However, the Sun battled back and tied the game at 67 on a layup by rookie guard Leïla Lacan. A layup by Sparks forward Rae Burrell with 9.8 seconds left in the third gave the home team a 69-67 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

Kelsey Plum scored 18 of her 23 points in the second half as Connecticut (3-18) lost to the Sparks for the first time since 2020.

Kelsey Plum heats up for 23 points to lead the Los Angeles Sparks over the Connecticut Sun, 92-88.

As the Sparks try to climb the league standings, they will host the Washington Mystics Tuesday night, in the first of a four-game series in the last 23 games of the regular season.

WNBA action continues to heat up with two more games on the schedule on Tuesday. The Fever travels to Connecticut to take on the Sun in a nationally televised game. Later in the evening, the Mystics will take on the Sparks in Los Angeles in the West Coast matchup.

The Washington Mystics and Los Angeles Sparks will close out their first half of the 2025 season on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, and oddsmakers are expecting a close game. Los Angeles, which is just 2-8 at home in the 2025 season,