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Los Angeles Sparks @ Minnesota Lynx 89–82

2026-08-06 21:00 · WNBA · Target Center, Minneapolis MN · Att. 12,824 · Prime Video

Los Angeles Sparks 2026 · Minnesota Lynx 2026 · 2026 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
LAS	21	19	26	23	89
MIN	22	26	23	11	82

Team stats

	Sparks	Lynx
Field goals	34-68 .500	31-73 .425
Three-pointers	9-24 .375	9-29 .310
Free throws	12-16 .750	11-13 .846
Offensive rebounds	10	14
Defensive rebounds	25	21
Total rebounds	35	35
Assists	27	17
Steals	6	7
Blocks	4	2
Turnovers	13	13
Personal fouls	13	22
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	46	28
Fast-break points	14	9
Points off turnovers	15	16
Largest lead	7	11
Lead changes	9	9

Los Angeles Sparks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Nneka Ogwumike C	30	16	7-13	2-4	0-0	3	4	7	0	2	1	5	0	-1
Erica Wheeler G	30	12	5-13	2-6	0-0	0	4	4	9	0	0	0	2	0
Ariel Atkins G	29	7	2-5	1-2	2-2	0	2	2	6	1	0	2	4	0
Rae Burrell F	28	17	5-11	3-6	4-4	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	-11
Dearica Hamby F	25	16	7-9	0-1	2-3	3	6	9	2	1	0	2	3	-7
Cameron Brink F	25	12	5-8	1-2	1-4	3	5	8	5	0	3	1	3	+22
Monique Akoa Makani G	19	7	3-7	0-2	1-1	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	+20
Chance Gray G	10	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	+8
Jihyun Park F	5	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4
Total	200	89	34-68	9-24	12-16	10	25	35	27	6	4	13	13

FG .500 · 3P .375 · FT .750

Did not play: Emma Cannon (dnp - coach's decision), Kate Martin (dnp - coach's decision), Kiana Williams (dnp - coach's decision)

Minnesota Lynx

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Courtney Williams G	34	12	5-12	1-3	1-1	1	7	8	0	1	1	1	2	+3
Olivia Miles G	34	23	8-16	3-6	4-4	1	7	8	5	2	0	5	3	+1
Kayla McBride F	34	15	5-13	3-8	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	-1
Napheesa Collier F	34	21	10-20	1-4	0-0	5	3	8	6	1	0	3	4	+1
Natasha Howard C	25	8	2-4	0-0	4-4	2	4	6	3	2	1	2	5	-9
Nia Coffey F	13	3	1-2	1-2	0-2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	+6
Maya Caldwell G	8	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	-12
Dorka Juhasz F	8	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-12
Antonia Delaere F	6	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6
Eliska Hamzova G	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-6
Total	200	82	31-73	9-29	11-13	14	21	35	17	7	2	13	22

FG .425 · 3P .310 · FT .846

Did not play: Anastasiia Olairi Kosu (dnp - coach's decision), Chloe Bibby (nwt - personal)

Officials: Randy Richardson, Teresa Stuck, Genesis Perrymond

Play-by-play

Show every play (380)

