Sparks get blown out by Aces in season opener at home
LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) makes her defender jump during a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces, Sunday May 10th, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES -- As far as first games of the season go, it's hard to get worse than this. The Sparks never led in their opener against the Aces, who were likely fuming over their blowout loss against the Mercury on Saturday.
While the Sparks were able to make it competitive at the halftime, the Aces ran away from them in the third and made it into a massacre. The Aces defeated the Sparks, 105-78 . "They just punched us in the face," Sparks guard Kelsey Plum flatly said.
"We didn't respond. " Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts elaborated more about what happened after the second quarter. "We uncharacteristically missed open looks.
I think that kind of got in our heads a little bit. And then defensively, like (Kelsey Plum) said, they kind of (punched us in the face)," Roberts said. Coach talks about what went wrong in the second half.
Q by @ECreates88 pic. twitter. com/saki7QjTnx — Rey-Rey (@TheNoLookPass) May 11, 2026 Las Vegas outscored Los Angeles, 33-18, in the third.