WNBA · 2009-08-23 (UTC)

Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream

Officiating report for this game.

Officiating Impact Score

85 / 100 Very high

Very high impact: the game had a 4-point margin, a 8-attempt free-throw edge for LOS, a notable foul split, 10 late-game fouls, and multiple players in foul trouble.

Actual fouls: 42 total · LOS 18, ATL 24 · +6 on ATL

What shaped the score

  • Final margin: 4 pts
  • Fouls : LOS 18, ATL 24 — +6 on ATL
  • Late-game fouls : 10 in Q4/OT final five minutes
  • Free throw attempts : LOS 25, ATL 17 — +8 LOS
  • Players in foul trouble : 4

Foul-trouble context

ATL (Home)

  • Erika de Souza — 5 PF (Q4 0:13.0)
  • Iziane Castro — 5 PF (Q4 0:06.5)
  • Ivory Latta — 5 PF (Q4 0:17.0)

LOS (Away)

  • Lisa Leslie — 5 PF (Q3 6:31)

Foul trouble added more availability pressure for ATL in late-game minutes.

Crew & tendencies

Observed splits

  • Crew sample: 34 prior games, 4 with 2+ assigned · season 2009 · since 2009-05-27
  • Pregame crew foul tendency : 45.9 fouls/game vs league 45.1 Near league avg
  • Los Angeles Sparks with assigned officials: 2-3, -0.4 foul diff/game (5-game sample)Limited sample
  • Atlanta Dream with assigned officials: 4-5, +1.8 foul diff/game (9-game sample)

Postgame result

LOS 91–87 ATL · Winner: Los Angeles Sparks

Worked crew

Actual foul environment

  • 42 total fouls
  • LOS fouls: 18
  • ATL fouls: 24

For the full foul log, see the detailed game page.