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Key FactsSparks edge Mystics, keeping playoff hopes alive
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  • Dearica Hamby led Los Angeles with 20 points and 12 rebounds, recording her 11th double-double of the season.

  • Kelsey Plum added 18 points, four rebounds and seven assists, while Rickea Jackson scored 16 points.

  • Washington hit three-pointers in the final minute, but Hamby’s jumper and Plum’s two free throws secured victory.

  • With six games remaining, the ninth-place Sparks trail the Indiana Fever by two games for the final playoff spot.
  • Dearica was just a beast on the boards and finishing in traffic with those and-ones. She’s just so strong and athletic.
    — Lynne Roberts, Sparks coach, on Dearica Hamby's performance after the game
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