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    Saturday, April 27, 2024

    WNBA roundup

    Mystics 76, Wings 74

    Kristi Toliver hit a fade-away jumper with 1.4 seconds left to lift Washington to a win over Dallas on Sunday.

    Toliver led Washington (16-11) with 16 points, including eight in the final two minutes. LaToya Sanders added 15 points and Natasha Cloud scored 13. Elena Delle Donne, who came in fourth in the WNBA in scoring at 20.9 per game, finished with just five points on 2-of-9 shooting.

    Liz Cambage made a layup to give Dallas (14-14) a six-point lead with two minutes to play. Toliver answered with a 3-pointer 13 seconds later and then hit another 3 to make it 74-all with 37.3 seconds left. Ariel Atkins stole a pass on the other end, setting up Toliver's winner.

    Kaela Davis missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key just before the buzzer.

    Cambage had 16 points and 14 rebounds and Kayla Thornton also scored 16 for the Wings. Glory Johnson added 10 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals. All-star Skylar Diggins-Smith missed her second consecutive game after suffering a facial injury on July 31.

    The Wings have lost five in a row.

    Dream 86, Lynx 66

    Tiffany Hayes scored a season-high 28 points, hitting a career-best six 3-pointers, to help Atlanta beat Minnesota.

    Alex Bentley added 19 points and Angel McCoughtry had 11 points and eight rebounds for Atlanta (18-10).

    McCoughtry hit a 3-pointer and Hayes added two more during a 16-1 run over the final four-plus minutes of the first half that made it 49-34 at the break. Sylvia Fowles scored the final six points in an 8-0 run that trimmed Minnesota's deficit to 54-48 with 3:49 left in the third quarter, but Hayes answered with a 3 and the Lynx (15-13) got no closer.

    Fowles led Minnesota with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus added 15 points apiece.

    The Lynx have lost three games in a row.

    Atlanta hit a season-high 12 3-pointers.

    Sparks 78, Mercury 75

    Chelsea Gray scored a season-high 24 points and Candace Parker had 14 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists to help Los Angeles beat Phoenix.

    Parker hit a free throw midway through the second quarter to become the 20th player in WNBA history to score 5,000 career points.

    Her jumper gave the Sparks (17-11) a 6-4 lead and they led the rest of the way. Her layup with four minutes left in the first half capped a 17-2 run and gave the Sparks a 17-point advantage and Nneka Ogwumike's 3-pointer made it 45-30 early in the third quarter.

    Diana Taurasi, who had four fouls in the first half, hit a 3-pointer late in the third quarter to ignite a 10-2 run that pulled the Mercury (16-13) within one when Briann January made a 3 with 8:29 to play and Leilani Mitchell's 3-pointer trimmed their deficit to 74-72 with 1:21 remaining. Gray hit a jumper and, after DeWanna Bonner hit three free throws for Phoenix, added two free throws with 12 seconds left to cap the scoring.

    Brittney Griner led the Mercury with 22 points. Bonner added 20 points and nine rebounds.

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