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Another Dearica Hamby double-double propels Sparks to 81-72 victory over Wings
Dearica Hamby finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Sparks pull away for an 81-72 victory over the Dallas Wings on Friday night, snapping a three-game skid. Hamby has eight double-doubles in 10 games this season for the Sparks (3-7). Lexie Brown pitched in with 16 points — sinking 4 of 8 from 3-point range — and six assists for the Sparks.
- Associated Press
Copper scores 34, hits last-second winner in Griner's return as Mercury top Lynx 81-80
Kahleah Copper made a 3-pointer with less than a second remaining and scored 34 points to rally Phoenix to an 81-80 victory over the Western Conference-leading Minnesota Lynx on Friday night in Brittney Griner's return to the Mercury. Copper sank 13 of 23 shots, none bigger than her final one, in helping Phoenix (5-6) win for just the second time in its last seven games under first-year coach Nate Tibbetts. Griner, fully recovered from a toe fracture that kept her out until now, debuted with 11 points, four rebounds and a block in just over 21 minutes.
- Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Lynx stunned by last-second dagger from Phoenix veteran Copper, lose 81-80
When Phoenix came to Minnesota a week ago, the Mercury were not yet whole, and the Lynx won by 24. Friday's rematch in Phoenix was a very different story. Mercury center Brittney Griner made her season debut after being out with a toe injury. Rebecca Allen also returned from the league's concussion protocol, giving Phoenix a full roster for the first time. That made for a different game, a ...
