | 34 | 36 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 33 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 9-18 | -7 |
| Kelsey Plum * | 33 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 6-17 | 4 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 28 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 3-8 | 7 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 26 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | -5 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 25 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2-8 | 4 |
| Rae Burrell | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 4 |
| Cameron Brink | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5-7 | 10 |
| Chance Gray | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0-3 | 7 |
| Jihyun Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sania Feagin | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ta'Niya Latson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awa Fam * | 30 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4-6 | -1 |
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 30 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4-11 | 0 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 29 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6-12 | 10 |
| Jordan Horston * | 26 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5-10 | 3 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6-11 | 5 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | -5 |
| Jade Melbourne | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | -10 |
| Zia Cooke | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | -13 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Ezi Magbegor | RIGHT FOOT | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Taylor Thierry | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |