The Los Angeles Sparks are floundering around that midway mark.We are about halfway through the season as well, so this may be indicative of what the team really is.
For the year, the Sparks are 10-11, and they are 5-4 on the road this year.Part of the issue may be that their leader, star scorer, and point guard, Kelsey Plum, has only played in 12 of 21 games.
She is out for this game as well.Cameron Brink, who has only played 14 games, is also out for this one.LA Sparks guard Kelsey Plum (10) shoots the ball against Dallas Wings center Luisa Geiselsoder (18) and guard Grace Berger (9) in the first half at Crypto.com Arena.
(Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)That does give other players a chance to step up, and I feel like they've done a decent job of that.Nneka Ogwumike is filling in as much as possible on offense, putting up 16.9 points per game.
Dearica Hamby is also scoring almost 15 points per game.The Sparks went from a guard-oriented team to a forward-focused team.The Atlanta Dream have undergone a remake over the past two seasons.
Two years ago, they ended the season at 15-25.Last year, they went 30-14 with Britney Griner, Rhyne Howard, and Allisha Gray leading the way.
They combined to score roughly 46 points per game, and Brionna Jones even added another 13 points.This season has shown a bit of regression, but part of that is because they have lost Griner (to free agency) and Jones (to injury).ANGEL REESE BECOMES FASTEST PLAYER IN WNBA HISTORY TO REACH 50 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN DREAM DEBUTAtlanta Dream forward Angel Reese celebrates a basket in the second half against the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind., on June 18, 2026.
(Trevor Ruszkowski/Imagn Images)Replacing them is Angel Reese, who is doing a good job of still averaging a double-double, but she is still just one player trying to fill the stats of two.She takes a lot of abuse for her play, but I will always defend that she has a high motor and is always trying.
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