Parker Sparks Los Angeles Victory
Sparks 75, Silver Stars 62
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008; 1:19 AM
LOS ANGELES -- Candace Parker had 24 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 75-62 victory over the San Antonio Silver Stars on Monday night.
DeLisha Milton-Jones added 15 points and Lisa Leslie had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Sparks (13-8), who broke a two-game losing streak.
Becky Hammon scored 21 points and Ann Wauters had 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Silver Stars (15-7), whose seven-game winning streak ended.
The Silver Stars, who trailed by as many as 13 points in the first quarter, took a 44-43 lead on Wauters' jumper with 3:31 left in the third quarter.
Parker scored seven points and Leslie had six as the Sparks used a 21-8 surge to move ahead 64-52 with 3:27 left in the fourth.
The Sparks shot a season-low 36.6 percent but scored 20 points off 20 San Antonio turnovers.
Parker had eight points, four rebounds and two steals in the first quarter as Los Angeles built a 17-4 advantage 7:23 into the game.
The game featured four players who will compete in the Olympics: Leslie, Parker and Milton-Jones for the United States and Hammon for Russia.
