NBA

Washington Mystics at Los Angeles Sparks

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-15, 2-8 Away
Final
80 - 82

4-15, 3-5 Home

Walker-Kimbrough scores 10 of her 17 in the fourth and the Mystics rally past the Sparks 82-80

Stefanie Dolson gets the and-1 to give Mystics lead

Myisha Hines-Allen had 16 points for Washington, which trailed 64-52 entering the fourth.

Walker-Kimbrough made a 3-pointer with 2:55 left, lifting the Mystics to their first lead since it was 6-5 in the opening quarter.

Walker-Kimbrough threw it over the defense to find Stefanie Dolson for a layup with 1:18 remaining. Dolson was fouled on the play and made the free throw for an 80-77 lead.

Walker-Kimbrough helped close it out when she stole an inbounds pass with 20.7 seconds left and made one free throw at the other end for a four-point lead. She went 1 of 2 from the free-throw line again before Los Angeles forward Stephanie Talbot beat the buzzer with a 3-pointer from the corner.

Julie Vanloo had 15 points for Washington (5-15). Ariel Atkins scored 12, and Dolson had 10 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Talbot scored 17 points for Los Angeles (4-15). Dearica Hamby had 16 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in her 12th double-double of the season. Aari McDonald had 17 points and six assists, and Rickea Jackson added 12 points.

Hamby was named to the All-Star roster for the third time in four years.

Regular Season Series

WSH wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 82 - 80
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 82 - 80
4th 0.0 (00:00) [Mystics] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) 82 - 80
4th 1.1 Stephanie Talbot makes 23-foot three point jumper 82 - 80
4th 2.0 Stephanie Talbot offensive rebound 82 - 77

Statistics

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32-67 FG 28-60
47.8 Field Goal % 46.7
12-26 3PT 13-30
46.2 Three Point % 43.3
6-10 FT 11-18
60.0 Free Throw % 61.1
32 Rebounds 32
6 Offensive Rebounds 7
26 Defensive Rebounds 25
22 Assists 22
5 Steals 5
2 Blocks 1
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
9 Fast Break Points 9
36 Points in Paint 30
16 Fouls 22
5 Largest Lead 14

Game Information

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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 9,164 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 6 W3 0.71428573 15
Atlanta 2.5 9 W1 0.59090906 13
Indiana 4 11 L1 0.5217391 12
Washington 4.5 11 L1 0.5 11
Chicago 8.5 15 L2 0.3181818 7
Connecticut 12.5 19 L3 0.13636364 3

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 4 W2 0.8333333 20
Phoenix 4 7 L1 0.6818182 15
Seattle 5.5 9 W1 0.6086956 14
Las Vegas 8 11 W2 0.5 11
Golden State 9 12 L3 0.45454547 10
Los Angeles 11 14 W2 0.36363637 8
Dallas 13.5 17 L4 0.26086956 6
Full Standings

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