Basketball

WNBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-Las Vegas 20 8 .714 —

Seattle 18 11 .621 2 1/2

Phoenix 13 16 .448 7 1/2

Sparks 12 16 .429 8

Dallas 12 16 .429 8

Minnesota 11 19 .367 10

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB

x-Chicago 21 7 .750 —

x-Connecticut 20 9 .690 1 1/2

Washington 18 11 .621 3 1/2

Atlanta 12 17 .414 9 1/2

New York 10 17 .370 10 1/2

Indiana 5 25 .167 17

x-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s results

Phoenix 90, Sparks 80

Connecticut 88, Seattle 83

Minnesota 92, Atlanta 85

Washington 87, Dallas 77

Today’s games

Las Vegas at Indiana, 4 p.m.

New York at Chicago, 5 p.m.

Mercury 90, Sparks 80

SPARKS (80)

N.Ogwumike 6-14 3-3 15, Samuelson 0-7 2-2 2, C.Ogwumike 2-6 0-0 4, Sykes 4-7 0-0 8, Toliver 3-10 4-4 10, Nelson-Ododa 1-2 3-6 5, Walker 0-3 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Canada 2-5 5-7 10, Carter 8-10 6-6 23, Smith 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 27-67 23-28 80.

PHOENIX (90)

Cunningham 3-9 0-0 8, Peddy 5-8 1-1 12, Turner 1-3 0-0 2, Diggins-Smith 12-20 3-4 27, Taurasi 7-18 11-12 30, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Gustafson 2-4 0-0 5, Simms 2-2 2-4 6. Totals 32-64 17-21 90.

Sparks 17 15 22 26 — 80 Phoenix 26 28 17 19 — 90

3-Point Goals: Sparks 3-21 (Carter 1-1, Canada 1-2, Smith 1-2, Brown 0-1, Walker 0-1, N.Ogwumike 0-2, Samuelson 0-6, Toliver 0-6), Phoenix 9-25 (Taurasi 5-13, Cunningham 2-6, Gustafson 1-2, Peddy 1-2, Diggins-Smith 0-2); Rebounds: Sparks 31 (N.Ogwumike 11), Phoenix 32 (Turner 7); Assists: Sparks 18 (N.Ogwumike 5), Phoenix 21 (Diggins-Smith 6); A: 8,124 (18,422)