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 | 36 | 17 | 32 | 28 | 113 |
| LA | 30 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 109 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
New York Liberty finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 113-109, a 4-point margin. The first-half totals were 53 for New York Liberty and 56 for Los Angeles Sparks; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 60 and 53. The combined final of 222 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: NY 36-LA 30, 36-30 cumulative; 2Q: NY 17-LA 26, 53-56 cumulative; 3Q: NY 32-LA 28, 85-84 cumulative; 4Q: NY 28-LA 25, 113-109 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 36 points, while Los Angeles Sparks's high was 30; the final separation was 4 points.
The first-half margin was 3 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
New York Liberty recorded 59% from the field, 53% from three and 88% at the line; Los Angeles Sparks posted 60%, 52% and 71%. Rebounds finished 28-21, assists 27-35 and turnovers 17-15. The same team box reports a 48-46 split in paint points and 7-2 in offensive rebounds.
Breanna Stewart led New York Liberty with 29 points. Sabrina Ionescu supplied a team-high 7 rebounds, while Breanna Stewart led with 7 assists. For Los Angeles Sparks, the corresponding leaders were Rae Burrell with 24 points, Cameron Brink with 6 rebounds and Nneka Ogwumike with 9 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 9 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 16-12 across 28 games and Los Angeles Sparks at 10-17 across 27. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 3-2 and 0-5. Scoring in those short windows was 486-502 for the away team and 442-481 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, New York Liberty recorded 1 wins and Los Angeles Sparks 1; aggregate scoring was 210-207. 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% | 59 | 60 |
| 3P% | 53 | 52 |
| FT% | 88 | 71 |
| Rebounds | 28 | 21 |
| Assists | 27 | 35 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 15 |
| Paint points | 48 | 46 |
New York Liberty
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breanna Stewart * | 37 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 11-19 | 9 |
| Sabrina Ionescu * | 36 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 9-16 | 7 |
| Jonquel Jones * | 24 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4-6 | -23 |
| Rebecca Allen * | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | -15 |
| Pauline Astier * | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-2 | -6 |
| Rebekah Gardner | 23 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 5-6 | 17 |
| Marine Fauthoux | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4-6 | 7 |
| Han Xu | 21 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 29 |
| Raquel Carrera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Los Angeles Sparks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ariel Atkins * | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6-8 | -4 |
| Rae Burrell * | 34 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 10-17 | -2 |
| Dearica Hamby * | 33 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | -8 |
| Nneka Ogwumike * | 28 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 9-12 | 4 |
| Erica Wheeler * | 27 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 6-9 | 15 |
| Cameron Brink | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5-9 | -4 |
| Chance Gray | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | -21 |
| Jihyun Park | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 9 |
| Kiana Williams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Emma Cannon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Kate Martin | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |