Too wasted to get this out last night.

Sparks only in it for Q1 and have to take a 14 pt loss mostly due to lack of O.
Only 3 players in DFs and no DDs. Zahui B was in FT much of the game trying to
guard Griner. 12 TOs & 25 PFs with PHO shooting 81% FTs didn't help.
66-80 Sparks lose by 14.

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
Wheeler 17 (36 /0 /78 )/ 5/ 2/ 0/ 0/ 3/ 3/+10
Sykes 14 (63 /0 /80 )/ 5/ 0/ 0/ 1/ 0/ 4/+16
Holmes 11 (44 /67 /50 )/ 5/ 1/ 2/ 0/ 2/ 4/+11

Next games following:
Game 12 LAS vs NYL: Sun Jun 20 13:00
Game 13 LAS vs WAS: Thu Jun 24 19:30
Game 14 LAS at PHO: Sat Jun 26 19:00

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Quarterly Sparks scoring leaders/notes (pluses OR/ST/BL; minuses TO/PF/oOR):

Q1 - LA got behind early and made to run to tie after 1 - shooting 43% vs 47%;
pluses 1/2/2; minuses 2/4/1. Toliver 8, Holmes 4. 17-17=+0Q.

Q2 - Poor D, not a lot of O, plus 3 TOs/9 PFs yields -8 H - shooting 41% vs
53%; pluses 3/0/0; minuses 3/9/1. Wheeler 6, Coffey 5, Holmes 4.
19-27=-8Q.

HT - LA better get it together in H2 if they want a W - shooting 42% vs 50%;
pluses 4/2/2; minuses 5/13/2. Holmes/Toliver 8, Wheeler 6, Sykes/Coffey 5.
36-44=-8H.

Q3 - Where's the O and 3 more TOs/5 PFs - shooting 29% vs 40%; pluses 1/3/0;
minuses 3/5/1. Wheeler 4. 13-18=-5Q (49-62=-13).

Q4 - LA unable to get back into the game and take the L - shooting 40% vs 40%;
pluses 0/3/0; minuses 4/7/1. Wheeler 7, Sykes 6. 17-18=-1Q.

Team scoring by Q (FG%/FG-AT includes 3P%/3P-AT):
Sparks Opponent Sparks Opponent
Q FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG-AT 3P-AT FT-AT FG% 3P% FT% FG% 3P% FT% LAS OPP
1 6-14 2-7 3-6 7-15 1-3 2-3 42.9 28.6 50 46.7 33.3 66.7 17 17
2 7-17 1-3 4-5 8-15 2-6 9-11 41.2 33.3 80 53.3 33.3 81.8 19 27
H 13-31 3-10 7-11 15-30 3-9 11-14 41.9 30 63.6 50 33.3 78.6 36 44
3 4-14 1-3 4-6 6-15 2-5 4-4 28.6 33.3 66.7 40 40 100 13 18
A3 17-45 4-13 11-17 21-45 5-14 15-18 37.8 30.8 64.7 46.7 35.7 83.3 49 62
4 6-15 0-1 5-5 4-10 0-2 10-13 40 0.0 100 40 0.0 76.9 17 18
F 23-60 4-14 16-22 25-55 5-16 25-31 38.3 28.6 72.7 45.5 31.3 80.6 66 80

Team stats by Q (RB includes team RBs):
Sparks Opponent Diff
Q AS RB OR ST BL TO PF OR AS RB ST BL TO PF AS RB OR ST BL TO PF
1 4 7 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 9 2 0 4 4 -2 +2 -2
2 1 9 3 0 0 3 9 1 3 7 1 0 0 3 -2 +2 +2 -1 +3 +6
H 5 16 4 2 2 5 13 2 7 16 3 0 4 7 -2 +2 -1 +2 +1 +6
3 3 7 1 3 0 3 5 1 3 10 3 1 3 7 -3 -1 -2
A3 8 23 5 5 2 8 18 3 10 26 6 1 7 14 -2 -3 +2 -1 +1 +1 +4
4 2 5 0 3 0 4 7 1 3 7 2 2 5 5 -1 -2 -1 +1 -2 -1 +2
F 10 28 5 8 2 12 25 4 13 33 8 3 12 19 -3 -5 +1 -1 +6

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WNBA Final Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix Mercury 17 27 18 18 80
Los Angeles Sparks 17 19 13 17 66 End of 4th Qtr

