Candace Parker scored 24 points and Odyssey Sims added 20 to help the Los Angeles Sparks cruise by the New York Liberty 87-74 on Friday night. <\/p>\n
The score was tied 44-44 at halftime but New York only scored 11 points in the third quarter and didn't score in the fourth until Rebecca Allen's jumper at the 7:35 mark. <\/p>\n
Los Angeles made four of its six three-pointers in the third quarter and scored 25 points. Parker had eight points in the quarter and Nneka Ogwumike added seven. <\/p>\n
Ogwumike finished with 17 points while Chelsea Gray contributed 11 points and seven rebounds for Los Angeles (18-6), which only had six turnovers compared to New York's 13. <\/p>\n
Bria Hartley scored 16 points for New York (12-12) and Tina Charles added 10 in just 23 minutes. <\/p>\n
The Liberty ended a five-game road trip at 2-3 and play at home on Tuesday for the first time since July 19. <\/p>\n
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