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New York Liberty @ Los Angeles Sparks 76–69

2023-08-01 · WNBA · crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles CA · Att. 6,498 · NBA TV

New York Liberty 2023 · Los Angeles Sparks 2023 · 2023 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
NYL	14	18	18	26	76
LAS	19	15	20	15	69

Team stats

	Liberty	Sparks
Field goals	28-66 .424	24-70 .343
Three-pointers	8-33 .242	6-20 .300
Free throws	12-15 .800	15-16 .938
Offensive rebounds	13	12
Defensive rebounds	27	23
Total rebounds	40	35
Assists	20	18
Steals	6	7
Blocks	6	1
Turnovers	15	13
Personal fouls	16	17
Technical fouls	0	0
Points in the paint	34	32
Fast-break points	3	8
Points off turnovers	13	12
Largest lead	7	8

New York Liberty

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Breanna Stewart F	38	16	7-19	1-9	1-2	5	7	12	4	4	3	1	3	+9
Sabrina Ionescu G	34	11	3-12	1-8	4-4	1	2	3	3	0	1	5	2	+12
Courtney Vandersloot G	31	23	9-14	4-5	1-2	1	6	7	6	1	1	2	3	+12
Betnijah Laney-Hamilton F	31	9	4-11	0-4	1-2	1	2	3	4	0	0	2	3	+8
Jonquel Jones F	29	9	2-3	0-1	5-5	3	5	8	1	0	0	1	2	+9
Marine Johannes G	14	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	2	-10
Jocelyn Willoughby G	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1
Nyara Sabally F	8	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	+5
Kayla Thornton F	6	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	-9
Han Xu C	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	200	76	28-66	8-33	12-15	13	27	40	20	6	6	15	16

FG .424 · 3P .242 · FT .800

Did not play: Epiphanny Prince (coach's decision)

Los Angeles Sparks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Jordin Canada G	40	13	4-19	1-7	4-4	1	2	3	6	3	0	6	3	-7
Nneka Ogwumike F	33	20	8-16	0-0	4-4	2	6	8	1	2	1	1	3	-1
Karlie Samuelson F	33	8	2-4	1-3	3-3	0	6	6	2	1	0	0	3	+1
Layshia Clarendon G	28	11	4-9	1-2	2-2	3	0	3	3	1	0	3	3	-6
Azura Stevens F	22	8	3-8	2-3	0-0	0	4	4	3	0	0	1	3	-6
Dearica Hamby F	25	6	2-7	0-1	2-3	4	3	7	1	0	0	0	2	-7
Jasmine Thomas G	13	3	1-4	1-3	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	+1
Rae Burrell G	6	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-10
Destanni Henderson G	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	200	69	24-70	6-20	15-16	12	23	35	18	7	1	13	17

FG .343 · 3P .300 · FT .938

Did not play: Zia Cooke (coach's decision), Evina Westbrook (coach's decision)

