5th Straight Road Loss for Sparks, Houston Comets-75, Los Angeles Sparks-72

Candace Parker and Lisa Leslie were held to just 16 points each in a loss to the Houston Comets Saturday night, 75-72. This is the 5th straight road loss for the Sparks.
Parker was double-teamed all night and only got off 14 shots.
Marie Ferdinand-Harris added 15 points. DeLisha Milton-Jones added 8 points.
The Sparks jumped out to [...]

Sparks Drop a Game to Phoenix Mercury, 99-92

DeLisha Milton-Jones led the Sparks with a career high 38 points but it wasn’t enough to pull out a win against the Phoenix Mercury.
Milton-Jones scored 26 of her 38 points during the first half, shooting 65% overall and hitting 5-of-8 from 3 point range. She also contributed 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
To open the 1st [...]

Sparks Drop One to Sacramento Monarchs, 87-79

27 turnovers led to the loss against the Sacramento Monarchs Thursday night.
Candace Parker led the Sparks with only 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. The Monarchs defense stopped the rookie diva from getting close to her average output. Parker scored 10 of her 14 points in the 3rd quarter.
“We were hoping she wasted [...]

Candace Parker Leads the Sparks to Second Win Over Phoenix Mercury

Candace Parker scored 31 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Sparks to a 91-80 win over the defending champions Phoenix Mercury Sunday night.
“I’m really excited about how we were able to get easy buckets and move the ball better,” the rookie Parker said. “Our transition basketball was better. We were getting out early, running [...]

Sparks Drop One to Minnesota Lynx

Lisa Leslie led the Sparks with a career high 26 points to a loss against the Minnesota Lynx, 88-70.
The Sparks are now in 2nd place in the Western Conference, just a half game behind San Antonio Silver Stars.
Candace Parker and Marie Ferdinand-Harris contributed 12 points each.
L.A. shot a season low 37% and missed 17-of-20 shots [...]