Quarter 1

10:00 MIN Dearica Hamby vs. Natasha Howard (Kayla McBride gains possession)
9:43 MIN Courtney Williams makes 23-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 0–3
9:29 LAS Erica Wheeler misses two point shot
9:27 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
9:17 MIN Kayla McBride makes driving layup (Natasha Howard assists) 0–5
9:06 LAS Nneka Ogwumike out of bounds bad pass turnover
8:54 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Dearica Hamby steals)
8:47 LAS Dearica Hamby makes two point shot (Erica Wheeler assists) 2–5
8:30 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 23-foot three point jumper
8:28 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
8:16 LAS Rae Burrell misses driving layup
8:15 LAS Dearica Hamby offensive rebound
8:12 LAS Dearica Hamby makes two point shot 4–5
7:55 MIN Courtney Williams makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists) 4–7
7:55 LAS Ariel Atkins shooting foul
7:55 MIN Courtney Williams makes free throw 1 of 1 4–8
7:36 LAS Erica Wheeler makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Rae Burrell assists) 7–8
7:24 MIN Nneka Ogwumike blocks Napheesa Collier's layup
7:23 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
7:22 MIN Napheesa Collier makes two point shot 7–10
7:03 LAS Ariel Atkins out of bounds bad pass turnover
6:45 MIN Napheesa Collier makes driving layup (Olivia Miles assists) 7–12
6:18 LAS Dearica Hamby misses 23-foot three point jumper
6:16 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
6:09 LAS Dearica Hamby shooting foul
6:09 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 7–13
6:09 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 7–14
5:49 LAS Rae Burrell misses driving layup
5:46 LAS Dearica Hamby offensive rebound
5:44 MIN Olivia Miles personal foul
5:37 LAS Rae Burrell misses 24-foot three point jumper
5:34 MIN Lynx defensive team rebound
5:26 LAS Erica Wheeler shooting foul
5:26 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2 7–15
5:26 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2 7–16
5:10 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 25-foot three point jumper
5:08 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
5:00 LAS Erica Wheeler shooting foul
5:00 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 1 of 2 7–17
5:00 MIN Eliska Joklova enters the game for Olivia Miles
5:00 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Napheesa Collier
5:00 LAS Monique Akoa Makani enters the game for Ariel Atkins
5:00 LAS Chance Gray enters the game for Erica Wheeler
5:00 MIN Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 7–18
4:39 LAS Monique Akoa Makani misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
4:38 LAS Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound
4:36 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 10-foot pullup jump shot 9–18
4:22 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul
4:22 MIN Kayla McBride offensive foul turnover
4:22 Official timeout
4:22 LAS Cameron Brink enters the game for Dearica Hamby
4:06 LAS Chance Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
4:04 LAS Rae Burrell offensive rebound
4:01 LAS Rae Burrell bad pass turnover (Eliska Joklova steals)
3:54 MIN Natasha Howard misses driving layup
3:52 LAS Chance Gray defensive rebound
3:36 LAS Rae Burrell makes 5-foot two point shot 11–18
3:20 MIN Kayla McBride misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
3:16 MIN Eliska Joklova offensive rebound
3:14 MIN Nia Coffey misses 22-foot three point jumper
3:10 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
3:09 MIN Natasha Howard makes two point shot 11–20
3:00 LAS Monique Akoa Makani out of bounds bad pass turnover
3:00 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Natasha Howard
3:00 MIN Dorka Juhasz enters the game for Courtney Williams
2:50 MIN Kayla McBride bad pass turnover (Chance Gray steals)
2:47 MIN Eliska Joklova shooting foul
2:47 LAS Chance Gray makes free throw 1 of 2 12–20
2:47 LAS Dearica Hamby enters the game for Rae Burrell
2:47 LAS Ariel Atkins enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike
2:47 LAS Chance Gray makes free throw 2 of 2 13–20
2:34 MIN Maya Caldwell misses 22-foot three point jumper
2:32 LAS Cameron Brink defensive rebound
2:16 LAS Cameron Brink makes 3-foot layup (Ariel Atkins assists) 15–20
1:53 MIN Kayla McBride misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
1:51 MIN Maya Caldwell offensive rebound
1:48 MIN Eliska Joklova misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:46 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
1:37 MIN Maya Caldwell personal foul
1:37 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Eliska Joklova
1:37 MIN Antonia Delaere enters the game for Nia Coffey
1:37 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Kayla McBride
1:28 LAS Ariel Atkins makes 3-foot layup (Dearica Hamby assists) 17–20
1:14 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 12-foot pullup jump shot 17–22
0:57 LAS Cameron Brink makes 1-foot layup (Monique Akoa Makani assists) 19–22
0:43 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:41 MIN Maya Caldwell offensive rebound
0:38 MIN Dorka Juhasz misses 22-foot three point jumper
0:36 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
0:34 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 10-foot two point shot
0:32 LAS Chance Gray defensive rebound
0:24 MIN Antonia Delaere personal foul
0:24 LAS Ariel Atkins makes free throw 1 of 2 20–22
0:24 MIN Courtney Williams enters the game for Maya Caldwell
0:24 LAS Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 2 21–22
0:02 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:01 LAS Monique Akoa Makani defensive rebound
0:00 End of the 1st Quarter

