| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TOR | 17 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 95 |
 LA | 28 | 18 | 28 | 25 | 99 |
Los Angeles Sparks survived it 99–95 — a 4-point game that stayed live to the final whistle. B. Sykes led all scorers (27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST). The game turned on a 12-0 Sparks run. The Sparks lived in the paint, 54 points to 30, and that was the margin. Sparks won Q1 by 11 (17–28), the period that decided it. Field goals: Tempo 44%, Sparks 64%. From deep: Tempo 36%, Sparks 43%. Rebounds: Tempo 26, Sparks 24. Turnovers: Tempo 14, Sparks 16. Points in the paint: Tempo 30, Sparks 54.
The Sparks sit 6th in the Western Conference, 16 games back, winners of 2 straight, 3-7 over their last 10. The Tempo sit 6th in the Eastern Conference, 15 games back, losers of 4 straight, 1-9 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.
Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2Score88-92Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score89-92Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2Score89-93Kelsey Plum makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)Score89-95Brittney Sykes makes technical free throwScore90-95Nyara Sabally makes free throw 1 of 2Score91-95Nyara Sabally makes free throw 2 of 2Score92-95Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2Score92-96Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2Score92-97Cameron Brink makes free throw 1 of 2Score92-98Cameron Brink makes free throw 2 of 2Score92-99Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 3Score93-99Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 3Score94-99Brittney Sykes makes free throw 3 of 3Score95-99Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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