The 2021 Los Angeles Sparks season was the 25th season for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season tipped off on May 14, 2021, versus the Dallas Wings.
The Sparks split time in two arenas during the 2021 season. They played at the Los Angeles Convention Center from May until July and then played at the Staples Center after the league took its Olympic break.
The Sparks started the season slowly, losing the first two games. However, they won the next two to finish May with a 2âÂÂ2 record. June proved difficult, as the team couldn't sustain a winning streak, as wins were followed by two losses frequently. They finished June 4âÂÂ7 and 6âÂÂ9 overall. The Sparks went into the Olympic break on a low note when they lost all four games in July. After the break, a favorable schedule contributed to a four-game winning streak to begin the August schedule, with wins over Indiana and Atlanta who finished in the bottom two of the final regular season standings. Once the winning streak ended, the Sparks lost six straight games to slide to 10âÂÂ19 going into the final three games of the season. Despite winning two of the last three, a final day loss meant the Sparks finished outside the playoff places with a 12âÂÂ20 overall record.
|- | 1 | May 2 | @ Las Vegas | W 80âÂÂ71 | colspan=3 | Scrimmage | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>No Fans | 1âÂÂ0 |- | 2 | May 8 | Las Vegas | T 85âÂÂ85 | Jasmine Walker (23) | Jasmine Walker (9) | Wheeler<br>Cooper (5) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>No Fans | 1âÂÂ0âÂÂ1
|- | 1 | May 14 | Dallas | L 71âÂÂ94 | Nneka Ogwumike (18) | Nneka Ogwumike (8) | Brittney Sykes (3) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>No Fans | 0âÂÂ1 |- | 2 | May 21 | @ Las Vegas | 69âÂÂ97 | Nneka Ogwumike (19) | Guirantes<br>C. Ogwumike<br>N. Ogwumike (5) | Kristi Toliver (5) | Michelob Ultra Arena<br>1,972 | 0âÂÂ2 |- | 3 | May 28 | @ Chicago | W 76âÂÂ61 | Nneka Ogwumike (14) | Nneka Ogwumike (9) | Erica Wheeler (6) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,124 | 1âÂÂ2 |- | 4 | May 30 | @ Chicago | W 82âÂÂ79 | Nneka Ogwumike (21) | Nneka Ogwumike (9) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Wintrust Arena<br>1,124 | 2âÂÂ2
|- | 5 | June 1 | @ Dallas | L 69âÂÂ79 | Kristi Toliver (14) | Nia Coffey (6) | Te'a Cooper (4) | College Park Center<br>1,372 | 2âÂÂ3 |- | 6 | June 3 | Indiana | W 98âÂÂ63 | Kristi Toliver (22) | Holmes<br>Zahui B (7) | Erica Wheeler (5) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>301 | 3âÂÂ3 |- | 7 | June 5 | Chicago | W 68âÂÂ63 | Erica Wheeler (22) | Amanda Zahui B (10) | Erica Wheeler (5) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>430 | 4âÂÂ3 |- | 8 | June 10 | @ Washington | L 71âÂÂ89 | Te'a Cooper (11) | Kristine Anigwe (9) | Erica Wheeler (4) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,100 | 4âÂÂ4 |- | 9 | June 12 | @ Minnesota | L 64âÂÂ80 | Te'a Cooper (17) | Amanda Zahui B (8) | Kristi Toliver (5) | Target Center<br>2,203 | 4âÂÂ5 |- | 10 | June 16 | Phoenix | W 85âÂÂ80 | Erica Wheeler (18) | Brittney Sykes (9) | Erica Wheeler (10) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>514 | 5âÂÂ5 |- | 11 | June 18 | Phoenix | L 66âÂÂ80 | Erica Wheeler (17) | Amanda Zahui B (6) | Toliver<br>Wheeler (2) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>520 | 5âÂÂ6 |- | 12 | June 20 | New York | L 73âÂÂ76 | Erica Wheeler (20) | Erica Wheeler (6) | Erica Wheeler (10) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>731 | 5âÂÂ7 |- | 13 | June 24 | Washington | W 89âÂÂ82 | Te'a Cooper (26) | Amanda Zahui B (5) | Te'a Cooper (4) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>520 | 6âÂÂ7 |- | 14 | June 26 | @ Phoenix | L 79âÂÂ88 | Erica Wheeler (21) | Kristine Anigwe (9) | Sykes<br>Wheeler (4) | Phoenix Suns Arena<br> | 6âÂÂ8 |- | 15 | June 30 | Las Vegas | L 75âÂÂ99 | Amanda Zahui B (22) | Amanda Zahui B (9) | Cooper<br>Wheeler (3) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>746 | 6âÂÂ9
|- | 16 | July 2 | Las Vegas | L 58âÂÂ66 | Erica Wheeler (15) | Amanda Zahui B (12) | Erica Wheeler (5) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>959 | 6âÂÂ10 |- | 17 | July 4 | Seattle | L 74âÂÂ84 | Sykes<br>Wheeler (19) | Brittney Sykes (10) | Sykes<br>Wheeler (5) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>716 | 6âÂÂ11 |- | 18 | July 7 | @ Seattle | L 62âÂÂ71 | Erica Wheeler (22) | Amanda Zahui B (9) | Erica Wheeler (3) | Angel of the Winds Arena<br>2,730 | 6âÂÂ12 |- | 19 | July 11 | Minnesota | L 61âÂÂ86 | Sykes<br>Wheeler (14) | Lauren Cox (8) | Erica Wheeler (6) | Los Angeles Convention Center<br>892 | 6âÂÂ13
|- | 20 | August 15 | Indiana | W 75âÂÂ70 | Brittney Sykes (16) | Amanda Zahui B (9) | Toliver<br>Wheeler (6) | Staples Center<br>2,029 | 7âÂÂ13 |- | 21 | August 17 | Atlanta | W 85âÂÂ80 (OT) | Brittney Sykes (17) | Nneka Ogwumike (9) | Nneka Ogwumike (9) | Staples Center<br>2,200 | 8âÂÂ13 |- | 22 | August 19 | Atlanta | W 66âÂÂ64 | Nneka Ogwumike (17) | Brittney Sykes (8) | Kristi Toliver (5) | Staples Center<br>1,885 | 9âÂÂ13 |- | 23 | August 22 | @ New York | W 86âÂÂ83 | Erica Wheeler (17) | Brittney Sykes (6) | Nneka Ogwumike (6) | Barclays Center<br>N/A | 10âÂÂ13 |- | 24 | August 24 | @ Washington | L 68âÂÂ78 | Nia Coffey (15) | Chiney Ogwumike (8) | Toliver<br>Sykes (3) | Entertainment and Sports Arena<br>2,620 | 10âÂÂ14 |- | 25 | August 26 | @ Connecticut | L 72âÂÂ76 | Nia Coffey (18) | Brittney Sykes (7) | Erica Wheeler (9) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>3,702 | 10âÂÂ15 |- | 26 | August 28 | @ Connecticut | L 61âÂÂ76 | Erica Wheeler (15) | Erica Wheeler (6) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>4,434 | 10âÂÂ16 |- | 27 | August 31 | @ Indiana | L 72âÂÂ74 | Nneka Ogwumike (17) | Brittney Sykes (5) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum<br>N/A | 10âÂÂ17
|- | 28 | September 2 | @ Minnesota | L 57âÂÂ66 | N. Ogwumike<br>Wheeler (16) | Nneka Ogwumike (10) | Erica Wheeler (7) | Target Center<br>3,121 | 10âÂÂ18 |- | 29 | September 9 | Connecticut | L 57âÂÂ75 | Coffey<br>N. Ogwumike (12) | Nneka Ogwumike (7) | N. Ogwumike<br>Sykes<br>Wheeler (3) | Staples Center<br>1,695 | 10âÂÂ19 |- | 30 | September 12 | Seattle | W 81âÂÂ53 | Te'a Cooper (19) | Brittney Sykes (10) | Erica Wheeler (4) | Staples Center<br>4,181 | 11âÂÂ19 |- | 31 | September 16 | @ Atlanta | W 74âÂÂ68 | Brittney Sykes (17) | Nneka Ogwumike (10) | Erica Wheeler (4) | Gateway Center Arena<br>2,537 | 12âÂÂ19 |- | 32 | September 19 | @ Dallas | L 84âÂÂ87 | Te'a Cooper (24) | Nneka Ogwumike (10) | Erica Wheeler (7) | College Park Center<br>3,604 | 12âÂÂ20
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