Depleted Sparks can’t weather Storm in blowout loss

LOS ANGELES — Playing without leading scorer Kelsey Plum and guard Odyssey Sims, the Sparks proved no match for the Seattle Storm. The short-handed hosts trailed by 35 points in the second half and had few answers for a stifling defensive effort from the Storm in a 98-67 loss on Tuesday night at Crypto.com Arena.

“Obviously we miss (Plum), we miss Odyssey, we miss Julie (Allemand), those are our three lead guards and no one of them are here,” Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said. “The second half...