PLAYOFFS • LOS wins series 2-1

Sacramento MonarchsMonarchsSAC

19-15, 7-10 Away

Final

	1	2	T
Monarchs SAC	32	31	63
Sparks LOS	38	28	66

Los Angeles SparksSparksLOS

24-10, 11-6 Home

Sacramento Monarchs @ Los Angeles Sparks

Matchups

SAC

LOS wins series

2-1

LOS

Game 1@ SAC

Final

Game 2@ LOS

Final

Game 3@ LOS

Final

Women's National Basketball Assoc.

Western Conference	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	33	11	.750	-	W1
Golden State	32	12	.727	1	W1
Las Vegas	31	13	.705	2	W7
Dallas	27	17	.614	6	W1
Portland	17	27	.386	16	W1
Los Angeles	16	28	.364	17	L2
Phoenix	16	28	.364	17	L1
Seattle	8	36	.182	25	L5

WNBA News

Nigerian connection runs through Mystics rise as Kiki Iriafen breaks out in playoff run

Fresh from helping team USA win the World Cup last month, Kiki Iriafen's second WNBA season ended with a first round elimination to the Atlanta Dream.

2026 WNBA playoffs: How Allisha Gray, Jewell Loyd injuries impact semis

Atlanta's Allisha Gray is out for Wednesday's Game 2 against New York, and Jewell Loyd is doubtful for an already depleted Aces team.

Dream rule out top scorer Allisha Gray (finger) for Game 2

Dream guard Allisha Gray was ruled out of Game 2 of their semifinal series against the Liberty because of a finger injury and is considered day-to-day.

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