Los Angeles, CA- The Los Angeles Sparks rallied from 17 points down to secure the win over the Dallas Wings 76 -74 on Friday night.
The rally charge was led by Nneka Ogwumike scoring 20 points, with new comer Destanni Henderson dropping a career high18 points for the Sparks.
“Attacking and finding my teammates open and stay focus on getting to the rim,” said Henderson “We got a win.”
The Wings were a tough matchup for the Sparks and they currently sit second in the Western
Conference behind the defending champions the Las Vegas Aces.
Arike Ogunbowale coming off her late game ejection Wednesday night against the Atlanta
Dream, got to work early in the first half with 14 points but was held to just 2 points in the entire second half.
Sparks guard Jordin Canada had a solid game of her own with 18 points and 6 assists and was
locked in defensively with 3 steals on the night. The win tonight snaps a 3 game losing streak at home for the Sparks.
“Grit, passion, being competitive,” said Canada as key to the rally. “Came down to who wanted it more, and who had the most grit and we showed it tonight.”
With less than 5 minutes left in the 4th quarter, Chiney Ogwumike picked up her 6th foul,
sending her to the bench early.
Although Dearica Hamby struggled offensively, she did manage to collect 10 rebounds tonight as was a consistent force on the defensive end of the court.
The teams face off again on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena before the Sparks head to the Windy City to play Chicago on Wednesday June 28th.
