ARLINGTON, Texas — Azura Stevens had 21 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, Dearica Hamby added 20 points, and the Sparks beat the short-handed Dallas Wings, 93-79, on Friday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Hamby and Stevens each reached 20-plus points for the fourth time this season. Odyssey Sims, who was coming off a 32-point performance in an 85-80 loss to Phoenix on Sunday, added 19 points and three 3-pointers for the Sparks.
The Sparks took a 45-40 lead at halftime after Sims converted a three-point play with 2.2 seconds left. Sims finished the half with nine points, Stevens added 13 and Hamby had 11.
The Sparks started the third quarter on a 6-0 run and added a 9-0 run to begin the fourth for a 76-55 lead. The Wings had three turnovers and two missed shots in the opening three minutes of the fourth.
Stevens reached her career high on 3-pointers with 4:45 left in the fourth on a wide-open shot from the corner off a nice drive and pass by Kelsey Plum.
Plum had 11 points, five rebounds and nine assists and Rickea Jackson scored 10 for the Sparks (3-6).
DiJonai Carrington scored 16 points and JJ Quinerly had a career-high 14 for Dallas (1-8), which played without No. 1 draft pick Paige Bueckers for the third straight game. Luisa Geiselsoder had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double. Kaila Charles had 10 points.
Bueckers was put in the WNBA’s concussion protocol after a loss at Chicago on May 29. The Wings said the rookie would sit out at least two games while not providing any specifics on how the former UConn star sustained the concussion.
Dallas has allowed 90-plus points three times during its four-game losing streak.
More to come on this story.
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