Loyd leads Seattle against Los Angeles after 26-point showing
Seattle Storm (0-3, 0-2 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (1-2, 2-2 Western Conference)
Los Angeles; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Seattle faces the Los Angeles Sparks after Jewell Loyd scored 26 points in the Storm's 86-78 loss to the New York Liberty.
Los Angeles went 7-11 at home and 6-12 in Western Conference games during the 2022-23 season. The Sparks gave up 86.6 points per game while committing 18.3 fouls last season.
Seattle went 22-14 overall and 10-8 in Western Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The Storm averaged 82.5 points per game last season, 12.4 from the free throw line and 27.9 from beyond the arc.
INJURIES: Sparks: Azura Stevens: out (back), Jasmine Thomas: out (knee), Katie Lou Samuelson: out (personal).
Storm: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.