LOS ANGELES — With their playoff hopes on the line, the Sparks started the game on a 12-0 run, and later rallied in the fourth quarter for a much-needed 81-78 win against the Washington Mystics at Crypto.com Arena Sunday night.

Sparks forward Dearica Hamby had a double-double with a team-high 20 points and 12 rebounds. Kelsey Plum scored 14 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter. Plum also had six assists. Rickea Jackson scored 16 points (4 3s). Azurá Stevens nearly had a double-double with nine points and 12 rebounds.

“We know what’s at stake but just trying to break it down to each possession matters,” Stevens said. “Not getting too caught up in we have to win x-amount of games. We know the circumstances but all we can control is the next possession.”

The Sparks led 55-49 at the end o

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