Los Angeles Sparks at Seattle Storm
· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Nneka Ogwumike scores season-high 26 against her former team as the Storm beat the Sparks 95-79
Seattle has won seven of its last eight games, with the lone loss coming against Minnesota on Sunday.
Seattle scored on four straight possessions down the stretch to seal it. Skylar Diggins-Smith drove into the lane and passed it out to Ogwumike for a corner 3-pointer to make it 79-70. Diggins-Smith added a 3-pointer on Seattle’s next possession for a 12-point lead. Ogwumike capped the 8-0 run.
Diggins-Smith finished with 19 points, five rebounds and six assists for Seattle. Sami Whitcomb made three 3-pointers to finish with nine points. Ezi Magbegor grabbed 13 boards to help the Storm outrebound the Sparks 45-33.
Li Yueru scored a career-high 18 points for Los Angeles (4-8). Dearica Hamby had 16 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and Aari McDonald added 15 points off the bench.
Ogwumike recorded her 364th straight game with at least one rebound, breaking a tie with Lisa Leslie for the second-longest streak in WNBA history behind Candace Parker with 410. Magbegor had her eighth straight game with at least three blocks.
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf sat courtside and chatted with Loyd after the game.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 95 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 95 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Kiana Williams makes 35-foot three point jumper (Nika Muhl assists) | 79 - 95 |
| 4th 5.1 |  |
Aari McDonald makes free throw 1 of 1 | 79 - 92 |
| 4th 5.1 | |
Nika Muhl shooting foul | 78 - 92 |
Statistics
 LA |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-69 | FG | 37-79 |
| 39.1 | Field Goal % | 46.8 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 30.0 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
| 19-24 | FT | 13-18 |
| 79.2 | Free Throw % | 72.2 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 8,202 · Capacity:
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