Officials: Angel Kent, Biniam Maru, Eric Brewton

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (10:04 PM EST)
10:00 LAS Jump Ball Stevens vs. Jones: Tip to Canada
9:44 LAS MISS Canada 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
9:40 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:26 NYL Jones 2' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Ionescu 1 AST) 2–0
9:01 LAS Ogwumike 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Samuelson 1 AST) 2–2
8:51 NYL MISS Ionescu 27' 3PT Jump Shot
8:46 LAS Samuelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:33 LAS Stevens 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Clarendon 1 AST) 2–5
8:15 NYL Laney 3' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST) 4–5
8:02 LAS MISS Clarendon 15' Pullup Jump Shot
7:58 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:56 LAS Ogwumike P.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:45 NYL Ionescu 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Laney 1 AST) 7–5
7:24 LAS MISS Ogwumike 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
7:20 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
7:10 NYL MISS Vandersloot 3PT Jump Shot
7:06 LAS Samuelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:58 LAS MISS Ogwumike 2' Driving Layup
6:55 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:52 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
6:47 LAS Samuelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:43 LAS MISS Canada 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
6:40 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
6:36 NYL MISS Laney 3PT Running Jump Shot
6:35 SPARKS Rebound
6:35 NYL Ionescu L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
6:20 LAS Samuelson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Ogwumike 1 AST) 7–7
5:54 NYL Laney 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 9–7
5:39 LAS MISS Ogwumike 3' Hook Shot
5:36 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
5:26 NYL MISS Vandersloot 13' Pullup Jump Shot
5:22 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
5:15 NYL MISS Laney 3PT Jump Shot
5:11 LAS Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:49 LAS Clarendon 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Stevens 1 AST) 9–9
4:34 NYL Ionescu 2' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Vandersloot 1 AST) 11–9
4:12 LAS MISS Clarendon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
4:08 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
3:59 LAS Clarendon P.FOUL (P1.T2)
3:59 Timeout: Official
3:59 LAS SUB: Thomas FOR Stevens
3:59 LAS SUB: Hamby FOR Clarendon
3:59 NYL SUB: Johannès FOR Jones
3:59 NYL SUB: Thornton FOR Vandersloot
3:46 NYL MISS Johannès 3PT Jump Shot
3:43 LAS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
3:37 LAS Hamby 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST) 11–11
3:37 NYL Johannès S.FOUL (P1.T2)
3:37 LAS Hamby Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3:16 NYL MISS Ionescu 27' 3PT Jump Shot
3:11 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
3:06 NYL Thornton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ionescu 2 AST) 14–12
2:39 LAS Ogwumike 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST) 14–14
2:29 NYL Ionescu Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
2:16 LAS MISS Ogwumike 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
2:12 NYL Johannès REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:07 LAS Canada P.FOUL (P1.T3)
2:07 NYL SUB: Willoughby FOR Laney
2:04 NYL Ionescu Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
2:04 LAS Ogwumike STEAL (1 STL)
2:00 LAS Canada 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 14–16
1:50 LAS Thomas Violation:Kicked Ball
1:50 NYL SUB: Vandersloot FOR Ionescu
1:45 NYL MISS Johannès 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
1:40 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
1:35 LAS Ogwumike 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Samuelson 2 AST) 14–18
1:09 NYL MISS Vandersloot 7' Floating Jump Shot
1:05 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
1:04 NYL MISS Stewart 3PT Jump Shot
1:00 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:52 LAS Thomas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
0:52 NYL Stewart STEAL (1 STL)
0:38 NYL MISS Stewart 7' Pullup Jump Shot
0:36 LAS Samuelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
0:29 LAS MISS Canada 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
0:28 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:28 NYL Johannès S.FOUL (P2.T3)
0:28 LAS Hamby Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
0:28 LAS SUB: Stevens FOR Ogwumike
0:28 LAS SUB: Burrell FOR Samuelson
0:28 NYL SUB: Jones FOR Stewart
0:28 LAS MISS Hamby Free Throw 2 of 2
0:25 NYL Thornton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:02 Liberty Turnover: Shot Clock (T#3)
0:00 LAS MISS Canada 38' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 SPARKS Rebound
0:00 End of 1st Period (10:21 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (10:24 PM EST)
9:49 NYL MISS Thornton 3PT Jump Shot
9:43 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
9:22 LAS Thomas 3PT Jump Bank Shot (3 PTS) (Canada 1 AST) 14–22
9:03 NYL Jones 5' Layup (4 PTS) (Thornton 1 AST) 16–22
