Liberty fall to Sparks after Rickea Jackson’s buzzer-beater denies their comeback bid | amNewYork

Rickea Jackson of the Los Angeles Sparks takes a shot during a game against the New York Liberty on July 26, 2025 at Barclay Center Arena in Brooklyn. Laura Brett/ZUMA Press Wire via Reuters The New York Liberty were trailing for most of the game Saturday night, falling by as many as 15 points against the Los Angeles Sparks. However, the Liberty crawled their way back and tied the score at 95 with 2:18 left in the game. N either team could build momentum in the final two minutes to break away and the score was level at 99 with just 5.2 seconds remaining on the clock.  Los Angeles’ Rickea Jackson looked to set a screen at the top of the key but when Natasha Cloud glued to her player, Jackson instead went down into the paint and started posting up Stephanie Talbot.  Dearica Hamby passed the ball to Jackson, who took one dribble step toward the basket and threw up the ball. The shot fell through the rim just as the buzzer was sounding to give Los Angeles the 101-99 win.  “Rickea was killing us with her size,” said head coach Sandy Brondello. “Leo [Fiebich] was on her the
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