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The L.A. Sparks drop the big D again

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Vincent Nyguen
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Nneka Ogwumike taking a charge from Glory Johnson during the Dallas Wings vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on June 13, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)
Chelsea Gray carving up the paint at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on June 13, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360 file photo) 

The Dallas Wings have adopted an unfortunate team slogan.

“There’s no ‘D’ in Dallas;” meaning there’s no defense.

Best believe the Los Angeles Sparks took note of that.

The Sparks poured in 95 points against the travelling Dallas Wings in its 95-74 win at STAPLES Center on Sunday, this after Dallas gave up 109 points in its loss to the Seattle Storm on Friday.

Coming off her historic triple-double against San Antonio on Friday, Candace Parker grabbed a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds to go along with five assists. Nneka Ogwumike tallied 22 points and seven rebounds, while Chelsea Gray ended her streak of back-to-back single-digit scoring with a 16-point display.

As the Sparks distributed a season-high 28 assists Sunday afternoon, eight of those came from Odyssey Sims’ season-high assists tally. Gray also tied her career-high eight assists.

“Odyssey in our lineup helps (the rhythm of the game),” Los Angeles Sparks head coach Brian Agler said. “The tempo is quicker when she’s on the floor and Candace pushes the ball well and we want to keep encourage Chelsea to do that too.

“You can’t do that unless you get stops. They got to the free-throw quite a bit on us tonight and when they didn’t, we were getting stops and pushing on transition,” he concluded.

Aerial Powers put up 23 points for the Dallas Wings.

Parker and Ogwumike combined for 31 of the Sparks 49 first-half points, with the latter going for a perfect 6-for-6 shooting in the half.

In a high-octane first quarter, the Sparks poured in 20 points five minutes into the game. Los Angeles capitalized on three quick Dallas turnovers that helped Parker jump to 12 points for in the same time-span.

“Candace is playing very well right now at both ends,” Agler said. “I like how she’s distributing the ball and I like how she’s taking things to the rim – finishing around the rim. We need her to continue that way.”

Though the team settled down for the rest of the quarter, the Sparks maintained momentum and the double-digit lead heading into the second quarter.

The Wings regrouped at the start of the second quarter to cut its deficit to five midway into the frame.

Then things got chippy.

The Sparks put up eight fouls for the rest of the half and the Wings took full advantage of it to stay within distance. The Wings finished the game shooting 28-for-31 from the line.

Though Parker and the Sparks cooled down, Ogwumike stepped up and garnered eight more points in the quarter to keep the Sparks’ lead intact.

“I’m really proud of us in the second half and we really stopped fouling,” Parker said. “We go to ourselves. We go to our huddle. We let Coach Agler handle (the calls) and we just focus on the game and the next play, and that’s what we did.”

As the Wings attempted to further disrupt the Sparks’ momentum at the start of the second half, Los Angeles inevitably regained focused and outscored the Wings 10-0 with three minutes left in the third quarter to establish a 19-point lead heading into the final 10 minutes of the game.

The Sparks added to its lead, eventually stretching it to a game-high 24 points in the final frame.

PAC-12 Media Day 2017 Day 1

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Jevone Moore
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Larry Scott during the PAC-12 Football Media Day 2017. Live at Ray Dolby Ballroom at the Hollywood and Highland Entertainment Center in Los Angeles, Ca. on July 26, 2017 (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, Ca – The PAC-12 Media Day was in full swing Wednesday July 26, 2017 at the Hollywood & Highland Entertainment Center in the Ray Dolby Ballroom.

Media day kicked off with commissioner Larry Scott letting the room know who the PAC-12 is best conference from top to bottom across all sports.

Last school year the PAC-12 was the first ever conference to reach 500 National Championships. The conference finished with 501 to be exact, with the next closest conference more than 200 Wins behind.

  • 12th year in row holding most NCAA Champions in that current year
  • 2016-2017 Season PAC-12 won 13 NCAA Champions
  • At Summer Olympics if PAC-12 was country they would finished 5th in the World Medal Count
  • First Pick of NBA, WNBA, and MLS were from PAC-12

“Undisputed dominance in the country,” said commissioner Scott when he wrapped up his feelings on the conference as a whole.

