FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Los Angeles Sparks
vs Atlanta Dream
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 21 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 92 |
| ATL | 25 | 34 | 24 | 18 | 101 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Atlanta Dream finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 101-92, a 9-point margin. The first-half totals were 48 for Los Angeles Sparks and 59 for Atlanta Dream; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 44 and 42. The combined final of 193 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LA 21-ATL 25, 21-25 cumulative; 2Q: LA 27-ATL 34, 48-59 cumulative; 3Q: LA 27-ATL 24, 75-83 cumulative; 4Q: LA 17-ATL 18, 92-101 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 27 points, while Atlanta Dream's high was 34; the final separation was 9 points.
The first-half margin was 11 points, compared with 2 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 52% from the field, 38% from three and 81% at the line; Atlanta Dream posted 49%, 32% and 87%. Rebounds finished 25-35, assists 18-22 and turnovers 18-17. The same team box reports a 48-54 split in paint points and 6-12 in offensive rebounds.
Erica Wheeler led Los Angeles Sparks with 20 points. Nneka Ogwumike supplied a team-high 5 rebounds, while Nneka Ogwumike led with 5 assists. For Atlanta Dream, the corresponding leaders were Angel Reese with 23 points, Angel Reese with 13 rebounds and Jordin Canada with 9 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 11 recorded participants from LA and 9 from ATL. 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. Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -136 and +116.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Los Angeles Sparks stood at 10-12 across 22 games and Atlanta Dream at 14-10 across 24. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 2-3. Scoring in those short windows was 451-473 for the away team and 441-441 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 0 wins and Atlanta Dream 1; aggregate scoring was 92-101. The teams are separated by 6 places in the overall order and by 8 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 | ATL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 52 | 49 |
| 3P% | 38 | 32 |
| FT% | 81 | 87 |
| Rebounds | 25 | 35 |
| Assists | 18 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 17 |
| Paint points | 48 | 54 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dearica Hamby * | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6-11 | 4 |
| Ariel Atkins * | 34 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 5-11 | -10 |
| Rae Burrell * | 33 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5-9 | 6 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 32 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 7-13 | -14 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 32 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 8-16 | -11 |
| Emma Cannon | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | -2 |
| Jihyun Park | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Kiana Williams | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2 |
| Chance Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Alissa Pili | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Kate Martin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -4 |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordin Canada * | 35 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 5-12 | 11 |
| Rhyne Howard * | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4-10 | 3 |
| Angel Reese * | 33 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 7-11 | 13 |
| Allisha Gray * | 33 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 8 |
| Naz Hillmon * | 32 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4-7 | 11 |
| Isobel Borlase | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 3 |
| Madina Okot | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3-4 | 9 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | -2 |
| Sika Kone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | -11 |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Aaliyah Nye | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |