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Sparks get back on track with 87-71 win over Aces (Jul 01, 2018)
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Jul. 1, 2018 7:09 p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jantel Lavender scored 17 points and the Los Angeles Sparks snapped a two-game skid with an 87-71 win over the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.
Chelsea Gray added 13 points and Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker scored 12 apiece for Los Angeles (12-5). Ogwumike was making her return from a three-game absence due to a back injury.
Los Angeles led 59-37 at halftime and was never challenged in the second half. The Sparks had an 11-2 run to end the first quarter with a 10-point lead and opened the second with a 12-2 run to lead 42-22.
Tamera Young had 16 points to lead the Aces (6-12). Kayla McBride added 13 points, Kelsey Plum scored 12 and A'ja Wilson 10.
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The Sparks avenged a 94-78 loss to the Aces on Friday night in Las Vegas.
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