LOS ANGELES — With seven games remaining in the regular season, Sparks coach Lynne Roberts has a direct message for her team.

“We’re not going to quit,” Roberts said. “I promise you that.”

With that call to action, the ninth-place Sparks will look to keep their fading playoff hopes alive in the final contest of a four-game homestand against the Washington Mystics on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena.

The Sparks (17-20), who have lost two in a row after Friday’s loss to the Indiana Fever, are 2-1 against the Mystics this season.

Sparks All-Star guard Kelsey Plum is averaging 20.1 points and 5.8 assists. Forward Dearica Hamby, who won the 2022 WNBA championship alongside Plum with the Las Vegas Aces, is averaging 17.9 points, 7.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists. Plum and Hamby are among the league’s h

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