UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Jantel Lavender scored a career-high 25 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the Connecticut Sun 98-92 in overtime Friday night to tie the 1998 Houston Comets for the best start in WNBA history.
Lavender added a season-high 10 rebounds, and Kristi Tolliver scored eight of her 24 points in overtime for the Sparks (20-1). They've won nine in a row and are 9-0 on the road.
Tolliver made the last of her four 3s to give the Sparks a 93-92 lead with 1:31 left in overtime and ignite an 8-0 run to close the game.
Connecticut (6-15) missed its final three field-goal attempts and committed turnovers on three consecutive possessions after Tolliver's clinching 3-pointer.
Nneka Ogwumike added 22 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles.
Thomas had 17 points and a career-high 12 rebounds for the Sun. Chiney Ogwumike, Nneka's sister, had 16 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.
LYNX 88, LIBERTY 70
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Seimone Augustus had 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting in her return from a knee injury, and Maya Moore added 15 to help Minnesota cruise past New York.
Augustus, who missed three games due to a sore left knee, grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and had four assists. Janel McCarville scored a season-best 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting for Minnesota (18-4).
Tina Charles had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Zellous added 11 points for the Liberty (16-7).
STORM 80, MYSTICS 51
SEATTLE (AP) - Jewell Loyd scored 26 points, and Breanna Stewart had 10 points, seven rebounds, eight assists and two blocked shots in Seattle's victory over Washington.
After the game, the Storm retired three-time WNBA MVP Lauren Jackson's No. 15 jersey. The seven-time All-Star helped Seattle win two WNBA titles, earning Finals MVP honors in 2010.
Sue Bird and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis added 12 points apiece for the Storm (8-13). Mosqueda-Lewis hit a career-high four 3-pointers, and Bird had seven assists.
Emma Meesseman had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (9-13).
FEVER 78, DREAM 72
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tamika Catchings and Lynetta Kizer scored 18 points apiece, Briann January keyed a fourth-quarter run and Indiana overcame an 11-point deficit to beat Atlanta.
Catchings was 7 of 9 from the field. and Kizer had a career-best five steals. Erlana Larkins added 10 points, 11 rebounds and a season-high five assists, and Shenise Johnson had 10 points for Indiana (10-12).
Carla Cortijo scored a career-high 20 points for Atlanta (11-11).
SKY 84, WINGS 77
ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) - Elena Delle Donne had 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting and Allie Quigley hit a late 3-pointer to help Chicago beat Dallas.
Jamierra Faulkner added 13 points and six assists, and Quigley finished with 10 points for Chicago (9-12). Plenette Pierson hit a career-high five 3-pointers and finished with 20 points for the Wings (9-13).