Sparks blow the game in the last 15s, really dumb scenario (see Q4 below). This
shoulda been a W for LA, but they still haven't gotten it together. 3 players
in DFs and no DDs. Waiting for someone to start to really stand out here.
Big negatives -6 ORBs, 3P% 42 vs 53%, -13 FBP. 84-87 Sparks lose by 3 at EOG.

FBP: 10 vs 23; PIP: 36 vs 40; POT: 18 vs 24;

Game Dbl-Figures Leaders:
Player Pts FG% 3P% FT% RB AS BL ST TO PF EFF
NOgwumike 22 (56 /0 /100)/ 8/ 3/ 0/ 1/ 0/ 4/+27
Cambage 12 (56 /50 /33 )/ 7/ 3/ 3/ 0/ 3/ 5/+16
Brown 12 (57 /67 /0 )/ 2/ 4/ 1/ 1/ 0/ 1/+17

Next games following:
Game 6 LAS at SEA: Fri May 20 19:00 - FOX 13+ SpectrumNet
Game 7 LAS at LVA: Mon May 23 19:00 - Facebook SpectrumNet
Game 8 LAS vs PHO: Wed May 25 19:30 - Amazon Prime SpectrumNet Bally AZ

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

Q1 - Sparks out-shot MIN, but not on 3s and allowed 5 ORBs to go with 4 TOs -
shooting 54% vs 42%; pluses 0/1/0; minuses 4/3/5. NOgwumike 7, Cambage 6.
19-25=-6Q.

Q2 - Worse D/O, but -4 TOs gets a tie for the Q - shooting 43% vs 57%; pluses
2/3/3; minuses 4/5/3. Samuelson 6, NOgwumike 5, Cambage 4. 21-21=+0Q.

HT - Sparks need to find some E and take over this game - shooting 47% vs 49%;
pluses 2/4/3; minuses 8/8/8. NOgwumike 12, Cambage 10, Samuelson 6.
40-46=-6H.

Q3 - Finally Sparks pick it up a bit and take a small lead - shooting 56% vs
42%; pluses 2/5/2; minuses 4/6/1. Brown 9, NOgwumike 6, Canada/Sykes 4.
25-16=+9Q (65-62=+3).

Q4 - Sparks blow it at EOG with 15s to go, they allow a make and foul, then
instead of shooting a 3 wit 2+s to go, they throw it under the rim to
Cambage apparently hoping to get a foul and a make; DUMB! - shooting 48%
vs 48%; pluses 3/1/1; minuses 2/6/4. Carter 6, NOgwumike 4. 19-25=-6Q.

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 7-13 1-4 4-6 8-19 4-9 5-5 53.8 25 66.7 42.1 44.4 100 19 25
2 9-21 2-5 1-1 8-14 2-2 3-5 42.9 40 100 57.1 100 60 21 21
H 16-34 3-9 5-7 16-33 6-11 8-10 47.1 33.3 71.4 48.5 54.5 80 40 46
3 9-16 3-7 4-5 5-12 2-3 4-4 56.3 42.9 80 41.7 66.7 100 25 16
A3 25-50 6-16 9-12 21-45 8-14 12-14 50 37.5 75 46.7 57.1 85.7 65 62
4 7-17 2-3 3-5 10-19 1-3 4-5 41.2 66.7 60 52.6 33.3 80 19 25
F 32-67 8-19 12-17 31-64 9-17 16-19 47.8 42.1 70.6 48.4 52.9 84.2 84 87

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 6 5 0 1 0 4 3 5 6 11 4 0 2 5 -6 -5 -3 +2 -2
2 5 7 2 3 3 4 5 3 6 11 1 1 8 7 -1 -4 -1 +2 +2 -4 -2
H 11 12 2 4 3 8 8 8 12 22 5 1 10 12 -1 -10 -6 -1 +2 -2 -4
3 7 8 2 5 2 4 6 1 3 7 2 0 6 4 +4 +1 +1 +3 +2 -2 +2
A3 18 20 4 9 5 12 14 9 15 29 7 1 16 16 +3 -9 -5 +2 +4 -4 -2
4 5 6 3 1 1 2 6 4 4 11 2 1 2 5 +1 -5 -1 -1 +1
F 23 26 7 10 6 14 20 13 19 40 9 2 18 21 +4 -14 -6 +1 +4 -4 -1

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WNBA Final Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota Lynx 25 21 16 25 87
Los Angeles Sparks 19 21 25 19 84 End of 4th Qtr

