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What happened

A nail-biter at crypto.com Arena! The Sparks edged past the Liberty in a thrilling finale, 98-97.

In a showdown that had fans on the edge of their seats, the Sparks secured a dramatic 98-97 victory over the Liberty. This high-energy matchup saw LA capitalize on their shooting prowess, hitting 52% from the field compared to New York's 49%.
Nneka Ogwumike led the charge for LA, scoring 24 points and grabbing six rebounds, proving pivotal in the tight contest. Despite a strong effort from New York's Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones, who each scored 18 points, the Liberty couldn't quite close the gap.

LA win5th in the Western Conference, 6 GB

The Sparks sit 5th in the Western Conference, 6 games back — coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Liberty lead the Eastern Conference by 0½ — coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
LA leads series 1-0 — they meet again Jul 28.
The Sparks are up next home vs CHI (Jul 10), then at ATL.
The Liberty are up next at MIN (Jul 11), then at TOR.

NY34/68MakeMiss39/76LA

Qtr	1	2	3	4	R
NY	28	27	21	21	97
LA	18	25	27	28	98

Nneka Ogwumike makes 7-foot two point shot4th Quarter85-88
Jonquel Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Satou Sabally assists)4th Quarter88-88
Breanna Stewart makes driving layup4th Quarter90-88
Nneka Ogwumike makes layup (Erica Wheeler assists)4th Quarter90-90
Pauline Astier makes driving layup4th Quarter92-90
Pauline Astier makes free throw 1 of 14th Quarter93-90
Nneka Ogwumike makes 26-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)4th Quarter93-93
Pauline Astier makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter94-93
Pauline Astier makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter95-93
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter96-93
Rae Burrell makes free throw 1 of 24th Quarter96-94
Rae Burrell makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter96-95
Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 24th Quarter97-95
Nneka Ogwumike makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erica Wheeler assists)4th Quarter97-98

Players

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
B. Stewart	34	18	8-17	0-4	2-4	10	4	2	2	0	1	9	5	-3
S. Sabally	27	14	5-12	3-8	1-2	5	7	3	0	0	1	4	3	+8
L. Fiebich	26	13	4-8	3-6	2-2	2	1	4	1	0	0	2	2	+3
J. Jones	33	18	6-9	4-7	2-2	8	3	0	2	1	3	5	3	0
S. Ionescu	22	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	-7
R. Carrera	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4
H. Xu	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	+5
R. Gardner	7	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	-6
R. Allen	6	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-5
M. Johannes	17	10	4-10	2-7	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	+1
P. Astier	21	17	4-5	0-1	9-9	4	5	3	1	1	0	4	2	+3