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The Sky (15-21) pulled within a half-game of
the Sparks (15-20) in the race for the final WNBA playoff spot.
Chicago also won the season series 3-1.
Marina Mabrey added 14 points and Morgan Bertsch scored 12 for
the Sky, who won for the third time in nine games.
Nneka Ogwumike had 18 points and 11 rebounds, Jordin Canada had
16 points and nine assists and Karlie Samuelson scored 11 to
lead Los Angeles, which lost its second consecutive game after a
six-game winning streak.
The score was tied at halftime, and Los Angeles led 52-48 before
Copper's layup started an 13-0 run that gave Chicago a
nine-point lead. Dana Evans beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer
that gave the Sky a 64-56 edge at the end of the third quarter.
Elizabeth Williams' basket started the fourth-quarter scoring,
but Zio Cooke answered with a 3-pointer and soon added another
basket that pulled L.A. within 68-61.
Copper made two jumpers to push the lead to 72-63 with 4:23
remaining.
Ogwumike made consecutive baskets, Samuelson added a 3-pointer
and Canada made a basket to pull the Sparks even at 72 with 1:02
left.
Copper's layup broke the tie with 44.5 seconds remaining, but
Samuelson's 3-pointer put Los Angeles on top with 38.3 seconds
left.
Another layup by Copper gave Chicago a one-point lead with 22.8
seconds left, and the Sparks missed three shots on the final
possession.
Canada scored five points to help the Sparks grab a 19-14 lead.
The Sparks increased the lead to 10 points before Bertsch's
3-pointer trimmed the lead to 28-21 at the end of the first
quarter.
Azura Stevens' layup pushed Los Angeles' lead to 10 points
before Williams had six points during a 16-6 Sky run that
produced a 43-all halftime tie.
--Field Level Media
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