On any other day, 41 combined points from Pienette Pierson and Odyssey Sims — members of one of the WNBA’s hottest teams in the Tulsa Shock (winners of six of their last ten games) — would be enough to down whomever stood in their path. But with Candace Parker (33 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists) and Nneka Ogwumike (26 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals) one-upping the duo, the Los Angeles Sparks walked away from yesterday’s matchup as victors, clinching a spot (the final West spot) in the 2015 WNBA playoffs.
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It seemed long ago the Sparks were on track to miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2010-11 season, or most known as the year Parker missed majority games due to a recurring shoulder injury.