Quarter 2

10:00 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Antonia Delaere
10:00 MIN Kayla McBride enters the game for Dorka Juhasz
10:00 LAS Jihyun Park enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani
10:00 LAS Erica Wheeler enters the game for Chance Gray
9:45 LAS Ariel Atkins misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
9:42 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
9:33 MIN Kayla McBride misses layup
9:32 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
9:20 LAS Dearica Hamby makes driving layup (Cameron Brink assists) 23–22
9:07 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
9:06 MIN Olivia Miles offensive rebound
9:04 MIN Olivia Miles makes two point shot 23–24
8:40 LAS Dearica Hamby makes 3-foot layup (Erica Wheeler assists) 25–24
8:30 LAS Ariel Atkins personal foul
8:30 LAS Rae Burrell enters the game for Ariel Atkins
8:26 MIN Olivia Miles makes 1-foot layup (Natasha Howard assists) 25–26
8:07 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 20-foot jumper
8:05 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
8:05 MIN Napheesa Collier loose ball foul
8:05 LAS Nneka Ogwumike enters the game for Dearica Hamby
7:56 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
7:53 LAS Cameron Brink offensive rebound
7:48 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot
7:46 LAS Cameron Brink offensive rebound
7:46 MIN Courtney Williams shooting foul
7:46 LAS Cameron Brink misses free throw 1 of 2
7:46 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
7:46 LAS Cameron Brink makes free throw 2 of 2 26–26
7:32 MIN Natasha Howard makes layup (Napheesa Collier assists) 26–28
7:09 LAS Rae Burrell makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot 28–28
7:01 MIN Olivia Miles misses driving layup
6:59 LAS Rae Burrell defensive rebound
6:45 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Cameron Brink assists) 30–28
6:45 MIN Lynx Full timeout
6:45 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Napheesa Collier
6:22 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Nneka Ogwumike steals)
6:12 LAS Natasha Howard blocks Erica Wheeler 's 4-foot driving layup
6:10 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
6:05 MIN Courtney Williams makes 17-foot running pullup jump shot 30–30
5:51 MIN Nia Coffey shooting foul
5:51 LAS Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2 31–30
5:51 LAS Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2 32–30
5:33 MIN Olivia Miles misses two point shot
5:31 LAS Cameron Brink defensive rebound
5:27 LAS Rae Burrell makes 26-foot running jump shot (Cameron Brink assists) 35–30
5:17 MIN Olivia Miles offensive foul
5:17 MIN Olivia Miles offensive foul turnover
5:03 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
5:00 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
4:54 LAS Cameron Brink shooting foul
4:54 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 1 of 2 35–31
4:54 MIN Napheesa Collier enters the game for Natasha Howard
4:54 LAS Ariel Atkins enters the game for Jihyun Park
4:54 MIN Olivia Miles makes free throw 2 of 2 35–32
4:39 LAS Rae Burrell misses 7-foot two point shot
4:38 LAS Nneka Ogwumike offensive rebound
4:35 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot 37–32
4:12 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 22-foot three point jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 37–35
3:56 LAS Nneka Ogwumike bad pass turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
3:48 MIN Nia Coffey makes 23-foot running jump shot (Olivia Miles assists) 37–38
3:47 LAS Sparks Full timeout
3:47 LAS Dearica Hamby enters the game for Erica Wheeler
3:47 LAS Chance Gray enters the game for Cameron Brink
3:29 LAS Chance Gray misses driving layup
3:27 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
3:08 MIN Napheesa Collier makes layup 37–40
2:53 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
2:51 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
2:41 MIN Kayla McBride misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:39 MIN Nia Coffey offensive rebound
2:36 MIN Courtney Williams misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
2:33 LAS Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound
2:22 LAS Rae Burrell misses 23-foot three point jumper
2:17 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
2:07 MIN Olivia Miles makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot 37–43
1:45 MIN Nia Coffey shooting foul
1:45 LAS Dearica Hamby misses free throw 1 of 2
1:45 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
1:45 LAS Monique Akoa Makani enters the game for Chance Gray
1:45 LAS Dearica Hamby makes free throw 2 of 2 38–43
1:35 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Kayla McBride assists) 38–45
1:14 LAS Nneka Ogwumike out of bounds bad pass turnover
0:50 MIN Kayla McBride misses 25-foot three point jumper
0:47 MIN Nia Coffey offensive rebound
0:43 MIN Olivia Miles misses 23-foot three point jumper
0:41 LAS Ariel Atkins defensive rebound
0:36 LAS Dearica Hamby makes running layup (Ariel Atkins assists) 40–45
0:25 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 18-foot jumper
0:23 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
0:08 LAS Ariel Atkins offensive foul
0:08 LAS Ariel Atkins offensive foul turnover
0:08 LAS Erica Wheeler enters the game for Ariel Atkins
0:00 MIN Olivia Miles makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot 40–48
0:00 (00:00) [Sparks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)
0:00 End of the 2nd Quarter

