Sparks Start Fast, Hold on Late to Beat Toronto for 1st Win
Kelsey Plum scored 25 points as Los Angeles shot 64% and held off Toronto’s late rally for its first win of the season.
- On Friday, Kelsey Plum scored 25 points to lead the Los Angeles Sparks past the Toronto Tempo 99-95, securing the team's first win of the season.
- The Sparks opened the third quarter with a 12-0 run to take a 58-38 lead, but the expansion Toronto Tempo trailed by 20 in the second half before clawing back to within two points late.
- Los Angeles shot 64% compared to 44% for Toronto, which was outscored 54-30 on points in the paint, providing the efficiency advantage that secured the Sparks' victory.
- Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points for the Sparks, while Brittney Sykes led Toronto with 27 points; reserves Laura Juskaite and Nyara Sabally scored 16 and 14 points, respectively.
- The teams will meet again on Sunday in Los Angeles, as both clubs prepare for the rematch in the finale of the Sparks' four-game season-opening homestand.
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L.A. Sparks get off to fast start, hold off Toronto Tempo behind Plum's 27 points
Kelsey Plum scored 18 of her 27 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks had a fast start before holding off the visiting Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday night for their first win of the season.
San Bernardino Sun
Sparks start fast, hold on late to beat Toronto for 1st win
After dropping their first two games, the Sparks get 27 points and nine assists from Kelsey Plum in a 99-95 win. They host the Tempo again Sunday to conclude a four-game season-opening homestand.
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Sparks take down Tempo for first win of season
Kelsey Plum scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half, Nneka Ogwumike added 20 points and the Los Angeles Sparks picked up their first victory of the season by getting past the visiting Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday.
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Sparks get off to fast start, hold off Tempo 99-95 behind Plum's 25 points
Kelsey Plum scored 18 of her 25 points in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks used a fast start before holding off the Toronto Tempo 99-95 on Friday night for their first win of the season.
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torontotelegraph.comTempo's first-ever road trip opens with doubleheader at Los Angeles
Fresh off the first victory in Toronto Tempo history, the expansion franchise heads out on its initial road trip, beginning the first of back-to-back games at Los Angeles against the Sparks on Friday.
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