The Los Angeles Sparks couldn’t have asked for a better situation in Game 1 of their first round series against the Minnesota Lynx.
Following the first half, the Sparks had the Lynx right where they wanted them, going into the half with a 36-33 lead following a second-quarter scoring outburst where Los Angeles outscored Minnesota 21-11; momentum was on their side.
Then Maya Moore happened in the third quarter, where the lone WNBA player to receive a Most Valuable Player vote outside of winner Elena Delle Donne, scored 15 of her 33 points, a playoff career high, outscoring the Sparks (13) by her lonesome.