The Sparks cut a 22-point deficit to a seven points late against the New York Liberty Sunday, but it’s going to take a complete game from tip-off to be competitive Tuesday.
New York is currently second in the standings. With 15 games left in the regular season, New York is looking to secure homecourt advantage in the first and second rounds of the playoffs. The Sparks will need to counter 2018 WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart, who scored 25 points Sunday. They also need to account for 2021 WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones’ double-double prowess, in particular her rebounding, and All-Star guard Sabrina Ionescu’s outside shooting .
“I think we have to find the identity of this team and what makes us unique and different on the defensive end and stick to that,” Hamby said. “They have a lot of great players but not being so focused on who they have and just focus on what we’re good at.” Hamby on what the Sparks are good at: “I think it’s our versatility. I think every guard on this team is very versatile and every post player on this team is very versatile. has been a point guard her entire life and she’s playing the three right now. She’s got size and then obviously our post players are quadruple-dimensional. We can all kind of do everything so I think we have to. It’s a new group but we’re figuring it out.
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