In the first game of the WNBA playoff semifinals between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Chicago Sky, the Sparks superstars -- two-time league Most Valuable Player Candace Parker and this years MVP Nneka Ogwumike -- were too much to handle and Los Angeles romped to a 20-point win.But in Game 2 on Friday, it was the Sparks role players, and specifically super-sixth-woman Jantel Lavender, who burned Chicago in a 99-84 victory.The Sky have one more chance to keep their season alive, as the scene shifts from Southern California to the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Ill., and Allstate Arena on Sunday afternoon for Game 3 of the best-of-five series.For the depleted Sky -- who have been without 2015 MVP Elena Delle Donne for eight straight games including its three playoff contests -- its a matter of finding their stride for long enough to counter Los Angeles talented wave after wave of clutch performances.Lavender was on target on Friday, hitting her first nine shots and 10 of her 11 attempts from the floor. Most of her damage was from outside, as the Sky tried to pack the lane to limit the touches by Parker and Ogwumike.That strategy kept the Sparks two frontcourt stars to a combined 38 points, 19 less than in Game 1, but it wasnt near enough to keep the game close or produce a win for Chicago.(Chicago) just kept leaving me open, so I was just shooting it, Lavender said. I thought about going back to the basket, but that high-post shot was going in tonight. When Im open, Im shooting it, and tonight was a good night.Lavender has excelled off the bench for Los Angeles, and leads the Sparks second-unit in performance and attitude.Jantel could be a starter for us and most teams in this league, Sparks coach Brian Agler said. We dont drop off when shes in the game.Parker set the tone for the Sparks in the early going with eight points, six rebounds and three assists in the first quarter. She either scored or assisted on Los Angeles first five baskets. Shes had double-doubles in the first two games of the series and on Friday was two assists away for her first career triple-double.Down 65-44 midway through the third quarter on Friday, the Sky forged a 14-3 run to get back to within 10 points of the lead. That effort sapped Chicago, which missed its final seven shots of the period, and Los Angeles stepped on the gas, pulling away to lead 78-59 with a quarter to play.Six players scored in double figures for the Sky in Game 2, led by reserves Clarissa Dos Santos with 15 points and Jamierra Faulkner with 14.Los Angeles has now won all five games between the two teams this season, including two on the Skys home floor when Chicago had Delle Donne in the lineup. Air Max Plus Cheap Sale .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. 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A jumper from Johnson ignited Colorados offense and Portland soon trailed by double-digits.We knew coming into the game that their physicality and ability to rebound would be a game changer, Porter said. They really scrapped and we didnt do a good enough job of keeping them off the boards and then we turned it over too many times.But the Pilots gave Colorado a run for their money in the first half.Both teams opened slow and struggled offensively -- neither capitalizing on the first five possessions. The Pilots gave up 10 turnovers, including five from Wintering and the Buffs committed eight. A 12-2 Portland run put them up by as many as eight but a 7-0 run by the Buffs cut the Pilots halftime lead to two.In the second half, an early 7-0 run by CU tied the game up at 35. TThe two teams traded points before Colorado was able to pull away on Deleon Browns 3-pointer with just over 11 minutes remaining.dddddddddddd Although the Pilots later got within three, and had some good minutes from Tyson late, they never caught up.The second half we were better, CU coach Tad Boyle said. We battled. We competed and guys stepped up and made plays. Josh Fortune made plays, X (Xavier) Johnson made plays. West (Gordon) made a big play at a critical time. Derrick (White) made plays down the stretch. Thats what you have to have. Your fifth year seniors are only good if they play like fifth year seniors. In the second half tonight, they did.Wintering and Johnson never sat, playing all 40 minutes for Portland.BIG PICTUREColorado: The Buffaloes led the pac-12 in 3-point percentage last season and finished just 26.3 percent from outside the arc against the Pilots on Saturday.Portland: The undersized backcourt of Johnson and Wintering -- who are fourth in scoring in the country behind Central Michigans Marcus Keene and Braylon Rayson, St. Bonaventures Jalen Adams and Matt Mobley and Pittsburgs Jamel Artis and Michael Young -- put up a combined 35 points against the Buffs. The pair is coming off a combined 62-point performance.UP NEXTColorado: Returns home to host Xavier on Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.Portland will stay at home and host UT Rio Grande Valley at 7 p.m. on Monday and will look to end their last home game for two weeks with a win. ' ' '