Tina Charles scored 14 of her game-high 24 points in the first quarter to lead Atlanta past the Sparks on Sunday evening. Li Yueri leads L.A. with 14 points.
It has been anything but a dream season for the Los Angeles Sparks and in a game they desperately needed to win visiting Atlanta scored 20 of the first 28 points en route to an 80-62 victory at Crypto.com Arena. Playing with the desperation of a team fighting for the last playoff spot, Atlanta swept the season series paced by Tina Charles, who shot seven-of nine from the field for 14 points and grabbed four rebounds in the first quarter. She finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes.
Rickea Jackson added 13 points for Los Angeles,. Kia Nurse and Odyssey Sims each had eight for Los Angeles in the third and final matchup between the two teams. The Sparks dropped the previous meeting 87-74 in Atlanta on June 16 in the midst of their season-high, eight-game losing streak and fell in the first encounter 92-81 on May 15 in Los Angeles. The teams have met 43 times in the regular season with Atlanta holding a 22-20 edge.
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