The Chicago Sky and the host Los Angeles Sparks are in a decent battle for the eighth and last playoff spot as they meet Tuesday night time.
The Sparks (15-19) maintain a 1 1/2-game lead over the Sky (14-21) for the No. 8 seed with lower than two weeks remaining within the common season. The Sparks are a half-game behind seventh-place Atlanta.
But the Sky have gained two of the three head-to-head conferences with the Sparks so a victory Tuesday wouldn’t solely pull them inside a half-game of Los Angeles, however give them the tiebreaker.
“We want to get in the playoffs and so do they, so we know it’s going to be a hard fight,” Chicago guard Dana Evans stated.
The Sky have gained simply two of their final eight video games, each of which got here towards Seattle within the final three video games. Chicago outscored the visiting Storm 22-10 within the fourth quarter to win 90-85 on Sunday.
“This is one of the most proud moments for me,” Chicago coach Emre Vatansever stated. “Overall we’ve been playing really good games. We showed big character (Sunday). They’re playing hard and got rewarded by the result.”
The Sparks had gained a season-high six video games in a row earlier than shedding to the Connecticut Sun 83-68 on Sunday in head coach Curt Miller’s return to the place the place he coached for the final seven seasons.
Miller stated the go to was “a little bit overwhelming” after he guided the Sun to playoff appearances in every of the final six seasons, together with Finals appearances in 2019 and 2022.
Now he is attempting to convey Los Angeles again to the playoffs after a two-year absence.
“In the beginning of the year we had a lot of adversity with people being injured,” guard Jordin Canada stated. “But toward the end of the season we’re really starting to find our flow and our chemistry and we’re connecting. We’re starting to click at the right time, which is super important when we’re fighting for a playoff position.”
—Field Level Media
