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WNBA -- LA Sparks end Lynx unbeaten run


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MINNEAPOLIS - ​S​hooting guard and 3-point specialist Kristi Renee Toliver exploded ​for ​25 points​ as the Los Angeles Sparks shocked the Minnesota Lynx, 94-76​, ​on Friday night at the Target Center.

Toliver, the daughter of former NBA referee George Toliver, added 4 assists, a rebound and two steals to her haul, ending Minnesota's 13-game winning streak. L.A.'s victory also ​1 ​avenged the ​Sparks​'​ home loss to Lynx on Tuesday night at Staples Center. Toliver, 29​,​ ​went 7-of-11 from long distance.​

​Three ​other Sparks ​scored in ​double ​figures ----- ​forward Nneka Ogwumike ​(​20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 ass​ists​ and a steal​), ​, center Candace Parker ​(​14 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assi​s​ts, 1 steal and a block​) and ​ Jantel Lavender ​(​10 points​). ​

The reigning and 3-time c​hampion Lynx (2011, 2013 and 2015)​, a team ​owned ​Minnesota Timberwolves owner ​Glen Taylor​, were out-gunned as coach Cheryl Reeve only had a two-woman army in terms of offensive production.​

Maya Moore, the ​league MVP in 2014 got 28 points​ on​,​ ​10-​of-​19 ​shooting from the field (52.6%)​ while ​ reserve​ ​guard Jian Perkins ​added ​13 points, 3 boards and a steal.

Last year's Finals MVP​,​ ​center ​Sylvia Fowles had only 7 points​ and ​11 boards ​w​hile 2011 Finals MVP​,​ shooting guard Seimone Augustus, ​had a cold spell and was held to a meager four points.​

"I thought Los Angeles had way more bounce in their step than we did throughout most of the game, they were very persistent, they executed, they executed on their timeouts well" Lynx coach Reeve said during post game interview.

The Lynx wore their #Orlando United warm up black t-shirts dedicated to 49 people died and the people injured during mass shooting in Orlando City, Florida State happened few weeks ago.

Kris Dunn, the Minnesota Timberwolves'​ ​pick (N​o. 5​) in ​ last Thursday​'s NBA​ draft was one of the 13, 003 fans who watched the game.

Last night's game ​felt a championship preview for the Western Conference​ title​. The Lynx (13W - 1L) will travel and play the Washington Mystics on Sunday, while LA Sparks (12W - 1L) will host the Connecticut Sun on the same day.


The author at ​the Target Center


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