Azura Stevens hit for 21 factors and Dearica Hamby added 20 because the Los Angeles Sparks blew previous the hapless Dallas Wings 93-79 on Friday in a Western Convention Commissioner’s Cup sport in Arlington, Texas.
The Sparks (3-6) led by 5 factors at halftime and expanded that benefit to 67-55 after three quarters. Los Angeles poured it on over the primary two and a half minutes of the fourth quarter, pushed the margin to 21 factors and cruised to the end line to snap a three-game shedding streak and create some separation from Dallas within the Western Convention desk.
Los Angeles is now 1-1 within the Commissioner’s Cup standings whereas the Wings are 0-2.
Odyssey Sims added 19 factors, Kelsey Plum had 11 factors and 9 assists and Rickea Jackson scored 10 factors for Los Angeles.
DiJonai Carrington led the Wings (1-8) with 16 factors. JJ Quinerly added 14 factors off the bench, with Luisa Geiselsoder pitching in 11 factors and 10 rebounds with Kaila Charles hitting for 10.
Dallas, which dropped its fourth straight sport and has the worst report within the league, performed with out star rookie Paige Bueckers and fellow level guard Tyasha Harris, who’re each out as they work their method again from concussions.
The Sparks used a 9-0 run capped by Hamby’s operating layup on the 6:40 mark of the primary interval to take a 13-5 lead. Plum’s layup with 2:23 to play within the quarter pushed the benefit to 9 factors earlier than Los Angeles settled for a 21-17 lead after 10 minutes of play.
Stephens’ 3-pointer with 5:26 to play within the second interval stoked the Sparks’ result in 34-24 however Dallas swung again, culling their deficit to 37-35 when Myisha Hines-Allen transformed a layup 1:48 left till halftime. Stephens responded with one other basket from past the arc and Sims scored on a layup to grant Los Angeles a 45-40 edge on the break.
Stevens led all scorers earlier than halftime with 13 factors whereas Hamby had 11 for Los Angeles, which outshot Dallas 52.9 p.c to 37.5 p.c over the primary two quarters. Carrington and Kaila Charles paced the Wings with eight factors every within the first half.
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