Sparks with big time win over MIN on the road

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Another sloppy game on D with poor positioning and several missed layups, but
the Sparks managed a big W against their biggest foe. Only 3 players in DFs
with CP3 getting the lone DD. Stats were pretty even and MIN shot better, but
LA hit 7 more FTs to account for most of the difference. Sparks get 6 more
pts from their short bench than MIN. 70-64 Sparks win by 6.

Next games:
0813 @NYL 1200 (Sunday) SpecSN/SpecD
0816 @WAS 1600 (Wednesday) ESPN 2
0818 @CHI 1730 (Friday) SpecSN/SpecD

Game Dbl-figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Gray 23 (47 /40 /100)/ 3/ 3/ 0/ 2/ 2/ 1/+20
Parker 19 (42 /50 /86 )/10/ 3/ 2/ 1/ 3/ 5/+24 DD
Sims 14 (35 /17 /100)/ 2/ 5/ 1/ 0/ 2/ 2/ +9

Q1: Parker 7, Gray 5.
Q2: Gray 7, Parker 6.
HT: Parker 13, Gray 12, Sims 5.
Q3: Parker 6, Sims 5, Gray 4.
Q4: Gray 7, Sims 4.

Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Sparks Opponent Sparks Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAS OPP
1 7-17 2-5 4-4 9-14 2-3 0-0 41.2 40 100 64.3 66.7 0 20 20
2 6-15 1-4 3-3 6-14 1-3 3-4 40 25 100 42.9 33.3 75 16 16
H 13-32 3-9 7-7 15-28 3-6 3-4 40.6 33.3 100 53.6 50 75 36 36
3 6-16 3-4 6-7 4-18 0-4 0-0 37.5 75 85.7 22.2 0.0 0 21 8
A3 19-48 6-13 13-14 19-46 3-10 3-4 39.6 46.2 92.9 41.3 30 75 57 44
4 5-16 1-6 2-2 7-15 1-2 5-7 31.3 16.7 100 46.7 50 71.4 13 20
F 24-64 7-19 15-16 26-61 4-12 8-11 37.5 36.8 93.8 42.6 33.3 72.7 70 64

Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Sparks Opponent Diff
Q OR RB AS TO ST BL PF OR RB AS TO ST BL PF OR RB AS TO ST BL PF
1 2 4 5 4 3 0 2 1 7 6 6 1 2 3 +1 -3 -1 -2 +2 -2 -1
2 0 7 3 4 2 0 5 1 8 5 4 2 1 5 -1 -1 -2 -1
H 2 11 8 8 5 0 7 2 15 11 10 3 3 8 -4 -3 -2 +2 -3 -1
3 3 12 4 4 2 2 5 3 9 1 4 1 1 5 +3 +3 +1 +1
A3 5 23 12 12 7 2 12 5 24 12 14 4 4 13 -1 -2 +3 -2 -1
4 1 7 3 3 0 1 5 2 11 4 2 1 0 2 -1 -4 -1 +1 -1 +1 +3
F 6 30 15 15 7 3 17 7 35 16 16 5 4 15 -1 -5 -1 -1 +2 -1 +2


WNBA Final Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Sparks 20 16 21 13 70
Minnesota Lynx 20 16 8 20 64 Final

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Alana Beard F 33:49 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 4 3 0 0 4 2 6 +4
Nneka Ogwumike F 36:41 1-8 0-1 1-1 2 8 4 4 1 0 1 3 3 8 +5
Candace Parker C 32:25 5-12 3-6 6-7 1 10 3 3 1 2 2 5 19 6 +24
Odyssey Sims G 36:22 6-17 1-6 1-1 1 2 5 2 0 1 0 2 14 6 +9
Chelsea Gray G 37:28 8-17 2-5 5-5 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 1 23 6 +20
Jantel Lavender 15:08 1-5 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 -2 +2
Sydney Wiese 8:07 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 +5
Essence Carson 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Maimouna Diarra 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Sandrine Gruda 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Tiffany Jackson- 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Riquna Williams 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 24-64 7-19 15-16 6 30 15 15 7 3 0 17 70
Percent 37.5% 36.8% 93.8%

