Despite leading for most of the game and by as many as 14, the Sparks fell 97-86 to the Sky Tuesday.

Forward-center Azurá Stevens became the first player in WNBA history to record at least 20 points, four blocks and four steals in a game while shooting 70% or better from the field. She also became the first player ever to tally four or more steals, blocks and three-pointers in the same contest. Stevens finished with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting (4-of-7 from three), along with seven rebounds, four steals, four blocks and two assists. She also reached the 200-block milestone in her WNBA career with her second block of the night.

Forward Dearica Hamby posted 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks. The veteran’s fifth assist of the game marked the 600th of her career.

Guard Kelsey Plum notched 20 points and five assists, going a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line. Forward Rickea Jackson matched her career high in assists with four, while guard Shey Peddy notched season highs in points (seven) and assists (five), matching her season high with four rebounds.

Los Angeles shot 49.2% from the field (32-of-65) and registered a season-high seven blocks.

QUOTES OF THE NIGHT:

Head Coach Lynne Roberts, on Emma Cannon’s contributions to the team:

“Emma Cannon has been phenomenal… She’s been great with us in the locker room. She’s played a lot of years and has a lot of experience. She’s a voice that everybody listens to, [and] everybody respects her. [She is] just an incredible human being that I’m glad [is] in our locker room… She’s going to make a heck of a coach someday if she chooses to. She just understands what we’re trying to do on both sides… She’s been shooting the three pretty well for us, and defensively, she can come in and be a nice counterbalance to Azurá [Stevens], who’s just a different style of player.”

Azurá Stevens, on the Sky’s scoring in the paint:

“They were just aggressive in the fourth, and it seemed like it was timely buckets that they got putbacks. I mean, specifically [Kamilla Cardoso]. We just gotta do a better job next time. We play them in five days, so we gotta do a better job of limiting that, because that’s where they got a lot of their points from.”