Basketball

WNBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-Las Vegas 22 9 .710 —

x-Seattle 20 12 .625 2 1/2

Dallas 14 16 .467 7 1/2

Phoenix 13 18 .419 9

Sparks 12 19 .387 10

Minnesota 12 20 .375 10 1/2

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-Chicago 23 8 .742 —

x-Connecticut 21 10 .677 2

x-Washington 20 12 .625 3 1/2

Atlanta 13 18 .419 10

New York 13 18 .419 10

Indiana 5 28 .152 19

x-clinched playoff spot

Wednesday’s results

New York 64, Sparks 61

Atlanta 91, Indiana 81

Seattle 89, Minnesota 77

Today’s games

Phoenix at Connecticut, 4 p.m.

Las Vegas at Dallas, 5 p.m.

Friday’s games

Sparks at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Indiana at Dallas, 5 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Liberty 64, Sparks 61

SPARKS (61)

N.Ogwumike 8-11 1-1 19, Samuelson 1-7 2-2 4, Nelson-Ododa 3-5 2-2 8, Canada 3-10 4-4 10, Sykes 6-13 0-0 12, Walker 1-4 0-0 3, Brown 1-5 0-0 3, Smith 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 24-60 9-9 61.

NEW YORK (64)

Allen 1-4 0-0 2, Howard 5-13 2-3 12, Dolson 2-7 2-2 7, Dangerfield 4-10 0-0 9, Ionescu 6-18 5-7 20, Onyenwere 0-1 0-0 0, Xu 2-8 2-2 6, Johannes 3-6 0-0 8, Whitcomb 0-6 0-0 0. Totals 23-73 11-14 64.

Sparks 24 15 11 11 — 61 New York 8 20 17 19 — 64

3-Point Goals: Sparks 4-17 (N.Ogwumike 2-2, Walker 1-3, Brown 1-5, Canada 0-1, Sykes 0-1, Smith 0-2, Samuelson 0-3), New York 7-28 (Ionescu 3-9, Johannes 2-5, Dolson 1-1, Dangerfield 1-3, Allen 0-1, Xu 0-1, Howard 0-2, Whitcomb 0-6); Fouled out: None; Rebounds: Sparks 34 (Nelson-Ododa 10), New York 39 (Dolson, Ionescu 8); Assists: Sparks 17 (Canada 8), New York 17 (Ionescu 6); Total fouls: Sparks 19, New York 14; A: 5,315 (17,732).