Playing without team captain Nneka Ogwumike, Chiney Ogwumike and the Sparks build a double-digit lead in the first half before Jackie Young (30 points) and A’ja Wilson (19) help Las Vegas take cont…
LOS ANGELES — The short-handed Sparks used a strong start to build a 10-point halftime lead on the Las Vegas Aces, but they could not hold off the reigning WNBA champions in a 94-85 loss on Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.
“Fight. I want to see our fight,” Sparks coach Curt Miller said before the game. “Not only are we a shell of what we could be once we get completely healthy but now add on top of it that a percentage of our team is under the weather. … I just want to see whoever we roll out there with that we fight against a tremendous team.”
A buzzer-beating 3-pointer by guard Layshia Clarendon gave the Sparks a 32-20 lead in the second quarter, but the Aces cut the margin to 38-34, behind Young’s relentless play. Sparks point guard Jordin Canada, who had 11 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals, scored seven of her points in the fourth but it was not enough. The Sparks got within 89-84 with 59.2 seconds left but could never make it a one-possession game from there.
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