Tina Charles had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Rhyne Howard scored 19 and the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-62 to pull into a tie for the final WNBA playoff spot. Charles shot 11 for 17 shots from the floor for Atlanta (11-21) on the way to her 13th double-double of the season.
LOS ANGELES — Tina Charles had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Rhyne Howard scored 19 and the Atlanta Dream beat the Los Angeles Sparks 80-62 on Sunday night to pull into a tie for the final WNBA playoff spot.
Charles shot 11 for 17 shots from the floor for Atlanta on the way to her 13th double-double of the season. She made five 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds to help the Dream end a three-game skid. Allisha Gray had 12 points and Naz Hillmon pitched in with 10 points and nine rebounds for the Dream, who tied Chicago for the last playoff spot after the Sky lost 79-74 to the Minnesota Lynx earlier Sunday.Howard opened the game with a 3-pointer and Charles followed with three straight baskets as Atlanta jumped out to a 9-0 lead. Odyssey Sims hit a jumper for Los Angeles to end the run, but Charles had 14 points and Howard scored nine by the end of the first quarter for a 25-12 advantage.
The Sparks snapped a seven-game losing streak their last time out with a 94-88 victory over the visiting New York Liberty, who have the best record in the league.
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