Two-time WNBA MVP Candace Parker has never been particularly known for her defensive play, but she showcased her shutdown abilities against the Dream.
Candace Parker scores to force overtime before drawing a key foul in the extra frame to help propel the Sparks to a 93-85 victory over the Atlanta Dream.
“She’s doing stuff in her 13th year that’s [like] the Candace in Year 2 maybe,” point guard Chelsea Gray said with a chuckle. An pandemic-extended offseason helped Parker fine-tune her fitness before arriving in Florida for the WNBA’s quarantined season. She was coming off an injury-plagued year during which she played in just 12 games and averaged career lows in points, rebounds and blocks per game.Parker immediately looked invigorated when she returned to the court in July. Announcers commented on how “spry” she looked. The former No.
On Friday, Parker scored the tying basket to force overtime, but was more thrilled with a charge she drew in the extra frame. After stepping in front of the Dream’s Elizabeth Williams with the Sparks up by six, Parker celebrated by flailing her arms and legs like an excited child. She always makes it a goal to draw at least one charge a year, she said. That one was the “turning point,” Gray said, even though it didn’t show up in the stat sheet.
“In the words of Pat Summitt,” Parker said, honoring her former college coach, “offense sells tickets, defense wins games, rebounding wins championships.”
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