Some nights the ball just doesn’t bounce your way. That night was Wednesday for the Los Angeles Sparks, though they had a good excuse.
The Sparks were without four players due to injury, including three starters. They had only nine available players, and one of them — Lauren Cox — just joined the team today. And on top of that, they were facing off against one of the league’s top teams in the Las Vegas Aces.
So the end result — a 99-75 loss — was a bit predictable.
What was less predictable was the way it was achieved.