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