Parker's 40 Lead Sparks To OT Victory
July 10, 2008 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Houston Comets News Release
LOS ANGELES(AP) Candace Parker scored a career-high 40 points and had 16 rebounds, six assists and five blocks to help the Los Angeles Sparks rally for a 82-74 overtime victory against the Houston Comets on Wednesday night. Lisa Leslie added 13 points for the Sparks (12-6), who moved within a half-game of first-place San Antonio in the WNBA's Western Conference.
Tina Thompson had 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists for the Comets (9-11), who committed 22 turnovers that resulted in 24 points. Sancho Lyttle added 12 points. Trailing 69-68 with 1.6 seconds left in regulation, Parker made the second of two free throws to force a tie and send the game into overtime. Los Angeles used an 8-0 run in the extra period to build a 77-69 lead with 2:50 to play. Marie Ferdinand-Harris led the spree with five points. Houston did not score in the first 2:52 of overtime and missed six of eight shots. Los Angeles, which trailed by as many as 13 points in the first quarter, its first lead at 68-67 on Sidney Spencer's 3-pointer with 3:21 left in regulation. Michelle Snow made two free throws to put the Comets ahead 69-68 with 3:01 left, before Parker tied the game. Thompson scored 10 points as the Comets began the game with a 17-4 burst in the first 5:11.
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