Jarred Davis

Cooper Scores Career-High 26 Points in Sparks 89-82 Victory Over Mystics

Te’a Cooper had a career-high 26 points, Amanda Zahui B added 17 and the Los Angeles Sparks overcame a double-digit deficit to beat the Washington Mystics 89-82 on Thursday night at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The Sparks (6-7) had lost four of their last five games coming into the night but were able to snap the Mystics (7-7) three-game winning streak with a big win. Leilani Mitchell scored 26 points, making six three-pointers on the night for Washington, Tina Charles had 25 points and 10 rebounds. “I believe this group has showed a great deal of character and fight,

Suns Win on Late Dunk by Ayton, Take 2-0 Series Lead With 104-103 Victory

It was an ending like no other and one that was filled with drama until the final buzzer. Deandre Ayton crushed home an alley-oop pass from Jae Crowder with 0.7 seconds left, giving the Phoenix Suns an emphatic 104-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals to take a commanding 2-0 series lead. “Jae just made a great pass,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “That’s the deal. He put it where only DA could get it. It was great awareness by him.” A long sequence of replay reviews favored the

Doncic Scores 42 In Game 5 Victory; Defeating Clippers 105-100

Luka Doncic scored 42 points in a back-and-forth match that saw eight lead changes and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 105-100 in Game 5 of the first-round playoff series to take a 3-2 lead on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 20 points, making three 3-pointers and made two game clinching free throws with eight seconds left for the Mavs. Doncic had a career-high 14 assists and added eight rebounds while falling two points short of reaching a career playoff high. “Very intense up and down game. A lot of emotions,” Mavs coach Rick