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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2348857, member: 1220"] Not really! What people seem to forget is that any action creates a series of subsquent sequential changes. When Beard makes the lay up the Sparks are down one with the Lynx having the possession with about 40 seconds to play. Instead the Lynx pick up an extra point via Maya's free throw. Beards two points cancel out Parker's free throws. So if we eliminate both Maya's and Parkers free throws you end up with the Lynxc up by one and possession with 40 seconds to play. As it turned out they were up by two with 32 seconds to play. The The bad call cost the Sparks one point and 8 seconds. I even eliminated 3.7 seconds for the time it would have taken Beard to make the lay up. It was 43.9 when foul was called to 33.2 when Parker shot her free throws. Big difference. Bad calls never negate each other. That does not mean that the Sparks would have won the game but it sure increases the odds quite a bit. Especially with the eight extra seconds on the clock and one less point to make up. . The fact that the Lynxs couldn't manage any scores in the last few possessions did not bode well for them being able to hold a one point lead with that much time left. Maya's free throw were the last points they scored. There were a lot of other bad call through out the game but the effects of bad calls are always increased relative to the diminishing time left on the clock . I do believe their lack of scoring and mistake filled play by both teams towards the end had to be influenced by fatigue. Oh Simeone didn't trip over anyone's feet there was no one even close to her when she stumbled. As many mentioned it seems she tripped over one of the lines. ;) [/QUOTE]

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