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Hamby, Ogwumike lead Sparks past Fire 106-101 after LA trades Plum to Phoenix
PORTLAND (AP) Dearica Hamby scored 23 points, Nneka Ogwumike had 20 of her 22 in the second half and the Los Angeles Sparks on a day they learned star teammate Kelsey Plum was traded ended a six-game losing streak with a 106-101 win over the Portland Fire on Sunday.Plum, sidelined since June 21 with a leg injury, was sent to the Phoenix Mercury late Saturday night. The Sparks are now 3-9 without Plum.Ogwumike hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:25 to play, making it 98-96. Hamby followed with a layup off an Ogwumike assist. In the last 24 seconds Ogwumike and Erica Wheeler went 6 for 6 from the foul line.Wheeler, Ariel Atkins, Rae Burrell and reserve Jihyun Park all added 12 points for the Sparks (11-17). Hamby and Ogwumike both had 10 rebounds and Wheeler had eight assists.Bridget Carleton hit seven 3-pointers and scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Fire (11-19), who lost their fifth straight, four times allowing 100-plus points. Carla Leite added 21 points and eight assists and Megan DiLeo scored 19.Portland took advantage of four offensive rebounds and six Los Angeles turnovers to lead 29-22 after one quarter. The lead reached 10 in the second quarter and the Fire were up 49-43 at the break. Wheeler and Ogwumike had back-to-back 3-pointers to give the Sparks their first lead since 10-8 at 65-64. Carletons 3 in the last minute pulled the Fire into a 72-72 tie entering the fourth quarter.Up nextSparks: Play at Chicago on Wednesday.Fire: The third game of a five-game homestand is Thursday against fellow expansion team Toronto.___AP WNBA: https://apnews.com/hub/wnba-basketball
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