Thanks to Jordin Canada’s 20-point and eight-assist game, the Los Angeles Sparks head into a week-long break on a three-game winning streak, their longest of the season. Saturday afternoon in LA, they beat the Atlanta Dream 85-74.
Canada may have been the star of the show, but it wasn’t a solo gig. Four of LA’s five starters scored in double digits, with Karlie Samuelson just missing the mark with nine points on the night. After the game, head coach Curt Miller praised his team’s performance, saying, “I think [it was] our most complete game and the biggest win of the season.”
LA will now get some much-needed rest as they find themselves just a half game out of the eighth and final playoff spot.
How the Sparks got it done
The game started rocky for the Sparks, with Atlanta leading the entire first half and up 46-38 at the halftime break.
“They won the first half in the physicality war,” Miller said postgame.
In the third quarter, the Sparks quickly established dominance, going on a 13-2 to run and taking their first lead of the night on a Karlie Samuelson 3-pointer. From there on out, it was all Los Angeles, with Azurá Stevens also nailing a 3 off a horns set assist from Canada. The Sparks outscored the Dream 24-11 in the quarter to take a 64-56 lead…