Biggest Lead: 15; Bench Pts: 9; Fast Break Pts: 6; Points in Paint: 22
Technical Fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Maya Moore F 35:06 4-10 0-2 4-4 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 2 12 2 +13
Rebekkah Brunson F 26:01 6-12 1-2 1-2 2 9 0 2 0 0 1 4 14 0 +14
Sylvia Fowles C 38:14 8-15 0-0 1-2 4 13 2 3 1 3 0 1 17 -2 +25
Seimone Augustus G 35:05 4-9 0-1 0-0 0 7 6 1 0 0 0 1 8 4 +15
Renee Montgomery G 38:14 3-9 2-4 2-3 0 0 5 4 1 0 2 3 10 -2 +5
Plenette Pierson 13:59 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 3 -6 +0
Natasha Howard 4:12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -7 -1
Jia Perkins 7:23 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -15 -1
Alexis Jones 1:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 +0
Temi Fagbenle 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Lindsay Whalen 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 26-61 4-12 8-11 7 35 16 16 5 4 0 15 64
Percent 42.6% 33.3% 72.7%

Biggest Lead: 6; Bench Pts: 3; Fast Break Pts: 6; Points in Paint: 26
Technical Fouls: 1

Lead Changes: 4, Times Tied: 3
Venue: Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Officials: 55 Eric Brewton, 41 Cheryl Flores, 26 Jonathan Sterling


WNBA Q1 Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Sparks 20 0 0 0 20
Minnesota Lynx 20 0 0 0 20 End of 1st Qtr

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Alana Beard F 10:00 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 +3
Nneka Ogwumike F 7:54 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 +0
Candace Parker C 7:07 2-4 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 -1 +7
Odyssey Sims G 8:38 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 -4 +3
Chelsea Gray G 9:36 1-4 1-2 2-2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 0 +3
Jantel Lavender 4:59 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -4 +0
Sydney Wiese 1:46 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 +2
Essence Carson 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Maimouna Diarra 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Sandrine Gruda 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Tiffany Jackson- 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Riquna Williams 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 7-17 2-5 4-4 2 4 5 4 3 0 0 2 20
Percent 41.2% 40.0% 100%

Biggest Lead: 6; Bench Pts: 4; Fast Break Pts: 2; Points in Paint: 8
Technical Fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Maya Moore F 10:00 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 +3
Rebekkah Brunson F 3:31 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -6 +2
Sylvia Fowles C 8:14 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 4 +5
Seimone Augustus G 8:14 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 +7
Renee Montgomery G 8:14 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 +5
Plenette Pierson 6:29 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 +4
Natasha Howard 1:46 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 +0
Jia Perkins 1:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -1
Alexis Jones 1:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 +0
Temi Fagbenle 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Lindsay Whalen 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 9-14 2-3 0-0 1 7 6 6 1 2 0 3 20
Percent 64.3% 66.7% 0.0%

Biggest Lead: 4; Bench Pts: 3; Fast Break Pts: 0; Points in Paint: 8
Technical Fouls: 0

Lead Changes: 3, Times Tied: 1
Venue: Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Officials: 55 Eric Brewton, 41 Cheryl Flores, 26 Jonathan Sterling


WNBA HT Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Sparks 20 16 0 0 36
Minnesota Lynx 20 16 0 0 36 Halftime

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Alana Beard F 15:43 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 4 2 0 0 3 2 0 +1
Nneka Ogwumike F 17:54 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 +0
Candace Parker C 17:07 4-8 2-3 3-3 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 13 -1 +15
Odyssey Sims G 18:38 2-5 0-2 1-1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 -4 +5
Chelsea Gray G 18:00 4-9 1-3 3-3 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 12 3 +11
Jantel Lavender 9:13 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -4 -1
Sydney Wiese 3:25 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 +2
Essence Carson 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Maimouna Diarra 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Sandrine Gruda 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Tiffany Jackson- 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Riquna Williams 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 13-32 3-9 7-7 2 11 8 8 5 0 0 7 36
Percent 40.6% 33.3% 100%

