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Los Angeles Sparks @ Connecticut Sun 70–79

2024-06-18 · WNBA · Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville CT · Att. 7,853 · NBA TV

Los Angeles Sparks 2024 · Connecticut Sun 2024 · 2024 season

Score by period

	1	2	3	4	T
LAS	14	14	20	22	70
CON	18	21	24	16	79

Team stats

	Sparks	Sun
Field goals	26-52 .500	34-65 .523
Three-pointers	6-17 .353	4-10 .400
Free throws	12-18 .667	7-10 .700
Offensive rebounds	4	7
Defensive rebounds	22	20
Total rebounds	26	27
Assists	19	18
Steals	7	10
Blocks	2	3
Turnovers	24	12
Personal fouls	15	18
Technical fouls	1	1
Points in the paint	32	50
Fast-break points	5	4
Points off turnovers	30	14
Largest lead	0	19

Los Angeles Sparks

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
Dearica Hamby F	30	8	3-8	0-1	2-4	0	5	5	3	0	0	3	3	-15
Aari McDonald G	28	14	6-10	1-3	1-1	2	2	4	7	1	0	6	2	-4
Rickea Jackson F	25	10	3-7	0-1	4-6	0	7	7	2	1	0	2	1	+2
Kia Nurse G	20	6	2-5	2-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	-5
Cameron Brink F	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4
Li Yueru C	26	11	5-6	1-1	0-1	1	1	2	3	1	1	2	1	+8
Stephanie Talbot F	26	9	3-5	0-1	3-4	1	3	4	0	2	1	4	3	-5
Lexie Brown G	20	8	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	-4
Layshia Clarendon G	11	2	0-2	0-1	2-2	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	1	-10
Rae Burrell G	7	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-13
Zia Cooke G	4	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5
Total	200	70	26-52	6-17	12-18	4	22	26	19	7	2	24	15

FG .500 · 3P .353 · FT .667

Did not play: Azura Stevens (left arm)

Connecticut Sun

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3P	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-
DeWanna Bonner F	31	16	6-12	1-4	3-4	2	5	7	1	2	2	1	1	+18
Tyasha Harris G	31	14	6-9	2-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	+19
Alyssa Thomas F	29	11	4-5	0-0	3-5	2	5	7	7	3	0	3	2	+12
DiJonai Carrington G	28	12	6-12	0-1	0-0	1	4	5	2	2	1	2	1	+4
Brionna Jones F	25	13	6-11	0-0	1-1	2	1	3	3	1	0	1	3	+14
Tiffany Mitchell G	20	6	3-8	0-1	0-0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	2	+3
Rachel Banham G	18	7	3-7	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	+3
Olivia Nelson-Ododa C	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	-14
Astou Ndour-Fall C	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	-7
Veronica Burton G	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-7
Total	200	79	34-65	4-10	7-10	7	20	27	18	10	3	12	18

FG .523 · 3P .400 · FT .700

Did not play: Moriah Jefferson (right ankle injury)

