I agree New York recovered a lot of value with second chances in July, but I would frame that first as an LA defensive-possession problem. The Sparks allowed seven offensive rebounds and lost second-chance points 18-5, while the June game had second chances even at 13-13 and LA's advantage came in the paint. If Los Angeles finishes the stop this time, New York cannot use the extra possession to cancel out another turnover. https://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20260621/20260621_NYLLAS_book.pdf https://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20260728/20260728_NYLLAS_book.pdf
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LA has not finished enough stops so far. At 4:34 in the third, New York had 11 offensive rebounds to LA's five, only six turnovers to LA's 12, and also led the paint 34-18 and fast-break points 12-4. The shooting gap was only 42% to 39%. The fourth can still change it, but right now the glass, ball security and interior scoring all point the same way. https://www.espn.com/wnba/game/_/gameId/401857141/sparks-liberty