Head Coach Lynne Roberts

On Sunday’s win:
“Yes, I prefer winning. I’m much better at it. And that’s what I just told them in the locker room, that we played 40 minutes and wins are hard to come by in this league, and you can play a good 40 minutes and the other team is gonna make it uncomfortable, but we had 24 assists on 31 made baskets. That’s the stat of the game for me, but we also had 12 steals. We were really good defensively. They were locked in. You know, Dearica [Hamby] had six steals, which is impressive from a post [player]. Azurá [Stevens] was everywhere tonight, inside. I thought we took them out of what made them comfortable. They’re a good team and they’ve played a tough schedule … we were 13 [out of] 27 from the [three-point line], we had a good proportion of twos to threes. The ball was moving, and [we had a] season high in points, so we just gotta build on it.”

Kelsey Plum
On her third-quarter approach:“[I was] just trying to stay aggressive and I felt like in the first half, they were giving me a little bit of space. So I knew in the third quarter, I had to come out and pull up. It’s just like a fine balance between taking quick shots and step-backs versus trying to get us into stuff. So I was trying to be really patient in the first half, and I felt like it was going to open up for me in the second.”

Azurá Stevens
On her chemistry with Kelsey Plum and the Sparks’ coaching and playing system:
“It’s been great playing with [Kelsey Plum]. Me and her have really connected just on the cutting. She always finds me at the right time. It’s my job to knock in the shot, so I’m happy that I get to play with someone like that, where all I have to do is make the shots, but I just think the system is really good for us. It spreads teams out, and when you’re a good shooter, you can get what you want. They’re going to start coming out, and then it’s almost a free lane to the basket. So, I just love the spacing, and when we run our stuff right, it’s really easy to score.”