9:03 LAS Stevens S.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:03 NYL Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
8:40 LAS MISS Hamby 3' Finger Roll Layup
8:37 NYL Thornton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:19 NYL MISS Jones 24' 3PT Jump Shot
8:15 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
8:04 NYL Thornton S.FOUL (P1.T1)
8:04 LAS Canada Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
8:04 NYL SUB: Laney FOR Thornton
8:04 NYL SUB: Ionescu FOR Willoughby
8:04 NYL SUB: Stewart FOR Johannès
8:04 LAS Canada Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
7:51 LAS Stevens S.FOUL (P2.T2)
7:51 NYL Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
7:51 NYL Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
7:34 LAS MISS Burrell 17' Pullup Jump Shot
7:30 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
7:27 LAS MISS Burrell 3PT Jump Shot
7:22 NYL Laney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
7:17 NYL Vandersloot 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Laney 2 AST) 22–24
6:52 LAS MISS Thomas 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
6:52 NYL Stewart BLOCK (1 BLK)
6:52 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:45 NYL MISS Stewart 4' Running Layup
6:43 LAS Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:37 LAS MISS Thomas 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
6:35 Liberty Rebound
6:35 LAS SUB: Samuelson FOR Burrell
6:17 NYL MISS Stewart 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
6:17 Liberty Rebound
6:17 LAS Stevens L.B.FOUL (P3.T3)
6:17 LAS SUB: Clarendon FOR Thomas
6:17 LAS SUB: Ogwumike FOR Stevens
6:07 NYL Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Laney 3 AST) 25–24
5:52 LAS Clarendon Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
5:52 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
5:31 NYL MISS Ionescu 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
5:27 NYL Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
5:27 Liberty Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
5:22 LAS Canada Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
5:11 LAS Hamby P.FOUL (P1.T4)
4:57 Liberty Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
4:37 LAS MISS Ogwumike 4' Driving Layup
4:32 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
4:30 NYL Ionescu Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T6)
4:30 LAS Canada STEAL (1 STL)
4:24 LAS Hamby 2' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Canada 2 AST) 25–26
4:11 NYL Vandersloot OFF.Foul (P1)
4:11 NYL Vandersloot Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T7)
4:11 Liberty Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
4:11 NYL SUB: Johannès FOR Vandersloot
3:53 LAS MISS Samuelson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
3:49 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
3:37 NYL Laney 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Johannès 1 AST) 27–26
3:23 NYL Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2)
3:16 LAS Canada 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) 27–28
3:02 NYL Ionescu Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T8)
3:02 LAS Canada STEAL (2 STL)
2:55 NYL Laney P.FOUL (P1.T3)
2:50 LAS Canada 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) 27–31
2:24 NYL Ionescu Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T9)
2:24 LAS Samuelson STEAL (1 STL)
2:24 NYL Laney P.FOUL (P2.T4)
2:24 NYL SUB: Sabally FOR Jones
2:13 LAS MISS Canada 21' Step Back Jump Shot
2:07 NYL Laney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
1:57 NYL Stewart 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS) 29–31
1:39 LAS MISS Hamby 24' 3PT Jump Shot
1:34 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
1:31 NYL MISS Ionescu 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
1:27 LAS Samuelson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
1:16 NYL Laney S.FOUL (P3.PN)
1:16 LAS Samuelson Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
1:16 Liberty Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
1:16 NYL SUB: Willoughby FOR Laney
1:16 LAS Samuelson Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
1:16 LAS Samuelson Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
1:02 NYL Johannès 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Stewart 1 AST) 32–34
0:42 LAS Clarendon Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
0:42 NYL Stewart STEAL (2 STL)
0:34 NYL MISS Ionescu 13' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
0:31 LAS Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
0:09 LAS MISS Ogwumike 2' Layup
0:09 NYL Ionescu BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:09 SPARKS Rebound
0:09 SPARKS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
0:09 NYL SUB: Jones FOR Ionescu
0:09 LAS Canada OFF.Foul (P2)
0:09 LAS Canada Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
0:01 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:01 LAS Ogwumike BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:01 LAS Canada REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:00 LAS MISS Canada 40' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 SPARKS Rebound
0:00 End of 2nd Period (10:51 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (11:07 PM EST)
