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A 74-68 win over the Atlanta Dream on Thursday night at Gateway Center Arena in College Park, Ga. that saw Nneka Ogwumike post 15 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and four steals kept the Los Angeles Sparks alive in the WNBA playoff race. They still need to win their final game, which is against the Dallas Wings on Sunday, and see the Washington Mystics lose their two remaining games to get in.
The Dream (8-23) led by a much as seven in the first quarter and came back from down nine to take a four-quarter lead, but LA went on a 15-6 run to lead by eight with 50 seconds to go.
Tiffany Hayes dropped 25 points in defeat.
Brittney Sykes paced the Sparks (12-19) with 17 points to go along with three assists and two steals while Nia Coffey nearly had a double-double with 10 points and nine boards. Te’a Cooper added 14 points to the winning cause.
.@LASparks STAY ALIVE ‼
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 17, 2021
LA snatches a tight win to keep their playoff hopes alive!#CountIt pic.twitter.com/KjuDar23a4