The Sparks seized control in the second half to win a key early season game against the Storm on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena.
LOS ANGELES — Nneka Ogwumike had a team-high 27 points,14 rebounds and four assists to lead the Sparks to a 92-85 win at home against the Seattle Storm Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena.
The Sparks improved to 3-2 and will travel to Seattle for a rematch on Tuesday, for the team’s sixth game of the season.Ogwumike had ten points and six rebounds in the first half, on her way to her second consecutive double-double, giving the Sparks their first winning streak of the 2023 WNBA season.
The Sparks led 72-61 with 8:23 left in the fourth quarter but Storm battled back, cutting the Sparks lead to 74-71 with 5:15 to go, on a three-point by Jewell Loyd, who led the Storm with 37 points, six rebounds and six assists. Meanwhile, Lexie Brown, who scored 11 of her 14 points in the second half against the Storm, less than 24 hours after tying her career of 26 points on Friday in the Sparks 99-93 overtime win on the road against the Phoenix Mercury, said she appreciated the vote of confidence from Ogwumike, who said the sixth-year guard is in the midst of going from a good to a great WNBA player.
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