9:49 NYL Jones Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T10)
9:49 LAS Clarendon STEAL (1 STL)
9:45 LAS Clarendon 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) 32–36
9:21 NYL Stewart 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Vandersloot 2 AST) 34–36
8:59 NYL Vandersloot S.FOUL (P2.T1)
8:59 LAS Ogwumike Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
8:59 LAS Ogwumike Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
8:46 NYL MISS Ionescu 27' 3PT Jump Shot
8:45 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
8:42 NYL Vandersloot Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T11)
8:18 LAS MISS Canada 16' Pullup Jump Shot
8:13 LAS Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
8:13 LAS Ogwumike 1' Putback Layup (10 PTS) 34–40
8:06 NYL MISS Vandersloot 2' Driving Reverse Layup
8:02 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
8:01 LAS Clarendon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T6)
7:39 NYL MISS Stewart 3PT Jump Shot
7:36 LAS Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
7:28 LAS Ogwumike Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
7:28 NYL Stewart STEAL (3 STL)
7:14 NYL Stewart 2' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Vandersloot 3 AST) 36–40
6:56 LAS Samuelson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Clarendon 2 AST) 36–43
6:43 NYL Vandersloot 2' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Stewart 2 AST) 38–43
6:39 LAS Stevens Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
6:39 NYL Vandersloot STEAL (1 STL)
6:35 NYL Vandersloot 2' Layup (7 PTS) 40–43
6:24 LAS Clarendon 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Stevens 2 AST) 40–45
6:04 NYL Stewart 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Vandersloot 4 AST) 42–45
5:41 LAS Ogwumike 7' Step Back Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Canada 3 AST) 42–47
5:31 NYL Laney Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T12)
5:13 LAS Ogwumike 2' Cutting Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Stevens 3 AST) 42–49
5:12 Liberty Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
5:12 NYL SUB: Sabally FOR Jones
4:51 NYL Stewart 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (13 PTS) 44–49
4:28 LAS Stevens 14' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Canada 4 AST) 44–51
4:12 NYL Vandersloot 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Laney 4 AST) 47–51
4:02 LAS MISS Canada 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
3:59 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
3:58 NYL SUB: Johannès FOR Ionescu
3:52 NYL Stewart OFF.Foul (P1)
3:52 NYL Stewart Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T13)
3:35 LAS MISS Stevens 3' Cutting Layup Shot
3:35 NYL Stewart BLOCK (2 BLK)
3:34 SPARKS Rebound
3:30 LAS MISS Clarendon 11' Driving Layup
3:30 NYL Vandersloot BLOCK (1 BLK)
3:29 LAS Clarendon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
3:24 LAS MISS Clarendon 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
3:20 NYL Vandersloot REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
3:12 NYL Sabally 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 49–51
3:00 LAS MISS Stevens 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
2:57 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
2:45 NYL MISS Stewart 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:40 LAS Stevens REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
2:34 LAS Stevens 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Canada 5 AST) 49–54
2:21 LAS Ogwumike S.FOUL (P2.T1)
2:21 NYL MISS Stewart Free Throw 1 of 2
2:21 Liberty Rebound
2:21 LAS SUB: Thomas FOR Clarendon
2:21 NYL SUB: Ionescu FOR Vandersloot
2:21 NYL Stewart Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
2:05 LAS Canada Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T9)
2:05 NYL Sabally STEAL (1 STL)
1:56 NYL MISS Laney 10' Floating Jump Shot
1:51 NYL Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
1:41 NYL Johannès Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T14)
1:41 LAS Canada STEAL (3 STL)
1:32 LAS MISS Stevens 27' 3PT Jump Shot
1:28 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
1:24 LAS Samuelson P.FOUL (P1.T2)
1:24 LAS SUB: Hamby FOR Stevens
1:19 NYL MISS Stewart 24' 3PT Jump Shot
1:14 NYL Johannès REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
1:12 NYL MISS Laney 3PT Jump Shot
1:10 NYL Stewart REBOUND (Off:3 Def:6)
1:04 NYL MISS Sabally 24' 3PT Jump Shot
1:00 LAS Ogwumike REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
0:50 LAS MISS Hamby 5' Reverse Layup
0:50 NYL Sabally BLOCK (1 BLK)
0:45 NYL Sabally REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:42 NYL MISS Laney 2' Driving Layup
0:38 NYL Ionescu REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:31 LAS SUB: Burrell FOR Samuelson
0:29 NYL Laney Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T15)
0:29 LAS Ogwumike STEAL (2 STL)
0:12 LAS Jump Ball Ogwumike vs. Laney: Tip to Burrell
0:08 LAS MISS Canada 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:03 NYL Johannès REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
0:00 NYL MISS Ionescu 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 Liberty Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (11:25 PM EST)

Quarter 4