FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Seattle Storm
vs Los Angeles Sparks
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | 20 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 82 |
| LA | 15 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 64 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Seattle Storm finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 82-64, a 18-point margin. The first-half totals were 48 for Seattle Storm and 37 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 34 and 27. The combined final of 146 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: SEA 20-LA 15, 20-15 cumulative; 2Q: SEA 28-LA 22, 48-37 cumulative; 3Q: SEA 20-LA 8, 68-45 cumulative; 4Q: SEA 14-LA 19, 82-64 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Seattle Storm's highest-scoring period was 28 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 22; the final separation was 18 points.
The first-half margin was 11 points, compared with 7 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
Seattle Storm recorded 43% from the field, 30% from three and 89% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 34%, 17% and 75%. Rebounds finished 44-35, assists 18-18 and turnovers 13-18. The same team box reports a 38-30 split in paint points and 7-4 in offensive rebounds.
Flau'jae Johnson led Seattle Storm with 23 points. Dominique Malonga supplied a team-high 9 rebounds, while Natisha Hiedeman led with 4 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Dearica Hamby with 17 points, Nneka Ogwumike with 11 rebounds and Erica Wheeler with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 12 recorded participants from SEA and 10 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, Seattle Storm are 6-25, No. 15 overall and No. 8 in the West, 18.5 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 -168 and -136.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Seattle Storm stood at 6-17 across 23 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 8-11 across 19. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 425-409 for the away team and 429-514 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Seattle Storm recorded 1 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 1; aggregate scoring was 165-152. 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 | SEA | LA |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 43 | 34 |
| 3P% | 30 | 17 |
| FT% | 89 | 75 |
| Rebounds | 44 | 35 |
| Assists | 18 | 18 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 18 |
| Paint points | 38 | 30 |
Seattle Storm
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flau'jae Johnson * | 27 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 9-19 | 15 |
| Awa Fam * | 25 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3-9 | 16 |
| Natisha Hiedeman * | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5-9 | 16 |
| Dominique Malonga * | 23 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1-10 | 12 |
| Jade Melbourne * | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4-7 | 13 |
| Jordan Horston | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 6 |
| Katie Lou Samuelson | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3-4 | -2 |
| Ezi Magbegor | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 7 |
| Zia Cooke | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 3 |
| Stefanie Dolson | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 6 |
| Mackenzie Holmes | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Taylor Thierry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -1 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearica Hamby * | 29 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6-9 | -14 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 28 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5-13 | -20 |
| Rae Burrell * | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-11 | -20 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 24 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1-4 | -14 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2-6 | -17 |
| Kate Martin | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1-7 | 1 |
| Kiana Williams | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | -4 |
| Emma Cannon | 15 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2-4 | -1 |
| Chance Gray | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Jihyun Park | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | -5 |
| Alissa Pili | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |