FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Los Angeles Sparks
vs Chicago Sky
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 17 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 82 |
| CHI | 16 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 96 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Chicago Sky finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 96-82, a 14-point margin. The first-half totals were 36 for Los Angeles Sparks and 49 for Chicago Sky; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 46 and 47. The combined final of 178 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LA 17-CHI 16, 17-16 cumulative; 2Q: LA 19-CHI 33, 36-49 cumulative; 3Q: LA 27-CHI 20, 63-69 cumulative; 4Q: LA 19-CHI 27, 82-96 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 Chicago Sky's high was 33; the final separation was 14 points.
The first-half margin was 13 points, compared with 1 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 45% from the field, 23% from three and 78% at the line; Chicago Sky posted 46%, 34% and 69%. Rebounds finished 34-34, assists 20-27 and turnovers 17-9. The same team box reports a 40-42 split in paint points and 6-8 in offensive rebounds.
Nneka Ogwumike led Los Angeles Sparks with 18 points. Nneka Ogwumike supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Rae Burrell led with 5 assists. For Chicago Sky, the corresponding leaders were Sydney Taylor with 19 points, Kamilla Cardoso with 11 rebounds and Natasha Cloud with 9 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from LA and 11 from CHI. 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. Chicago Sky are 11-18, No. 9 overall and No. 5 in the East, 8 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -136 and -53.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Los Angeles Sparks stood at 10-14 across 24 games and Chicago Sky at 9-16 across 25. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 2-3 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 469-472 for the away team and 446-436 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Los Angeles Sparks recorded 1 wins and Chicago Sky 1; aggregate scoring was 184-183. The teams are separated by 2 places in the overall order and by 1 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 | CHI |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 45 | 46 |
| 3P% | 23 | 34 |
| FT% | 78 | 69 |
| Rebounds | 34 | 34 |
| Assists | 20 | 27 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 9 |
| Paint points | 40 | 42 |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Atkins * | 34 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3-11 | -1 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 32 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 5-12 | -13 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 31 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 8-15 | -17 |
| Rae Burrell * | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3-7 | -21 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6-10 | -1 |
| Cameron Brink | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2-6 | -4 |
| Chance Gray | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 2 |
| Jihyun Park | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | -9 |
| Emma Cannon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Kate Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Kelsey Plum | LEFT LEG INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kiana Williams | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Chicago Sky
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natasha Cloud * | 32 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 5-10 | 11 |
| Azura Stevens * | 28 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5-12 | 10 |
| Sydney Taylor * | 26 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 20 |
| Kamilla Cardoso * | 24 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 6-8 | 15 |
| Courtney Vandersloot * | 15 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | -14 |
| Jacy Sheldon | 28 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 6-12 | 20 |
| Elizabeth Williams | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | -1 |
| Gabriela Jaquez | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3-9 | -4 |
| Chloe Bibby | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -5 |
| Rachel Banham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 9 |
| Aicha Coulibaly | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 9 |
| Skylar Diggins | KNEE INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| DiJonai Carrington | FOOT INJURY | – | – | – | –-– | – |