Quarter 3

10:00 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Nia Coffey
10:00 LAS Ariel Atkins enters the game for Monique Akoa Makani
9:44 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 23-foot three point jumper (Rae Burrell assists) 43–48
9:28 MIN Napheesa Collier misses layup
9:26 LAS Dearica Hamby defensive rebound
9:23 LAS Dearica Hamby bad pass turnover (Olivia Miles steals)
9:19 LAS Dearica Hamby personal foul
9:13 MIN Courtney Williams misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
9:10 MIN Natasha Howard offensive rebound
9:05 MIN Olivia Miles makes 23-foot three pointer 43–51
8:46 LAS Rae Burrell makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Erica Wheeler assists) 46–51
8:34 MIN Kayla McBride makes 24-foot three point jumper (Napheesa Collier assists) 46–54
8:18 MIN Courtney Williams personal foul
8:07 LAS Ariel Atkins makes 24-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists) 49–54
7:48 MIN Olivia Miles bad pass turnover (Ariel Atkins steals)
7:43 LAS Erica Wheeler makes running layup (Ariel Atkins assists) 51–54
7:32 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 15-foot jumper (Olivia Miles assists) 51–56
7:17 LAS Erica Wheeler misses 26-foot three point jumper
7:15 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
7:09 MIN Courtney Williams misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
7:07 LAS Erica Wheeler defensive rebound
6:51 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 25-foot three point jumper
6:49 MIN Natasha Howard defensive rebound
6:40 MIN Courtney Williams bad pass turnover (Nneka Ogwumike steals)
6:26 LAS Nneka Ogwumike bad pass turnover (Natasha Howard steals)
6:20 MIN Olivia Miles makes running layup 51–58
6:00 LAS Nneka Ogwumike misses 7-foot jumper
5:58 LAS Dearica Hamby offensive rebound
5:55 LAS Dearica Hamby lost ball turnover (Natasha Howard steals)
5:52 LAS Ariel Atkins shooting foul
5:52 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2 51–59
5:52 MIN Maya Caldwell enters the game for Olivia Miles
5:52 LAS Monique Akoa Makani enters the game for Ariel Atkins
5:52 MIN Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2 51–60
5:35 MIN Kayla McBride personal foul
5:23 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 23-foot three point step back jumpshot (Dearica Hamby assists) 54–60
5:11 MIN Natasha Howard misses layup
5:09 LAS Nneka Ogwumike defensive rebound
5:02 MIN Natasha Howard shooting foul
5:02 LAS Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2 55–60
5:02 MIN Nia Coffey enters the game for Natasha Howard
5:02 LAS Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2 56–60
4:45 MIN Kayla McBride makes 23-foot three point jumper (Maya Caldwell assists) 56–63
4:33 LAS Dearica Hamby misses 3-foot hook shot
4:31 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
4:31 LAS Rae Burrell personal foul
4:31 Official timeout
