Finally, the home crowd at Crypto.com Arena had something to cheer about. After dropping the first three games of their longest homestand of the season, the Sparks finished with back-to-back victories over the Dallas Wings, including Sunday’s 93-83 win that clinched the season series and a potential tiebreaker for playoff positioning against the Western Conference foe. While fourth-quarter woes plagued the team in previous games, the Sparks (7-7) outscored the Wings 33-12 in the final 11 minutes and 43 seconds Sunday, led by 27 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots from Nneka Ogwumike, who was also named an All-Star Game starter Sunday. “It’s just huge momentum for us,” coach Curt Miller said. Here are five things to know as the Sparks (7-7) got back to .500 during their five-game homestand:

Source: Los Angeles Times June 25, 2023 22:14 UTC