On day one stepping to the podiums were Arizona Wildcats, California  Bears, Colorado Buffaloes,  Oregon State Beavers, UCLA Bruins, and Washington Huskies.

Last year PAC-12 football champions the Washington Huskies brought quarterback Jake Browning, linebacker Keishawn Bierria, with coach Chris Peterson.

For the Huskies they will need to stay healthy and have some luck like last year keeping guys on the field.

” This is kind of one of the exciting things I think about college football; that you lose these players and you’ve got to replace them.” said coach Peterson.

Once the Bruins took the podiums you could just feel the buzz in the room. They finished off last season on down note not making a bowl game. With this being a new season coach Jim Mora sound upbeat and pretty optimistic for upcoming season.

“Our players have had — we’ve had 25 player-run practices where everybody’s there.” said Mora, “They’re having to compete and cooperate at the same time.”

This year football season should be a great one with 44 games on major networks for the fans to view. Also the PAC-12 will show an additional 35 games on their Networks.

The Sparks Defense and the bench play big

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Vincent Nyguen
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WNBA 2017: Seattle Storm vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on July 25, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, Ca – A bit of role reversal at STAPLES Center.

After the Los Angeles Sparks had a dominating second quarter at home on Tuesday night, the visiting Seattle Storm flipped the script in the third frame and put the Sparks on its heels.

But Candace Parker and the Sparks regrouped and fended off a hot Storm run to win 68-60 in the team’s return from the All-Star break.

“Seattle like to run their sets and my teammates were able to get our hands on the ball,” said Parker

Parker tallied a double-double with a team-high 17 points and 10 rebounds, followed by Jantel Lavender’s 14 points. Nneka Ogwumike also grabbed a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards.

The Storm’s Rookie of the Year forward Breanna Stewart led the game with 23 points.

Stewart started hot for the Storm, draining 10 of Seattle’s 19 points in the first quarter and hitting the 1000-point milestone.

But as Stewart was making her shots, so was Parker, who tallied six of the Sparks’ first points. The Sparks, though succeeding to not turn the ball over, only closed out the first quarter with a 21-19 lead.

Stewart sat out at the beginning of the second quarter, cooling off her shot and only mustering five points in the frame as the Storm struggled to establish a scoring run.

After Storm center Crystal Langhorne’s scored her first bucket, Seattle couldn’t find the basket to halt the Sparks’ run. Bird ended the Storm’s scoreless streak at the 3:55 mark, but Seattle only mustered a season-low 10 points in the second frame after closing on a 7-1 run.

“Most definitely our defense stepped up,” said Lavender “Didn’t let all their stars get off.”

In the meantime, the Sparks dominated the court going on a 16-2 run for 6:45. Parker and Lavender led Los Angeles in double-digit scoring in the first half, with 14 and 12 points respectively as the Sparks closed the half with a 40-29 lead.

Though the Sparks opened the second half with a layup from Ogwumike, the Storm ended up with the momentum and scored 11 unanswered points capped by Bird’s pull-up jumper to tie the game at 42 with 4:47 left in the quarter.

Stewart’s dry spell carried over to Parker, who’s 14 first-half points stood for the rest of the third quarter.

Noelle Quinn drove down the lane seconds later for an easy lay-up to give the Storm its first lead of the game since the first quarter. Bird’s mid-range jumper moments later catapulted her over Storm great Lauren Jackson for a franchise-record field-goals made.

The Sparks struggled in the third, but eventually regained its composure and the lead, and maintained its focus the rest of the half to fend off the Storm.

Sparks drop first game at home

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Jevone Moore
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WNBA 2017: Chicago Sky vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on July 20, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, Ca – The Chicago Sky fought back with timely shots to defeat the Los Angeles Sparks 82-80 at Staples Center.

Coming out of the time out with 20.4 left on clock being down 80-79, the Sky went to an unlikely shooter Stefanie Dolson the center to drop three pointer from the corner. Dolson finished with a team high 15 points.

