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Fox Sports
2 days ago
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- Fox Sports
Los Angeles plays Las Vegas, seeks 6th straight victory
Associated Press Las Vegas Aces (13-13, 7-7 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (11-14, 3-10 Western Conference) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks heads into a matchup against Las Vegas Aces as winners of five games in a row. The Sparks have gone 3-10 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles gives up 87.3 points and has been outscored by 2.3 points per game. The Aces are 7-7 in Western Conference play. Las Vegas is 10th in the WNBA averaging 8.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 32.5% from downtown. Jewell Loyd leads the team averaging 1.9 makes while shooting 36.0% from 3-point range. Los Angeles scores 85.0 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 82.6 Las Vegas allows. Las Vegas' 41.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than Los Angeles has given up to its opponents (45.1%). The teams meet for the third time this season. The Sparks won 97-89 in the last matchup on June 12. Rickea Jackson led the Sparks with 30 points, and Jackie Young led the Aces with 34 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Dearica Hamby is averaging 17.6 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Sparks. Kelsey Plum is averaging 19.7 points over the last 10 games. A'ja Wilson is scoring 21.6 points per game and averaging 9.1 rebounds for the Aces. Young is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sparks: 7-3, averaging 90.6 points, 33.3 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.3 points per game. Aces: 5-5, averaging 82.1 points, 33.2 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.5 points. INJURIES: Sparks: None listed. Aces: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus: out (personal). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Winnipeg Free Press
2 days ago
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Los Angeles plays Las Vegas, seeks 6th straight victory
Las Vegas Aces (13-13, 7-7 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (11-14, 3-10 Western Conference) Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles Sparks heads into a matchup against Las Vegas Aces as winners of five games in a row. The Sparks have gone 3-10 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles gives up 87.3 points and has been outscored by 2.3 points per game. The Aces are 7-7 in Western Conference play. Las Vegas is 10th in the WNBA averaging 8.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 32.5% from downtown. Jewell Loyd leads the team averaging 1.9 makes while shooting 36.0% from 3-point range. Los Angeles scores 85.0 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 82.6 Las Vegas allows. Las Vegas' 41.8% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.3 percentage points lower than Los Angeles has given up to its opponents (45.1%). The teams meet for the third time this season. The Sparks won 97-89 in the last matchup on June 12. Rickea Jackson led the Sparks with 30 points, and Jackie Young led the Aces with 34 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Dearica Hamby is averaging 17.6 points, eight rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.8 steals for the Sparks. Kelsey Plum is averaging 19.7 points over the last 10 games. A'ja Wilson is scoring 21.6 points per game and averaging 9.1 rebounds for the Aces. Young is averaging 1.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sparks: 7-3, averaging 90.6 points, 33.3 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 6.7 steals and 2.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 87.3 points per game. Aces: 5-5, averaging 82.1 points, 33.2 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.5 points. INJURIES: Sparks: None listed. Aces: Cheyenne Parker-Tyus: out (personal). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Sparks' tunnel fits turn heads before Liberty clash
The post Sparks' tunnel fits turn heads before Liberty clash appeared first on ClutchPoints. The LA Sparks relied on a Rickea Jackson buzzer-beater to land a hugely entertaining 101-99 victory over the New York Liberty on Saturday. The Liberty lost Breanna Stewart to a lower leg injury less than three minutes into the game, and saw the likes of Sabrina Ionescu and Natasha Cloud combine for a whopping 52 points. However, it did not prove enough, as a team effort from the Sparks saw four of their players score at least 17 points. A similar concerted effort could be seen in the Sparks' pre-game fits, with player outfits being praised by users on X. Rae Burrell, who wore a collared shirt with white sneakers and a long jacket, also sported sunglasses as she walked into the arena. Rickea Jackson, who