Officials: Angelica Suffren, Paul Tuomey, Kelly Broomfield

Play-by-play

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Quarter 1

10:00 Start of 1st Period (7:04 PM EST)
10:00 CON Jump Ball Jones vs. Brink: Tip to Hamby
9:43 LAS McDonald Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
9:23 CON Carrington Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
9:03 LAS MISS Jackson 17' Pullup Jump Shot
9:01 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
8:46 CON Carrington 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) 0–2
8:33 LAS MISS Jackson 6' Driving Layup
8:33 CON Bonner BLOCK (1 BLK)
8:32 SUN Rebound
8:19 CON MISS Bonner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
8:17 Sparks Rebound
7:56 LAS McDonald 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hamby 1 AST) 2–2
7:40 CON MISS Jones 1' Driving Layup
7:38 CON Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
7:34 CON Jones 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Thomas 1 AST) 2–4
7:34 LAS Brink S.FOUL (P1.T1)
7:34 CON Jones Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
7:14 LAS Nurse Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
7:14 CON Bonner STEAL (1 STL)
7:05 CON Harris 16' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Thomas 2 AST) 2–7
6:50 LAS McDonald 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 4–7
6:50 CON Carrington S.FOUL (P1.T1)
6:50 LAS McDonald Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
6:32 CON Bonner 13' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jones 1 AST) 5–9
6:23 CON Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2)
6:23 LAS SUB: Yueru FOR Brink
6:18 LAS MISS Nurse 16' Jump Shot
6:14 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
6:03 CON Jones 3' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Thomas 3 AST) 5–11
5:52 LAS McDonald Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
5:33 CON Jones 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) 5–13
5:15 LAS MISS Yueru 2' Layup
5:13 LAS McDonald REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
5:11 CON Jones P.FOUL (P2.T3)
5:11 CON SUB: Nelson-Ododa FOR Jones
5:03 LAS Jackson 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McDonald 1 AST) 7–13
4:51 CON MISS Bonner 14' Turnaround Jump Shot
4:48 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:33 LAS MISS Hamby 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
4:31 CON Carrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:25 CON MISS Carrington Running Layup
4:24 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
4:11 LAS Nurse OFF.Foul (P1)
4:11 LAS Nurse Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T4)
4:11 Timeout: Official
4:11 LAS SUB: Brown FOR Nurse
3:57 CON Harris 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thomas 4 AST) 7–16
3:31 LAS Jackson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (McDonald 2 AST) 9–16
3:12 CON Nelson-Ododa Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
3:12 LAS McDonald STEAL (1 STL)
2:53 LAS Brown 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Yueru 1 AST) 12–16
2:28 CON Carrington Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
2:28 CON SUB: Mitchell FOR Carrington
2:04 Sparks Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
1:49 CON Thomas 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Harris 1 AST) 12–18
1:23 LAS MISS Jackson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
1:21 Sparks Rebound
1:21 CON SUB: Banham FOR Harris
1:21 LAS SUB: Clarendon FOR McDonald
1:21 LAS SUB: Talbot FOR Jackson
1:16 LAS MISS Brown 29' 3PT Jump Shot
1:13 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
0:59 CON MISS Banham 19' Pullup Jump Shot
0:57 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
0:43 LAS Hamby Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
0:43 CON SUB: Carrington FOR Bonner
0:24 CON MISS Mitchell 3PT Jump Shot
0:21 LAS Clarendon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:02 LAS Talbot Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T7)
0:02 CON Thomas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
0:02 LAS Talbot STEAL (1 STL)
0:00 LAS Talbot 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 14–18
0:00 End of 1st Period (7:23 PM EST)

