Washington Mystics at Los Angeles Sparks
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWalker-Kimbrough scores 10 of her 17 in the fourth and the Mystics rally past the Sparks 82-80
Myisha Hines-Allen had 16 points for Washington, which trailed 64-52 entering the fourth.
Walker-Kimbrough made a 3-pointer with 2:55 left, lifting the Mystics to their first lead since it was 6-5 in the opening quarter.
Walker-Kimbrough threw it over the defense to find Stefanie Dolson for a layup with 1:18 remaining. Dolson was fouled on the play and made the free throw for an 80-77 lead.
Walker-Kimbrough helped close it out when she stole an inbounds pass with 20.7 seconds left and made one free throw at the other end for a four-point lead. She went 1 of 2 from the free-throw line again before Los Angeles forward Stephanie Talbot beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer from the corner.
Julie Vanloo had 15 points for Washington (5-15). Ariel Atkins scored 12, and Dolson had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists.
Talbot scored 17 points for Los Angeles (4-15). Dearica Hamby had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in her 12th double-double of the season. Aari McDonald had 17 points and six assists, and Rickea Jackson added 12 points.
Hamby was named to the All-Star roster for the third time in four years.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 82 - 80 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 80 | |
4th 0.0 | (00:00) [Mystics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) | 82 - 80 | |
4th 1.1 | Stephanie Talbot makes 23-foot three point jumper | 82 - 80 | |
4th 2.0 | Stephanie Talbot offensive rebound | 82 - 77 |
Statistics
WSH | LA | |
---|---|---|
32-67 | FG | 28-60 |
47.8 | Field Goal % | 46.7 |
12-26 | 3PT | 13-30 |
46.2 | Three Point % | 43.3 |
6-10 | FT | 11-18 |
60.0 | Free Throw % | 61.1 |
32 | Rebounds | 32 |
6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
22 | Assists | 22 |
5 | Steals | 5 |
2 | Blocks | 1 |
12 | Turnovers | 14 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
12 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
9 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
16 | Fouls | 22 |
5 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,164 · Capacity:
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | - | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
Connecticut | 4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
Indiana | 12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
Atlanta | 17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
Washington | 18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
Chicago | 19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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