Sparkling Numbers: The Numbers that Sparkled Sunday

400

Star forward Dearica Hamby reached 400 career steals in one of her best performances of the year. Hamby had 22 points on 61.5% shooting from the field (8-for-13) and 12 rebounds in the Sparks win against the Portland Fire.

120

Nneka Ogwumike has a double-double in three consecutive games, bringing her career total to 120 (sixth all-time). Ogwumike posted her seventh career 20+ point and 15+ rebound game, after having 20 points on 57.1% shooting from the field (8-for-14) and a season-high 17 rebounds. 

+32

Erica Wheeler posted a career-high +32 rating against the Fire as this is the fourth highest +/- of the season and tied for 17th-best in franchise history. Wheeler is 12th in assists per game this season with 4.9 after having six points and four assists Sunday night.

25.0

MVP candidate Kelsey Plum ranks second in the WNBA this season with 25.0 Efficiency Per Game. The star guard also leads the league with 25.5 PPG, ranks third in 3PM Per Game, fifth with 6.4 APG and seventh in FG%. The Sparks are the only team to currently have three players in the Top 10 of Efficiency Per Game, with only other team (the first-place Minnesota Lynx) having multiple players in the Top 10.

+17

The Sparks posted their largest margin of victory this season, a 17-point win against the Fire Sunday evening. Los Angeles scored 23 points off turnovers and recorded 11 steals, holding Portland to 36.1% shooting overall (26-for-72) and 10.7% from three-point range (3-for-28).

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Ogwumike ranks second in franchise history with three games of at least 20 points and 17 rebounds. Lisa Leslie leads with four of these performances, and Candace Parker and Azurá Stevens are the only other Sparks to accomplish the feat in franchise history.