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Photo files; Nneka Ogwumike (30), Isabelle Harrison , The Canadian Press |
The Sparks (11-19) pulled into a tie with the New York
Liberty, one game behind the Washington Mystics for the eighth and final
playoff spot with two games to play.
Brittney Sykes had 15 points and a season-high tying 10
rebounds for Los Angeles.
Seattle (20-11) fell into fourth place, a half-game behind
Minnesota and a half-game ahead of fifth-place Phoenix. The Storm were missing
Breanna Stewart, who will also miss the regular season finale because of a foot
injury.
The top four teams earn a first-round bye in the playoffs.
The Storm, who went into the game as the second-highest scoring team in the league at 85.6 per game, set a season low for points while shooting 32% from the field and 22% (6 of 27) from 3-point range. -AP