| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA | 19 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 85 |
 POR | 9 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 75 |
N. Ogwumike led all scorers (17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST). N. Puoch answered with 12 for the Fire, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 12-0 Sparks run. The ball moved for the Sparks — 22 assists to 15, and that was the margin. Sparks won Q1 by 10 (19–9), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sparks 41%, Fire 44%. From deep: Sparks 29%, Fire 22%. Rebounds: Sparks 31, Fire 30. Turnovers: Sparks 21, Fire 24. Points in the paint: Sparks 34, Fire 38.
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.
Ta'Niya Latson makes free throw 2 of 2Score78-62Haley Jones makes 4-foot two point shot (Jordan Harrison assists)Score78-64Sania Feagin makes running layup (Chance Gray assists)Score80-64Nyadiew Puoch makes free throw 1 of 2Score80-65Nyadiew Puoch makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-66Chance Gray makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ta'Niya Latson assists)Score83-66Sevgi Uzun makes two point shot (Ta'Niya Latson assists)Score85-66Frieda Bühner makes free throw 2 of 2Score85-67Jordan Harrison makes technical free throwScore85-68Nyadiew Puoch makes running layup (Maya Caldwell assists)Score85-70Jordan Harrison makes free throw 1 of 2Score85-71Jordan Harrison makes free throw 2 of 2Score85-72Serah Williams makes free throw 1 of 2Score85-73Frieda Bühner makes driving layup (Jordan Harrison assists)Score85-75Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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