Overview
- Los Angeles beat Connecticut 77-68 on Aug. 22 to snap a six-game losing streak, led by Rae Burrell, who scored 20 points.
- Nneka Ogwumike posted a double-double (11 points, 11 rebounds) in what is her announced final season.
- Dearica Hamby was assessed a flagrant-2 foul after review and ejected for hitting Raegan Beers, a play that removed Hamby from the game and sent Beers to the locker room.
- The Sparks improved their defense in the win but still turned the ball over frequently, giving up 30 points on 25 turnovers after surrendering 124 points to Atlanta earlier in the week.
- With both teams eliminated from playoff contention, coaches increased minutes for reserves such as Cameron Brink, Tonie Morgan and Chance Gray to evaluate talent and shape offseason roster decisions that trace back to Kelsey Plum’s midseason injury and trade.