Final
for this game
Lavender's 19 points lead Sparks past Mercury 70-65
Jul 22, 2015 - 5:59 AM LOS ANGELES (AP) Jantel Lavender had 19 points and 11 rebounds for her ninth double-double, Nneka Ogwumike scored 17 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Phoenix Mercury 70-65 on Tuesday night to snap a five-game losing streak.Los Angeles (3-12) beat Phoenix (9-7) for the first time in the last 10 meetings.
Kristi Toliver added 10 points for Los Angeles. Ana Dabovic had nine, including a 3-pointer from the baseline that just beat the shot clock for a 69-65 lead with 1:19 left.
DeWanna Bonner scored 15, Brittney Griner had 13 and Candice Dupree added 12 for Phoenix.
Toliver and Temeka Johnson made consecutive 3-pointers, Los Angeles' first two of the game, for a six-point lead early in the fourth quarter. Dupree and Griner scored the next eight Phoenix points to tie it at 62, but the Mercury only made one field goal in the final 5 minutes.
- PHOENIX: 65
LOS ANGELES: 70
Final
Jul 1 3:40 PM - End of 4th Quarter.
Jul 22 1:02 AM - End of 3rd Quarter.
Jul 22 12:29 AM - PHOENIX: 52
LOS ANGELES: 54
End of 3rd
Jul 22 12:29 AM - End of 1st Half.
Jul 21 11:53 PM - PHOENIX: 35
LOS ANGELES: 38
Halftime
Jul 21 11:53 PM - End of 1st Quarter.
Jul 21 11:27 PM - PHOENIX: 14
LOS ANGELES: 21
End of 1st
Jul 21 11:27 PM - Brittney Griner vs. Nneka Ogwumike (Erin Phillips gains possession)
Jul 21 11:06 PM - PHOENIX: 0
LOS ANGELES: 0
1st Quarter - 10:00
Jul 21 11:06 PM
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