Quarter 2

10:00 Start of 2nd Period (7:27 PM EST)
9:36 SUN Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
9:28 CON Thomas P.FOUL (P1.T1)
9:18 LAS Yueru 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Clarendon 1 AST) 16–18
8:57 CON Banham 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) 16–20
8:45 LAS Talbot Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T8)
8:30 LAS Hamby Violation:Kicked Ball
8:30 CON SUB: Bonner FOR Banham
8:30 CON SUB: Harris FOR Mitchell
8:18 CON Carrington 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jones 2 AST) 16–22
8:04 CON Thomas S.FOUL (P2.T2)
8:04 LAS Clarendon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
8:04 CON SUB: Nelson-Ododa FOR Thomas
8:04 LAS Clarendon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
7:49 CON Jones Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T6)
7:49 LAS Clarendon STEAL (1 STL)
7:42 LAS Brown Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T9)
7:22 CON Harris 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Carrington 1 AST) 18–25
7:08 LAS Talbot Traveling Turnover (P3.T10)
6:53 CON MISS Jones 18' Jump Shot
6:51 LAS Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:42 LAS Yueru 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Brown 1 AST) 20–25
6:29 LAS SUB: McDonald FOR Hamby
6:29 LAS SUB: Burrell FOR Clarendon
6:29 CON SUB: Banham FOR Nelson-Ododa
6:19 CON Bonner 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harris 2 AST) 20–28
6:06 LAS Talbot Traveling Turnover (P4.T11)
5:49 CON Carrington 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Jones 3 AST) 20–30
5:48 Sparks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
5:48 LAS SUB: Jackson FOR Brown
5:48 LAS SUB: Nurse FOR Burrell
5:38 LAS McDonald 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) 22–30
5:22 Instant Replay2nd Period (7:39 PM EST)
5:22 SUN Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
5:11 CON MISS Jones 1' Driving Layup
5:09 CON Carrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
5:02 CON MISS Harris 18' Pullup Jump Shot
4:59 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:51 LAS MISS Jackson 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
4:49 CON Bonner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
4:33 LAS Talbot S.FOUL (P1.T1)
4:33 CON MISS Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2
4:33 SUN Rebound
4:33 CON Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
4:08 LAS Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T12)
4:08 CON Banham STEAL (1 STL)
4:07 CON Banham Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T7)
4:07 LAS Talbot STEAL (2 STL)
4:06 CON Banham S.FOUL (P1.T3)
4:06 LAS Talbot Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
4:06 LAS Talbot Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3:52 CON Jones Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Carrington 2 AST) 24–33
3:31 LAS Jackson 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS) 26–33
3:10 CON MISS Bonner 27' 3PT Jump Shot
3:08 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
2:57 LAS McDonald Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T13)
2:57 CON SUB: Thomas FOR Banham
2:57 LAS SUB: Hamby FOR Yueru
2:39 CON MISS Bonner 1' Reverse Layup
2:38 CON Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
2:38 LAS Hamby S.FOUL (P1.T2)
2:38 CON Bonner Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2:38 CON Bonner Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2:23 LAS Hamby Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T14)
2:23 CON Carrington STEAL (1 STL)
2:20 CON Bonner Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
2:20 LAS Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
2:18 CON Harris P.FOUL (P1.T4)
2:00 LAS Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T15)
2:00 CON Bonner STEAL (2 STL)
2:00 CON Bonner 2' Running Layup (10 PTS) 26–37
2:00 Sparks Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
2:00 CON SUB: Banham FOR Jones
2:00 CON SUB: Mitchell FOR Harris
2:00 LAS SUB: Cooke FOR Jackson
1:42 LAS MISS Cooke 24' 3PT Jump Shot
1:39 CON Carrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
1:19 CON Banham 18' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) 26–39
0:52 LAS Cooke 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McDonald 3 AST) 28–39
0:32 CON MISS Mitchell 4' Turnaround Jump Shot
0:30 LAS McDonald REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:23 LAS MISS Nurse 25' 3PT Jump Shot
0:20 CON Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
0:04 LAS McDonald P.FOUL (P1.T3)
0:03 CON Thomas Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T9)
0:03 LAS Nurse STEAL (1 STL)
0:00 LAS MISS Nurse 48' 3PT Running Jump Shot
0:00 Sparks Rebound
0:00 End of 2nd Period (7:54 PM EST)

