Season in Photos: Los Angeles Sparks
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- NEW YORK, NY – MAY 21: Sparks coach Brian Agler sites this early come-from-behind road win in NYC, L.A.’s 3rd of the season, as a moment the team knew they could achieve big things this season
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 21: The most anticipated game in WNBA history and the first meeting of two 10-0 or better teams in ‘big four” sports history: the 12-0 Lynx vs. the 11-0 Sparks
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 21: Everyone remembers the Lynx achieving a 13-0 start, but the Sparks remember only losing by a tick and a toe (and 3 points). These faces here absorb their first loss of the season, but already know how the rematch in Minnesota is going to go
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- MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 24: Kristi Toliver, who was so close to writing a different outcome in the first Lynx matchup, led the Sparks in Minnesota with 25 points
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- MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JUNE 24: Three days after Minnesota handed them a loss, the Sparks returned the favor with a 20-point beatdown, ending the WNBA’s best-ever start
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 28: Down by 22 points in the 3rd quarter, an emotional Candace Parker piled up 25 2nd-half points to lead the Sparks back to victory over the Wings on the day she lost her college coach Pat Summitt
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 28: Candace Parker talks postgame with ESPN’s Holly Rowe, explaining what it took to lead her team back and how Pat Summitt inspired her throughout the night. Parker wrote “Rebound” on her shoes and told Rowe she could see Summitt pushing her on in her mind
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 6: Candace Parker’s last-second, game-sealing block on one end led to a fastbreak and-1 for her, which she converted to sink the Fever in L.A. and preserve the Sparks’ league-best record
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- LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 3: Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker celebrate another win on the way to a record trying 20-2 start. The bonding of these two stars has lifted the Sparks to new heights
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- ROSEMONT, IL – JULY 13: There’s a 70% chance this shot went in. Nneka Ogwumike is putting together the most shooting-efficient season the WNBA has ever had, making her a serious MVP contender
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- PHOENIX, AZ- AUG 28: The Sparks were slow to return from the Olympic break, dropping back to back games in August
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- Los Angeles, CA. Sept. 4: The Sparks recovered to win their next three games and stay tied with the Lynx for the best record
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- Los Angeles, CA- Sept. 6: While the Lynx took the season series from the Sparks, their two wins were by a combined 6 points
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- Los Angeles, CA – Sept. 28: After posting season averages of 21 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, Nneka Ogwumike picked up the MVP trophy
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