LOS ANGELES -- It was a game to remember.
This video equals a thousand words. And three decades in the making.
The Sparks were down 17 in the third quarter. Los Angeles chipped it little by little and even took the lead at one point. After Breanna Stewart split two free throws to give the Liberty a 97-95 lead with under 10 seconds left. With no timeouts, Erica Wheeler took it the length of the court and found an open Nneka Ogwumike for the game-winning three. The Sparks won a thriller, 98-97.
Were there any options for the final play?
"Well, because when we didn't have it, when we were in the timeout when they were reviewing it, we weren't sure if we were going to be down... we were only up one or they were up one. We knew we were going to be down two or three, so we drew it up for a three. But the players knew that we only needed two but they all collapsed on the drive and found Nneka."
This video equals a thousand words. And three decades in the making.
The Sparks were down 17 in the third quarter. Los Angeles chipped it little by little and even took the lead at one point. After Breanna Stewart split two free throws to give the Liberty a 97-95 lead with under 10 seconds left. With no timeouts, Erica Wheeler took it the length of the court and found an open Nneka Ogwumike for the game-winning three. The Sparks won a thriller, 98-97.
Were there any options for the final play?
"Well, because when we didn't have it, when we were in the timeout when they were reviewing it, we weren't sure if we were going to be down... we were only up one or they were up one. We knew we were going to be down two or three, so we drew it up for a three. But the players knew that we only needed two but they all collapsed on the drive and found Nneka."
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