The Los Angeles Sparks had a bounce-back week finishing their five-game homestand strong with back-to-back wins against the Dallas Wings. The subsequent road trip has started rocky with a tough loss against the Chicago Sky, but nothing takes away from the accomplishment of Nneka Ogwumike being named a WNBA All-Star starter.
The week began with L.A. looking to snap their three-game losing streak, which they did, defeating the Wings in a 76-74 nail-biter at home. L.A. went on a 17-10 run midway through the third to get back into the game and Nneka and Destanni Henderson exchanged baskets late in the fourth to help L.A. pull away for good and take the win.
While Nneka was her All-Star self, it was Henderson’s night as she scored 18 points off the bench, just one point shy of her career high. Without her spark, Los Angeles doesn’t stay in the game and would likely be looking at a fourth straight defeat. Nneka was Los Angeles’ top scorer with 20 and Dearica Hamby took care of the glass, grabbing ten rebounds.
L.A. didn’t have much time to celebrate the win as they had to turn around and face Dallas once again. Beating the same team in back-to-back games is a challenge, but the Sparks were up for it, winning 93-83.
The game once again came down to fourth-quarter…
