LOS ANGELES ā With one minute left in the first half of the Sparksā home opener on Sunday, Ariel Atkins got a hand on a Las Vegas pass and set off a scramble that ended with a three by Nneka Ogwumike, pulling the Sparks within one possession of the Aces.
It was the kind of play head coach Lynne Roberts has likely been dreaming about all offseason: disruptive, read-and-react defense creating offense. For about six minutes in the second quarter, it looked like the identity she’s been building toward had actually arrived.
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