Tuesday in Downtown LA just over a week left in the Murphy I'm ran halock Nikki K is here on that defensive side of the floor Mary boy she is growing on both day for the sun boner Thomas Jones Carrington and against Seattle a home and home they're going to prepare as if it's picked it up a couple of notches holding the Sparks to just gold sun in their white it's Jones and Stevens Odyssey Sims takes the hand off in deep off glass down the Jones bounce P Thomas couldn't get fighting for the board back door here Stevens to Jackson Nice Sun here on Sunday Thomas and deep had some maneuver there was held to just nine points in that fourth quarter out scor 24 to now tipped right into the hands of Carrington from nearby s bounce pass by Jones here's the kick out Harris Corner three is good barell has the Baseline takes it hanging can't get it poer to Thomas skills to win that tip here's Sims balance off the in a spot up three that rolls off rebound tipped around and of them came from the foul line Stevens off the wi great first quarter by the Sparks they left that quarter just down off the bounce ball on the deck gets her own rebound better job defending the working against Hy double team comes and personals and under 90 seconds of got to have Z on the floors Jones misses the first no Ary McDonald tonight as well with that right you saw Lexi Brown there continuing her courageous F step on the floor and was brilliant and Carrington using the Thomas Green picked up by Thomas going to go to the low block finds Jones free throw line able foul charge to Bonnie the four to solidly embracing the three spot and then Stevens a three so far this season now those numbers put de' in special coming the top 10 alltime in rebounding as a spark and stats just like rebounding and as she's able to put one up down low here Sims took a hard fall there she ran into a couple tough screens again here is Stevens push out entire body of work right which leads to her being one of the Premier candidates work against her that LA's in last plays probably but the numbers big bronze all star it's been just quite a season against the Sun so Marina made partner of your LA Sparks at Anthem we're fans add that to Improvement out here s on the shot clock Haron sets her feet deep three back rim Jackson getting downhill loses it but a foul I call that against Banna Jones her second personal as well so Connecticut it's the attack mode that the Sparks have played in for the first they normally go about eight [Applause] deep there's Jackson on the wing pull up just outside the paint for La here Sims the hesitation has the Baseline it's transition or half court just getting and put side and igniting the break Hami and the pullup it cannot be underestimated how quickly and hard to learn Curt system they've shouldered all that and I'm proud of them was signed to a rest of season turnover in this quarter for Connecticut Sim and Carrington running into Sims there they're going to charge they've done a great job with that so far not giving the ball again here's carington looking to push carington goes right wondering what do I got to do to get a charge call four on the shot clock barell sees it step back M Thomas leaves it Jones running the floor lay it up and in they've won eight of their last 10 nuring there out of the timeout as well for La I got to do something Dangerfield with one Hees it up Reena ma rolls off and there's Stevens with another Board second opportunities back door to hand roll skip pass Burton wide open three from the corner won't go five three-point attempts here's danger field of three can't get the stoppage for La as well about two seconds separate gets open again just inside the elbow push shot won't the job that they did with just three turnovers in the first quarter they're score four points off of those here's the former spark Nelson OD DOA as nurse loses the handle into the hands of the floor in any careless way Connecticut is going to take it away the sun's second unit in which the Sparks have had success clock Dangerfield another heave to beat the buzzer May step back three I mean she's like the microwave ratory there in the foreground Connecticut by especially on display in her last two matches against the con son she had eight rebounds last game seven the game before that and when I asked her about her I'm also prepared for mayy to do my best on some of our best performances against Connecticut gets a 60 just blows up to a 10 hour 12 minutes for La here's mayri a step back three that one up a notch we saw them in the fourth quarter they've started the second they they know Minnesota has won and if she was grabbing her shoulder when she let find a way to get some great looks at the bucket 15 drill four on the shot clock Jackson stops pops shooting pocket that time puts it on the deck against Stevens a nice play was up 18- 10 so Burton and Nelson OD DOA head fouls in the first quarter here's cook has a step just need to keep that ball sticks on the shot clock back door Sims too strong Sparks counter with Jackson hamy Stevens Sims and Z here's Jones the spin against hamy in the reverse is cook the hesitation drives personal first team foul taking opportunities not trying to do too much if the drive's there take it Sean halock Mary Murphy here with Nikki krock in the sideline eight hert Miller says it's playoff week for the super the Jones Screen finds boner wide open [Music] Carrington comes back meanwhile May rifles a pass underneath Carrington right Sun by eight here's cook helps side com and they're going to get Bonner for her third deer Hami Odyssey gives it up I mean she goes and gets it and then just here's the back door off the hands of cook had an interesting comment when we talked to her before the game tonight said well a lot of times out there she's out there with a lot of dip the same page Steph has such a great overview doesn't she we're at 54% at one point they dipped down to 36 Ray barell going to head to the scores table back door Cod didn't feel like that for Connecticut tonight especially not the way Carrington running points five steal she was just all over the place up from San Diego Stevens gets 11 rebounds here in this first half as Thomas left W now insomnia Jones picked up by Hami on the switch Jones deep position she points look out as Harris sun in control here now for Connecticut Marina ma six-year player out of no has really flourished into one of the right now it feels like so much more here's Jones in table and then sometimes d carington a layup drill at the other end along with mayy Jones has 13 to lead him here is Off the Bench after Bonner picked up those two fouls in the first quartering of unselfish and dominating how about this move against an out right you need a bucket let's go to number two Lee good position against Nelson ad DOTA loses it pocket pass to Thomas likes that skip over to set around his neck Katherine chain to his right knee or thigh of Thomas making in the challenge six from the field but she's got half of the field goal makes K Jackson I mean Stephanie white just couldn't stop saying enough good and she says any other year Jackson's four and transition as smoothly the organization liked about her at draft time her versus has transitioned to playing primarily more three and has shown and [Music] Stevens just wonder what this Jes Jackson with six and down in the scorebook as mayri off the flare and offensive foul against how physical the games with Connecticut are but just do it all again game clock nearly identical Z Corner three no here in the corner barell sets her feet Corner three as we reach intermission here in some early foul trouble here is Jones deep position she Alysa Thomas flirting with another triple double ball nearly wrestled away Sim stays with they tried to going to get out for this B run by 133 just ra nice move barell got Thomas up in the air by Burell decisive P barell back in the starting lineup tonight Harris left open for three got a really good quarter as Jackson misses that Thomas finds Jones running the [Music] floor three on two fast breaks Sun bounce pass here's Carrington carington at the line she's got 10 points tonight go along with three bll and Kennedy Carter for most improved play of 35 boy she Stevens the crossover against Jones gets the inside p in the Lane Sparks got a hand on it Jones gets it splits side her career-high in rebound she's got 14 remember she had nine and 23 minutes Hy and to go traffic jam there look like the 405 11th turnover here's boner from the Baseline you pay if you give them an extra opportuni crosscourt pass over to Stevens lets it rip from three Harris standing Stout underneath here's Thomas bumps into ner oh here in this second half now Jackson the SL three and that is good by a rookie in Sparks history with that bucket cing up defensive rebounds left and right one of those players that has already Yu from the pointing out instructions finds Thomas NE son history also Pastor for most steals here's Thomas K last rebound went to Stevens that ties her career gets the block nurse with the quick push towards the bucket Caron and that's going to be offensive and hope you get the call carington was saying that's a FL thinks I think she's there's nice pocket [Music] passing he plays with one more time I think that previous play carington maybe not aware with you I think they're well aware of it she was saying nurse is back at work ay with 13 Jackson here's Dangerfield that has leads the WNBA all time with 11 mayy on the line here's Lee catching it in traffic deflected out to Haron in the passing Lane you see what I'm saying and we had the seal talit back into the game for LA Nelson ad DOTA against Lee the follow Dangerfield five on the shot clock ja don't let him get something that easy tries to go vertic after it was tied at 5343 down 10 just like that miror it's the defense just take like the heat in the kitchen like the heat hamy straightway three in and [Applause] out 12 and 8 dark here there's Hami through the teeth of the defense try to defense telling his team they need to be loud work offensive end thank you Nikki coach Miller has said this next season it's an opportunity to know what it's going we all over her back No call presents himself against Seattle May quick catch and shoot probably watching this game here in the Hotel La has one of the toughest remaining five steals by Hami nice pocket pass Jones easy look Hami curling nice play out of the timeout six points tonight this sun has been the one team that has been able to you talk about the physicality of the sun team the officials can't call everything right they can't call a foul every single time down team is they they've played together this en you know been dominant together Veronica Burton lines up with te back to Hy here's nurse three from boner were doing a little bit of trash talking and she just growing up and just what it meant to just Jackson shovels hamy nice grab all the experience and move it forward five on the shot clock May 18 Off the Bench in 22 minutes for Marina M need to do that as the seat finishes up and heads into the playoffs as May lines up another one and having to come in maybe early here's hamy inde deep able to get the same level of effort she's gotten beaten up to this sun defense but has continued to keep pushing as mayb as between these two well against La since joining the sun help you quit today the moon they got hin Allen from Washington 10 here she goes again wait is there a it's funny the Three-Point Contest is the first time she actually put on maybe just lighting it up here against her old SC is fourth as Zia Cook gets on the board Nelson ad DOA CL backing down hamy and there's white she had six earlier this year against just got 11 points here in the quarter Hami putting it on the deck splits two call initially they said Sparks basketball you're here tonight Nelson n DOTA against Hami Erica's oldest child trying to get in the paint pulls up from thir in Fall against ay Stevens now going to try to go off the bounce the step back three in the corner Stevens straightway three you don't see that often here's Stevens no and you think about tomorrow night Seattle in town they have not played you look at this Seattle do fall from the corner they want a top four spot it these are probably at the hotel watching this game right now cook the jumper 9 Minutes Off the Bench to go high low to Nelson the DOTA tough catch in traffic nice game eight points in 13 minutes perfect from the floor deep three from Dangerfield and that it's been a tough Caitlyn ble out of the turnovers from LA and took advantage been a 26 and 10 on this dber our D6 for Mary Murphy Nikki K and the rest of our fantastic storm right here on Spectrum Sportsnet thank you for watch