Sports Sparks win in season restart with Nneka Ogwumike back in lineup The Sparks beat Indiana as Nneka Ogwumike finishes with 12 points and seven rebounds in 31 minutes in her first game back after a knee injury. Atlanta scored 10 straight points to take a seven-point lead midway through the second quarter and took a 36-30 lead to intermission. Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike guards Atlanta forward Tiana Hawkins in the first quarter. “I knew it was going in.”The Sparks beat Atlanta 84-79 in Bradenton, Fla., almost one year earlier to clinch a playoff spot. Los Angeles entered the contest 11/2 games out of a playoff berth.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2021 05:48 UTC