Top Sparks vs. Valkyries players to watch - 5/23/2025
Top Sparks vs. Valkyries players to watch - 5/23/2025
The WNBA schedule on Friday includes Dearica Hamby and the Los Angeles Sparks (1-2) hosting Monique Billings and the Golden State Valkyries (1-1) at Crypto.com Arena, with the matchup beginning at 10 p.m. ET.
The Sparks had a -289 scoring differential last season, falling short by 7.2 points per game. They put up 78.4 points per game, 10th in the league, and allowed 85.6 per contest to rank 10th in the WNBA.
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How to watch Sparks vs. Valkyries
Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
Friday, May 23, 2025 Time: 10 p.m. ET
10 p.m. ET How to watch on TV: ION
ION Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
Fubo Location: Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California Venue: Crypto.com Arena
Sparks' last game
Los Angeles fell short of victory by a final score of 89-86 versus Phoenix last time out. The squad was led by Kelsey Plum's 25 points, six assists and two steals and Azura Stevens' 23 points and 17 rebounds.
Kelsey Plum: 25 PTS | 3 REB |6 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 4 3PM
Azurá Stevens: 23 PTS | 17 REB |0 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
Dearica Hamby: 15 PTS | 7 REB |2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Valkyries' last game
Golden State enters this matchup having won against Washington in its last game 76-74. It was led by Veronica Burton (22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL, 54.5 FG%, 3-4 from 3PT) and Kayla Thornton (18 PTS, 2 STL, 35.7 FG%, 2-8 from 3PT).
Veronica Burton: 22 PTS | 9 REB |5 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 3 3PM
Kayla Thornton: 18 PTS | 5 REB |1 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 2 3PM
Carla Leite: 10 PTS | 2 REB |3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 3PM
Sparks players to watch (2024 stats)
Hamby scored 17.3 points and pulled down 9.2 rebounds per game last season.
Plum dished out 4.2 assists per game while scoring 17.8 PPG.
Plum hit an average of 2.9 shots per game from beyond the arc a season ago.
Hamby and Stevens were defensive standouts last season, with Hamby averaging 1.7 steals per game and Stevens collecting 0.9 blocks per contest.
Valkyries players to watch (2024 stats)
Tiffany Hayes averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game last season.
Billings averaged 5.8 boards per game and Julie Vanloo dished out 4.3 assists per game.
Vanloo knocked down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 1.8 per contest a season ago.
Thornton averaged 0.7 steals per game, while Billings collected 0.5 blocks per contest.
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