Parker called Gamer of the Week 4th time in period

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NEW YORK'S CHARLES,  LOS ANGELES' PARKER NAMED WNBA ATHLETES OF THE WEEKNEW YORK,  Aug. 28,  2017-- Tina Charles of the New York Liberty and Candace Parker of the Los Angeles Sparks today were named the WNBA's Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week,  respectively,  for games played Aug. 21-27. Charles was selected Player of the Week for the 27th time in eight periods,  expanding her WNBA record. This is her sixth Eastern Conference Gamer of the Week honor this Charles,  New York went 3-0 last week to expand its winning touch to 8 games and improve to 20-12 for the period. The 6-4 facility placed 4th among East gamers in racking up and fifth in recoiling. She additionally was 2nd in three-point field goal percent and connected for 2nd in 2012 WNBA MVP opened her week with 13 points,  nine rebounds and three helps in simply 25 mins as New York beat the host Indiana Fever 71-50 on Aug. 23. She then uploaded 20 factors,  7 rebounds and three takes in a 74-66 home win over the Washington Mystics on Aug. 25. Charles topped the week with 22 points and 8 rebounds in 22 mins during a 92-62 success over the Chicago Sky at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 27-- the former University of Connecticut celebrity's 19th 20-point game of the was named Western Seminar Player of the Week for 4th time this period. She increased her job total amount to 22 Gamer of the Week honors in 10 the 6-4 forward-center blazing a trail,  Los Angeles went 3-0 for the week to improve to 24-8 and relocate within a half-game of the league-leading Minnesota Lynx. Parker tied for 6th among West gamers in scoring,  was fifth in rebounding and contributed 3.7 assists per game. She additionally converted six of her 14 three-point basket attempts.A two-time MVP,  Parker's week was highlighted by a game-high 24-point effort in a 78-67 defeat of the going to Lynx on Aug. 27. She also ended up with 10 rebounds,  3 aids and 2 swipes in the win. The previous University of Tennessee standout began the week with 12 points,  6 aids and five rebounds in simply 24 minutes in a 75-55 home gain the San Antonio Stars on Aug. 22. Her week likewise included a 12-point Cheyenne Parker Jersey,  seven-rebound efficiency in an 82-67 win at the Phoenix Mercury on Aug. 24. Various other candidates for the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week were the Atlanta Dream's Tiffany Hayes and Elizabeth Williams,  Chicago's Stefanie Dolson,  the Connecticut Sun's Alyssa Thomas,  the Dallas Wings' Skylar Diggins-Smith,  Los Angeles' Nneka Ogwumike and Odyssey Sims,  Phoenix metro's Brittney Griner and Washington's Elena Delle Donne and Emma see Candace Parker and the remainder of your champ Los Angeles Sparks,  really feel totally free to give us a phone call at 1.844. or Live Chat with us by clicking our Live Conversation icon!