All Opening Day Scores
Washington 84, Indiana 70
Los Angeles 98, Chicago 91 OT
Las Vegas 106, Phoenix 88
Seattle 97, Minnesota 74
Washington 84, Indiana 70
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In her first start in a home opener since 2018, Washington Mystics forward and former league MVP Elena Delle Donne led her team in holding off a young Indiana Fever squad 84-70 Friday night at Entertainment and Sports Arena in front of a sold-out crowd. Full story…
Los Angeles 98, Chicago 91 OT
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Led by Jordin Canada, the Los Angeles Sparks held off the defending league champion Chicago Sky in overtime, 98-91. Canada was among five Sparks players in double figures. The tense contest featured Los Angeles center Liz Cambage in her first-ever game with the Sparks after being traded from Las Vegas in the offseason. After a hard-fought regulation contest that ended in a tie at 88 all, Los Angeles outperformed Chicago 10-3 in the overtime period.
During the game, Sky forward Candace Parker became the 2nd WNBA player in history with 6,000 career points, 3,000 career rebounds, and 1,400 career assists. She passed Shannon Johnson for 9th all-time in assists on her third assist of the game.
Canada finished with 21 points, four rebounds, and eight assists. The Sparks reserves outscored the Sky reserves 37-10.
Top Performers
Los Angeles
Jordin Canada 21 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists
Nneka Ogwumike 19 points, 7 rebounds
Liz Cambage 12 points, 4 rebounds
Lexie Brown 12 points, 5 assists
Chennedy Carter 12 points
Chicago
Dana Evans 24 points, 5 assists
Candace Parker 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists
Azurá Stevens 13 points, 6 rebounds
Emma Meesseman 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists
Courtney Vandersloot 11 points, 8 assists
Inactive/Injury list
Los Angeles: Olivia Nelson-Ododa- OUT (hip, week-to-week); Kristi Toliver- NWT (partial season suspension); Katie Lou Samuelson- NWT (partial season suspension)
Chicago: Allie Quigley (knee)
Las Vegas 106, Phoenix…
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