Nneka Ogwumike Has a Double-Double to Lead the Sparks Past the Sky, 102-87
The Sparks shot 51% and had five starters score in double figures, while Ogwumike reached 3,000 career field goals.
- On Friday, Nneka Ogwumike scored 25 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 102-87 victory over the Chicago Sky at Crypto.com Arena.
- All five Sparks starters scored in double figures, providing balanced scoring that secured the team's second consecutive win despite missing All-Star Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink.
- Los Angeles shot 51% from the field, including 14 of 31 from 3-point range, while coach Lynne Roberts emphasized that "the ball's got to move" for high-quality shot creation.
- Rae Burrell and Dearica Hamby each added 17 points, with Burrell saying the victory provides "a good opportunity for us to just keep pushing through" toward the playoffs.
- The Sparks travel to Atlanta on Monday to face the Dream, aiming to win three consecutive games for the first time this season as they chase a playoff spot.
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Ogwumike leads Los Angeles against Atlanta after 25-point outing
Los Angeles takes on the Atlanta Dream after Nneka Ogwumike scored 25 points in the Sparks' 102-87 win over the Chicago Sky. Monday's matchup is the first this season between the squads. Atlanta is 7-4 at home, and Los Angeles…
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsSky fall to Sparks, slip further from playoff picture
LOS ANGELES — The Sky needed this one. The Sparks entered the game below .500 and were still without leading scorer Kelsey Plum, making this the more manageable stop before the Sky close their road trip against the 15-8 Wings.Instead, the Sky lost 102-87, falling to 7-15 and four games behind the eighth and final playoff spot. And they were once again without point guard Skylar Diggins, who hasn't played since being benched on Monday. "I think t…
LA Daily News
Daily BreezeNneka Ogwumike, Sparks run past Sky for 2nd straight win
Ogwumike has 25 points, while Ariel Atkins, Rae Burrell and Dearica Hamby each score 17 as the starting lineup accounts for 91 points in a 102-87 win in the finale of a three-game homestand.
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