Breanna Stewart scores 23 points, Storm rout Sparks 106-69
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Breanna Stewart scored 19 of her 23 points in the first half and the Seattle Storm routed the Los Angeles Sparks 106-69 on Thursday night.
Tina Charles added 18 points for Seattle (15-8). Jewell Loyd had 16 points and seven assists, and Ezi Magbegor finished with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Lexie Brown had 16 points for Los Angeles (10-12). The Sparks had won three in a row.
The Storm shot 64.6% overall (42 of 65) and made 8 of 17 from 3-point range - three by Stewart.
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Los Angeles Sparks guard Jordin Canada (21) shoots next to Seattle Storm guard Briann January (20) during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Seattle Storm's Tina Charles, right, blocks the shot by Los Angeles Sparks forward Katie Lou Samuelson during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Seattle Storm guard Epiphanny Prince (11) passes the ball overLos Angeles Sparks forward Katie Lou Samuelson (33) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Los Angeles Sparks forward Olivia Nelson-Ododa blocks the shot attempt by Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Seattle Storm guard Briann January (20) kicks the ball next to Los Angeles Sparks center Liz Cambage (1) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Los Angeles Sparks head coach Fred Williams, left, talks with guard Lexie Brown (4) in the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm, Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Los Angeles Sparks head coach Fred Williams looks on after a turnover against the Seattle Storm in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Seattle Storm coach Noelle Quinn reacts toward an official during the first half of the team's WNBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Seattle Storm's Tina Charles (31) drives to the basket at Los Angeles Sparks' Olivia Nelson-Ododa, right, defends during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Keith Birmingham/The Orange County Register via AP)
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