Sparks defeat Tempo for their first win of season
The Los Angeles Sparks' lineup looks on during a WNBA game against the Toronto Tempo on May 15, 2026 at Crypto. com Arena in Los Angeles, California. LOS ANGELES -- The Sparks finally break the ice.
The Sparks got off to a great start. The tough Toronto Tempo fought back until the end. But the Sparks held on and came away with their first victory, 99-95 .
It was a wire-to-wire win for the Sparks, who led by as many as 20 points. But it still came down to the wire as the Tempo had a chance to tie the game with under 30 seconds left. Marina Mabrey missed the game-tying corner three.
"This is a WNBA team and they're coached by one of the all-time greats (Sandy Brondello) in the league," Sparks coach Lynne Roberts stated. "They're not going to just go away. We talked about that and those are competitors over there so you have to first give them some credit.
I do think we gave up 57 points in the second half. That's way too many so I feel like we lost maybe a little bit of our focus, intensity, which again, the goal is to put together 40 minutes. We haven't done that yet this season, but the season's early.
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