WNBA Sunday Night
Los Angeles Sparks vs Chicago Sky
The Los Angeles Sparks and Chicago Sky are both headed to the playoffs, but each needs to start playing better than it's been of late in order to build some momentum for the postseason.
Losers in two of three, the Sparks try to hand the Sky a third consecutive defeat on Sunday night at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Los Angeles (13-5) was the hottest team in the "Wubble" for most of August. The Sparks won nine a row from Aug. 9-30, but have dropped two of the last three since that impressive run. Things looked as if Los Angeles was headed for a win Friday night, but Seattle's Jewell Loyd knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.8 left to hand Derek Fisher's club a stunning 90-89 loss.
Chicago (11-8) won four in a row from Aug. 16-22, but is 1-4 since that run. The Sky dropped their second in a row, 79-69 to struggling Washington on Friday. It was the lowest-scoring game of the season for Chicago, which was outscored 32-21 in the first quarter and went 7-of-26 from 3-point range on the night.
"This is the time when we really have to dig deep and find that mental strength that's talked about," Cheyenne Parker told the Chicago Sun-Times.
Losers in two of three, the Sparks try to hand the Sky a third consecutive defeat on Sunday night at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Los Angeles (13-5) was the hottest team in the "Wubble" for most of August. The Sparks won nine a row from Aug. 9-30, but have dropped two of the last three since that impressive run. Things looked as if Los Angeles was headed for a win Friday night, but Seattle's Jewell Loyd knocked down the game-winning 3-pointer with 0.8 left to hand Derek Fisher's club a stunning 90-89 loss.
Chicago (11-8) won four in a row from Aug. 16-22, but is 1-4 since that run. The Sky dropped their second in a row, 79-69 to struggling Washington on Friday. It was the lowest-scoring game of the season for Chicago, which was outscored 32-21 in the first quarter and went 7-of-26 from 3-point range on the night.
"This is the time when we really have to dig deep and find that mental strength that's talked about," Cheyenne Parker told the Chicago Sun-Times.