Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Los Angeles Sparks


At the start of the WNBA game on Sunday, June 19th, the Los Angeles Sparks came in as the underdogs. In fact, prior to last night, Los Angeles had a seven game losing streak against the 2010 champions, the Seattle Storm.

Yet, the Sparks were not intimidated.

As a result, the Sparks out shot, outplayed and outshined the Seattle Storm to finish with a huge 74-50 victory.

Overall, the Sparks outperformed the Storm with a 49.2 shot percentage compared to just 30.3 percent.

By halftime, the Sparking were bounding ahead. In the first period, Los Angeles was up 14-8. Spark reserve players put up some considerable numbers to help win the game. Reserve forward Ebony Hoffman led her team with 12 points. For Seattle, Sue Bird had a team high 15 points while Lauren Jackson had 9. With the win, the Los Angeles Sparks have a 3-1 record. Melissa Matters is a close follower of the Los Angeles Sparks.

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