Los Angeles Sparks @ New York Liberty
Rodgers scores 23 points, Liberty beat Sparks 79-70
NEW YORK -- Sugar Rodgers scored a career-high 23 points and the New York Liberty snapped a two-game home losing streak with a 79-70 victory over the winless Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday.
Tina Charles added 16 points and Tanisha Wright 12 to help the Liberty (5-4) overcome a career-high 30 points from the Sparks' Kristi Toliver, making her WNBA season debut after returning from EuroBasket.
Jantel Lavender added 14 points, and Nneka Ogwumike had 13 points and a season-high 16 rebounds for her first double-double this season for Los Angeles (0-7), down to eight players after Andrea Hoover injured her left foot in a game Friday night.
The Liberty never trailed in the final quarter though the Sparks tied it three times, the last with 6:15 to go. A 9-1 run, capped by Kiah Stokes' layup off an inside pass from Wright, left the Liberty up 72-64 with 2:31 left. The Sparks got within four, but a 6-0 spurt, including four points from Rodgers, clinched the victory.
Matchups
Game Information
New York, NY
Referee:Eric Brewton
Referee:Daryl Humphrey
Referee:Kevin Sparrock
2025-26 Standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 4 | 2 | .667 | - | L1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | 2 | .667 | - | W2 |
| Golden State | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Dallas | 4 | 3 | .571 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | W2 |
| Portland | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
| Seattle | 2 | 4 | .333 | 2 | W1 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 5 | .286 | 2.5 | L3 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | W2 |
| Indiana | 4 | 2 | .667 | 0.5 | W3 |
| Chicago | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.5 | L2 |
| New York | 3 | 3 | .500 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Toronto | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L2 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 6 | .143 | 4 | L1 |
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