Dream rallies in fourth quarter to beat Sparks, 76-72
Sparks guard Temeka Johnson drives between Atlanta’s Shoni Schimmel (23) and Aneika Henry in the first half of their game Thursday afternoon at Staples Center.
Angel McCoughtry scored 22 points, Aneika Henry made the go-ahead basket with 29 seconds left and Atlanta beat the Los Angeles Sparks, 76-72, on Thursday for the Dream’s second road win.
Henry’s putback of a McCoughtry miss gave Atlanta a 74-72 lead — the Dream’s first lead since it had a 48-47 advantage. Los Angeles’ Jantel Lavender missed a long jumper with 2.7 seconds left and McCoughtry made two free throws to seal it.
Henry finished with 16 points for Atlanta (7-8). McCoughtry was just five-of-20 shooting from the field but made 12 of 13 free throws. Atlanta extended its winning streak against Los Angeles to five games.
Lavender recorded her eighth double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds for Los Angeles (2-12). Nneka Ogwumike finished with 19 points and six rebounds in front of an energetic crowd on camp day. Los Angeles committed 16 turnovers, a day after having 21 against Seattle.
Erin Phillips’ three-point play highlighted a 9-2 run for Los Angeles to open the fourth quarter for a 65-54 lead.
Atlanta then reeled off a 15-5 burst to pull within 70-69 with 3:09 left in the fourth quarter.
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