LOS ANGELES (AP) — Candace Parker scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Sparks to a 93-82 victory against the Connecticut Sun on Friday.
Kristi Toliver added 18 points and Nneka Ogwumike had 17 points and eight rebounds as the Sparks recorded their eighth straight win at home to improve to 14-1.
The Sparks (22-10) remained two games ahead of San Antonio for second place in the Western Conference. San Antonio has two games in hand.
Tina Charles returned to the lineup for Connecticut and had 21 points and 13 rebounds for her WNBA-leading 17th double double. Charles, the league’s leading rebounder and fifth-leading scorer, missed her first career game Wednesday with a groin strain.
The Sun (22-9) had only their fourth road loss of the season. They stayed a game and a half ahead of Indiana for first in the Eastern Conference.
