{"id":421833,"date":"2026-08-02T16:21:37","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421833\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T16:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T16:21:37","slug":"how-to-watch-sparks-vs-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/421833\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Watch Sparks vs. Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re beyond the halfway point in the 2026 WNBA<\/a> season, which means everyone’s thinking about playoffs. Whether teams are fighting for the best seed or just hoping to catch one of the last spots in the postseason, it’s an all-out fight to the finish.\u00a0<\/p>\n

How to Watch<\/p>\n

Watch WNBA<\/a> games on NBC and Peacock.<\/p>\n

This weekend on NBC and Peacock<\/a>, NBC Sports will bring you a pair of WNBA games covering all sides of the playoff picture, from teams battling for one of the lower-seeds to teams at the top of the league. Let’s take a look at what’s ahead.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Every 2026 WNBA Game on NBC and Peacock<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Portland Fire on Sunday, August 2<\/p>\n

The action begins Sunday afternoon, when the Portland Fire<\/a> host the Los Angeles Sparks<\/a> at 3:30 p.m. ET, live on NBC and Peacock<\/a>. Michael Grady will call the action for NBC Sports, with analysis from LaChina Robinson and courtside reporting from Jordan Cornette.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Sparks, led by stars Nneka Ogwumike<\/a> and Cameron Brink<\/a>, have been on a slide recently, in part because they’re without veteran star Kelsey Plum<\/a>. Plum’s injury issues could be at least partially cleared up by Sunday, clearing a path for her return. But even with the WNBA legend on their squad, the Sparks will have at tough time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Fire, in their inaugural season<\/a>, are led by 2024 first round pick Carla Leite<\/a>, who’s been helping Portland establish their own team identity. They’re still in the hunt for a spot in the playoffs if a few things break their way, so they’ll definitely try to take advantage of having the home court here.<\/p>\n

RELATED: NBC’s Full WNBA Broadcast Team Explained<\/a><\/p>\n

How to Watch Las Vegas Aces vs. Atlanta Dream on Monday, August 3<\/p>\n

The WNBA action continues Monday evening live on Peacock<\/a>, when the Las Vegas Aces<\/a> visit the Atlanta Dream<\/a> in a showdown between two of The W’s very best squads. That game streams live Monday at 7 p.m. ET, with Noah Eagle on play-by-play, analysis by Sarah Kustok, and courtside reporting from Caroline Pineda.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Though the Minnesota Lynx have a firm grip on the top seed in the WNBA Playoffs right now, the Aces aren’t far behind. Led by multi-MVP-winner A’ja Wilson<\/a>, who’s also the league’s leading scorer, they’re a major force. But if anyone can slow them down, it’s Angel Reese<\/a> and the Dream. In her first season in Atlanta, Reese has proven to be a major defensive force, as one of the league’s top rebounders and a key player in a well-oiled basketball machine. The Dream aren’t in a prime playoff position like the Aces at the moment, but they are very much a postseason team if they hold steady, and home court advantage could be the extra push they need to pull off the upset here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We’re beyond the halfway point in the 2026 WNBA season, which means everyone’s thinking about playoffs. Whether teams…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":421834,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[2454,9454,168449,48,52,51,47,50,49,9453,9455,9456,53199],"class_list":["post-421833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-basketball","tag-episodic","tag-hub","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-nbc-sports","tag-peacock","tag-where-to-watch","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=421833"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/421833\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/421834"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=421833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=421833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=421833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}