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| Candace Parker's WNBA debut (5.17.08) |
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Candace Parker scored 34 points, the most ever in
a WNBA debut, and added 12 rebounds to help the
Los Angeles Sparks beat the defending champion
Phoenix Mercury 99-94 Saturday in the season
opener.
The previous high in a WNBA debut was 25 points by
Cynthia Cooper in 1997.
The game was tied at 79 early in the fourth
quarter when Parker, who led Tennessee to
back-to-back NCAA titles, took over. She scored 10
straight points to give the Sparks an 89-86 lead
with 3:15 to play.
Parker, who made 6-of-7 shots in the final
quarter, hit a short hook shot to put the Sparks
up 97-94 with 12 seconds to go.
Parker wore a brace on her left shoulder, which
she dislocated during the NCAA tournament. It
didn't slow her one bit.
Parker came within two assists of becoming the
first WNBA rookie to record a triple-double. Only
one NBA player did it in his debut—Oscar
Robertson, in 1960.
Cappie Pondexter scored 32 points for Phoenix but
missed a potential tying 3-pointer with 4 seconds
to go. Lisa Leslie, who missed last season on
maternity leave, had 17 points and 12 rebounds for
the Sparks.
Tags : candace parker debut cp3 los angeles sparks phoenix mercury lisa leslie cappie pondexter diana taurasi lebron kobe |
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