Kelsey Plum's career-high 43 help Sparks outlast Mercury in OT
Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 43 points and made five 3-pointers as the Los Angeles Sparks lost a nine-point fourth-quarter lead but recovered to beat the host Phoenix Mercury 111-102 in overtime in a Commissioner’s Cup game Saturday.
Plum’s layup with 1.6 seconds remaining in regulation tied it at 98-98, and the Sparks (7-6, 3-2 in Commissioner’s Cup) scored the first eight points in overtime capped by Cameron Brink’s four-point play with 3:03 remaining.
Kahleah Copper scored a career-high 41 points and made a career-high six 3-pointers for the Mercury (4-11, 2-4), who had a chance to win at the end of regulation but Natasha Mack’s hurried jumper was off.
Rae Burrell had 16 of her career-high 24 points in the first half and Nneka Ogwumike had a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Sparks, who have won three straight.
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