After the Los Angeles Sparks set a WNBA record for becoming the first team to score 100+ points in five out of six games, the law of averages was bound to occur. It may have come at a very inopportune time against a crucial opponent, but Sparks head coach Lynne Roberts is not going to hit the panic button following the team’s 72-59 loss to the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday.

“Bad shooting nights happen. They happen to every team that relies on paint and three. You’re going to have a night where it’s just not falling,” Roberts said following the game. “The worst thing we can do is to dwell on it and second-guess ourselves and second-guess what’s been working and second-guess the work we put in as individual players and not trust your shot.”

“It’s going to happen, and how mentally

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