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| Jonquel
Jones (35) applies defensive pressure on LA’s Nneka Ogqumike. Jones grabbed 10 boards and broke the WNBA single- season rebound record with 403. |
LOS
ANGELES–Jonquel Jones set a new WNBA single-season rebound record while
also collecting her 20th double-double of the season, but it didn’t prove to be
enough as Nneka Ogqumike (21 points) and Candice Parker (12 points, 14
rebounds) led the Los Angeles Sparks to an 81-70 victory before 12,236 fans at
the Staples Center on Sunday. It was the final game of the regular season for
both teams.
Odyssey Sims (16 points), Jantel Lavender (11) and Chelsea Gray
(10) also scored in double digits for the Sparks, who led in this one from
start to finish.
Courtney Williams led the Sun with 19 points, while Jones and
Jasmine scored 10 points each for the Sun, while Alyssa Thomas and Morgan
Tuck each added nine points. It was the best scoring performance by Tuck, the
former UConn star, since returning from a knee contusion on July 12.
With 8:50 remaining in the third quarter,
JJ pulled down her sixth rebound of the game, surpassing the WNBA single-season
record set by Tina Charles in 2010 when she was a rooking with the Sun. Jones ended
the regular season with 403 rebounds for the record.
Los Angeles ended the season with the league’s second-best record,
and earned a postseason bye into the semifinals. The Sun, who dropped three of
their last four regular-season games, nonetheless finished with a 21-13 record
which wrapped up the No. 4 seed, giving them a first-round bye. They will host
a second-round playoff game at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sept. 10 at 3 p.m.
Their opponent will be determined by first-round games played on Sept.
6 and 7.
—Staff Reports
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