FINAL · GAME DETAIL
New York Liberty
vs Los Angeles Sparks
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY | 28 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 97 |
| LA | 18 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 98 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Los Angeles Sparks finished ahead of New York Liberty, 98-97, a 1-point margin. The first-half totals were 55 for New York Liberty and 43 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 42 and 55. The combined final of 195 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 28-LA 18, 28-18 cumulative; 2Q: NY 27-LA 25, 55-43 cumulative; 3Q: NY 21-LA 27, 76-70 cumulative; 4Q: NY 21-LA 28, 97-98 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. New York Liberty's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 28; the final separation was 1 points.
The first-half margin was 12 points, compared with 13 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
New York Liberty recorded 49% from the field, 36% from three and 84% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 52%, 33% and 75%. Rebounds finished 38-26, assists 23-28 and turnovers 16-9. The same team box reports a 42-60 split in paint points and 9-7 in offensive rebounds.
Breanna Stewart led New York Liberty with 18 points. Breanna Stewart supplied a team-high 10 rebounds, while Satou Sabally led with 7 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Nneka Ogwumike with 24 points, Dearica Hamby with 8 rebounds and Kelsey Plum with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from NY and 9 from LA. 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, New York Liberty are 17-13, No. 8 overall and No. 4 in the East, 2.5 games behind the conference leader. Los Angeles Sparks are 10-17, No. 11 overall and No. 6 in the West, 12.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +64 and -136.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, New York Liberty stood at 11-6 across 17 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 8-8 across 16. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 466-433 for the away team and 438-459 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 1 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 0 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 1; aggregate scoring was 97-98. The teams are separated by 3 places in the overall order and by 7 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 | NY | LA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 49 | 52 |
| 3P% | 36 | 33 |
| FT% | 84 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 38 | 26 |
| Assists | 23 | 28 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 9 |
| Paint points | 42 | 60 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 34 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 8-17 | -3 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 33 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 6-9 | 0 |
| Satou Sabally * | 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 5-12 | 8 |
| Leonie Fiebich * | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 3 |
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1-3 | -7 |
| Pauline Astier | 21 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4-5 | 3 |
| Marine Johannes | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 1 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | -6 |
| Han Xu | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 5 |
| Rebecca Allen | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | -5 |
| Raquel Carrera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey Plum * | 36 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5-14 | 4 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 35 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 11-18 | -2 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 31 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 6-12 | -2 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 26 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6-11 | 4 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 26 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4-8 | 7 |
| Rae Burrell | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 5-10 | -7 |
| Laura Ziegler | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Kiana Williams | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Jihyun Park | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Ta'Niya Latson | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Chance Gray | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |