FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Los Angeles Sparks
vs Connecticut Sun
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA | 20 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 77 |
| CON | 27 | 19 | 26 | 13 | 85 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Connecticut Sun finished ahead of Los Angeles Sparks, 85-77, a 8-point margin. The first-half totals were 40 for Los Angeles Sparks and 46 for Connecticut Sun; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 37 and 39. The combined final of 162 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: LA 20-CON 27, 20-27 cumulative; 2Q: LA 20-CON 19, 40-46 cumulative; 3Q: LA 15-CON 26, 55-72 cumulative; 4Q: LA 22-CON 13, 77-85 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 22 points, while Connecticut Sun's high was 27; the final separation was 8 points.
The first-half margin was 6 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.
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. Connecticut Sun are 7-22, No. 14 overall and No. 7 in the East, 12 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are -136 and -205.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Los Angeles Sparks stood at 10-19 across 29 games and Connecticut Sun at 8-23 across 31. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 0-5 and 1-4. Scoring in those short windows was 420-454 for the away team and 420-468 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 0 wins and Connecticut Sun 2; aggregate scoring was 158-169. The teams are separated by 3 places in the overall order and by 3 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.