Sparks knock off defending champion Sky 98-91 in WNBA opener

— Jordin Canada had 21 points and eight assists in her Los Angeles debut, Nneka Ogwumike added 19 points and the Sparks opened the season with a 98-91 overtime victory over the defending champion Chicago Sky on Friday night.
May 6, 2022, 10:50 pm - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

100%
--LA
0%
--CHI

According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Amy Atwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
  • Amy Atwell misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens makes 23-foot three point jumper (Candace Parker assists)
  • Candace Parker makes 14-foot two point shot (Azura Stevens assists)
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Liz Cambage misses 15-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Azura Stevens makes 2-foot layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Brittney Sykes makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses layup
  • Lexie Brown makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Candace Parker makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Sykes misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Emma Meesseman makes 6-foot two point shot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses driving layup
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses layup
  • Emma Meesseman misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lexie Brown makes 30-foot three point shot (Jasmine Walker assists)
  • Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ruthy Hebard makes layup (Kaela Davis assists)
  • Chennedy Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chennedy Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jasmine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes 25-foot three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Lexie Brown misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Chennedy Carter makes two point shot
  • Candace Parker misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Sparkle Taylor makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Lexie Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes tip shot
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses driving layup
  • Chennedy Carter makes 1-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Brittney Sykes makes 22-foot running pullup jump shot (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Azura Stevens makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Candace Parker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Dana Evans misses driving floating jump shot
  • Liz Cambage misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Candace Parker misses layup
  • Jordin Canada makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Liz Cambage misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Dana Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Azura Stevens makes two point shot
  • Brittney Sykes misses driving layup
  • Azura Stevens misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Emma Meesseman misses 18-foot jumper
  • Liz Cambage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Liz Cambage misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Emma Meesseman makes two point shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes driving layup
  • Dana Evans makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Dana Evans misses three point jumper
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Liz Cambage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Liz Cambage misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes technical free throw
  • Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Liz Cambage makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Liz Cambage makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Liz Cambage makes 10-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dana Evans assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses driving layup
  • Dana Evans makes 5-foot two point shot (Azura Stevens assists)
  • Brittney Sykes makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Sykes makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Candace Parker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dana Evans assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Candace Parker makes two point shot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Dana Evans makes two point shot
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Candace Parker makes layup (Anneli Maley assists)
  • Candace Parker misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chiney Ogwumike misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes pullup jump shot (Candace Parker assists)
  • Lexie Brown makes 22-foot three point jumper (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Chennedy Carter misses pullup jump shot
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Dana Evans makes 23-foot three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Chennedy Carter makes 4-foot two point shot (Nneka Ogwumike assists)
  • Rae Burrell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses 7-foot jumper
  • Chennedy Carter makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Chennedy Carter makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Chennedy Carter misses technical free throw
  • Chennedy Carter makes 2-foot layup (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Dana Evans makes 29-foot three point jumper (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Rae Burrell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sparkle Taylor makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Dana Evans makes 6-foot two point shot
  • Liz Cambage misses driving layup
  • Liz Cambage makes hook shot
  • Emma Meesseman misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rae Burrell misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Emma Meesseman misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Sparkle Taylor makes driving layup
  • Jasmine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Liz Cambage makes 6-foot two point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Azura Stevens makes layup (Emma Meesseman assists)
  • Azura Stevens misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordin Canada misses driving layup
  • Courtney Vandersloot misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Emma Meesseman makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Chiney Ogwumike makes two point shot
  • Anneli Maley misses 20-foot jumper
  • Candace Parker misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sparkle Taylor misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Emma Meesseman makes layup (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Dana Evans misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Sykes misses 19-foot jumper
  • Anneli Maley makes 11-foot jumper (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Liz Cambage misses two point shot
  • Candace Parker makes 12-foot step back jumpshot (Dana Evans assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Liz Cambage makes layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
  • Dana Evans makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot (Courtney Vandersloot assists)
  • Emma Meesseman misses layup
  • Emma Meesseman makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Brittney Sykes misses 14-foot two point shot
  • Lexie Brown makes 24-foot three point shot (Brittney Sykes assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Emma Meesseman makes layup (Candace Parker assists)
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Jordin Canada makes driving layup
  • Azura Stevens misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Dana Evans misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Courtney Vandersloot makes driving layup
  • Liz Cambage misses 16-foot jumper
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Candace Parker misses three point jumper
  • Dana Evans misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Dana Evans makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Dana Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Liz Cambage misses driving layup
  • Nneka Ogwumike misses two point shot
  • Nneka Ogwumike makes 10-foot two point shot (Lexie Brown assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
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