| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 POR | 21 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 72 |
 LA | 24 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 89 |
D. Hamby led all scorers (22 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST). Gustafson answered with 16 for the Fire, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 9-0 Sparks run. It changed hands 8 times and was tied on 9 separate occasions. The Sparks lived in the paint, 44 points to 42, and that was the margin. Sparks won Q3 by 11 (12–23), the period that decided it. Field goals: Fire 36%, Sparks 43%. From deep: Fire 11%, Sparks 27%. Rebounds: Fire 42, Sparks 42. Turnovers: Fire 17, Sparks 12. Points in the paint: Fire 42, Sparks 44.
The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Fire sit 5th in the Western Conference, 15 games back, coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
The most recent baskets, with the running score beside each one. Basketball scores too often to list a game end to end, so this is the latest stretch of it rather than the whole.
Bridget Carleton makes free throw 2 of 2Score61-77Emily Engstler makes 3-foot layup (Sarah Ashlee Barker assists)Score63-77Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2Score63-78Bridget Carleton makes 25-foot three point jumper (Teja Oblak assists)Score66-78Nneka Ogwumike makes 11-foot turnaround jump shotScore66-80Dearica Hamby makes free throw 1 of 2Score66-81Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2Score66-82Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2Score66-83Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2Score66-84Megan Gustafson makes 3-foot layup (Sarah Ashlee Barker assists)Score68-84Emily Engstler makes running layupScore70-84Megan Gustafson makes 3-foot two point shot (Bridget Carleton assists)Score72-84Nneka Ogwumike makes 22-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)Score72-87Dearica Hamby makes two point shotScore72-89Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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