| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA | 22 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 88 |
 SEA | 17 | 23 | 27 | 16 | 83 |
Los Angeles Sparks survived it 88–83 — a 5-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. N. Ogwumike led all scorers (24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST). N. Hiedeman answered with 16 for the Storm, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 11-0 Storm run. It changed hands 11 times and was tied on 7 separate occasions. The Sparks won the glass 38–35, and that was the margin. Sparks won Q4 by 6 (22–16), the period that decided it. Field goals: Sparks 39%, Storm 47%. From deep: Sparks 26%, Storm 31%. Rebounds: Sparks 38, Storm 35. Turnovers: Sparks 10, Storm 15. Points in the paint: Sparks 34, Storm 36.
The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Storm sit 8th in the Western Conference, 23 games back, coming off a loss, 2-8 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 free throw 1 of 2Score78-73Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2Score79-73Natisha Hiedeman makes 3-foot two point shot (Dominique Malonga assists)Score79-75Nneka Ogwumike makes 13-foot pullup jump shotScore81-75Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 1 of 2Score81-76Natisha Hiedeman makes free throw 2 of 2Score81-77Erica Wheeler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nneka Ogwumike assists)Score84-77Natisha Hiedeman makes 7-foot two point shot (Jordan Horston assists)Score84-79Dearica Hamby makes 3-foot layup (Kelsey Plum assists)Score86-79Dominique Malonga makes free throw 1 of 2Score86-80Dominique Malonga makes free throw 2 of 2Score86-81Jordan Horston makes 7-foot floating jump shot (Natisha Hiedeman assists)Score86-83Erica Wheeler makes free throw 1 of 2Score87-83Erica Wheeler makes free throw 2 of 2Score88-83Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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