Kristi Toliver’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer to lift the Los Angeles Sparks over the Tulsa Shock on Tuesday night was a dramatic, exciting and memorable moment. Add it to a growing list for the fourth-year point guard. Toliver has become a load-carrier for the Sparks, who improved to 4-1 with the win to stay on the heels of unbeaten Minnesota in the Western Conference. And that is something of a new role for the former Maryland star, who had not quite found her WNBA footing before head coach Carol Ross arrived in Los Angeles this season and offered Toliver a chance at a fresh start. She has taken a lead role for the 2012 Sparks, who are looking to go from being a lottery team back to the WNBA playoffs and are off to a strong start. Through the first five games of the season, Toliver is averaging a career-best 20.0 points a game, averaging 34.0 minutes and shooting 51.6 percent from the floor. She currently ranks sixth in the WNBA in scoring and second in free throws made (21 of 24). from espn.com
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