{"id":422099,"date":"2026-08-02T23:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422099\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T23:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T23:27:09","slug":"los-angeles-defeats-portland-in-wnba-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/422099\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles defeats Portland in WNBA game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aug. 2, 2026, 6:47 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Los Angeles (11-17) defeated Portland (11-19), 106-101, Sunday at Mota Center in Portland, Oregon. 13,638 were attendance.<\/p>\n

Former Lady Vol Rae Burrell<\/a> started and played 30 minutes for the Sparks. She totaled 12 points, four assists, two rebounds and one steal. Burrell converted 3-of-8 field goal attempts, 2-of-3 three-point attempts and 4-of-4 free throws attempts.<\/p>\n

Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles with 23 points, while Nneka Ogwumike scored 22 points and Ariel Atkins finished with 12 points.<\/p>\n

The Fire’s Bridget Carleton led all scorers with 24 points. Carla Leite totaled 21 points and Megan DiLeo finished with 19 points for Portland.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles will next play Wednesday versus Chicago. Tipoff is slated for 9 pm. EDT at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n

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Burrell played at Tennessee from 2018-22. She appeared in 110 games, including 47 starts, and averaged 10.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 22.6 minutes per contest. At Tennessee, Burrell was named to the 2021-22 USA TODAY Preseason All-America Third Team.<\/p>\n

She\u00a0was selected by Los Angeles<\/a>\u00a0in the first round of the 2022 WNBA draft (No. 9 overall).<\/p>\n

More: Fever at Storm: Jordan Horston starts, Caitlin Clark scores 32 points<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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