Sparks close on 15-1 run to turn back Atlanta

ATLANTA — Nneka Ogwumike had 24 points, nine rebounds and five assists, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt made six of the Sparks’ nine 3-pointers, and the Sparks closed on a 15-1 run to beat the Atlanta Dream 78-66 in a WNBA game on Tuesday night.
Atlanta made just one of its first 17 attempts from 3-point range until Tiffany Hayes sank one from the corner for a 65-63 lead with 3:14 to go. But Chelsea Gray answered at the other end with a 3-pointer and the Dream didn’t score in the final 1:5