| Qtr | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TOR | 27 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 106 |
 LA | 21 | 19 | 27 | 29 | 96 |
B. Sykes led all scorers (38 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST). K. Plum answered with 28 for the Sparks, but it wasn't enough. The game turned on a 6-0 Tempo run. The Tempo got out in transition for 8 fast-break points to 4, and that was the margin. Tempo won Q1 by 6 (27–21), the period that decided it. Field goals: Tempo 48%, Sparks 52%. From deep: Tempo 38%, Sparks 30%. Rebounds: Tempo 25, Sparks 26. Turnovers: Tempo 12, Sparks 14. Points in the paint: Tempo 38, Sparks 48.
The Tempo sit 6th in the Eastern Conference, 15 games back, losers of 4 straight, 1-9 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.
Teonni Key makes two point shotScore96-84Nneka Ogwumike makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)Score96-87Kelsey Plum makes running layupScore96-89Maria Conde makes 1-foot layup (Brittney Sykes assists)Score98-89Kelsey Plum makes driving layupScore98-91Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2Score99-91Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score100-91Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2Score101-91Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2Score102-91Kiki Rice makes free throw 1 of 2Score103-91Kiki Rice makes free throw 2 of 2Score104-91Kate Martin makes 25-foot three pointer (Kelsey Plum assists)Score104-94Brittney Sykes makes driving layupScore106-94Dearica Hamby makes two point shotScore106-96Each side's next fixtures, with the date and who travels.
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