Biggest Lead: 6; Bench Pts: 4; Fast Break Pts: 2; Points in Paint: 16
Technical Fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Maya Moore F 17:32 2-3 0-0 2-2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6 5 +7
Rebekkah Brunson F 11:51 2-5 0-1 0-0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 4 -4 +3
Sylvia Fowles C 18:14 4-8 0-0 1-2 1 5 2 2 1 2 0 1 9 4 +12
Seimone Augustus G 18:14 4-6 0-0 0-0 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 +13
Renee Montgomery G 18:14 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 6 4 +5
Plenette Pierson 8:09 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 +4
Natasha Howard 1:46 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 +0
Jia Perkins 4:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -9 +0
Alexis Jones 1:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 +0
Temi Fagbenle 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Lindsay Whalen 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 15-28 3-6 3-4 2 15 11 10 3 3 0 8 36
Percent 53.6% 50.0% 75.0%

Biggest Lead: 6; Bench Pts: 3; Fast Break Pts: 2; Points in Paint: 16
Technical Fouls: 0

Lead Changes: 3, Times Tied: 2
Venue: Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Officials: 55 Eric Brewton, 41 Cheryl Flores, 26 Jonathan Sterling


WNBA Q3 Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Los Angeles Sparks 20 16 21 0 57
Minnesota Lynx 20 16 8 0 44 End of 3rd Qtr

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Alana Beard F 23:49 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 4 3 0 0 3 2 13 +3
Nneka Ogwumike F 26:41 0-6 0-1 1-1 2 6 4 3 1 0 1 2 1 15 +3
Candace Parker C 24:41 5-11 3-5 6-7 0 8 2 3 1 1 2 4 19 9 +21
Odyssey Sims G 28:38 4-10 1-3 1-1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 10 9 +8
Chelsea Gray G 27:28 6-12 1-3 3-3 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 0 16 13 +16
Jantel Lavender 12:52 1-4 0-0 2-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 +3
Sydney Wiese 5:51 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 +5
Essence Carson 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Maimouna Diarra 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Sandrine Gruda 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Tiffany Jackson- 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Riquna Williams 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 19-48 6-13 13-14 5 23 12 12 7 2 0 12 57
Percent 39.6% 46.2% 92.9%

Biggest Lead: 13; Bench Pts: 9; Fast Break Pts: 4; Points in Paint: 20
Technical Fouls: 0

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Maya Moore F 25:06 3-6 0-1 2-2 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 -5 +10
Rebekkah Brunson F 16:01 3-8 0-1 0-0 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 4 6 -7 +5
Sylvia Fowles C 28:14 6-11 0-0 1-2 3 8 2 2 1 3 0 1 13 -9 +19
Seimone Augustus G 25:05 4-8 0-1 0-0 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 1 8 -3 +12
Renee Montgomery G 28:14 2-7 2-4 0-0 0 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 6 -9 +2
Plenette Pierson 13:59 1-3 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 3 3 -6 +0
Natasha Howard 4:12 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -7 -1
Jia Perkins 7:23 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 -15 -1
Alexis Jones 1:46 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 +0
Temi Fagbenle 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Lindsay Whalen 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 19-46 3-10 3-4 5 24 12 14 4 4 0 13 44
Percent 41.3% 30.0% 75.0%

Biggest Lead: 6; Bench Pts: 3; Fast Break Pts: 4; Points in Paint: 22
Technical Fouls: 4

Lead Changes: 4, Times Tied: 3
Venue: Xcel Energy Center - St. Paul, MN
Officials: 55 Eric Brewton, 41 Cheryl Flores, 26 Jonathan Sterling