NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Washington Mystics

· Women's National Basketball Association
Los Angeles Sparks
6-23, 2-13 Away
Final
80 - 74

Washington Mystics
7-22, 4-11 Home

Brittney Sykes scores season-high 28 to help Mystics beat Sparks 80-74, snap 5-game skid

Jade Melbourne passes the length of the court to Emily Engstler for a layup

Ariel Atkins scored 15 points and Stefanie Dolson finished with a season-high eight assists for Washington (7-22).

The Mystics trailed 41-38 at halftime and 55-54 after the third before pulling away with a strong fourth-quarter effort.

Washington opened the fourth on a 10-0 run with Sykes setting up back-to-back layups by Austin before a basket from Emily Engstler made it 64-55 with 7:24 to play. Dearica Hamby answered with a basket and then hit 1 of 2 free throws for Los Angeles to trim its deficit to six points, but that six-point margin was as close as the Sparks would get.

Rickea Jackson led Los Angeles with 17 points. Hamby finished with nine points and 10 rebounds while Azurá Stevens posted nine points and nine rebounds.

Los Angeles (6-23) has lost six games in a row.

The Sparks made 28 of 75 (37.3%) from the field hit 6 of 27 (22.2%) from 3-point range while committing 18 turnovers.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 74 - 80
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 74 - 80
4th 15.1 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defensive rebound 74 - 80
4th 18.1 Shakira Austin blocks Li Yueru 's 2-foot layup 74 - 80
4th 23.1 Sparks timeout 74 - 80

Statistics

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28-75 FG 33-73
37.3 Field Goal % 45.2
6-27 3PT 5-23
22.2 Three Point % 21.7
12-15 FT 9-14
80.0 Free Throw % 64.3
37 Rebounds 36
8 Offensive Rebounds 8
29 Defensive Rebounds 28
18 Assists 23
12 Steals 13
3 Blocks 5
18 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
18 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
9 Fast Break Points 11
36 Points in Paint 40
11 Fouls 13
5 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Entertainment & Sports Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8

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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