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Sophie Cunningha SF 21:44 1-3 1-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 +6
Brianna Turner PF 29:43 6-8 0-0 3-3 2 8 0 2 3 0 0 0 15 11 +22
Brittney Griner C 35:52 4-9 0-1 6-8 0 8 2 2 0 2 0 3 14 22 +17
Kia Nurse SG 31:00 1-4 1-2 3-4 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 3 6 16 +9
Skylar Diggins-S PG 30:55 7-16 0-3 7-8 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 5 21 11 +20
Shey Peddy 10:25 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 -1 +4
Megan Walker 25:28 3-10 2-7 2-4 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 10 18 +4
Kia Vaughn 13:57 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 -3 +7
Alanna Smith 0:26 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +0
Haley Gorecki 0:26 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +0
Bria Hartley 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Diana Taurasi 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 25-55 5-16 25-31 4 33 13 12 8 3 0 19 80
Percent 45.5% 31.3% 80.6%

Biggest Lead: 18; Bench Pts: 19; Fast Break Pts: 12; Points in Paint: 34
Technical Fouls: 1; Points Off TOs: 14; Team RBs: 11; Team TOs:

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Bria Holmes SF 35:45 4-9 2-3 1-2 1 5 1 2 0 2 0 4 11 -24 +11
Nia Coffey PF 29:15 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 5 -6 +6
Amanda Zahui B C 18:59 2-6 1-4 0-0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 6 5 1 +8
Kristi Toliver SG 28:35 3-10 0-2 2-2 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 8 -14 +6
Erica Wheeler PG 29:25 5-14 0-3 7-9 2 5 2 3 0 0 2 3 17 -14 +10
Te'a Cooper 13:42 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 -4 +0
Brittney Sykes 22:04 5-8 0-0 4-5 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 4 14 -9 +16
Kristine Anigwe 18:19 1-5 0-0 2-4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 4 -8 -1
Arella Guirantes 1:58 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 +2
Karlie Samuelson 1:58 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 +1
Chiney Ogwumike 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Nneka Ogwumike 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Jasmine Walker 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 23-60 4-14 16-22 5 28 10 12 8 2 0 25 66
Percent 38.3% 28.6% 72.7%

Biggest Lead: 2; Bench Pts: 20; Fast Break Pts: 10; Points in Paint: 28
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 21; Team RBs: 7; Team TOs:

Lead Changes: 4, Times Tied: 3
Venue: Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA
Officials: 13 Cheryl Flores, 17 Matt Kallio, 76 Toni Patillo

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WNBA Q3 Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix Mercury 17 27 18 0 62
Los Angeles Sparks 17 19 13 0 49 End of 3rd Qtr

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Sophie Cunningha SF 17:58 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 2 +4
Brianna Turner PF 23:56 4-5 0-0 2-2 1 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 10 6 +15
Brittney Griner C 28:17 4-9 0-1 3-4 0 8 2 2 0 1 0 3 11 17 +14
Kia Nurse SG 23:47 1-4 1-2 3-4 0 5 3 1 0 0 0 3 6 16 +9
Skylar Diggins-S PG 22:48 6-14 0-3 4-4 1 4 2 2 2 0 2 4 16 3 +14
Shey Peddy 8:33 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 6 +5
Megan Walker 16:54 2-5 2-5 1-2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 12 +3
Kia Vaughn 7:47 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 +7
Haley Gorecki 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Alanna Smith 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Bria Hartley 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Diana Taurasi 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 21-45 5-14 15-18 3 26 10 7 6 1 0 14 62
Percent 46.7% 35.7% 83.3%

Biggest Lead: 13; Bench Pts: 16; Fast Break Pts: 9; Points in Paint: 28
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 7; Team RBs: 8; Team TOs:

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Bria Holmes SF 27:43 4-8 2-3 1-2 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 11 -19 +12
Nia Coffey PF 21:13 2-4 1-1 0-0 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 5 -1 +6
Amanda Zahui B C 13:39 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 5 -1 +7
Kristi Toliver SG 25:53 3-9 0-2 2-2 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 1 8 -7 +7
Erica Wheeler PG 21:23 4-10 0-2 2-4 2 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 10 -9 +7
Te'a Cooper 11:44 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 -8 +0
Brittney Sykes 12:04 2-3 0-0 4-5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 -8 +10
Kristine Anigwe 16:21 0-4 0-0 2-4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 -12 -4
Arella Guirantes 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Karlie Samuelson 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Chiney Ogwumike 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Nneka Ogwumike 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Jasmine Walker 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 17-45 4-13 11-17 5 23 8 8 5 2 0 18 49
Percent 37.8% 30.8% 64.7%

Biggest Lead: 2; Bench Pts: 10; Fast Break Pts: 8; Points in Paint: 18
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 15; Team RBs: 4; Team TOs:

Lead Changes: 4, Times Tied: 3
Venue: Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA
Officials: 13 Cheryl Flores, 17 Matt Kallio, 76 Toni Patillo