The Sparks still had an opportunity with 13.7 left in the game but Nneka Ogwumike’s shot was tipped away by Imani Boyette to seal the victory.

Even with it being the loudest game of the year, the Sky showed the Los Angeles Camp Day campers their never give up attitude.

The visiting Sky who had won their last six games in row, were able to break the Sparks undefeated home winning record.

“When you play a team that’s more hungry, they’re going to get that win,” said coach Brian Agler, “They have a new staff that has them playing smart basketball.”

The first quarter of play saw both teams get off to a great start shooting 50 percent from the field being tied at 21 points apiece. By halftime the Sparks managed to push the lead to 45-35.

Ogwemike showed her range with two three points to keep her team in the game in the first half of play.  She finished with a team high 24 points but would have loved to scored just one more basket.

“We were not getting consistent stops,” said Ogwemike on how they let a 10 point halftime lead get away.

The Sky fought back finishing with same 50 percent shooting from the field and owning the fast break points battle 7/0 over the Sparks.

“I thought we had opportunities to win this game,” said Alger, “They just made some timely shots.”

The Sparks can be pleased overall with the first 20 games of the season going into All Star Break in Seattle. This year will be a first for teammate Chelsea Gray making All Star Game averaging 15.8 points and game.

They will have three players in this year’s game Candace Parker as starter, Nneka Ogwumike, and Gray representing  the Sparks.

“We are very proud of her(Gray),” said Ogwemike

The WNBA All Star game will be in Seattle on July 22nd at 12:30 pm on ABC.

The Sparks maintain a perfect home record

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Vincent Nyguen
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WNBA 2017: Washington Mystics vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on July 2, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Sparks regrouped early to quell the Indiana Fever’s first half battle to maintain a perfect home record with a 80-62 win at STAPLES Center on Monday night.

Chelsea Gray’s game-high 16 points combined with Nneka Ogwumike’s fifth double-double of the season easily kept the Sparks stay undefeated at home midway into the season.

“To be good at anything, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing, you have to enjoy what you’re doing,” Los Angeles Sparks head coach Brian Agler said. “It’s nice to see them enjoying, not only having success, but how they’re playing with each other and how they enjoy just being out there on the floor together.”

“When you do that and you build that chemistry, then you’re only going to keep getting better,” he concluded.

The Sparks (14-5) stayed aggressive driving down the lane all game, outscoring the Fever 52-16 in the paint.

“We’re trying to be consistent with not settling with outside jumpers,” Gray said, who finished 7-of-9 from the floor with five assists. “Once we get into the paint, if we don’t have a lay-up, then we’ll kick it out.”

Ogwumike finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and a season-high six assists, while forward Candace Parker also scored 14 points to go along with nine rebounds, four blocks and three steals.

Indiana Fever guard Briann January led the team with 12 points.

“The difference in the second half was keeping (the Fever) out of the lane and also getting into the lane as well,” Parker said. “Also, we weren’t missing as easy lay-ups like we were in the first half.”

It was business as usual for the Sparks in the opening minutes of the game as Ogwumike opened up the game with back-to-back buckets and Parker grabbed consecutive steals to net a 12-4 lead.

But the Fever (7-12) came back from time-out on an 8-0 run to tie it 12-12 midway into the frame. The Sparks didn’t let up, but couldn’t score on many opportunities in the key and were forced to settle with a 22-19 lead at the end of the first.

The lead didn’t last long. Indiana grabbed a one-point, 27-26 lead less than three minutes into the second quarter off of a Tiffany Mitchell corner three.

Then Parker, who didn’t score in the first quarter, netted back-to-back baskets to regain the Sparks’ lead.

Both teams failed to score for two minutes before Sparks rookie Sydney Wiese nailed one from distance to cap a 10-0 run and net a 37-27 lead with less than three minutes left in the half.

The Fever’s drought didn’t last much longer after that, as Mitchell sank a pair of free-throws before the half ended.

The Sparks started cruising through the second half and stretched the lead to 19 in the third.

