With eight losses in a row, things were at an all-time low in Los Angeles for Curt Miller and company. However, a pair of wins over the Indiana Fever, along with Jordin Canada playing the best basketball of her career, has things turning around in LA.
On Tuesday, the Sparks got back in the win column, beating the Indiana Fever by the slimmest of margins, 79-78. The key reason the purple and gold won was that Canada played her best game of the year.
She had 20 points and 10 assists, including the game-winning 3-pointer. Canada is having a career year, posting 13.5 points, 1.6 steals, 3.3 rebounds and six assists per game, all of which are career highs for the six-year veteran. Such performances have put her in the conversation for the Most Improved Player award.
Jordin Canada deserves to be in the Most Improved conversation.
— Rachel Galligan (@RachGall) July 27, 2023
Given the struggles Los Angeles has had getting wins, beating the Fever, who are 6-18 and in 11th place in the standings, was still an achievement. Doing it again on Thursday wouldn’t easy. But the Sparks did just that, winning 81-68 to complete the two-game sweep.
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