4:31 LAS Cameron Brink enters the game for Dearica Hamby
4:18 LAS Cameron Brink shooting foul
4:18 LAS Sparks Full timeout
4:18 LAS (04:18) [Sparks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Sparks] charged with a timeout
4:18 MIN Nia Coffey misses free throw 1 of 2
4:18 MIN Lynx offensive team rebound
4:18 MIN Nia Coffey misses free throw 2 of 2
4:16 LAS Erica Wheeler defensive rebound
4:03 LAS Nneka Ogwumike bad pass turnover (Napheesa Collier steals)
3:53 MIN Courtney Williams misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
3:51 LAS Sparks defensive team rebound
3:51 LAS Chance Gray enters the game for Erica Wheeler
3:41 LAS Nneka Ogwumike makes 5-foot two point shot (Chance Gray assists) 58–63
3:30 MIN Kayla McBride makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Napheesa Collier assists) 58–65
3:09 LAS Rae Burrell misses 22-foot three point jumper
3:07 MIN Courtney Williams defensive rebound
2:57 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive foul
2:57 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive foul turnover
2:57 MIN Olivia Miles enters the game for Courtney Williams
2:44 LAS Cameron Brink misses 5-foot two point shot
2:42 MIN Napheesa Collier defensive rebound
2:35 MIN Napheesa Collier makes 9-foot pullup jump shot 58–67
2:20 LAS Monique Akoa Makani makes driving layup (Chance Gray assists) 60–67
2:20 MIN Maya Caldwell shooting foul
2:20 MIN Natasha Howard enters the game for Nia Coffey
2:20 LAS Dearica Hamby enters the game for Nneka Ogwumike
2:20 LAS Monique Akoa Makani makes free throw 1 of 1 61–67
2:03 MIN Antonia Delaere enters the game for Kayla McBride
2:03 LAS Erica Wheeler enters the game for Rae Burrell
1:59 MIN Napheesa Collier misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
1:57 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
1:55 MIN Napheesa Collier makes driving layup 61–69
1:43 LAS Cameron Brink makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists) 64–69
1:35 MIN Olivia Miles offensive foul
1:35 MIN Olivia Miles offensive foul turnover
1:16 LAS Chance Gray out of bounds bad pass turnover
1:01 MIN Cameron Brink blocks Napheesa Collier 's 3-foot two point shot
0:59 MIN Napheesa Collier offensive rebound
0:56 MIN Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:55 LAS Erica Wheeler defensive rebound
0:49 LAS Monique Akoa Makani misses 24-foot three point jumper
0:45 MIN Olivia Miles defensive rebound
0:36 MIN Natasha Howard offensive foul
0:36 MIN Natasha Howard offensive foul turnover
0:36 LAS Ariel Atkins enters the game for Chance Gray
0:20 LAS Monique Akoa Makani makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Erica Wheeler assists) 66–69
0:04 MIN Olivia Miles makes 18-foot pullup jump shot 66–71
0:00 LAS Monique Akoa Makani misses 41-foot three point pullup jump shot
0:00 LAS Sparks offensive team rebound
0:00 End of the 3rd Quarter

Quarter 4