Gray and Ogwumike continued to stroll down the lane and handing out scoring opportunities to Parker, Riquna Williams and Alana Beard, and kept the Fever out at bay struggling to regroup.

 

Third Annual Sports Humanitarian Awards Sponsored by ESPN and Bristol-Myers Squibb to Take Place July 11

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Press Release
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Los Angeles, CA - JULY 11: Attendes at the The Sports Humanitarian Awards sponsored by ESPN at L.A. Live's The NOVO on July 11, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jevone Moore/fi360 News)

The third annual Sports Humanitarian Awards, sponsored by ESPN and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, will celebrate and honor leagues, teams, individuals and members of the sporting community that are using the power of sport to inspire social good. The sports industry-wide event will be held on Tuesday, July 11 at L.A. LIVE’s The Novo, which for the first time serves as the venue sponsor for the event.

To honor the legacy of Muhammad Ali’s impact on society, the Sports Humanitarian Award, which is given to an athlete whose continuous, demonstrated leadership has created a measured, positive impact on their community through sports, will be renamed the “Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award.”

Just like Ali, the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award recipient must embrace common moral decencies including integrity, justice, honesty, truthfulness and responsibility. He or she must have impacted the lives of those in need through selflessness, courageousness and compassion.

During the evening, winners will be announced from five award categories, including:

  • The Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award
  • The Sports Humanitarian Team Award
  • The Corporate Community Impact Award
  • The League Humanitarian Leadership Award
  • The Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award

“There was perhaps no greater humanitarian in sports than Muhammad Ali — he was an ambassador for peace and inspired people around the world,” said Kevin Martinez, vice president of ESPN Corporate Citizenship. “We’re thrilled to work with the Ali family and the Muhammad Ali Center to celebrate his legacy and to recognize the next generation of athletes that are striving to follow in his footsteps.”

“It’s an honor to collaborate with ESPN to establish the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award,” said Lonnie Ali. “Having an award in Muhammad’s name honoring active athletes helps shine a light on what he valued so deeply – using opportunities and platforms, connecting sports with society, and advancing important causes for humanity.”

Muhammad Ali’s daughter, Laila Ali, will return as host for the event, alongside ESPN co-host Mike Greenberg. Highlights of the evening will be showcased during a one-hour program (increased from the 30-minutes last year) on ESPN, July 25, at 7 p.m. ET.

ESPN will grant a total of $100,000 to the charities of the winners and $25,000 for each of the finalists. Additionally, the net proceeds of the event will once again benefit the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation. Last year, a total of $785,000 was raised for the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund, which along with ESPN’s contributions in recognition of the honorees, resulted in a total of $1.7 million distributed to the community.

In support of the V Foundation, Bristol Myers-Squibb will serve alongside ESPN as the presenting sponsor of the Sports Humanitarian Awards.

“Creating positive change in our communities and enriching the lives of others are at the heart of the Sports Humanitarian Awards, which are also core values we embrace at Bristol-Myers Squibb,” said Murdo Gordon, chief commercial officer, Bristol-Myers Squibb. “We are proud to join ESPN in this meaningful initiative to honor the most inspiring figures today from the world of sports.”

Finalists for the Awards will be announced in June.

 

About ESPN Corporate Citizenship
ESPN believes that, at its very best, sports uplifts the human spirit. Its corporate citizenship programs use power of sport to positively address society’s needs through strategic community investments, cause marketing programs, collaboration with sports organizations and employee volunteerism, while also utilizing its diverse media assets. For more information go to www.espn.com/citizenship.

About Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is one of the most recognizable and influential sports figures of all time. His countless awards and accolades include being named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Century,” GQ’s “Athlete of the Century,” and being the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freeman and the Amnesty International Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to his groundbreaking achievements as an athlete, Muhammad Ali was a global citizen who dedicated much of his life to helping those in need. He facilitated the delivery of medical supplies to an embargoed Cuba, provided more than 22 million meals to the world’s hungry and helped secure the release of fifteen U.S. hostages from Iraq during the first Gulf War.

