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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Kelsey Plum is on a hot streak in the first week of the WNBA season.<\/p>\n

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The Sparks are looking to build on the four-time All-Star guard\u2019s play by winning two in a row against the Toronto Tempo on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n

Plum is leading the league in scoring at 26.3 points through three games. She\u2019s also averaging five assists while shooting 58% from the field, including 42.9% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust trying to be really intentional on getting other people going,\u201d Plum said, \u201cand our spacing and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sparks (1-2) are coming off a 99-95 home victory against Toronto (1-2) on Friday night. Plum and Toronto guard Brittney Sykes, who played for the Sparks from 2020-22, both scored a game-high 27 points. Plum, who scored 15 points in the fourth quarter, had nine assists. Skyes, who scored 14 points in the fourth, had seven assists.<\/p>\n

The home team began the second half on a 12-0 run and led by as many as 20 points in the third quarter. However, they gave up 57 total points in the final two quarters and saw their once-massive advantage dwindle to two points late.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coaching in this league is good,\u201d Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said, \u201cand I\u2019m sure that Toronto will have their adjustments. We\u2019ll have our adjustments. We need to see where what was giving us trouble defensively. See what we can fix and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sparks, who shot 63.8% from the field, shared the ball, recording a season-high 26 assists on 37 field goals.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThat\u2019s the way we need to play,\u201d Plum said.<\/p>\n

The Sparks never trailed and prevailed with five other players joining Plum in scoring in double figures: Nneka Ogwumike (20), Dearica Hamby (19), Rae Burrell (13), Erica Wheeler (10) and Cameron Brink (10).<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to pick your poison,\u201d Hamby said. \u201cEspecially on the back side. We also have three elite scorers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toronto coach Sandy Brondello said she appreciated being able to play consecutive games against the Sparks, rather than traveling to the next city during her team\u2019s stretch of playing six games in 11 days.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI like staying in the same city,\u201d Brondello said. \u201cIt\u2019s like a playoff series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sparks guard Ariel Atkins, who was acquired from the Chicago Sky in a trade for forward Rickea Jackson last month, was ruled out for Friday\u2019s game due to concussion protocol. Wheeler, a 5-foot-7 veteran point guard, started in her place and notched season highs of 10 points and seven assists in 33 minutes. She was 3 for 5 from the field, including 2 of 4 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

Forward Sania Feagin, a second-year player from South Carolina, has missed the last two Sparks games with a left leg injury.<\/p>\n

TORONTO (1-2) AT SPARKS (1-2)<\/h4>\n

When:<\/strong> 4 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Crypto.com Arena<\/p>\n

TV:<\/strong> Spectrum Sportsnet<\/p>\n

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Kelsey Plum on her game-highs 27 points and 9 assists in the Los Angeles Sparks\u2019 first win of the season.<\/p>\n

LA Sparks defeated the Toronto Tempo 99-95 at home. pic.twitter.com\/ZkBdkyREDx<\/p>\n

\u2014 John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) May 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Sandy Brondello\u2019s pregame media interview on former UCLA guard Kiki Rice playing her first road game against the LA Sparks. pic.twitter.com\/EqO3vB2QMg<\/p>\n

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\u2014 John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) May 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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