Brittney Sykes scored a career-high 38 points and went 15-for-15 from the foul line as the visiting Toronto Tempo defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 106-96. Rookie Kiki Rice added 19 points in her first start. Toronto won its first road game in franchise history, improving to 2-2, with Marina Mabrey scoring 14 and Kia Nurse adding 10. The Tempo made 39 of 42 free throws. Los Angeles was led by Kelsey Plum with 28 points, while Dearica Hamba scored 21, Nneka Ogwumike had 17, and Kate Martin finished with 11. Toronto built separation after an early tie and led by double digits for much of the game.
"Brittney Sykes scored a career-high 38 points, rookie Kiki Rice added 19 in her first start, and the visiting Toronto Tempo raced past the Los Angeles Sparks 106-96 on Sunday. Marina Mabrey had 14 points and Kia Nurse 10 in the first road win for Toronto (2-2). The Tempo were 39 of 42 from the foul line with Sykes going 15 for 15."
"This time, instead of falling behind 19-2 as they did Friday, the Tempo broke away from an early 18-18 tie and led the rest of the way, much of the time with a double-figure advantage. Toronto closed the first quarter on a 9-3 run to lead 27-21 and was up 49-40 at halftime."
"Sykes' previous high was 35 points in 2022 when she played for Los Angeles. Kelsey Plum had 28 for the Sparks (1-3), Dearica Hamba added 21, Nneka Ogwumike 17 and Kate Martin 11. Los Angeles was 23 of 30 from the foul line in a game during which 59 fouls were called."
"On Friday night, Sykes had 27 points and Rice, who starred at nearby UCLA before being picked sixth by the expansion Tempo, had 11 off the bench when they lost 99-95 to the Sparks. This time, instead of falling behind 19-2 as they did Friday, the Tempo broke away from an early 18-18 tie and led the rest of the way, much of the time with a double-figure advantage."
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