About Bristol-Myers Squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information about Bristol-Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

LA Sparks preparation and trust win out

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Jevone Moore
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WNBA 2017: Washington Mystics vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on July 2, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, CA – When you are forced to dig down deep and leave all excuses at the door, you can overcome a 17 point deficit like the Los Angeles Sparks did today. The Sparks defeated the Washington Mystics 76-69 due to playing a complete game and finding some energy.

The Sparks energy was just nonexistent in the first half with a little defense and flat shots, on top of not moving  their feet which resulted in easy fouls.

Nneka Ogwumike picked up four fouls in first half that limited here playing time some but she still dropped 15 points for her team. Candace Parker & Chelsea Gray both finished with a team high 17 points apiece.

After a explosive first half by the Mystics, the Sparks decided to step up. “We have great interior leadership,” said coach Brian Agler “It wasn’t about XO’s, it was about energy.”

Coach was referring to Parker, Ogwumike, and Alana Beard as the veterans that the team feeds off their energy. By the end of third quarter the Sparks had cut the lead down to three points. Parker gave credit to the fans, “Our fans have been great.”

When you break down a game that coach says was all about energy, Beard explained the mindset this team has and how they were able to pull this game out. “Preparation and Trust within this team,” said Beard, “Trust always allows us to know we can win.”

For the Mystic Elena Delle Done lead her team with 22 points in only 29 minutes due to her own foul trouble. “It is frustrating to play such a good first half, and not the best second half,” said Delle Done, “(We will have) lots of great take a ways from this loss.”

The Sparks showed us why they are able to win on road and pull off games that they need to win even when they were not at their best.

Just coming back from a 10 day road trip the team will have off Monday and practice Tuesday morning before flying to Minnesota to face the red hot Lynx. The Sparks move their record to 12-3 poised to face the first place team in the league this Thursday July 6th.

DIDDY PERFORMS AT PRE BET PARTY WITH WANDERLUXXE, HEIGHTS ENT AND BAD BOY

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Jevone Moore
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Los Angeles, Ca – The event featured a performance by Diddy where he sang old school favorites such as Its All About The Benjamins and Been Around The World followed by a surprise performance by Busta Rhymes, DJ set by Tendaji Lathan.

This event was not lacking talent in attendance, who came out to celebrate the awards weekend such as Jamie Foxx, Christina Milian, Karrueche Tran, WanderLuxxe owners Marti Hines and Lola Wood, Apryl Jones, DeMario Jackson, Brandi Maxiell, Kitty Cash, Ebie Wright, Nafessa Williams, Justin Combs (Diddy’s son), Jamal Woolard, Gina Badhen, Cordell Broadus (SNOOP’s son), El Jay, Rome, Tyra Myricks (Daughter to Jam Master J) and more.

DIDDY and the Bad Boy family were also celebrating the LA premiere and Apple Music debut (June 25) of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, The Bad Boy Story – an incredible documentary.

Bad Boy, Wanderluxxe and Heights Entertainment Pre BET Awards special performance by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs at Nightingale  on June 24, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photos by Jevone Moore/fi360 News / Full Image 360)

 

Taurasi legacy cemented in a Defeat

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Vincent Nyguen
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The Sparks defense was fierce defense during the Phoenix Mercury vs Los Angeles Sparks game at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Ca on June 18, 2017. (Photo by Jevone Moore/Full Image 360)

Los Angeles, CA – Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi drove down the lane passed Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike to cement her legacy as one of the WNBA’s all-time greats.

With a flick of her wrist, her lay-up at STAPLES Center on Sunday afternoon with 45 seconds left in the first half pushed her passed Tina Thompson to become the league’s all-time leading scorer, but it was the Sparks which had the last laugh with a dominate 90-59 win against the four-time Olympian and three-time league champion and the Mercury.

“When you start thinking about records in different sports, there’s certain numbers that create a lot of attention,” Taurasi said about her record-breaking performance. “I hope the next time this record gets broken – which it will – it’ll be a bigger deal, and I think that will be cool to sit back and watch the next person break it.”

The Sparks’ season-high 53-point first half was the dealbreaker for the rest of the game, spoiling the record-breaker’s afternoon in Los Angeles.