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Aerial Powers SF 21:24 1-9 1-3 2-2 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 5 1 +0
Jessica Shepard PF 26:10 4-6 1-1 1-2 3 9 3 1 0 0 1 4 10 -8 +18
Sylvia Fowles C 38:39 8-10 0-0 4-5 5 12 2 3 1 2 2 6 20 -1 +31
Kayla McBride SG 37:47 8-18 4-7 4-4 1 3 3 3 2 0 0 1 24 5 +19
Moriah Jefferson PG 36:25 7-14 1-2 5-6 1 7 6 6 4 0 0 4 20 5 +23
Nikolina Milic 6:51 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 +2
Bridget Carleton 12:51 3-3 2-2 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 11 +11
Evina Westbrook 14:18 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 +0
Rachel Banham 3:34 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +0
Hannah Sjerven 1:58 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -1
Natalie Achonwa 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Damiris Dantas 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 31-64 9-17 16-19 13 40 19 18 9 2 0 21 87
Percent 48.4% 52.9% 84.2%

Biggest Lead: 9; Bench Pts: 8; Fast Break Pts: 10; Points in Paint: 36
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 18; Team RBs: 4; Team TOs:

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Brittney Sykes SF 31:53 2-8 0-1 3-4 2 6 5 2 3 1 1 3 7 4 +13
Nneka Ogwumike PF 35:17 9-16 0-1 4-4 3 8 3 0 1 0 1 4 22 4 +27
Liz Cambage C 24:34 5-9 1-2 1-3 1 7 3 3 0 3 0 5 12 4 +16
Lexie Brown SG 31:33 4-7 4-6 0-0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 1 12 -1 +17
Jordin Canada PG 26:25 3-9 0-2 2-3 0 0 6 4 3 0 0 2 8 9 +6
Chennedy Carter 11:28 4-6 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 2 8 -13 +4
Chiney Ogwumike 9:33 2-5 0-1 2-3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 -6 +6
Katie Lou Samuel 22:51 3-6 3-5 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 9 -12 +7
Jasmine Walker 6:23 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -1
Amy Atwell 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Olivia Nelson-Od 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Rae Burrell 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 32-67 8-19 12-17 7 26 23 14 10 6 0 20 84
Percent 47.8% 42.1% 70.6%

Biggest Lead: 8; Bench Pts: 23; Fast Break Pts: 18; Points in Paint: 40
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 24; Team RBs: 5; Team TOs:

Lead Changes: 14, Times Tied: 13
Venue: Crypto.com Arena - Los Angeles, CA
Officials: 18 Kurt Walker, 13 Cheryl Flores, 27 Ryan Sassano

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WNBA Q3 Box Score:

Boxscore 1 2 3 4 Total
Minnesota Lynx 25 21 16 0 62
Los Angeles Sparks 19 21 25 0 65 End of 3rd Qtr

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Aerial Powers SF 21:24 1-9 1-3 2-2 1 3 2 3 1 0 1 1 5 1 +0
Jessica Shepard PF 19:09 3-4 1-1 0-0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 3 7 -13 +13
Sylvia Fowles C 29:11 5-7 0-0 4-5 2 6 2 3 1 1 2 3 14 -2 +18
Kayla McBride SG 27:47 6-12 4-6 3-3 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 19 -1 +17
Moriah Jefferson PG 26:25 5-9 1-2 3-4 1 5 6 6 2 0 0 4 14 -1 +16
Nikolina Milic 6:50 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 6 +2
Bridget Carleton 2:51 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 +6
Evina Westbrook 10:49 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 -6 +1
Rachel Banham 3:34 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 +0
Hannah Sjerven 1:58 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -1
Natalie Achonwa 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Damiris Dantas 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 21-45 8-14 12-14 9 29 15 16 7 1 0 16 62
Percent 46.7% 57.1% 85.7%

Biggest Lead: 9; Bench Pts: 3; Fast Break Pts: 8; Points in Paint: 22
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 14; Team RBs: 1; Team TOs:

PLAYER POS MIN FGM-A 3GM-A FTM-A OR TR AS TO ST BS BA PF PTS +/- EFF
Brittney Sykes SF 21:56 2-6 0-1 2-2 1 4 4 2 2 1 0 1 6 10 +11
Nneka Ogwumike PF 28:16 8-13 0-1 2-2 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 2 18 9 +21
Liz Cambage C 15:39 4-6 1-2 1-2 1 5 2 3 0 3 0 4 10 5 +14
Lexie Brown SG 25:47 3-5 3-5 0-0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 1 9 4 +15
Jordin Canada PG 22:29 3-8 0-2 2-3 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 2 8 12 +6
Chennedy Carter 7:07 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 2 -12 +0
Chiney Ogwumike 9:33 2-5 0-1 2-3 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 -6 +6
Katie Lou Samuel 14:32 2-4 2-3 0-0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 6 -5 +5
Jasmine Walker 4:40 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -1
Amy Atwell 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Olivia Nelson-Od 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Rae Burrell 0:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0
Totals 25-50 6-16 9-12 4 20 18 12 9 5 0 14 65
Percent 50.0% 37.5% 75.0%

Biggest Lead: 8; Bench Pts: 14; Fast Break Pts: 17; Points in Paint: 30
Technical Fouls: 0; Points Off TOs: 23; Team RBs: 4; Team TOs: