[0] RETRIBUTION IS SWEET FOR SPARKS : SPARKS 78, NEW YORK 76.Byline: Gary Washburn Daily News Staff Writer For a team due a break, good fortune could not have come at a more perfect time for the Sparks. After 39 minutes, 59.6 seconds of battling for its playoff survival, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. got the reprieve it was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. - a foul call on New York's Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo (born October 6 1973 in Southwick, Massachusetts) is an American television basketball analyst and a former player in the professional Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. with four-tenths of a second remaining. It could have been easily a non-call in the heat of a tied game. Instead, it kept the Sparks very much alive in the WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego playoff race. Linda Burgess, who got tangled with Lobo going for a loose ball, hit both free throws with 0.4 left and L.A. walked away with a 78-76 win in front an announced crowd of 14,547 at the Forum. L.A. (13-13) is one game behind Phoenix (14-12) with two to play and needs to beat Sacramento on Friday to make Sunday's finale against the Mercury for the conference title. The Sparks were finally on the positive end of a controversial game. Coach Julie Rousseau, center Lisa Leslie tr.v. dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing, dis·par·ag·es 1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle. See Synonyms at decry. 2. To reduce in esteem or rank. remarks about the officiating in a 72-71 loss Aug. 9 at Houston. This time it was New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of coach Nancy Darsch, whose team is now trying to make the playoffs after seemingly having the Eastern Conference locked up, who stood in stunned stun tr.v. stunned, stun·ning, stuns 1. To daze or render senseless, by or as if by a blow. 2. To overwhelm or daze with a loud noise. 3. silence after official Bob Trammell made the call. Later, she pondered whether it was the proper call for women's pro basketball. ``It's not what I expected to see in this league,'' Darsch said. ``It seemed to be a sloppy play, a broken play.'' But it was one that saved a tiring Sparks team from overtime, which likely would have meant doom. Four of the Sparks' 13 losses have been decided in the final minute. ``I won't say it was vindication VINDICATION, civil law. The claim made to property by the owner of it. 1 Bell's Com. 281, 5th ed. See Revendication. ,'' Rousseau said. ``I'll just say the officials were in the right place at the right time. I saw a foul.'' The Sparks toyed with putting away the Liberty but watched a blazing Sophia Witherspoon (27 points) lead a charge to tie the game at 75 with 7.2 seconds left. The Sparks didn't convert a field goal in the final 2:53 and Lisa Leslie's shot in the final seconds was forced. However, Burgess bailed the team out with her hustle on the court and poise at the line. ``I can't recall ever being in a situation like that,'' said Burgess, who scored six points on 2 for 8 shooting. ``It was a foul though and we pulled out a close game.'' Leslie, who scored 26 points and 15 rebounds in Monday's win over Phoenix, scored just 13 after being bottled up by Lobo and Kym Hampton. However, three other Sparks scored in double figures and Leslie's lack of production was hardly noticed. Team balanced overshadowed it. ``We're proving that any player can lead this team in scoring and rebounding,'' said guard Tamecka Dixon, who added 12 including a key steal and score with 2:53 left. ``Lisa doesn't need to have her typical Lisa Leslie game all the time because we have other people capable of stepping up.'' And winning five straight to end the season - a streak needed to make the playoffs - seemed highly unlikely just last week. The Sparks are two wins from making that happen and must avoid a letdown letdown 1. the sudden flush of milk flow that occurs when the calf begins to suck or when milking commences in a properly prepared cow. Depends for its occurrence on the release of oxytocin from the pituitary gland in response to massage of the teats and udder. against 9-17 Sacramento. Thoughts of their previous inconsistency have disappeared. Replacing it is a renewed confidence that the Sparks can win out. ``I'm not even looking at the newspapers or worried about any other team,'' Dixon said. ``I'm worried about us. I think everybody in the league is watching what we do, and they're getting scared.'' |
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