“I’m just sad for (Taurasi) that we didn’t put up a bit of an effort for this history-making game,” Phoenix Mercury head coach Sandy Brondello said. “Unfortunately we’re going to remember a game in which we got our butts kicked, but it is what it is. It doesn’t take away what Taurasi has achieved. She’s a special player.”

The all-time leading scorer also led the Mercury with a game-high, 19-point performance.

“Taurasi is a tremendous player, arguably the best player that’s ever played in the league,” Los Angeles Sparks head coach Brian Agler said about Taurasi’s performance. ”She’s a champion. Her teams have won in college, in this league, in Europe, (and) in the Olympics.”

Four Sparks players scored in double-figures with forward Nneka Ogwumike leading the way with 18 points, while forward Candace Parker wasn’t far behind with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists.

The Sparks scored 15 straight points before the Mercury scored on its seventh shot of the quarter. Los Angeles could not miss in the opening 90 seconds, shooting 6-for-6, capping a 20-2 run in that timeframe. Parker scored 11 of her 13 first-quarter points in that span as the Sparks tallied a season-high 38 points in the quarter – the most the Suns have allowed all season.

As the Mercury settled down in the second quarter and started getting into a scoring groove, so did its storied veteran Taurasi, who added seven points in the frame to become the all-time leading scorer in the WNBA. The Mercury guard was the only Phoenix player to score double-digits in the first half as the Sparks went into the locker room with a 53-36 lead.

“It was really good to see a couple of things: one, getting off to a good start with our starters and then people coming off the bench contributing and not having a drop off.” Agler said.

The Mercury struggled again to get to the basket in the third quarter, going scoreless in the opening three minutes of the second half while the Sparks strengthened its lead to 20. Though Phoenix battled in the frame, L.A. were able to go toe-to-toe and maintain a lead, with center Jantel Lavender launching a buzzer-beater jumper to close out the third with a 24-point lead.

Sparks guard Riquna Williams sank three-consecutive three-pointers to start the final quarter with a comfortable 30-point lead and finish with 15 points.

OPEN LETTER FROM LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS OWNER

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Oct. 20, 2015 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - The Los Angeles Clippers DeAndre Jordan (6) goes up for opening tip against the Golden state Warrior Festus Ezeli (31) during a preseason playing at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 (Photo by William Jaye Johnson)
Oct. 20, 2015 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - The Los Angeles Clippers DeAndre Jordan (6) goes up for opening tip against the Golden state Warrior Festus Ezeli (31) during a preseason playing at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 (Photo by William Jaye Johnson)

OPEN LETTER FROM LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS OWNER

Dear Clipper Nation,

Since acquiring the L.A. Clippers in 2014, I have been adamant that our players, coaches and staff receive the support they need to do their best work on and off the court. I’ve also committed to giving our fans and their families the NBA’s best game experience.

To date, we have greatly invested in our players, our coaching and support staff, our fan experience and our community.

Today, we are expanding that investment by entering into an agreement to explore an opportunity to build a new arena for the Clippers in the City of Inglewood. I have said from day one that we need to plan for the future. This agreement helps us do that by expanding our options.

The prospect of a new state-of-the-art NBA arena would allow us greater latitude to influence our game schedule, particularly as it relates to weekend games that are so important to our fans. We also want to offer our fans premium experiences in terms of technology, club spaces and other amenities; that’s easier to realize in a new arena.

This new arena would be 100 percent privately funded. No public dollars would be used for this project.

STAPLES Center has proudly been the L.A. Clippers’ home court since 1999. It will remain so until at least June 2024, when our lease expires. AEG, which operates STAPLES Center, remains our valued partner.

During the upcoming planning process, the Clippers and the City of Inglewood will work diligently together to evaluate this project in great detail. Regardless of where the Clippers take the court after 2024, I remain committed to helping the great city of Los Angeles and its citizens thrive. We look forward to sharing our progress as we continue along our journey to deliver championship results for our fans and the entire Los Angeles region.

Go Clips!

Steve

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