Sparkling Numbers - July 24 at Sun
2,000
Azurá Stevens surpassed the 2,000-career-point mark during Thursday's game, dropping 17 points in her 200th WNBA match. The veteran went 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and added eight rebounds, season-high-tying four assists, three blocks and two steals. Against the Sun, Stevens surpassed Nneka Ogwumike for third in Sparks history in consecutive games with at least six rebounds posting her 23rd straight such effort (Lisa Leslie ranks second with 28).
101
The Sparks put up a season-high 101 points against the Sun, beating the home team by 15 points. This is the fourth consecutive game that the Sparks have scored 90 or more points, matching their longest streak in franchise history and longest since 2013.
49
Dearica Hamby walked away from Thursday's match with her 49th career double-double after posting 20 points off 8-for-9 shooting and 11 rebounds. This marks back-to-back double-doubles for the forward and her third consecutive game scoring 20 or more points. Hamby posted a game-high +28 rating, getting to the free-throw line 11 times.
+24
Julie Allemand finished with a +24 rating, the second highest of the game, just after Hamby. Allemand contributed a season-high 12 points, career-high-matching eight rebounds, four assists and two steals. Over her last six contests, the Belgian point guard has 33 assists with just five turnovers. She ranks fourth in the WNBA this season in Assists to Turnover Ratio.
8
Thursday's game marked the eighth time in her career that Kelsey Plum has scored 30 or more points in a match. Her performance against Connecticut made her the one of three Sparks players ever, forming an exclusive trio with franchise legends Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie, to post multiple games with 30+ points and 5+ assists in a season.