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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2787668, member: 5798"] I attended this game. KLS was there also to watch and support sister Karlie. The Sparks never got in rhythm. Both teams missed a lot of easy shots. I knew LA was in trouble after the first half as the Fever were only down by 3, 50-47. The Sparks should have put them away at that point. Things got worse in the 3rd quarter, the wheels came off. The Fever our scored the Sparks by 15, to take a 12 point lead into the 4th quarter. That's when we knew the Sparks were in serious danger of losing this game. The fact that not only were they still in the game, but they had a 12 point lead made the Fever play that much harder. Remember, the Fever had only won 2 games all year to that point. Any win would be nice, but a road win against the team that played in the championship finals last year would come with whipped cream and cherries. It came down to the last shot that Candace Parker took under the basket that did not fall. It appeared that she was fouled, but did not get the call (I'm watching this live from the stands about 35 yards away - I have not seen a replay). The view you see on TV is much better than mine. It may have looked like a foul to the fans on the other end of the arena in the upper level as well. Too far away to tell. The Sparks fought and clawed their way back only to fall short by 2 at the end. The veterans (Dupree, Achonwa and Pondexter) came through for the Fever scoring a combined 47 points. The Mitchell's (Kelsey & Tiffany) added 14 off the bench. Nneka Ogwumike was not at the game. The Fever play the Aces in Las Vegas on Sunday. The Sparks travel to Chicago to play the Sky who are fresh off of opening up a can on the Dallas Wings to the tune of 114 points, their highest point total of the season. [B]Fun fact -[/B] did you know ........................[URL='http://thecomeback.com/nba/wnba-players-commercial-flights.html'] All WNBA teams fly commercially[/URL]? They are often subjected to rigorous travel patterns as they navigate the course of the regular season. NBA teams, of course, charter planes, but without the requisite revenue for private aircrafts, WNBA teams must catch the first commercial flight available to their destination after games. That could mean a more conventional evening flight after a matinee. It could mean a red-eye after an evening start. Or it could mean an early flight the following morning, which is particularly detrimental on the second night of a back-to-back. The point, however, still stands. “Of course it would be great if we could travel private, leave after games and stuff,” Tamera Young (Aces) said. “Not having to have the extra wait time in airports. … Even the seat comforting. Being with your teammates. It’d make a difference. Aces coach Bill Laimbeer said. [I]“So far this season, nobody’s had any major problems.”[/I] Laimbeer flew commercially during part of his playing career with the Detroit Pistons, who in 1988 were the first NBA team to implement charter flights. [/QUOTE]

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