Sparks can’t keep pace with Chicago Sky

A couple of could-be title contenders collided in the WNBA bubble on Tuesday, when the Chicago Sky defeated the Sparks 96-78 in a weird one at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
As the Sparks struggled to keep pace, the Sky opened up a big early lead early, lost it entirely, rebuilt it to 20 points in the third quarter and then, eventually, increased the advantage to as much as 24 in the fourth.
L.A. kept scrapping, but Coach Derek Fisher’s squad couldn’t ever really slow Chicago&rsq