Top Storm vs. Sparks Players to Watch - 9/11/2024

Jewell Loyd leads the Seattle Storm (21-14) into a road game against the Los Angeles Sparks (7-29) at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, with the opening tip at 10:00 PM ET.

The Storm’s +160 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 4.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 83 points per game (fifth in the WNBA) while giving up 78.4 per contest (fourth in the league).

The Sparks’ -291 scoring differential (being outscored by 8.1 points per game) is a result of putting up 78.3 points per game (11th in WNBA) while giving up 86.4 per outing (10th in league).

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How to Watch Storm vs. Sparks

• Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2024
• Time: 10:00 PM ET
• How to Watch on TV: SportsNet LA, FOX13+, NBA TV, and Amazon Prime Video
• Live Stream: Prime Video
• Location: Los Angeles, California
• Venue: Crypto.com Arena
• Favorite: Storm -10.5

Storm’s Last Game

Seattle prevailed by a final score of 90-66 in its last game against Phoenix. Leading the way on offense for the Storm was Loyd, who wound up with 16 points. Jordan Horston posted 16 points.

• Jewell Loyd: 20 PTS | 4 REB |1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
• Jordan Horston: 16 PTS | 5 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
• Skylar Diggins-Smith: 12 PTS | 2 REB |11 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM

Sparks’ Last Game

Los Angeles is coming into this game having lost to Connecticut 86-66 in its last game. Rickea Jackson led the team with 16 points.

• Rickea Jackson: 16 PTS | 0 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
• Dearica Hamby: 12 PTS | 3 REB |3 AST | 5 STL | 0 BLK | 0 3PM
• Crystal Dangerfield: 11 PTS | 1 REB |2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM

Storm Players to Watch

• Loyd puts up a team-best 20.1 points per game. She is also putting up 4.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists, shooting 36.6% from the floor and 28.3% from beyond the arc with 1.7 made 3-pointers per contest.
• Nneka Ogwumike is averaging 16.6 points, 2.5 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game.
• Ezi Magbegor averages a team-high 8.1 rebounds per contest. She is also putting up 11.8 points and 2 assists, shooting 50.9% from the floor (seventh in league).
• Skylar Diggins-Smith leads her team in assists per contest (6.5), and also posts 14.5 points and 2.8 rebounds. Defensively, she delivers 1.5 steals (10th in WNBA) and 0.9 blocked shots.
• Horston averages 7.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. At the other end, she posts 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocked shots.

Sparks Players to Watch

• Dearica Hamby is No. 1 on the Sparks in scoring (17.2 points per game), rebounding (9.3) and assists (3.5), shooting 50.6% from the floor. She also posts 1.7 steals (sixth in league) and 0.2 blocked shots.
• The Sparks receive 12.9 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game from Jackson.
• The Sparks get 13.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game from Odyssey Sims.
• Aari McDonald gets the Sparks 8.7 points, 2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game. She also averages 0.9 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
• The Sparks get 7.6 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game from Kia Nurse.