Quarter 3

10:00 Start of 3rd Period (8:10 PM EST)
9:43 LAS McDonald P.FOUL (P2.T1)
9:33 CON MISS Carrington Layup
9:31 CON Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
9:22 CON Carrington Layup (8 PTS) (Thomas 5 AST) 28–41
8:59 LAS Yueru 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (McDonald 4 AST) 31–41
8:48 CON Harris 18' Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) 31–43
8:20 LAS McDonald Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T16)
8:20 CON Harris STEAL (1 STL)
8:14 CON MISS Bonner 14' Pullup Jump Shot
8:12 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
8:00 LAS Yueru 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (McDonald 5 AST) 33–43
7:43 CON MISS Carrington 25' 3PT Jump Shot
7:40 LAS Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
7:31 LAS Nurse 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST) 36–43
7:30 SUN Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
7:05 CON MISS Harris Driving Layup
7:03 LAS Yueru REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
6:53 LAS MISS McDonald 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
6:50 CON Jones REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
6:34 CON Thomas 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Bonner 1 AST) 36–45
6:19 CON Harris P.FOUL (P2.T1)
6:09 LAS Nurse Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T17)
6:09 CON Carrington STEAL (2 STL)
6:06 CON MISS Carrington 1' Running Layup
6:04 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
6:01 CON Jones 1' Layup (11 PTS) (Thomas 6 AST) 36–47
5:51 LAS McDonald Bad Pass Turnover (P5.T18)
5:51 CON Jones STEAL (1 STL)
5:45 CON MISS Carrington 2' Running Layup
5:42 LAS Hamby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
5:39 LAS Nurse 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Hamby 2 AST) 39–47
5:23 CON Bonner 1' Alley Oop Layup (12 PTS) (Thomas 7 AST) 39–49
5:10 LAS Hamby 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McDonald 6 AST) 41–49
4:47 CON Carrington 1' Layup (10 PTS) 41–51
4:34 CON Bonner S.FOUL (P1.T2)
4:34 LAS Hamby Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
4:34 LAS SUB: Talbot FOR Jackson
4:34 LAS MISS Hamby Free Throw 2 of 2
4:34 CON Carrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
4:22 CON MISS Jones 2' Cutting Layup Shot
4:21 Sparks Rebound
4:21 CON Jones L.B.FOUL (P3.T3)
4:21 CON SUB: Nelson-Ododa FOR Jones
4:09 LAS McDonald 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Hamby 3 AST) 45–51
3:54 CON MISS Carrington 2' Driving Layup
3:52 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
3:48 LAS Talbot P.FOUL (P2.T2)
3:48 CON SUB: Banham FOR Carrington
3:48 CON SUB: Mitchell FOR Harris
3:33 CON Thomas 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Banham 1 AST) 45–53
3:19 LAS MISS McDonald 25' 3PT Jump Shot
3:15 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
3:11 LAS Hamby P.FOUL (P2.T3)
3:11 LAS SUB: Burrell FOR Yueru
3:05 CON Thomas Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T10)
2:54 LAS Hamby 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (McDonald 7 AST) 47–53
2:54 CON Nelson-Ododa S.FOUL (P1.T4)
2:54 CON SUB: Harris FOR Nelson-Ododa
2:54 LAS SUB: Clarendon FOR McDonald
2:54 LAS Hamby Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2:40 CON Thomas 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) 48–55
2:40 LAS Burrell S.FOUL (P1.T4)
2:40 CON MISS Thomas Free Throw 1 of 1
2:40 LAS Talbot REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
2:23 LAS MISS Talbot 25' 3PT Jump Shot
2:21 CON Bonner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2:05 CON Bonner 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (14 PTS) 48–57
1:47 LAS Hamby Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T19)
1:47 CON Thomas STEAL (1 STL)
1:45 LAS SUB: Brown FOR Nurse
1:40 CON MISS Harris 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
1:40 LAS Talbot BLOCK (1 BLK)
1:39 SUN Rebound
1:39 SUN Turnover: 5 Second Violation (T#11)
1:23 LAS MISS Hamby 3' Layup
1:23 CON Bonner BLOCK (2 BLK)
1:22 Sparks Rebound
1:14 CON Jump Ball Mitchell vs. Burrell: Tip to Burrell
1:14 LAS MISS Burrell 20' Jump Shot
1:13 Sparks Rebound
1:13 Sparks Turnover: Shot Clock (T#20)
0:57 CON Harris 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (12 PTS) 48–59
0:38 LAS MISS Hamby 28' 3PT Jump Shot
0:33 LAS Talbot REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
0:23 LAS Clarendon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T21)
0:23 CON Thomas STEAL (2 STL)
0:20 CON Mitchell 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) 48–61
0:04 LAS MISS Clarendon 1' Driving Layup
0:03 CON Thomas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
0:03 LAS Double Technical - Clarendon, Bonner
0:03 CON Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
0:03 CON Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
0:03 LAS Clarendon P.FOUL (P1.PN)
0:00 LAS MISS Clarendon 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
0:00 Sparks Rebound
0:00 End of 3rd Period (8:32 PM EST)

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