| Nneke Ogqumike scored 32 points as the Dallas Wings fall to the LA Sparks 97-73. Candace Parker and the Sparks remain undefeated this season. Photo credit: LA Times |
L.A Sparks torch the Wings to improve to 9-0
by Willie Pointer
L A Sparks jumps out with a 6-0 led by Candice Parker and Nneka Ogwumike, Courtney Paris get the wings on the board with a driving layup, but Parker knocks down a deep corner two to put the sparks up by nine points with 7:36 remaining.
L A Sparks jumps out with a 6-0 led by Candice Parker and Nneka Ogwumike, Courtney Paris get the wings on the board with a driving layup, but Parker knocks down a deep corner two to put the sparks up by nine points with 7:36 remaining.
Skylar Diggins comes in and hits a big three from the left corner to cut into the Sparks lead, but it’s has been to much of #30 for the wings as she continues her dominance inside the paint.
Aerial Powers wrestles the ball away from an Sparks defender and scores, #42 hit a 10ft jumper as the sparks end the quarter up 26-11. Skylar gave the wings some very good minutes in the first quarter in her first game back in action since the home opener.
Powers has given life to the Wings as she has scored the last six points and cut the Sparks lead to 15pts with 7min to go in the second quarter. Kristin Toliver nails a corner three to put the sparks up by 18pts in the contest.
Glory Johnson gets a huge block against Alana Beard of the sparks and the wings get a run out basket by Sims to cut LA lead to 14pts with 2min remaining in the half. Powers has yet again come off the bench and has been the spark the wings have needed scoring 10pts in the second.
Nneka Ogwumike has been too much inside scoring 15 pts in the first half for the Sparks as she bangs in another three point play. LA heads into the locker room up 50-32.
Sims got the Wings third quarter scoring started as she drove the basket for a layup and cut the sparks lead to 14, Parker knocks down a couple of free throws to put the sparks back up by double digits, the wings have come out the second half with alot of energy as they go on a 6-0 run to cut the lead down to 12pts with 6:19 in the third
Glory Johnson splits a pair of free throws to draw the wings within 14 with 5 min left in the third quarter, Skylar Diggins gets a layup assisted by Karma Christmas to pull the wings to within 12pts after a Sparks turnover, Kristin Toliver gets a driving layup with the foul against wings Odyssey sims she misses the free throw.
Diggins has made her last 4 free throws to daw the wings to within 12pts with 1 min remainng in the third, Erin Phillips makes a deep corner 2 for the wings, but the Sparks take a double digit lead into the 4th quarter.
Sparks Toliver has answered the bell for her team as she knocks down another dagger three for LA, Sims turnover leads to another layup by Ogwumike for the sparks. Jantel Lavender hits a short jumper in the lane to put the Sparks up by 23pts midway through the 4th quarter.
Chelsea Gray makes a driving layup as the Sparks have blown the game wide open and lead by 28pts late in the quarter, the wings will yet again fall short as the lose to the Sparks 97-73. The win improves the Sparks to 9-0 on the season and the Wings fall to 3-6 on the season.
