WNBA: Los Angeles Sparks beat Phoenix Mercury for fourth straight win
Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm also pick up wins
Friday 9 August 2019 09:34, UK
Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points and Candace Parker added 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 84-74 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
Phoenix Mercury 74-84 Los Angeles Sparks
Nneka Ogwumike scored 24 points and Candace Parker added 12 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 84-74 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
Ogwumike scored 10 of Los Angeles' first 16 points to help the Sparks take a nine-point lead. Phoenix went over five minutes without a field goal in the first quarter and trailed 25-15 after shooting 3-for-17. Ogwumike finished the half with 14 points and six rebounds as Los Angeles led 44-32.
Los Angeles opened the second half on a 12-2 run for a 22-point lead.
Chelsea Gray chipped in with 10 points and five assists for Los Angeles (14-8), which has won nine straight home games over the Mercury. The Sparks made 10 of their 23 three-pointers.
Brittney Griner scored 27 points, and Leilani Mitchell added 19 for Phoenix (11-11). DeWanna Bonner was held to 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting.
Indiana Fever 78-91 Washington Mystics
Elena Delle Donne had 22 points and eight rebounds and Kristi Toliver added a career-high 11 assists as the Washington Mystics beat the Indiana Fever 91-78.
Delle Donne had 10 points in the first quarter, leading the Mystics to a 25-16 lead. Indiana cut it to 44-42 at half time before Washington started the second half on a 14-6 run. It was 73-57 after three quarters as the Mystics outscored the Fever 29-15.
Emma Meesseman scored 19 points, LaToya Sanders added 16, Aerial Powers 14 and Natasha Cloud 13 for Washington (16-7). Toliver was held scoreless on six shot attempts. The Mystics have won seven of their last eight games for the second-best record in the WNBA.
Kelsey Mitchell scored 13 of her 18 points in the first half for Indiana (8-16). Candice Dupree added 16 points.
Indiana turned it over 16 times, leading to 25 points for the Mystics.
Dallas Wings 57-69 Seattle Storm
Natasha Howard had 23 points, 11 rebounds and six steals as Jordin Canada added a career-high 18 points and six assists as the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings 69-57.
Howard scored 13 of Seattle's opening 20 points and finished the half with 15 as the Storm trailed 38-37. Seattle was just 2-of-10 from three-point range before half time and ended the game 3-for-19.
Alysha Clark added 12 points and eight rebounds to help Seattle (13-11) snap a three-game skid.
Kayla Thornton led Dallas (6-17) with 14 points. Arike Ogunbowale added 13, Isabelle Harrison 12 and Allisha Gray 11. Glory Johnson, the fifth starter, was just 1-of-10 from the field for three points.
Dallas' 0-11 road record is the franchise's worst start since losing 13 straight in 2011, while based in Tulsa.
