| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA | 17 | 19 | 27 | 19 | 82 |
 CHI | 16 | 33 | 20 | 27 | 96 |
Chicago Sky took it 96–82 over the Sparks. S. Taylor led all scorers (19 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST). N. Ogwumike answered with 18 for the Sparks, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 11-0 Sky run. The ball moved for the Sky — 27 assists to 20, and that was the margin. Sky won Q2 by 14 (19–33), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sparks 45%, Sky 46%. From deep: Sparks 23%, Sky 34%. Rebounds: Sparks 34, Sky 34. Turnovers: Sparks 18, Sky 9. Points in the paint: Sparks 40, Sky 42.
The Sky sit 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11 games back, losers of 3 straight, 4-6 over their last 10. The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 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.
Nneka Ogwumike makes 2-foot layup (Erica Wheeler assists)Score72-82Natasha Cloud makes 18-foot pullup jump shotScore72-84Rae Burrell makes 2-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists)Score74-84Natasha Cloud makes 24-foot three pointerScore74-87Erica Wheeler makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)Score76-87Courtney Vandersloot makes 24-foot three point jumper (Azura Stevens assists)Score76-90Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2Score76-91Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2Score76-92Jihyun Park makes 9-foot pullup jump shot (Chance Gray assists)Score78-92Kamilla Cardoso makes 2-foot layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)Score78-94Cameron Brink makes free throw 1 of 2Score79-94Cameron Brink makes free throw 2 of 2Score80-94Natasha Cloud makes driving layupScore80-96Ariel Atkins makes 2-foot two point shotScore82-96Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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