contributed 24 points to lead her team in scoring, wore a leopard-print dress with a black leather jacket. Searica Hamby sported a trendy tie on a grey overall dress with black boots, while Kelsey Plum showed up with grey overalls and a rather length black belt. The outfits were the first thing that impressed on a night when the Sparks produced one of their best displays of the season. Jackson produced a buzzer-beating 2-pointer to hand the Liberty their first loss after five straight wins. The Sparks saw Azura Stevens produce 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Hamby also finished with a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Julie Allemand only had four points on the night but also added 10 assists, while Kelsey Plum produced 20 points and eight assists. Finally, Burrell added 12 points in 18 minutes off the bench to round off a true masterclass from the Sparks. They will now take on the Las Vegas Aces and will look to improve their 11-14 record. The Liberty, on the other hand, have had an extremely strong season thus far. The loss puts them at 17-7 for the season, as they will now take on the Dallas Wings. Related: How Julie Allemand has fit in with Sparks amid WNBA return [Exclusive] Related: Sparks' Cameron Brink gets a major injury update from Lynne Roberts
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Rickea Jackson makes game-winning shot for Sparks at New York
Three former Lady Vol basketball players competed in the WNBA on Satuday. Los Angeles (11-14) defeated New York (17-7), 101-99, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Rickea Jackson started and played 31 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled 24 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal. Jackson converted a game-winning field goal as time expired, leading Los Angeles to its fifth consecutive victory. She converted 9-of-15 field goal attempts, 4-of-6 three-point attempts and 2-of-2 free throw attempts. The former Lady Vol is in her second professional season after being selected in the first round of the 2024 WNBA draft (No. 4 overall). Rae Burrell recorded 12 points, two rebounds, one assist and one steal in 18 minutes for the Sparks. She converted 4-of-9 field goal attempts, 2-of-3 three-point attempts and 2-of-5 free throw attempts. Burrell played for the Lady Vols from 2018-22 and was selected by Los Angeles in the first round (No. 9 overall) of the 2022 WNBA draft. Isabelle Harrison totaled seven points, one rebound and one steal in 13 minutes for the Liberty. She converted 2-of-4 field goal attempts and 3-of-4 free throw attempts. Harrison played at Tennessee from 2011-15 under head coaches Pat Summitt and Holly Warlick. She was SEC Tournament MVP in 2014 and First-Team All-SEC. The former Lady Vol was selected in the first round of the 2015 WNBA draft (No. 12 overall) by Phoenix.
Yahoo
3 days ago
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- Yahoo
Jackson's layup at the buzzer lifts Sparks to a win over Liberty
NEW YORK (AP) — Rickea Jackson's layup at the buzzer lifted the Los Angeles Sparks to a 101-99 win over the New York Liberty on Saturday night. The Liberty also lost star Breanna Stewart to a lower leg injury 3 minutes into the game. Stewart had three points and a rebound before she left and went to the locker room. New York was playing the second half of a back-to-back. The Liberty rallied to beat Phoenix on Friday night. Sabrina Ionescu, who scored 30 points, tied the score at 99 with an elbow jumper with 23.1 seconds left. Los Angeles worked the clock down before Stephanie Talbot fouled Kelsey Plum with 5.9 seconds left. The Liberty still had a foul to give, so the Sparks got the ball on the side. After a timeout, Jackson got the ball in the post and threw a shot up over her head just before time expired. She finished with 24 points and Plum added 20 for the Sparks, who have won five straight. MYSTICS 69, STORM 58 WASHINGTON (AP) — Shakira Austin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Sug Sutton scored 13 points and Washington beat Seattle. Seattle, which endured a five-minute scoring drought to open the third quarter and trailed 60-45 entering the fourth, held Washington without a point for the first six minutes of the final quarter. The Storm's 11-0 run had them within 60-56 with four minutes remaining in the game. Kiki Iriafen then made one free throw for Washington for a five-point lead and her layup with about 2 1/2 minutes left put the Mystics up 63-56. Brittney Sykes scored on two driving layups, leaving the Mystics in command 67-58 with 51 seconds remaining. The Mystics won by double digits despite scoring only nine points in the fourth quarter. They held the Storm under 15 points in each of the last three quarters. Nneka Ogwumike had 18 points, all in the first half for Seattle (15-11). Erica Wheeler scored 12 points.
