Silver Screen and Roll · Aug 20, 2021
Ogwumike’s last-second putback gives Sparks their third straight win
Kristi Toliver got a new job in the afternoon, and then helped led her current team to its third straight win in the evening.
All in a day’s work.
The Sparks shooting guard — who was named an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks earlier in the day — came through in the clutch to send Tuesday’s game into overtime, which L.A. eventually won, and she said she felt Kobe on that shot. On Thursday, she got a Kobe assist, as the Sparks once again put the ball in her hands for the game-winner. It missed, but Nneka Ogwumike found the ball for a putback and the 66-64 victory.
