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Los Angeles's Liz Cambage overpowered Dallas to lead the Sparks to a 97-89 win in the WNBA.
Camera IconLos Angeles's Liz Cambage overpowered Dallas to lead the Sparks to a 97-89 win in the WNBA. Credit: AP

Australia's Liz Cambage racked up 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Sparks came from behind to beat the Dallas Wings 97-89 in Arlington.

The Sparks (8-11) trailed by as many as nine points late in the second quarter and by three at halftime before rolling in front to stay with a surge midway through the third quarter.

Los Angeles pushed their advantage to as many as nine points in the fourth.

The Sparks earned the 500th win in franchise history, becoming the first team in WNBA history to reach that milestone.

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The Phoenix Mercury are a distant second on the franchise wins list with 434.

Cambage logged her second consecutive double-double and her third of the season.

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Nneka Ogwumike scored 21 points as Katie Lou Samuelson added 14, with Lexie Brown hitting 13 and Kristi Toliver tallying a season-high-tying 11 points for Los Angeles.

Arike Ogunbowale led the Wings with 23 points. Marina Mabrey scored 17 points, Teaira McCowan added 12 points and 10 rebounds and Allisha Gray put up 10 points for Dallas (9-12).

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