Nneka Ogwumike scored a season-high 26 points on 12 -16 shooting from the ground, Gabby Williams on Tuesday stole a career-hai eight eight eight-and-Haha eight and the Seattle Storm of 98-67 before host Los Angeles Sparks 98-67.
Ogwumike passed Tina Thompson for the goals of the fourth-half-built area in WNBA History (2,639), and team fellow Skyler Digins entered the top 10 all-time in total assistance. Digids scored 15 points to provide seven assistance to reach 1,584 for his career.
Meanwhile, Williams paired 11 points and seven support before exiting the game during the fourth quarter. His eight theft set a franchise record.
Elisha Clarke put 14 points (4-5-3-point shooting) and Erica Wheeler scored 15 points for Storm (7-5), who won for the fourth time in five matches.
Seattle Los Angeles was dropped from 52 percent to 32.8 percent and there was a skilled 29 assistance on 39 Made Baskets. For the theft, Williams’ Pencent helped the Storm to convert 24 Techway into 31 points.
Ricia Jackson led Los Angeles (4-9) with 17 points. Azura Stevens scored 16 points and 10 rebounds and Sara Ashley Barker went for 4 -for -5 to 5 points for 12 points.
Sparks were without scorer Calccy Plum, who are undergoing imaging for low -leg injury, and fellow starter Odyssey Sims (personal cause).
The storm opened a tight first quarter with a run of 11–0, which was ignited by the 3-pointer of Digins. Los Angeles attracted within 26–19 to end the period, but could not stop Seattle from making 11 of its first 15 shots.
The sparks scored the first five points of the second period and the two on three occasions. Jackson added a back-to-back bucket to another triple and Ogwumike for Los Angeles with his own 3-pointer, after matching the 3-pointer of Williams. With 4.6 seconds, Ogwumike’s mid-range jumper gave the storm 47-37 Haftime cushion.
Seattle then used the third quarter 28–14 so that this lead could be essentially inaccessible. The storm took a lead of its first 20 points on the three-point play of Ogwumike, with 5:37 still left in the quarters.
Seattle took a 75-51 lead in the fourth quarter and took a lead of over 35 from the stretch. Williams, however, quickly exited in the fourth after an opponent stepped on the leg. He was checked out in the locker room and returned to the bench area to end the game.
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